WeThreeKingsRuleU

As long as there is no concrete evidence, you'll get people who say "you're just bitter because your team sucks, sure the league is run by billionaires who don't know of any other way to make a quick buck than to form a league where everything is absolutely fair and honest and would never lie or withhold the truth in order to make even more money, because the NFL is as PURE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW!" but I digress, the way you get over it is play the game within the game, take your hits and promise the league more money with promises of higher ratings. Sure, get your own RGIII. Convince your HOF coach to come out of retirement. Make a player the highest paid player ever, so on and so forth. It's all been tried. There is a reason Snyder decided to cozy up to Jerry, Jerry's teams are perpetually mediocre but somehow get all the preseason buzz, and are treated pretty well by the refs and the league. Fact of the matter is, as a fan, you win by realizing the competition is not "pure" and therefore you don't lose as much of your soul when your favorite team misses the playoffs again, or is jobbed on a call that would send them to the Super Bowl because the fact of the matter is, it's a playground for the elites, it's all entertainment, the opioids of the masses, and whenever there is that much money involved, corruption is a given

Would you want to be the guy that ruins the NFL for every fan? Who would believe you? It doesn't take every person in the league, you don't think a "Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest" has ever happened? No, such a thing has NEVER happened in professional sports, our NFL is beyond reproach! https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25980368/how-former-ref-tim-donaghy-conspired-fix-nba-games https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-to-fix-a-college-football-game-and-influence-its-outcome-in-four-steps/

I used to think this way, but I have come around on this issue. Sure, the competition committee and John Mara especially, had animus towards the Redskins and made them pay for the Albert Haynesworth contract/no cap year debacle, which was clearly collusion, although hard to prove or prosecute even though it could have had significant ripple effects down the line...the point is, there is no conspiracy where the league or anyone else tells the refs "Make sure those Redskins lose!" it's more like: "Alright, it's prime time, make sure the Cowboys win this one either handily" or "keep this game close, we need a nail biter, it's good for ratings" It all comes down to ratings, and when the league sees one of their darlings has a game against a team they don't necessarily care about, i.e. the Redskins with that pesky little owner who refuses to play ball, I would not be shocked if at some point the call is made..."hey, if you have to, make sure this team comes away with the W" Look at our record in prime time games and when our opponents need a win. When was the last time we successfully played the role of spoiler? Too many coincidences IMHO. As far as I'm concerned, and I've brought this example up before, you don't have to look any further than the Drew Brees record breaking game from last year. They made sure it happened in prime time, they made sure it happened before the half (before it got too late AND they had all of half time to talk about it) they even stopped the game for a mini celebration Now look at this year, so far we have had the league darlings and newly minted perennial Super Bowl favorite Eagles week 1, well they simply can't lose week 1 and start some kind of drama..."maybe the Redskins will stink and we won't have to do much" alright, done and done. Next come the Cowboys, they HAVE to go up 2-0, especially in the division, and why not make them look good in the process? All you have to do is look for the narrative, and it doesn't take much for things to work themselves out. How often do we have momentum shifting, drive killing penalties? How many times have the opponents been bailed out on an early penalty that kept their drive alive? How many years can we put up with this? At some point it is becomes plainly obvious. Oh, don't worry Redskins fans, we just threw a ticky-tacky make-up penalty, see? it's called fair! except the first penalty killed our drive, this one put the opponent in 2nd and 8 as opposed to 2nd and 3, whoop-de-doo. The NFL is becoming the WWE, and it's all about ratings. Just look at the Browns, they were touted as Super Bowl contenders, HUGE HYPE, and they've come out flat. Has the narrative changed? Not yet, but it might if they can't get it together. Look at Sean McVay in LA, stud young coach, team just moved to LA, he doesn't need much help, but somehow keeps coming out on top on some of these calls...makes you wonder...

hey all, I just moved to SC from VA and am having a heck of a time figuring out how to watch the games, anyone here live in SC or have any idea other than sketchy online streaming services?

It does happen though, i can think of no better example then the Saints game last year, when they actively tried to help Brees break the record before halftime, you had to be absolutely clueless not to see that coming

I heard an interview with Ryan Kerrigan early on where they asked his thoughts, he was clearly on the side of Trent and any player who holds out for contract reasons, and even cited examples of others, like coaches, who have even broken contract for more money and not received the same level of scrutiny

Yeah, and if you ever ask him a question on Twitter, he comes off as kind of a dumb dumb poopie face

"The Player" - Bill Parcells

That's what I read in to the comments. And to those saying they don't believe DHall, SIP has gotten the same intel, so I am apt to believe multiple sources reporting the same thing

Anyone else find it strange that so many high profile hold outs have all of the sudden ended their holdouts? I know the season is about to start, but...

Can I float something out there? this is a conspiracy theory but I want to know from others what the possibility of this scenario is: Trent smokes up during the off season Trent: oh ****, I might fail a drug screening, plus, forget all this training camp stuff, I hate going to that what if I tell Bruce that if I report, I might get popped and I'm out for the season what if I "hold out" until 1) training camp/preseason is over and 2) I'm not at risk to fail the drug test Trent's agent: yea, but we can't tell anyone that's why you're holding out, what if we use your health scare to gin up sympathy, and who knows, we could ask for more money in the process? Trent: Dope! (no pun intended)

Haha, I just had a mental image of Bruce saying to Trent: "You want to try to **** the team over? Hold my beer"

Ruh-roh, Trent is quoted as saying he "doesn't want to cost anyone their job" does that mean Penn as well? Is he coming back to the team but still not playing? After all the people pointing out his word play, could this be a valid concern?

well, then, no Bruce victory, because they said he comes back next week, week 2, not this week

I'm told, the news he broke is that Trent is planning on ending his hold out soon, someone give this a listen?