NFL - Are You Ready For Some Football?! - The Offseason

[-Jrabbit]

I think it's hilarious that Ben favors dumping Brady in NE while at the same time saying that SD should keep Tomlinson. Methinks his Charger bias (and Pats hatred) is showing just a little bit.

There's a big difference between committing to your #1 draft pick (Rivers) and dumping a shoe-in Hall of Famer in favor of a backup QB (Cassell) with a 15-game track record.

[Grandpa Troll]

Buffalo Bills RB Marshawn Lynch arrested on weapons charge

Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested in Southern California on a weapons charge, police said Sunday.

Police said Lynch was arrested Wednesday night after officers approached him and two other men sitting in a 2006 Mercedes-Benz in this Los Angeles suburb and found a loaded firearm.

Lynch was arrested after officers determined the gun belonged to him. He was released that night on $35,000 bail.

Culver City police did not immediately return a phone message seeking information about why officers approached Lynch and his companions.

Lynch's lawyer, M. Gerald Schwartzbach, said his client was not involved in a traffic incident. Schwartzbach said the player was in California to visit friends.

A Bills spokesman had no comment.

The 22-year-old Lynch was the Bills' first-round draft pick out of California in 2007. He played in his first Pro Bowl earlier this month after being added to the team in place of injured Tennessee running back Chris Johnson.

Lynch's arrest marked the second time in less than a year that he has been in trouble with the law.

In June, Lynch pleaded guilty to a traffic violation and admitted speeding off in his Porsche Cayenne SUV after striking a female pedestrian near Buffalo's downtown bar district on May 31. The victim, a 27-year-old woman from suburban Toronto, was treated and released from the hospital later that day after sustaining a bruised hip and cut to her thigh that required seven stitches.

Lynch said it was raining hard when he saw a woman dancing in the street and slowed to let pass, then continued on his way. He said he was unaware he had hit anybody.

A judge ordered Lynch's driver's license revoked but the player appealed and was allowed to keep his license.

[Lord Avalon]

So he was arrested for SWB?

[Grandpa Troll]

So he was arrested for SWB?

Whats SWB?

[Lord Avalon]

Sitting while black.

Police said Lynch was arrested Wednesday night after officers approached him and two other men sitting in a 2006 Mercedes-Benz in this Los Angeles suburb and found a loaded firearm.

[Grandpa Troll]

Sitting while black.

So because he was black, he should get a walk on the weapons charge?


In Law Enforcement, reasonable suspicion is enough to stop,question and sometimes search a suspect vehicle.

Look at it this way, your in East Los Angelas and your a caucasion stopping to talk to small groups of Hispanics gathered on street corners or in alley ways or stoops, you dont live there and are not headed anywhere in particular. This is known as a hig crime area, prostitution, gambling, narcotics and gang activities. None of which are good.

This is probable cause territory.

DAWB, check the California Penal Code for that sir

[Lord Avalon]

Did you not see the ??? It was a sarcastic remark.

I'm not saying he should necessarily get a walk, but OTOH is being black in a Benz in a suburb "reasonable suspicion"?

[ColdWizard]

Some talk, yeah. I don't want him, good or not. I'm tired of bad apples.

Do the Cowboys have anyone that's not a bad apple?

[Grandpa Troll]

Did you not see the ??? It was a sarcastic remark.

I'm not saying he should necessarily get a walk, but OTOH is being black in a Benz in a suburb "reasonable suspicion"?

Not sure about the neighborhood he was stopped in, if it was say, like Brentwood, he would draw suspicion if he didnt live near or know someone near.

Point taken

[-Jrabbit]

The Bengals have designated K Shayne Graham as their franchise player.

This move essentially kisses T.J. Houshmandzadeh goodbye as a free agent.

[SlowwHand]

A kicker as a franchise player? I understand a kicker being good at his craft, but kickers are 1 step from being a looney tune. Seems odd to me.

[-Jrabbit]

I think it's just their way of saying that TJHoush and/or Ocho Cinco are available to other teams.

[snoopy369]

Also, remember that franchising a kicker is relatively cheap... It's just a way to make sure he stays on the team, and give them leverage on negotiations. If they don't want to franchise Housh, then why not - there's no bonus for leaving the tag on the table unused...

[SlowwHand]

I'm not real big on doing something just because I can, I guess is my point.

[snoopy369]

Yes, but would you do it if it costs you nothing, and gives you a superior negotiating point?