You guys need to stop taking this so personally.
He's not talking about getting rid of gambling. He's just pointing out the NFL's hypocrisy.
He's not talking about getting rid of gambling. He's just pointing out the NFL's hypocrisy.
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True. He is way smarter than the average white man though as this thread shows.Comment -
He made an intelligent comment and YOU got fired up. I said settle down Nancy because nothing that he said was wrong. I don't follow any label nor did I vote for Hillary. Pointing out that the guy is not an idiot is a man crush? I'm okay with that. Why would I need him to piss on me if I was on fire? What does that have to do with the discussion? I'm just not a hater. I can appreciate what he's done with his life. I can also appreciate him pointing out the NFL hypocrisy that has obviously gone over so many people's heads in this thread. The folks with the lowest IQ's, no job, broke as hell, seem to be the ones that criticize him and call him dumb.Comment -
If I made 1-25 million a year my boss could be the biggest hypocrite on the planet and I wouldn't say a fuucckkin word.
He is just as big a hypocrite as the league is. Without the league he works 9 to 5. Maybe he should show how much character he has by refusing to become filthy rich off such a "hypocritical" league.Comment -
Seattle must be playing shitty Sherman needs to take out the frustration on something other than yelling at teammates on the sideline when he gets burned.Comment -
Sherman hasn't forgiven Carroll and Wilson for the Superbowl game.Comment -
Bill Belichick has been criticizing the injury report for a long time now. Why pile on Sherman? Most coaches know that it's bullshit but many won't say it because they fall in line just like you would. Funny that you admit that you would roll over and allow hypocrisy because of money. Of course you wouldn't say anything because you live your life in fear, not abundance.
You say without the league Sherman would work 9 to 5. What the hell is wrong with working 9 to 5? You don't think he would be successful doing something else? Did you care to think that without the players, what would the NFL do? The problem is that the players have been too segmented for far too long and too many guys that are sheep and will do whatever the league tells them to do. Most are uneducated, so they don't know the power they have and have allowed the league to fukk them over for quite some time. NFL contracts are a joke, NO ONE EVER sees the end of their contract because it doesn't happen. Players healthcare nonexistent, retirement program is geared to not pay you, etc., etc. They are playing in one of the most hazardous sports, with limited shelf life and long term health issues but the players union is a joke and rolls over year after year. It's going to take some key players to make a stand in order to help the majority of dumb asses that can't stand up for themselves.Comment -
I understand Sherman's point now if he's sick of answering the same questions about injuries if he hasnt missed a game. Besides that I dont see how they even do those stupid interviews, surprised there isnt more Marshawn Lynch types. They ask the same stupid questions and all you hear are the same mundane answers. Why ask about gameplans as if any player or coach is going to tell you those things, nobody ever got any insight from those dumb questions and answers.Comment -
If teams really cared about injury disclosures for competitive edges, they would list everyone on the roster as questionable.
Or, they could list hurt players as probable. Would the NFL fine teams who do this? Or healthy players as doubtful...that would really screw people. I think it would make gambling more fun if teams lied on the injury report.Comment -
And if anything injury reports hurts the gambling newbie who doesnt understand it. Many new gamblers will think probable mean he might not play, but probable seems to always play. Same thing with questionable pretty much. I always think a player is playing unless it specifically says "OUT" or "DOUBTFUL".Comment -
Who really cares what Sherman has to say about anything??Comment -
OK- I've got a completely different take on this.
First, I'm purely speculating, but Sherman's objection to the injury report probably has more to do with how the stereotype of 'injury prone' impacts salaries, terms and negotiations. I'm guessing the players would prefer the information not be public.
Second, I consider the injury report the equivalent of discovery in the civil process. Each team discloses evidence to the other side so that each team can prepare the best gameplay and the league maintain a fair and competitive balance weekly by not having numerous and suspicious additions to the roster or changes to deoth charts at the last minute. The disclosure of injuries- no matter how articulate or specific, is fair and helps ensure each team is prepared for a clean fight every Sunday.
That the league does this and is deemed a league of strong integrity is why it is the most bet upon in all sports. Without the public disclosure we'd have only TMZ style rumor and induendo- it'd be glorified WWE.
Sherman is a brilliant man who has made himself a role model for urban youth, but he is misguided in his point of view here, his comments are self serving and short sighted.Comment -
Exactly Mac. Some of these idiots on this site have a problem with anyone having an opinion as long as it is opposite of theirs. Who in the world would have a problem with this but another hypocrite. The guy is dead on here. The nfl is a joke and the only reason they don't want legalize gambling is Because they want a massive cut of the action like they get in Vegas. This league is more corrupt than boxing.Comment -
After you jam your bald head back up inside your mom's dirty, yeasty, smelly, disease infested gaping hole of a vagina I will personally drive Sherman to the worst neighborhood in LA area.
He is right about the injury reports though. No reason for them to be released aside from a gambling aspect.Comment -
Sherman a Stanford graduate, being called braindead by SBR posters lol.Comment -
graduated from Stanford University in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in communications.
Or as they used to call it in the old days, basket-weaving 101. I can't believe we're all making a big deal out of this, as if it wasn't common knowledge lol.... He might be brighter than your average football player, but that's about it.Comment -
"Why is there a fukking injury report in pro football, huh? Nobody else has one, but pro football does. You know why? That's so the gamblers will have a fukking accurate spread."
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Entitled paid Athletes can't be told or expected what to do especially in the NFL.. They've gotten a free ride playing football their entire life, from high school to college, most come from the hoods also..
Can't expect them to act corporate or respect the big man or boss.. They can't even respect the Anthem these days how can we expect them to act professional off the field?Last edited by JIBBBY; 09-21-17, 06:04 PM.Comment -
Injury reports date from the 1940s, when the NFL commissioner, Bert Bell, was dealing with the aftermath of the 1946 championship game between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. As chronicled in Michael MacCambridge's book "America's Game," there were concerns at the time that two New York players, Merle Hapes and Frank Filchock, had been approached by gamblers and that the game could be part of a fix. Bell ended up suspending both players and reached the conclusion that professional football could not survive unless it was base on absolute honesty. Starting in the 1947 season, Bell required all teams to publish a list of all injured players.
Aiello said the injury reports had been tweaked over time, but their main objective has been to serve the public interest and eliminate inside information that could be exploited, like a player being paid for information regarding an injury to a teammate.
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"The principal purpose of it is very important and is the premise on which Bert Bell first instituted them - protecting the integrity of our league," Aiello said.
Whether the system is successful in that regard is debatable, as teams often report injuries but are not forthcoming about the severity of them because they might be protecting a competitive advantage.
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Sherman is an idiot
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Touche
