The Steelers have to be ROFL'ing their asses off over there. So, so good, please let this violently boil over deep into the season... speaking of, JR are you not doing weekly preview threads, with the regular games we get? Not that it's your job or anything, just the way I like it!
https://www.shouselaw.com/criminal_threats.html If they really wanted to speed things up, to achieve the end goal of being done with him, maybe even recoup the guaranteed money!
It's a Dennis Rodman situation. The Raiders basically will need to treat him differently for this to work. Probably too late. Mayock is a rookie at this part of it, and his all in or stay home comment started all of it. You need to be able to read the situation and player, which the Raiders did do with the helmet, they played that correctly, but they got fed up too quick, and that created the division. They saw it in Pittsburgh. So why repeat it. What Mayock should have done is gotten Brown to think everything was Brown's decision and let him maintain control. It sounds weak, but that was the best thing for the team. Bumping heads over 40k isn't going to set a tone or culture for anything or anyone.
no it isn't. oakland has been trying to establish a culture for their team. letting AB walk over them and be in control is the answer? definitely not. dude's an idiot
edit: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/index.php?threads/nfl-week-1.301122/ There it is! Had to scroll through the directTV guide... JR had spoiled me with those weekly preview threads. Edit- they're saying oak could simply cut him now and he loses his $30 mil guaranteed? How does that work, does it still count against their salary cap? Or he has to keep tantrumming for them to do that?
Yes, very much so. Only the Steelers worked very hard to cover it all up because of his talent. There were plenty of examples of his problems: chronic tardiness, skipping meetings/workouts, public quarrels with players/coaches, private quarrels with players/coaches, driving 90 MPH in a 35, throwing furniture, acting like he was too good to stay with the team during training camp, etc There was always a love/hate relationship. It started to get really bad after Week 12; he ran the wrong route and it ended up costing Pittsburgh the game. Big Ben criticized him in the media. AB was butthurt. It lit the fuse that led to the Week 17 implosion: season on the line with playoff implications, and he skipped every workout/meeting prior and Tomlin DNP’d him under the guise of a knee injury. Eventually, word got out about what actually happened. Bottom line: he’s a certified headcase and I’m glad he’s gone. Juju outplayed him last year and is the better player. Bye.
If they suspend him or discipline him, and draw the line, it's over. He isn't ever coming back. Better off just releasing him. Very unlikely Brown just toes the line if suspended. He's too head strong. Feels disrespected. That's a human thing for AB. The season and their short term future are done. Luckily they'll get out of the contract. But they lose. It's not a win. They will establish a culture, but at huge short term cost. If the Raiders management folds, they can still win. It's an artform. It's only a tweet and a verbal scuffle. Only the illusion of big drama. Easy to put behind them. They knew what AB was coming in. I would rescind the fine on account they want to support him on the helmet issue, listen to AB, apologize to him, and then hope that AB doesn't get into too much trouble the rest of the season. Take a pause. breath. And pull it together. Does AB deserve that respect, hell no, but the right decision for the team and the season is to fold to AB. Think the culture will be fine with AB being given his wings. Plenty of superbowl teams have done this before with great success and players understand how it works. Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Bellichek won't put up with that BS. I don't think a team will. However, Teams will think they can do it differently and sign him.
