Pro-Bowl / League - Ratliff Arrested!

canadaluvsdalla · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:28 am Post subject:

T_O7's draft:

Round 1: Shariff

Round 2: Elam

Round 3: Giselle

Trade the rest for Tebow.
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Texas_OutLaw7 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:29 am Post subject:

canadaluvsdalla · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:51 am Post subject:

Texas_OutLaw7 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:59 am Post subject:

Northland · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 3121 Location: Ajax, Ontario

I deplore drinking and driving. What Ratliff did was incredibly stupid especially in light of the recent Josh Brent/Jerry Brown incident, and as I understand it the NFL has a transport service in place for players who have had too much to drink. He should be fined and/or suspended for a few games. He is on the downside of his career but I think if he is healthy he could be a very solid contributor in the new 4-3.

Before you start screaming at me that I have no moral compass remember a certain WR who actually stabbed/slashed a teammate with a pair of scissors during an argument over a haircut? Said player and the team did their best to if not cover up the incident to at least keep it quiet. I don't recall the WR in question being suspended or disciplined in any way. Now some will argue because there exists no legal record of the incident that it never really happened. But we all know that it did. The player was Michael Irvin and because of his status and production on the field the team did what it could to ensure he would still be able to play.

Now Ratliff is not to the DT position what Irvin was to the WR position. As I said I deplore drinking and driving and what Ratliff has done. But I think he could be a player in the new system and I am willing to discipline him, get him any counselling he needs, and still give him an opportunity to contribute. Of course if physically he is a shell of his former self I will be the first to say release him. This is a business after all. But I want to see him get a shot to play and earn a roster spot because he could be good in a 4-3.
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textaz03 · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:07 pm Post subject:

Reports surfacing this morning that Ratliffs BAC was .16 and that the blood draw was 2 hours after the accident. 2 hours would mean his BAC at time of accident was approx. .20!!

A man of His size would have had to consume approx 15-20 drink in the 3 hours prior to his accident.
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plan9misfit · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:18 pm Post subject:

jimmyolsenblues · Joined: 31 Dec 2012 Posts: 8

I simply cannot get over Ratliff blowing a .16 weeks after his team mate and friend killed another team mate in a completely preventable tradgedy.
What was he thinking?
Why did he not call a cab?
What did he not used the paid service?
Because he didn't want to leave his car there?
He was due to make 7 million dollars in 2013, how stupid can a person be.
How sad because before this, I was a huge Jay Ratliff fan.
Love the nose tackle position.

MaddHatter · Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 41475 Location: Dallas, TX

Football Mensa · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:33 pm Post subject: