So, Barkley is rationalizing this by explaining that social practices he saw in the south 50 years ago should be used in figuring out whether something is acceptable today? That might get awful in a hurry.

There was a dude in here on Friday pulling a Ditka, claiming the abuse he suffered is what got him into Duke and pretty much laying out the way he would similarly discipline his hypothetical children. It was unnerving.

Yes but...I think this shows us how the abused cope with being abused. It's important to note that all of these guys said that getting beat was the norm for them and that in some way it 'made them who they are today'. That is likely untrue, but they BELIEVE it's true. Peterson is likely coming from the same mindset.…

That is a totally bullshit narrative to even bring to this argument. I too was whipped regularly when I was a kid, but you know what? Never even ONCE did I come out looking like Peterson's kid, and I sure as hell didn't get whipped in my balls either. The merits of corporal punishment are debatable, but there is no…

Everything in this comment was superfluous except the last 6 words.

I've been playing fantasy football a long time, back when everything was done manually, and everything we learned about the game came from newspapers and television. It's just how I was raised. So when some second-rate website says I can't switch Adrian Peterson, it makes me wonder what good all this "progress" has…

Wait until the video comes out.

Can not like this enough. The details surrounding Hardy's insanity are somehow even more absurd than the ones with Rice. A PILE of guns/automatic weapons/etc.

Jerry Richardson, owner of the Panthers and employer of one Greg Hardy.

And remember that the League enjoys substantial public subsidies through its tax-exempt non-profit status, public paying major amounts for stadiums and renovations, and favorable blackout rules (though that may soon end) plus a myriad of smaller factors (NCAA farm teams, Air Force fly-bys, special treatment of team…

Looks like someone hasn't heard of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

"Remember children: when it comes to tackling, whether it be running backs or social problems, it is important that you never use your head."

1. If jet fuel doesn't burn hot enough to melt steel, then how di-

Now you guys are just fucking with me.

After the spike, the hotline was immediately flagged for excessive celebration.

This is why Jason Whitlock is an asshole for wanting the media to stop showing the video.

Stop feeding the trolls, Greg.

What I don't get is why anything would be different now that they've seen this "new" video. They had already seen Rice's girlfriend out cold. How the hell did they think she got like that in the first place?

Do you think the NFLPA is willing to defend Rice in this situation? I know that they exist to protect the players, but I think it would be a PR nightmare to go after the NFL, in Rice's defense, especially now. I do believe that Goodell had seen the video and that Rice suspension is a case of double jeopardy, but not…