New England Patriots Thread Mod Warning Post #253

Gronk and #12 at the Red Sox home opener

https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/848958147066810372

paulie21 wrote: »

He left without a deal anyway. Thought Kraft had a strict policy on no players allowed with domestic abuse charges?

He did but I would imagine Bill will sign whoever he wants to sign. It's a stupid populist policy anyway IMO.

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Personally I don't care what footballers do off the field. I'm able to separate what I think of them as athletes and what I think of them outside of football. I could admit Hernandez is a scumbag. I could also admit that I'd still love to see him play for us.

Might be controversial, but I don't care. I don't watch football for the sense of moral integrity these players represent. If they're wholesome, good people then I guess that's cool. But it's not a dealbreaker for me

I can separate the talk of them of them as athletes and what they are like off the field (i.e. AP is a hall of famer and a great player, but for me a scum bag).
But I'm surprised you'd like to see Hernandez still want to play for us. I mean, murder's crossing the line (up there with child molestation, rape, etc..) that you don't come back from.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero wrote:

That's an extremely childish view tbh. Thank god that mentality is (slowly) dying out, and not just in sports. Anyone that commits a crime against a child is amongst the lowest of scumbags in this world (never mind murder), and just because they put a jersey on and start catching footballs shouldn't mean that they get praise and adulation.

Well you could apply that "childish" logic anywhere then.

Any major brands that have their production based in low cost sweatshops, or any meat products that are produced with animals kept in horrendous and confining conditions, anyone whose paid to go to Seaworld ... Do you avoid all of them due to the of lack moral integrity in their production?

Peterson beating his child to me isn't too far from Apple factory workers killing themselves due to their working conditions. Yeah it sucks and it would be great if it didn't happen, but I'm still consuming the end product.

Randall Victorious Pentagon wrote:

people are generally unaware of the worst those products cost in terms of "lack moral integrity in their production".

Ignorance is rarely excuse.

Look, I get it. People dislike what Peterson did and don't want him on the team. I completely understand that and I'm not saying that's an incorrect stance to take.

All I'm saying is football is a consumable to me. And like many other things I consume, be it food or electronics or media or clothing, I'm happy to consume the end product knowing what goes on behind the scenes.

Would I want Peterson on a team I personally owned or managed? Well no, because it's no longer something I'm just a consumer of in that scenario. I'd have to deal with the PR fallout from that.

But as an armchair fan across the Atlantic who has nothing physically or financially tied to the Patriots, who watches football solely for entertainment purposes, it doesn't bother me what these players do off the field. Doesn't mean I condone it, but it's not going to stop me enjoying what they do on the field.

Great BB interview

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000609960

Hazys wrote: »

Looks like Blount is gone, if Bills don't match

I have no problem with that.

Hazys wrote: »

Amendola has took a paycut again this year.

He's come up with big plays/moments come playoff time, but major issues staying healthy for the 16 regular season games. Happy to have him on board another year, but it'll probably be the last.

I wouldn't be too upset if we got a first for Butler and signed Jason McCourty who would probably come at a discount because of his brother.