Peterson got out after posting bail in the middle of the night in Texas, but then was suspended by the Vikes anyway. In this instance, I think it will be all hands on deck (oops, wrong Academy)Kevin Youkulele said:The link says an arrest warrant has been signed. If they arrest him and then he gets out on bail, isn't one of the conditions usually not leaving the jurisdiction (not sure exactly which court this is, but presumably its jurisdiction does not include Foxboro, where the game will happen)?
Or will the police let it sit until Monday?
NFLN will have it friday afternoonDrewDawg said:Look, I know this thread is about the Colts, but it's getting a lot of eyeballs, so let me ask: where the hell is the Edelman mic'ed up video from the Ravens game? I heard there was one and I need to see it NOW.
http://deadspin.com/colts-linebacker-josh-mcnary-charged-with-rape-1679572197?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
The male attempted to kiss her face and neck, but she turned away from him. She recalled being inside a bedroom with the male. He became "more aggressive and with her. She declined his advanced and she believed this upset the male. A physical fight ensued between her and the male. She scratched the male's neck, face, back, and shoulder during the fight. The male yelled, "Bitch, slut, look what the fuck you did to me!" She pleaded with the male to allow her to leave the apartment. She believed the male slapped her on the left side of her face with his hand.
The male then forced [redacted] to have vaginal intercourse with her on the bed. She told the male "no" and to stop on "multiple occasions" as she was unable to move. She strongly believed the sexual intercourse was "100%" against her will. She yelled, "Stop, no, do whatever, just let me leave!" The sex lasted for "quite awhile." She did not think the male used any form of protection.
Uh, Irsay is a recovering addict, not some sort of crime boss. He has his demons, but he's not a bad guy.RedOctober3829 said:We realize this is the organization whose owner is a criminal? Not a stretch that they won't discipline him until "they have all the facts" which would be after the game.
PaulinMyrBch said:McCrary is done, for this year anyway. This is a case based on facts from 6 weeks ago. They investigated it in very non-Tallahassee PD style. He's charged with rape, which is a violent felony against a female. Far worse than an elevator smack down. He's done until he's tried and (if ever) exonerated.
soxhop411 said:
But I believe both should have him mic'ed upDrewDawg said:Look, I know this thread is about the Colts, but it's getting a lot of eyeballs, so let me ask: where the hell is the Edelman mic'ed up video from the Ravens game? I heard there was one and I need to see it NOW.
They're dyed red, but they're natural casing dogs which are much "snappier" than artificial casings. The weird thing is that I grew up in Maine; my sister loved them, but only ever got them when we went to North Carolina to visit my grandmother. It wasn't until a few years ago that I (and the rest of the family) found out that they're even available in Maine, let alone considered a local staple. A Maine hot dog to me meant Danny's on the Mall from Brunswick, which is a standard steamed dog--the only localish thing about it is the split-top bun.tombradyismybestfriend said:Speaking of hot dogs... Does anyone know why Maine serves up those red ones? Don't know if its the color, but I swear it makes them taste better. Helen's in Machias has a good one. I think Luck will look awfully similar to a Maine red dog by the 4th.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 3s4 seconds ago
Colts have requested Roger Goodell place LB Josh McNary on the League’s Commissioner Exemption list with charges against him pending.
drleather2001 said:Funny how nobody brings up the "distraction" issue. I guess a regular player accused of raping someone before the championship game is a lot less "distracting" than a gay teammate during the preseason.
Dick Pole Upside said:Here is Indianapolis' Shaughnessy-lite: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2015/01/14/doyel-brady-belichick---pats-yin-and-unlikable-yang/21760429/
You get rid of any distractions by putting him on the NFL's version of administrative leave. His distraction does not matter because he is not playing. As far as the team is concerned, out of sight/out of mind; works that way with injured players too.Funny how nobody brings up the "distraction" issue. I guess a regular player accused of raping someone before the championship game is a lot less "distracting" than a gay teammate during the preseason.
MentalDisabldLst said:
I can't decide whether to be called a "lite" version of Shaughnessy is a compliment or an insult, as far as modifiers go.
I like this. Can we use it to describe the protesters on 93 this morning? Or would we just call them the Shaughnessies of protesting?Valek123 said:
antagonistic ineptitude
Valek123 said:
I take any reference to Shaughnessy as an insult, he is for me a Websters dictionary definition of antagonistic ineptitude. I literally have not read any of his writing beyond seeing his name in probably 10 years, and turn the channel as soon as I see his mug on tv providing any "insight". My life in terms of sports news/entertainment has been better after this decision.
/sorry for rant, time/place etc...
Starting center Bryan Stork (knee) not present at practice for 2nd day in a row. Patriots have been practicing with Ryan Wendell at center.
No sarcasm here, but this scenario is sadly much more commonplace.drleather2001 said:Funny how nobody brings up the "distraction" issue. I guess a regular player accused of raping someone before the championship game is a lot less "distracting" than a gay teammate during the preseason.
This looked bad right away, his reaction and attempts to move were painful to watch. Tough break, hoping somehow the eye test isn't indicative of injury severity and he is back.JohnnyK said:https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/555779102545039360
Fuck.
I would assume lite is better, but when relating this to beer(a requirement for most sporting events) most "lite" anything I've tried is far far worse than the original. I really don't know, this is one of those things that even when you win you look back and wish you lost.MentalDisabldLst said:
Oh, I completely agree. But if Shaughnessy is the nadir of sports entertainment, is it better, or worse, to be a "Shaughnessy-lite"? That's up there with "what is the sound of one hand clapping" in terms of Zen koans, for me.
FWIW, PFF isn't a fan of Louis (-16.0), Holmes (-13.3), or Reitz (0.0, though a lot better than Cherilus' -16.8).MentalDisabldLst said:His point about Indy basically upgrading 3/5ths of their OL since the week 11 matchup is a fair one, too.
Valek123 said:This looked bad right away, his reaction and attempts to move were painful to watch. Tough break, hoping somehow the eye test isn't indicative of injury severity and he is back.
I would assume lite is better, but when relating this to beer(a requirement for most sporting events) most "lite" anything I've tried is far far worse than the original. I really don't know, this is one of those things that even when you win you look back and wish you lost.
Holy crap that's spectacular. Did anyone read the 10Resons Colts Fans hate the Patriots article as well. It's like trying to listen to one of my 8th grade girl students try to explain and justify why she's crying, laughing, and threatening to kill someone all at the same time. Our dominance of them had loosened me up a bit but that right there...and knowing that 99% of my wife's family would probably nod in agreement to all of it...Dick Pole Upside said:The Indy papers so far this week have been pretty tame with respect to comments about the Pats, until this morning.
Here is Indianapolis' Shaughnessy-lite: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2015/01/14/doyel-brady-belichick---pats-yin-and-unlikable-yang/21760429/
While complimentary of TB12, he goes to the predictable lowest-common-denominator on Coach Bill, complete with factual errors and hotsportztakes.
He gets taken down pretty succinctly in the comments section by a Pats fan...
As for McNary, the story is front page in today's paper. Relative to Boston, reported crimes in Indianapolis involving pro sports players (Pacers, Colts) tend to be reported briefly, then largely forgotten. There have been some doozies over the past 6-7 years (Irsay drug possession arrest, Marvin Harrison murder, Jamal Tinsley shootout in city center, a drunk Pat McAfee getting fished out of an Indy-neighborhood canal).
Given the Rice debacle, it will be interesting to see how much play it gets through Sunday.
DrewDawg said:Look, I know this thread is about the Colts, but it's getting a lot of eyeballs, so let me ask: where the hell is the Edelman mic'ed up video from the Ravens game? I heard there was one and I need to see it NOW.
Not to mention that the 'distraction' caused by raping someone is about the eleventy gajillionth most important factor relating to that crime. It's true, but you'd look like a douche to bring it up.dcmissle said:You get rid of any distractions by putting him on the NFL's version of administrative leave. His distraction does not matter because he is not playing. As far as the team is concerned, out of sight/out of mind; works that way with injured players too.
Have no idea how important he is to their team. It's simply a matter now of getting others to do what they were counting on him for.
Super Nomario said:FWIW, PFF isn't a fan of Louis (-16.0), Holmes (-13.3), or Reitz (0.0, though a lot better than Cherilus' -16.8).
EDIT: and a larger level, the Colts averaged 31 points per game in Weeks 1-11, just 24.8 since.
Super Nomario said:FWIW, PFF isn't a fan of Louis (-16.0), Holmes (-13.3), or Reitz (0.0, though a lot better than Cherilus' -16.8).
EDIT: and a larger level, the Colts averaged 31 points per game in Weeks 1-11, just 24.8 since.
DrewDawg said:
More on this--before Pats game, Indy averaged 99.7 yards rushing per game. Since then it's 97.8. Passing yards/game dipped from 337.4 to 273.4.
But here's an interesting one:
Expected points: a formula that assigns an "expected points" value to the team with the ball at the start of each play based on the game situation. Expected points (EP) accounts for factors such as down, distance to go, field position, home-field advantage and time remaining.
If you use this stat, check this out, for the Colts offense:
Before New England game: 93.77, or 10.4/game
After New England game: 2.09, or 0.26/game
Five of their 6 worst games by this metric happened after the NE game. And, if you disregard the Redskins game, they are at -18.07 in the second half of the season. The offense is simply not as scary as perceived.
What big change happened? Every game BEFORE playing the Patriots the Colts had Ahmad Bradshaw. Every game AFTER playing the Patriots, they did not have Ahmad Bradshaw. Ahmad Bradshaw was the Colts MVP.
DrewDawg said:
More on this--before Pats game, Indy averaged 99.7 yards rushing per game. Since then it's 97.8. Passing yards/game dipped from 337.4 to 273.4.
But here's an interesting one:
Expected points: a formula that assigns an "expected points" value to the team with the ball at the start of each play based on the game situation. Expected points (EP) accounts for factors such as down, distance to go, field position, home-field advantage and time remaining.
If you use this stat, check this out, for the Colts offense:
Before New England game: 93.77, or 10.4/game
After New England game: 2.09, or 0.26/game
Five of their 6 worst games by this metric happened after the NE game. And, if you disregard the Redskins game, they are at -18.07 in the second half of the season. The offense is simply not as scary as perceived.
What big change happened? Every game BEFORE playing the Patriots the Colts had Ahmad Bradshaw. Every game AFTER playing the Patriots, they did not have Ahmad Bradshaw. Ahmad Bradshaw was the Colts MVP.
timelysarcasm said:
Not sure if this is all of it, but some of it is here (with Suggs mic'd as well):
http://www.nfl.com/videos/inside-the-nfl/0ap3000000459067/Inside-the-NFL-Ravens-vs-Patriots-highlights
Very nice! I could watch this stuff all day long.
I'm not sure when Reggie Wayne got hurt because the Colts haven't been listing him on the injury report, but he had 47 catches on 81 targets for 595 yards through Week 11 (9 games), and just 18 catches on 38 targets for 196 yards in 8 games since. Moncrief and Fleener have picked up some of the slack as a second receiving option, but the Colts are really Hilton or bust at this point.DrewDawg said:
What big change happened? Every game BEFORE playing the Patriots the Colts had Ahmad Bradshaw. Every game AFTER playing the Patriots, they did not have Ahmad Bradshaw. Ahmad Bradshaw was the Colts MVP.
Do you think this means we will see Revis on Hilton? How do you think the Pats will match up the secondary in this game?Super Nomario said:I'm not sure when Reggie Wayne got hurt because the Colts haven't been listing him on the injury report, but he had 47 catches on 81 targets for 595 yards through Week 11 (9 games), and just 18 catches on 38 targets for 196 yards in 8 games since. Moncrief and Fleener have picked up some of the slack as a second receiving option, but the Colts are really Hilton or bust at this point.
I don't know. I think even if you put Revis on him, you still probably want safety help, and if you're going to use safety help, why not just use Arrington on him and let Revis cover someone one-on-one? But I could see them saying, "we are going to erase Hilton completely and dare them to beat us with other guys" and putting Revis on Hilton AND safety help.Just a bit outside said:Do you think this means we will see Revis on Hilton? How do you think the Pats will match up the secondary in this game?
ALiveH said:I thought the standard formula is to put Revis 1x1 on the #2 WR (that would be Wayne) to completely take that guy out of the game, then double the #1 guy (would ordinarily be Hilton) with Browner jamming at the line & safety help over the top. They probably thought Hilton's speed was a bad matchup for Browner but that Browner's physicality could contain a TE. I guess they were mistaken on latter.
My guess is they'd use Browner with lots of safety help on Hilton. Hilton is a small guy, so Browner should give him trouble getting a clean release most of the time, and McCourty is a former CB.
Fleener will probably get a mix of different guys hitting him on the line with Collins / Hightower / Chung in coverage.
This is the Pats: there is no "standard formula." They've done Revis on the #2, they've done Revis on the #1, they've done sides; they've done Browner on the #1, they've done Browner on the #2, they've done Browner on the TE, and they've done Browner on the bench with Logan Ryan playing.ALiveH said:I thought the standard formula is to put Revis 1x1 on the #2 WR (that would be Wayne) to completely take that guy out of the game, then double the #1 guy (would ordinarily be Hilton) with Browner jamming at the line & safety help over the top. They probably thought Hilton's speed was a bad matchup for Browner but that Browner's physicality could contain a TE. I guess they were mistaken on latter.
My guess is they'd use Browner with lots of safety help on Hilton. Hilton is a small guy, so Browner should give him trouble getting a clean release most of the time, and McCourty is a former CB.
Fleener will probably get a mix of different guys hitting him on the line with Collins / Hightower / Chung in coverage.
The Colts also might play a lot more 2 TE than in the first meeting; Dwayne Allen left that game early with injury. The Pats tend to go with three safety sets against 2 TE, but they played some four safety last week (see the streaks column) with McCourty in the box and Harmon and / or Wilson deep. If they don't respect Indy's running game (either because of lack of success or situation) they'll load up on DBs.Byrdbrain said:The Pats have be putting McCourty on the line in man coverage quite a bit(see the Harmon interception for example) so I think we'll see a decent amount of him on Fleener.
With that the case you don't trust whoever is playing deep safety quite as much so I would lean Revis on Hilton. That means Browner on Wayne and Arrington on Moncrief.