Fresh Perspective From the LA Times of All Places?!?

jeanpierre · 03-08-2012, 07:47 AM

Can't believe I'm citing the LA Times - but this article objectively addresses the drama over the mess led by Gregg Williams...

Spare the anger over a bounty system in the NFL - latimes.com

neugey · 03-08-2012, 07:52 AM

I liked this article too. Being a Lakers fan I know the Times has some good writers - and one not so great.

SloMotion · 03-08-2012, 08:09 AM

"We are agreed Williams went too far, but probably not for the same reasons.

He did something to upset the sensibilities of those who are now viewing football as they would anything else in normal life.

But football is played by huge men already making huge amounts of money with a ton at stake over a span of 16 games. It's nothing like life as we know it.

It's all about knocking the snot out of the other guy — bounty system or no bounty system."

A lot of good points in this article. I liked how he made the comparisons between modern day football and the gladiator games in ancient Rome.

xan · 03-08-2012, 08:34 AM

No point made in that article which wasn't proposed in this forum previously.

Glad to see perspective outside the bubble of knee-jerk, reaction-addicted, controversy junkies.

SloMotion · 03-08-2012, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by xan

No point made in that article which wasn't proposed in this forum previously.

Glad to see perspective outside the bubble of knee-jerk, reaction-addicted, controversy junkies.

... it's just the west coast finally catching up with the rest of us,

, excluding all the west coast WhoDat's of course ...

Rugby Saint II · 03-08-2012, 01:35 PM

Fresh perspective.......it's like letting the breeze in a stuffy room. Feels good.
Of course, we already knew this to be true.

03-08-2012, 07:47 AM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Fresh Perspective From the LA Times of All Places?!? Can't believe I'm citing the LA Times - but this article objectively addresses the drama over the mess led by Gregg Williams... Spare the anger over a bounty system in the NFL - latimes.com TheOak likes this.

03-08-2012, 08:34 AM	#4
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,371 Blog Entries: 34	No point made in that article which wasn't proposed in this forum previously. Glad to see perspective outside the bubble of knee-jerk, reaction-addicted, controversy junkies. Rugby Saint II likes this.

03-08-2012, 08:53 AM	#5
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Originally Posted by xan No point made in that article which wasn't proposed in this forum previously. Glad to see perspective outside the bubble of knee-jerk, reaction-addicted, controversy junkies. ... it's just the west coast finally catching up with the rest of us, , excluding all the west coast WhoDat's of course ...

03-08-2012, 01:35 PM	#6
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,073	Fresh perspective.......it's like letting the breeze in a stuffy room. Feels good. Of course, we already knew this to be true. SloMotion likes this.

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03-08-2012, 07:52 AM	#2
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,715 Blog Entries: 13	I liked this article too. Being a Lakers fan I know the Times has some good writers - and one not so great.

03-08-2012, 08:09 AM	#3
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	"We are agreed Williams went too far, but probably not for the same reasons. He did something to upset the sensibilities of those who are now viewing football as they would anything else in normal life. But football is played by huge men already making huge amounts of money with a ton at stake over a span of 16 games. It's nothing like life as we know it. It's all about knocking the snot out of the other guy — bounty system or no bounty system." A lot of good points in this article. I liked how he made the comparisons between modern day football and the gladiator games in ancient Rome.