2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by UK_fan_05

I saw the pictures and I've had worse on my legs and butt before. It hurts when you first get it, a burning feeling, and it goes away quick. It makes you feel terrible though and, for me anyway, hurt my feelings more than anything. Honestly, I was more scared of being threatened with a switch then getting swarped with it and it definitely made me think twice about doing shit…until I got older anyway and I would laugh it off. lol

I don't know how his relationship with the mom is but this could be a case of the mom coaching the child what to say. Not saying that is what happened but who really knows.

Ya, and like I said Peterson was indicted in Texas. Being indicted is very easy in our justice system. Actually getting convicted of child abuse in the deep south for something that (seems to be) unintentional is going to be very hard for the prosecution. I'll bet at most Peterson gets a plea deal that includes something like anger management and maybe brief probation. Of course the NFL is probably going to come down harder.

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Ya, and like I said Peterson was indicted in Texas. Being indicted is very easy in our justice system. Actually getting convicted of child abuse in the deep south for something that (seems to be) unintentional is going to be very hard for the prosecution. I'll bet at most Peterson gets a plea deal that includes something like anger management and maybe brief probation. Of course the NFL is probably going to come down harder.

Yeah with everything that has happened this year I can't see the NFL being lenient.

[Josh5890]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Ya, and like I said Peterson was indicted in Texas. Being indicted is very easy in our justice system. Actually getting convicted of child abuse in the deep south for something that (seems to be) unintentional is going to be very hard for the prosecution. I'll bet at most Peterson gets a plea deal that includes something like anger management and maybe brief probation. Of course the NFL is probably going to come down harder.

Considering how the NFL has so much horrible PR these days, I wouldn't be surprised to see AP miss most of the season.

[Beefbowl]

Originally Posted by Josh5890

Considering how the NFL has so much horrible PR these days, I wouldn't be surprised to see AP miss most of the season.

Doubt it. He'll have a court date in the off season and get suspended next season if any.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Source - BSPN.com
Although I previously thought the child would be alive now if Peterson had been more involved, I wonder after hearing of today's events.

You're calling him negligent because he wasn't informed he had a kid for almost 2 years and then the boyfriend of the mother murdered the child? How is any of that Petersen's fault?

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by sycro

You're calling him negligent because he wasn't informed he had a kid for almost 2 years and then the boyfriend of the mother murdered the child? How is any of that Petersen's fault?

Some people may disagree but he knew about the child at least 2 months before the child died and he never met the kid. That's at least a bit negligent if you ask me, especially if you're trying to make up for lost time.

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Some people may disagree but he knew about the child at least 2 months before the child died and he never met the kid. That's at least a bit negligent if you ask me, especially if you're trying to make up for lost time.

You can't blame ANY of that on him.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by UK_fan_05

You can't blame ANY of that on him.

Well maybe not but it's probably the kind of thing lawyers will use against him when it's time for his domestic abuse hearing.

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Some people may disagree but he knew about the child at least 2 months before the child died and he never met the kid. That's at least a bit negligent if you ask me, especially if you're trying to make up for lost time.

Some? Most people will disagree.....

[Eye Candy]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Fair enough. I do get that there is a fine line. Just seems like Peterson crossed WAY over that line. Rather than instilling anything positive in his kid it sounds like the kid was scared to death (in a bad way) of his dad. A little spanking is one thing, leaving long-lasting physical marks on your kid is another.

I will say one thing Peterson has in his favor is that this happened in Texas. Getting someone convicted by jury of child abuse in the south isn't as easy as it would be in other parts of the country.

I think that AP is not an evil man. I do think that he is an incompetent disciplinarian.

I got switched once, when I was 14, by my mother. On the back of my legs, no where near my scrotum of buttocks. It stung like hell. The switching didn't last long, and the red marks were gone by the next day. There was no bleeding and no bruises.

The humiliating thing was that she had me go and pick the switch. Being a novice, I wrongly chose the thinner switch over a thicker switch. The thinner switch has much more recoil than a thicker switch.

For a 4 year old, I found disciplining my nephews with "Time-Outs" inflicted enough psychological pain to straighten them out... for the evening.

AP needs to stay away from physical punishment, as he seems pretty incompetent about it. AP needs training on effective and legal ways to discipline children.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Some people may disagree but he knew about the child at least 2 months before the child died and he never met the kid. That's at least a bit negligent if you ask me, especially if you're trying to make up for lost time.

Wait a minute... negligent how? Some other guy killed his kid. There's no evidence to suggest Peterson knew his kid was being abused.

[rickah88]

Wasn't sure if anyone mentioned this, earlier in the thread, but one of the sports morning radio shows was talking about how Terrell Suggs, to keep the Ravens focused on the game last night, printed out T-shirt that had a picture of Tomlin stepping in the way of Jacoby Jones, in last year's game.
I'll be honest, I've never been a big fan of Suggs, but that's a pretty badass move. Which obviously paid off, in the win.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...ine-gate-shirt

[DoubleDownAgain]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

It's not "worse", it's just that the rate of women suffering domectic violence is several times higher than men. In most categories of domestic violence women suffer at roughly 3x to 4x or more than the rate of men. When it comes to the worst sexual violence categories women are more than 10x as likely as men to have suffered. Sorry, but that's a huge difference.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle...HqM/story.html

So because it happens more makes it worse?

[DoubleDownAgain]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Yup just dropped Pierrre Thomas and picked up Matt Asiata, now going to start him over CJ Spiller this week. Surprised the Peterson owner didn't do it, would say at least decent chance Peterson doesn't play again this year.

Hope it wasn't a ppr league... if it was you made a rash and foolish decision.

[DoubleDownAgain]

Originally Posted by sycro

You're calling him negligent because he wasn't informed he had a kid for almost 2 years and then the boyfriend of the mother murdered the child? How is any of that Petersen's fault?

Perhaps? I'd like to know more, but from all appearances it doesn't appear AP was ever going to win father of the year awards.

[Bucky]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Wasn't sure if anyone mentioned this, earlier in the thread, but one of the sports morning radio shows was talking about how Terrell Suggs, to keep the Ravens focused on the game last night, printed out T-shirt that had a picture of Tomlin stepping in the way of Jacoby Jones, in last year's game.
I'll be honest, I've never been a big fan of Suggs, but that's a pretty badass move. Which obviously paid off, in the win.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...ine-gate-shirt

I had seen that. Not the first time he has had fun with his shirt selection.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Bucky

I had seen that. Not the first time he has had fun with his shirt selection.

Ouchy! Of course Pittsburgh can just come back with the number 6, which would, pretty much, end any debate, I would imagine.

[Bucky]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Ouchy! Of course Pittsburgh can just come back with the number 6, which would, pretty much, end any debate, I would imagine.

For some reason I doubt that.

[sycro]

Gordon's return is against the Falcons

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by sycro

Gordon's return is against the Falcons

Hope my stashing of him, pays off for a late season run.
Or could try and trade him? I guess the market could get better as the season progresses and other teams lose players.
Of course all this is predicated on the one simple fact that he doesn't get into any type of trouble!