Week 15 NFL Thread: Nobody cares anymore

"We all know that the personal battles have no presence in the game of football, not at any level," Coughlin said, echoing the message he said he gave his team in Monday's meeting. "They're a distraction. They break concentration. They prevent the great game of football from being played as a team, team sport.

"That being said, there are qualities that Odell Beckham, this young man, bring to this football team the likes of which I've never seen. He has great energy. He has great enthusiasm. He gives great effort. He does it literally every day that he walks out on the field. I will not defend his actions yesterday, because they were wrong and this particular franchise and organization does not tolerate that. But I will defend the young man, and the quality of the person. I will defend him as long as I am able."

 

When the NFL demands express written consent, this guy jumps. (OK, it's The Onion.)

Area Man Won't Do Anything Without Express Written Consent Of NFL

 

Bit of bullshit there by Coughlin. He claims the organization will not tolerate actions like Beckham's, but he did tolerate them. He let Beckham continue to play and left it to the league to handle the discipline.

 

Can't disagree with any of that. He fucked up. Norman baited him but he deserves a game off.

 

True. He should have sat him but his opinions quoted might explain why he didn't. He brings a lot to the team, obviously

 

What he brings is a better chance to win. The rest is irrelevant. I doubt Coughlin left him out there because Beckham is usually such a great guy. He did it to try to win the game. And I get that, but don't spin some bullshit after the fact claiming that the team won't tolerate that type of behavior when it clearly did tolerate it Sunday.

 

I agree. But it's not like he KOd his wife or murdered someone right?

 

Coughlin doesn't want to get fired. That's why he left his best player on the field despite said player deserving to be sent to the locker room by any number of people involved in the game.

 

Good lord, the Lions did about everything they could late to blow that game.

 

Gee, what would Tomlin say?

 

I didn't see nuthin

 

What game?