OT: Ravens go full-pads in rookie camp, get disciplined by NFL; John Harbaugh fined
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They're pissing on a collective bargaining agreement. If they double down with any kind of retaliatory action against a player that reported them, I hope there's hell to pay.
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After a long layoff you have to get used to hitting again. This wasn't a smart idea.
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John did this on purpose. He wanted to be able to go on Jim's satellite camp tour. Now he's completely free to do so.
Some of the comments on that article are pretty funny:
hey look, a bunch of pats fans equating a practice violation 2 months before the preseason to deflating balls during playoff games
There do seem to be a fair number of Patriots fans taking it out on everyone in the comments, from the look of things, even wondering how this is somehow their fault and what the fine might be for New England.
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Big-assed Titties!
We'd be ragging on them? speak for yourself. last I checked, the NFL is a full contact, tackle-football league. the only way to get better at tackle football is by playing tackle football. Harbaugh knows this, and that's why he made his decision, rule be damned.
...despite being called football, the game's regulations largely require that it be played using ones arms. The rules matter.
that i didn't see a potential downside. the intent of my post was to illustrate that at least some coaches feel it's a questionable rule, and that not all of us would be critiquing every single one of them.
and while i respect where you're coming from with your martial combat analogy, I think it's rather misplaced. the NFL rookies showing up at camp aren't nearly as unconditioned and unprepared with base knowledge as your hypothetical guy walking into your gym to learn how to fight. These guys know how to fight, have been doing it in smaller leagues for years, and now, they've spent the last 5 months working out full time with specialized trainers, getting ready for this promotion to the big League. They're not exactly minnows being thrown in the shark tank.
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that is a lot of money. i sure hope he learned something. i am sure he knew about the rule. seems kind of stupid or well planned?
I don't think Harbaugh felt he was breaking the rule, so there has to be more to the story than "the players had a full pads practice". There are a lot of assumptions that come with using that terminology. Can players dress in full gear and not hit? Is that against the rules? Maybe only part of the practice they did walk throughs in full gear? I don't know, but I would agree that if it was full pads and hitting then it wasn't a smart move.
Where's the suspensions? Where's the lost draft picks? This is getting off easy. Goodell is a hypocrite.
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Ravens lockerroom (that's Eugene Monroe) - check out that back wall...