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Peter’s Latest Article: NFL should dole out community service, not hefty fines for minor on-field infractions
NFL should dole out community service, not hefty fines for minor on-field infractions By Peter Schaffer Some on-field infractions — like Ndamukong Suh’s blatant stomp — deserve hefty fines and suspensions. But the vast majority do not. (Julian H. Gonzalez – AP) Ndamukong Suh was recently suspended by the NFL for two games and James Harrison for one game. Suh …
by admin on December 19th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: The NFL Trade Deadline Should Be Moved Back
By Peter Schaffer Carson Palmer’s trade to the Raiders was the only notable move on another dull trade deadline day in the NFL. (Paul Sakuma – AP) Who can forget the “Lawrence Welk” trade of the century involving the Vikings, Cowboys and Hershel Walker in 1989. It’s called a “Lawrence Welk trade” because it involved “a ona and a twoa …
by admin on October 31st, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: The NFL Will Always Be Bigger Than Any One Man
Recently a person associated with the NFL uttered a sentence so flawed in reality, logic and fact, so egotistical in nature that it begs for rebuttal. The boldly worded statement: “The NFL would fall apart without me.” The words came from the mouth of a sports agent during a “60 Minutes” segment recently aired on Sunday night on CBS. The …
by admin on October 13th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: NFL season so far proves offseason workouts, preseason are not as vital as most think
NFL season so far proves offseason workouts, preseason are not as vital as most think By Peter Schaffer The year of 2011 will be known forever in football circles as the “Year of the Lockout.” Consequently, 2011 was also the year of “no offseason” workout and training programs for NFL players. The teams and league think that off-season programs …
by admin on October 11th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: How unwritten rules improve professional sports
How unwritten rules improve professional sports By Peter Schaffer I watched two weeks ago as two New York Giants defenders feigned injury in the waning moments of the team’s victory over the St. Louis Rams. These feigned injuries were on cue from their defensive coordinator, and strained the credibility of the game and the entire NFL. The comedy routine practiced …
by admin on October 5th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: Why Ban HGH?
Original Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-league/post/why-ban-hgh-when-further-study-might-show-more-positive-than-negative-effects/2010/12/20/gIQAK7jxiK_blog.html Why ban HGH, when further study might show more positive than negative effects? Going from First base to Third without touching Second: The rules of baseball require that every base runner touch second base on their journey from first to third base. Those are the rules. Rules are black and white. Rules are logical. The debate as …
by admin on September 21st, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: Necessity, who is the mother of invention.
Posted at 03:58 PM ET, 08/15/2011 By Peter Schaffer “Necessity, who is the mother of invention. “ Plato, The Republic Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC) Ok so as I see it we have some problems in College Football as clearly highlighted by the recent revelations concerning the University of Miami Football Program. Boosters and …
by admin on September 8th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: Short-term leverage does not equate to long-term harmony – “The Jaggar Principle”
Posted at 03:54 PM ET, 06/06/2011 By Peter Schaffer At the conclusion of Friday’s hearing, Eight Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kermit E. Bye said that the NFL and players should continue their attempts to negotiate a settlement. “We will take this case and render a decision in due course,” Bye said. “We won’t, I might also say, be all …
by admin on September 4th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: No need for rookie wage scale
Posted at 12:13 PM ET, 06/15/2011 By Peter Schaffer With all due respect to the NFL’s desire to implement a “hard” rookie wage scale for all incoming NFL rookies, the arguments favoring such a mechanism designed to artificially restrain and limit the income of rookies are fictional, not based upon the empirical date, is designed only to give the NFL …
by admin on September 4th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Washington Post: Hollywood for the less-than-attractive people
Posted at 06:41 PM ET, 07/01/2011 By Peter Schaffer Ok so I know that I lose the politically correct award annually but I believe that comes from telling it the way it is. In no way do I intend to offend or hurt anyone’s feelings as that is not the goal at all, and being a charter and life time …
by admin on September 4th, 2011 Leave a comment »
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