Are you fucking kidding me Roger?

Yesterday Jarran Reed was suspended six games for a domestic violence incident that occurred over two years ago. He was neither arrested or charged ever for the incident.

On Monday, Tyreek Hill, was not suspended by the NFL for any period of time after tapes leaked of him threatening his partner and child months ago.

I don’t want to compare domestic violence issues. We all know that hitting a woman or child is completely wrong and abhorrent. Hell, you shouldn’t be hitting anyone. Just don’t hit people, especially women and children. It seems easy but I guess it’s not.

So I don’t want to compare the events that took place in each of these situations, but I want to compare how the NFL handled these cases.

Why?

Because, Reed should be suspended if all of this true (and even if not a suspension could still be warranted just for getting himself into this mess) and Hill should be suspended as well for threatening his girlfriend over an audio tape.

But for inexplicable reason the NFL didn’t suspend Hill. I have no clue why, it sounds like no one really knows why and most people are pretty fucking pissed off at why not.

I don’t want to dive too far into the domestic violence issues in the NFL under Roger Goodell, but lets take a look back at the ugly Ray Rice incident where there was actual video proof of a domestic violence incident. In the gruesome video Rice punches a woman (who was his fiance). It’s ugly, and the following days were some ugly ones for the NFL as well.

This is a good time line of events (shout out to SB Nation)- https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/5/23/5744964/ray-rice-arrest-assault-statement-apology-ravens

So the NFL saw one video of Rice dragging his fiance out of the elevator and then was suspended for two games. This by the way took the league four months to figure out.

A month after the announcement of the two game suspension and plenty of blow back from people, the NFL and Goodell decided that they fucked up and beefed up the penalty for first time domestic violence offenders to six games. This was not a bad move, but it was late and reactionary. Also, this took Goodell a month to figure out that he screwed up.

Then in a turn of events that I’m sure shook the NFL and Goodell, a second video came out that showed the punch that knocked out Rice’s fiance. Rice was suspended indefinitely the same day the video was release, and he has never played another down of football in his NFL career. Another classic reactionary move from Goodell and the NFL.

Since then the NFL has dealt with multiple domestic violence incidents. Some more clearer than others, but some of the most notable examples being-

Greg Hardy- A real POS, Hardy threatened and physically abused his girlfriend by throwing her against a wall and on to a couch covered in guns. He was arrested and charged with multiple different things including assault. He was originally suspended 10 games, but then the suspension was reduced to four games. Not exactly a defining moment for Goodell and the league offices.

Reuben Foster- A younger linebacker that has had two separate incidents with domestic violence in his career, but yet was still signed by a team to play when the NFL deems him ready. He was arrested and charged for multiple causes, including domestic violence on two separate occasions. He’s currently on the injured reserve with a torn ACL. Hopefully he never gets a chance to play football again.

Ezekiel Elliot- After a year of investigating five separate incidents of domestic violence with an ex-girlfriend the NFL decided to suspend Elliot for six games. He hadn’t been arrested or charged. His suspension bounced around through different courts, and he was able to play during those weeks. Another confusing standard set here.

There have been a lot more incidents that will just prove my point in how wacky the NFL and Goodell are when it comes to handing out punishments. They seem to really have no timeline on deciding suspensions and even worse no strict guidelines to how long suspensions should be.

The NFL needs to understand that these are sensitive situations that deserve more clarity and organization otherwise no one, especially future players, will understand these random punishments.

It’s not fair that some players are being arrested or charged, that some aren’t, that some are being suspended for a shorter amount of games and then being extended or vice-versa. It’s confusing and it’s not the right way to handle these delicate situations that involve women and/or children being beat by grown ass men.

Of course this lands back on the players and society as a whole, but if the NFL clears up there rules regarding domestic violence that might be the first step to changing things.

MUSINGS

The Irishman Did It-

Shane Lowry, my fellow fat man, won The Open (formerly the British open but thats frowned upon now?) and it wasn’t relatively close.

Unfortunately, I of course bet on Tommy Fleetwood who finished second. On to the next bet as my friend Bill Belichick would say.

But shout out to Lowry for winning in his home country on a beautiful course. Not only did he fight off guys like Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler and Fleetwood, he dominated them.

One reason why I’ve recently started getting into golf is because it seems like every tournament recently has either been close or won by a real big underdog. Shout out to golf man.

Pat Fitzgerald, you sir, need a millennial intervention

Ok, to be completely honest I didn’t listen to all of it, but Northwest coach Pat Fitzgerald had a strong opinion on cell phones (or phones) at the Big 10 Media days and boy was it a wild ride.

First off, I like Fitzgerald. He’s a phenomenal football coach that has taken Northwestern to places and games they’ve never been to before. He also seems like a pretty smart dude, and maybe he had a point with this rant but it was bit off.

No, i do not think that cell phones have been the main reason why attendance has decreased at football games. Here are a couple of reasons why-

Money- It’s cheaper to watch at home

Comfort- lets be honest sometimes your couch is all and what you really need

Technology- I think technology in a whole has a played a part in this. Not just phones, but larger tvs with better picture. Almost good if not as live.

Yes, phones might be hindering some communication between us millennial’s (not me though, I love to talk to people face to face it’s my favorite) but it ain’t decreasing football attendance.

TOP 5

Condiments

5. Yellow Mustard- A classic condiment that is great on hot dogs and sometimes burgers.

4. Tartar Sauce- Great on any fried fish and fries.

3. Honey Mustard- A very underrated condiment in my opinion. Now this does depend on the brand, but I’ve found that Mcdonalds, Chick Fil-A and Wendy’s have the best honey mustard sauces.

2. BBQ Sauce- Perfect on hot dogs, burgers, chicken, fries and other food. If you don’t like BBQ sauce GTFO

  1. Ketchup- The king of condiments, the sauce boss, the nectar to my meats. Ketchup is the undisputed number 1 condiment of all time.