Hardy's Heart is in Carolina

[bandu]

"Effective immediately, violations of the Personal Conduct Policy regarding assault, battery, domestic violence or sexual assault that involve physical force will be subject to a suspension without pay of six games for a first offense, with consideration given to mitigating factors, as well as a longer suspension when circumstances warrant. Among the circumstances that would merit a more severe penalty would be a prior incident before joining the NFL, or violence involving a weapon, choking, repeated striking, or when the act is committed against a pregnant woman or in the presence of a child. A second offense will result in banishment from the NFL;"

This is the NFL's new policy, verbatim. It doesn't mention convictions; it mentions first offenses. It also mentions weapon involvement or choking as being a special circumstance that could actually warrant longer than six games. So if someone can prove me wrong with a link that proves without a doubt that Hardy won't be suspended, I'm happy to read it and will gladly admit I'm wrong.

Hardy hasn't even been suspended yet. He's been getting paid. No time served, nothing. If you don't think the NFL can interpret rules in any way they choose to screw players, then you haven't been paying attention.

mitigating factors means a reduced charge,or no charge whatsoever.look,for the commish to say "let's move on"...if Hardy is not guilty.

[JawnyBlaze]

Yea, this bs talk about him being greedy and in it for nothing but the money as if you people know him personally is a load of horse poo.  No one here knows what his goals and requirements are.  Yea, the guy talked a lot about getting paid.  Does that mean he's in it for nothing but the money?  That's fuging ridiculous.  He's a young kid that's about to make more money than likely the sum of all of us make in a year combined.  Of course he's excited about that.  If that rumored story about him turning down whatever sum was offered before the tag is true - and none of us know how much was offered, what the terms of the agreement were, or any details whatsoever - then it's just as likely it was as much a respect issue as a greed issue.  Or that there were terms included he didn't like.  Or something else we don't know.

 

A lot of you guys need to stop acting like you know these players personally.  All you know is what you interpret from what they put in the media.  It really irks me, and this "Hardy is all about the money so you know he won't resign here" bs is the same "fake smile" and "icon and entertainer" bs that was being said about Cam.  People interpret what they read on the internet and spin it in their head however they want it to fit their narrative, whether consciously or not. 

 

We'll see how this plays out.  Maybe he's offered a reasonable contract (cuz no player of his caliber is going to play for peanuts) and he resigns.  Maybe he's offered a reasonable contract and he really is all about the money and goes somewhere else.  Maybe Gettleman is too worried about the PR backlash bullshit and doesn't even entertain making an offer.  Maybe he's actually guilty (though that one seems far fetched from what I've read, but I'm just as subject to my own interpretation spin as anyone else) and there's no chance the Panthers resign him.  All we know is that we don't know poo right now.

 

What do I reasonably hope for?  After he's found innocent, first and foremost I hope he sues the poo out of Holder for slander.  I don't imagine it'd be too hard to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the intent of her accusations were to harm is image, which is going to end up costing him money.  Then I'd like a reasonable contract offered to him, to the tune of what a top 5 DE would make per year, minus $13mil off the sum of the contract as a gesture of good faith on his part.  Using the tag number, that's $13 mil per year, for like 4 years that'd be $52 mil minus the 13 would be $39mil for 4 years.  If he were to do that, then all the garbage about him being selfish and greedy would have to go away.  Of course, there would need to be clauses like if he gets suspended or something then money could be recouped since there is a risk of more boneheaded decisions after this first boneheaded decision of his was such a whopper, but I think he's gonna have to expect that no matter who he signs with.

[Pimpdaddy]

...offer him 3 year 35 mil 20 guaranteed with 13 mil already paid to guaranteed..... see if he wants to come back...

[MV%doe]

Need my "I want to believe" pic, but not the alien one.... the I cannt believe its butter one.

I want hardy back and not buying zods/bill/everyoned saying he's gone.

Dave believes in DL, so does RR and all the D coaches.

I want to believe hardy is coming back. People believe what they want too and this is a very rare time in which I holding hope on a return.

He should be gone once he gets a 12 per year offer along with 30 mill sign bonus....... I hold hope til then.

[UpstatePanther]

i will say this.... i dont follow Hardy on Twitter, so i have no idea how his demeanor has changed, if at all. But if after the court date, regardless of the outcome, if he shows humility and is showing that he is being more responsible with his life, i would give him a second chance with one condition: screw up one more time and you are done in Carolina immediately. 

[PantherFanOne]

Honestly, I still think Hardy's heart is in his wallet.

 

 

Greg Hardy saying his heart is in Carolina,reminds me of Ric Flair saying his heart was in SF,when he gave the 49'ers a pep talk before they played us last year in the playoffs..

[Qu1million]

Maybe he met his True Love(Literally)....Carolina... instead of boogie hoes.

[iamcline]

League minimum.  Consider the 13 mil a signing bonus.

[mc52beast]

A local car dealer here in Hampton Roads has on the side of his building in huge letters I'D GIVE THEM AWAY BUT MY WIFE WONT LET ME... what I'm trying to say is Hardy is full of crap. Money is the most important thing in this guy's life right now. 

[bandu]

A local car dealer here in Hampton Roads has on the side of his building in huge letters I'D GIVE THEM AWAY BUT MY WIFE WONT LET ME... what I'm trying to say is Hardy is full of crap. Money is the most important thing in this guy's life right now.

go figure the FACTS,and hollar back