The Weird, Wacky and Awesome World of the NFL - General Banter thread V2

Jolly Red Giant wrote: »

I think the 49ers are going to be very good for the next few years. Jimmy G is potentially the key piece of the jigsaw for them and Shanahan will get the best out of him.

As a Broncos fan I find it very frustrating - I wanted Shanahan as the Broncos HC but, thanks to Matt Russell, Elway zeroed in on Joseph and ignored all other possibilities. I also wanted Russell sacked and John Lynch brought in as the Broncos Director of Player Personnel to replace him, before Lynch took the 49ers job (with the intention that Lynch would ultimately replace Elway).

The 49ers had a really good draft last year and if they go BPA available through the draft this year they will have a really solid base to build on for the coming years. Furthermore, front loading the Jimmy G deal is very smart from Lynch because nearly half the guaranteed money is set against the 2018 cap and the 49ers still have something like $50million to play around with for FAs - and most importantly, that don't have to worry about getting a QB, they already have one, and that opens up all sorts of possibilities.

If I was a 49ers fan I would be thrilled to bits with how things are progressing at SF.

helimachoptor wrote: »

Seen a guy in a Titans beanie cap yesterday, i think that's the first time i've ever seen anyone else in Ireland wear anything Titans related

Clementine Scary String wrote: »

Nice guy how? He's had a few arrests already plus issues at the combine plus others he's only been in the league a year

So, he's in deep ****. Basically, since he was in AL when the latest version of CA's "assault weapons" ban was passed, it's essentially impossible that this was a legally owned weapon. He can't be grandfathered in as a previous owner, and you can't just buy a gun in a gun friendly state and bring it in to CA to get around the CA AWB. If it's his gun, he's in violation.

He doesn't meet any of the various exceptions to the CA AWB (basically cops, soliders, private security forces, and the film industry). If the cops ****ed up his 4th Amendment rights, he might escape the charge on those grounds.

Possession of an assault weapon or rifle in California is a "wobbler" offense. Prosecutors have the choice to charge wobblers as either misdemeanors or felonies.

Hey look a law that magically changes on the whims of government bureaucrats. No threat to civil rights there at all.

If convicted of misdemeanor possession of an assault weapon, you face:

up to one year in a county jail, and a maximum $1,000 fine.

If convicted of felony possession of an assault weapon, you face:

16 months, or two or three years in county jail, and a maximum $10,000 fine.

But then there's this

Possession of an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle during commission of another crime There are additional penalties if you possess an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle in connection with another offense. In >such a case you face a one-year sentence -- in addition and consecutive to:

the penalty for the Penal Code 30600 PC conviction, and the penalty for the underlying offense, and any other sentencing enhancements.

So if the other charges stick, you're looking at serious prison time, if the DA decides they want to throw the book at him.

Forget Mr. Goddells Roulette Wheel of Justice, he's looking at no **** legal consequences.

Billy86 wrote: »

He's still looking like a massive bust in the making though and not for lack of talent, though 'at least' he was #31 overall and not #3 (which I had confused him for being, forgetting the 49ers traded back in with Seattle).