<p>I did, also.</p>
<p>I have been misunderstood or rather my sarcasm wasn’t loud enough. I never intended to actual mean that it as her fault. I meant that in an abusive relationship the power structure can make anything the “fault” (note, quotation marks) of the victim which justifies the bad behavior in the mind of the abuser and also many times in the mind of the abused. I apologize for offending with my unclear wording.</p>
<p>@razorsharp . . . I meant to concur with your post or what I thought you meant when you said that internally in the relationship if he loses his income she will be blamed even though that, of course, is unfair. It is a major reason why it is so hard for an abuse victim to stand up for themselves much of the time. I thought that we were agreeing on that.</p>
<p>You may not have meant that, but I hope that my meaning is more clear, at least. :-< </p>
<p>You all got to react before me (Just got home from school). I think that the biggest thing we need to take away form this is the fact that Ray Rice thought he would get away with this. I mean do you all remember the press conference in July that he gave out? Seemingly so contrite, so apologetic. That was before anyone had seen the video or knew the magnitude of these actions. After you watch the video, anything he said, i’m sorry, is utter BS. That was literally disgusting. And for people who say, “oh this happens all the time, and there some that are even worse,” you are right. But when you try to represent the good in the community, you CANNOT do something like this. You can’t talk about all the good in the community, you can’t be involved in the community when you do something like this. That video showed the cruelness and inner viciousness of him. And I had liked Ray Rice and thought he was one of the good guys in the league. But his lack of mercy is INEXCUSABLE. Even in the heat of the moment he could have realized his mistake after the punch. But look at the way he just dragged her, his future wife! How can you ever look at him the same. And then, you already know that sooner or later, he will be given another chance to play in the league. You can bet he was laughing at Goodell after the earlier two game suspension. Its really sad, and I don’t think Rice can ever get to the place he was before. </p>
<p>What the owners need to understand and enforce is this: Playing football is a privilege. They have billions of dollars of already. There is NO excuse for keeping players who get suspended or who commit crimes repeatedly. It’s really a plauge on the league and is only making their brand worse. It does not matter at all if you are the best player in the league. You just cannot do these things. Get rid of them. Trust me there is a plethora of players who are legit good guys who can handle themselves to play the game at a high level. Even the punishments now are not sever enough. There is fault on both ends of the spectrum. These types of issues are present (at a lesser extent) in college and even high-school. For the betterment of the game, its entire mentality needs to change. </p>
<p>How about them Jets!!?</p>
<p>OK I missed the sarcasm. Sorry about that. I’ll calm down. Just to be very clear the wife’s fault is absolutely zero. I would never suggest to the contrary. </p>
<p>Now that’s an icebreaker, Writer1992 . . .</p>
<p>On another note . . . it looks like Foles had some shades of his Arizona time emerge. He has a history of being just great until he turns the ball over under pressure.</p>
<p>@Writer1992 you just made me laugh out of my rant. And Geno Smith! Have I talked about how much I love him on this thread? Well I do lol</p>
<p>@saintfan you just reminded me of that. I can’t even remember that he played for Arizona </p>
<p>He used to always panic and throw a stupid pick 6 when he was under pressure in his own third of the field . . . of course as a Husky I’ll take points any way we can get them ;)</p>
<p>It was always right after the color guy just waxed poetic about all his “tools” though, which made it that much more satisfying</p>
<p>The NFL has had a few chances to deal with the domestic violence issue, but this is the one that sticks in my head. Note how the article is full of team mates talking about how “he was doing everything right” and such a great guy to be around. Guys who are on the right track don’t jump in the beds of trucks as their partners are driving away and threaten to kill themselves if they don’t stop. Of course the team dedicated their season to him.</p>
<p><a href=“Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry dies after fall from truck - ESPN”>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4750615</a></p>
<p>Let’s say for example “53” is a defensive linebacker. What does it means when the offensive center or quarter back says that “53” is the mike? </p>
<p>middle linebacker</p>
<p>I would think that would be obvious so possibly that the middle linebacker is likely blitzing?</p>
<p>@romanigypsyeyes - you might get some redemption tonight . . . it’s only the Giants but Detroit is rolling</p>
<p>Haha, I love my Jets! Glad I broke the tension…somewhat.</p>
<p>Is anyone watching the Lions vs Giants game? Man oh man, Calvin Johnson is a beast! </p>
<p>He is pretty amazing - it looks like the only way to stop him is to keep him off the field and Giants offense are not doing their part in that</p>
<p>Aw dang, I’m still stuck at my office finishing up some papers. I completely forgot about the game. </p>
<p>… of course, just as I type that, I get an update from my fiance, dad, and sister all within about a 30 second span. Hm, I think they’re watching 
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<p>Nick Fairley is one of my least favorite NFL players</p>