Should the NFL make stricter personal conduct rules?

I know its more due to the overreaction of a bunch of recent things by a very small percentage of players in the NFL. But either way it looks terrible. Should the NFL make stricter personal conduct rules regarding DUIs, Drugs, Domestic Violence, etc.

ZagHawk":3dqfhjs1 said:

I know its more due to the overreaction of a bunch of recent things by a very small percentage of players in the NFL. But either way it looks terrible. Should the NFL make stricter personal conduct rules regarding DUIs, Drugs, Domestic Violence, etc.

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Ask yourself this. For every rule you want to impose on them would you willingly agree to said rule also?

Oh, but they make lots of money.. so I guess they should have a different standard then we do.... and then people claim BS when that standard is you get lesser punishments. Even though you have a higher chance to be punished by your employer.

More restrictions! more restrictions! the problem is everyone one wants to restrict everyone but themselves. Crazy how that works out.

Public Opinion trumping Legal Processes since 1500 BC

Right now the NFL fiascos are looking like McCarthism (sports version) and "Twitter Mob Justice." It is starting to get a little stupid IMHO. Everyone is over-reacting, and the NFL appears to be doling out punishment based on Twitter outrage.

Rozelle and Tagliabue did it right; wait for the court system to handle it. This, "judge, jury and executioner" approach just puts the NFL in bad spots because they are entirely inconsistent and appear to play favorites.

This is a far more complicated issue than people are making it out to be, which is why the league is having such a hard time policing it's players.

Do we jump the gun and suspend players before their even tried and convicted? If so, what kind of evidence is needed to make sure the punishment fits the crime.

I personally have no problem with Goodell suspending players before they're tried and convicted if there's enough evidence. As is the case with guys like Rice. Sorry dude, we don't care if no charges were pressed, the video shows us all we need to see to say that you're damaging the league's reputation.

But in other less sure cases, I think it's fair to let the process play out before suspending players.

huskylawyer":3m2xoemp said:

Right now the NFL fiascos are looking like McCarthism (sports version) and "Twitter Mob Justice." It is starting to get a little stupid IMHO. Everyone is over-reacting, and the NFL appears to be doling out punishment based on Twitter outrage.

Rozelle and Tagliabue did it right; wait for the court system to handle it. This, "judge, jury and executioner" approach just puts the NFL in bad spots because they are entirely inconsistent and appear to play favorites.

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Rozelle and Tagliabue weren't bombarded by video and photos within seconds of wrong doing with their players.

People are getting sick and tired of the court system doing absolutely nothing to these NFL players that are doing bad things. They seem to all be getting away with much more than you or I could. How many felonies could you plead down to nothing more than a small fine? How many court appearances could you put off until YOUR convenience? How many NFL players have done all of these things?

Goodell gets flack from both sides of every issue. If he waits til the courts are through with the player, people get upset that nothing was done. If he suspends prior to the court system having it's say, he gets flack from the other side screaming "DUE PROCESS!". He'll NEVER be able to please everyone.

rideaducati":2xd7ujwr said:

huskylawyer":2xd7ujwr said:

Right now the NFL fiascos are looking like McCarthism (sports version) and "Twitter Mob Justice." It is starting to get a little stupid IMHO. Everyone is over-reacting, and the NFL appears to be doling out punishment based on Twitter outrage.

Rozelle and Tagliabue did it right; wait for the court system to handle it. This, "judge, jury and executioner" approach just puts the NFL in bad spots because they are entirely inconsistent and appear to play favorites.

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Rozelle and Tagliabue weren't bombarded by video and photos within seconds of wrong doing with their players.

People are getting sick and tired of the court system doing absolutely nothing to these NFL players that are doing bad things. They seem to all be getting away with much more than you or I could. How many felonies could you plead down to nothing more than a small fine? How many court appearances could you put off until YOUR convenience? How many NFL players have done all of these things?

Goodell gets flack from both sides of every issue. If he waits til the courts are through with the player, people get upset that nothing was done. If he suspends prior to the court system having it's say, he gets flack from the other side screaming "DUE PROCESS!". He'll NEVER be able to please everyone.

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Criminal activity among NFL players is lower than similar demo'd individuals in the general population. But the Twitter Mob doesn't want anyone to know that.


https://stat.duke.edu/~dalene/chance/chanceweb/123.nflviol.pdf

If you are a black player, you can't say the N word to another black person when on a football field without getting a 15 yard penalty. Because, you know, that would be, uh... racist?

And lets not forget that until last week, a player could get a 1 year ban for smoking weed, even if he did it in a state where such activity is legal.

The code of conduct is already pretty damn strict.

But even code of conduct misses the point. Rice and Peterson are very unique cases because they not only had evidence to substantiate the claims against them, but that evidence was disturbing and made public. Any entity is going to be in ass covering mode after nightmare situations like those, and the NFL is no different. These kind of scenarios have nothing to do with a code of conduct policy. Just ask McDonald or Hardy.

There already is a code of conduct, it's the legal system. The NFL is trying to hold themselves as judge jury and executioner now days. It's obvious they have neither the background, skills or ability. The legal system punishes already, the additional damage that the NFL wants to add is really unnecessary. If they truly wanted to have a code of conduct they would not allow a convicted person to either participate or be active in league activities. Kind of like Pete Rose.

Instead they worry about revenue streams and jersey sales, and advertising.

It's on the player to conduct himself appropriately, NFL if you value them educate them before they sign a contract and have someone do a introduction to how to deal with wealth and being a celebrity. I know they have a three day orientation, but how much can you teach people in three days about a change to your life, what to expect and how to deal with media and everyone wanting a piece of you.

#Witchhunt ?