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aint_no_life_nowhere

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12. The two could be related

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 11:39 PM

Sep 2012

I've seen some terrible helmet-to-helmet hits that aren't being called by the refs and that just encourages more of that type of behavior, putting lives at risk.

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The NFL Is Cannibalizing Its Product Because of Greed [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2012 OP

Yep. The league is going to have a hard time defending what happened tonight. fishwax Sep 2012 #1

The NFL is officially a big, stinking pile of dog shit. sadbear Sep 2012 #2

Ref-Pocalypse Electric Monk Sep 2012 #3

What are the refs asking for? Wat is the NFL offering? Logical Sep 2012 #4

The Refs Want to Keep Their Pensions. The NFL Wants to go to a 401K Yavin4 Sep 2012 #7

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #5

Dude. Iggo Sep 2012 #10

Stop it! Are_grits_groceries Sep 2012 #16

Risking a multi-billion dollar industry to save a few nickels. Iggo Sep 2012 #6

Greed shits on everything in its path..... RagAss Sep 2012 #8

The NFL has much much bigger problems than that, honestly Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #9

The two could be related aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #12

They are, but not the way you think. The League wants to end pensions for all of it's unions, LeftyMom Sep 2012 #14

nickels? hell..half pennies madrchsod Sep 2012 #11

They used to have Gush Limpballs as a host on Monday Night Foozeball just1voice Sep 2012 #13

If we make the NFL substitute refs poll watchers in November .... TeamPooka Sep 2012 #15

yup. and putting safety of these athletes at risk. much higher risk. we see this all over with seabeyond Sep 2012 #17