Around the League: Week 2

Adrian Peterson is a bad role model, I know some people want to separate football from reality, but you just can't.

IMO the court of public opinion serves a valuable purpose, especially in a case like this. We as a society have inflated the importance of entertainers to a level of sacredness. We pay them, we dress like them, our kids idolize them. The problem is, we have judged these men only by there ability on the football field, they have a ton of money and if the get in trouble with the law, they can post bond, and pay for the best lawyers to pay off the worst judges. Ok, maybe. I'm exaggerating a bit, but my point is, if public opinion can help to improve the moral character of these men we overpay and idolize, I'm all for it. It is good for society. It may not be good for your football team, but I'd rather root for, pay, and idolize a man that doesn't abuse the ones he's supposed to love and protect.

Except the racism stuff is being fueled by a minority and a lot of white guilt (my opinion on the guilt thing) and people just banged their drum over and over and over until folks finally started paying attention.

Killing dogs (who can't defend themselves), beating children (who also can't defend themselves) and throwing a left hook at your wife, I'm pretty sure are universally condemnable things.

if those were the only examples you'd have a point and I'd be with right there with you.

this path only leads in one direction. it's interesting to watch, that's for sure.

Anyways, my point wasn't to equate the issues. It was to point out it's the same methods, used by the same people, to accomplish similar goals.

Oh and, posted 4 minutes ago:
Adrian Peterson of Minnesota Vikings facing second child-abuse accusation - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11534340/adrian-peterson-minnesota-vikings-facing-second-child-abuse-accusation)

Takes a big man to beat on kids.

F'ing loser.

Yup have lost all respect for the guy. If it were up to me he would get lashed twice for everytime he lashed the kids.

MN has to cut him now right?

They can't possibly put him on the field on Sunday...

Takes a big man to beat on kids.

F'ing loser.

Kids he's not even raising! Not to mention, he had a 2 month old that he never met that was beaten to death by his baby mamas boyfriend recently.

The whole thing sickens me.

Takes a big man to beat on kids.

F'ing loser.

For those who missed it this latest text exchange should be the nail in the coffin
Mother: "What happened to his head?"

Peterson: "Hit his head on the Carseat."

Mother: "How does that happen, he got a whoopin in the car."

Peterson: "Yep."

Mother: "Why?"

Peterson: "I felt so bad. But he did it his self."


Also keep in mind Peterson has not denied anything throughout this whole process except the notion that he's a bad parent.

For those who missed it this latest text exchange should be the nail in the coffin





Also keep in mind Peterson has not denied anything throughout this whole process except the notion that he's a bad parent.


You spelled person wrong.

Wow, very poor red zone offense for the Iggles.

I hope Haz can exploit the Iggles' o-line. They have a third stringer at RT, I think Kerrigan can have a field day against that guy.