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What’s Been Glossed Over From Gruden’s Emails

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Can we talk about the NFL pressuring teams to draft specific players? Not what the reasons are, or the players, or peoples thoughts on their sexual orientation, or otherwise. Like we got an actual admission that the NFL is manipulating rosters.

I wish it wasn’t glossed over so much. If you think they aren’t also encouraging specific outcomes from games you’re crazy. I wonder what else they do.

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Even before Fisher commented on it, I thought it was a fairly ludicrous assertion on Gruden's part.  I mean, he is basically saying that Goodell pressured one specific team to use its 7th round pick on a player due to his sexual orientation.  That would be idiotic on his part. 

If they greatly overreached for him, say a second round pick, then he might have a point.  But a seventh rounder?  I mean if you look at his pre draft projections, that is about where they thought he would picked.  So I just don't see it being a result of pressure from Goodell.  

 

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Just now, Davidson Deac II said:

Even before Fisher commented on it, I thought it was a fairly ludicrous assertion on Gruden's part.  I mean, he is basically saying that Goodell pressured one specific team to use its 7th round pick on a player due to his sexual orientation.  That would be idiotic on his part. 

If they greatly overreached for him, say a second round pick, then he might have a point.  But a seventh rounder?  I mean if you look at his pre draft projections, that is about where they thought he would picked.  So I just don't see it being a result of pressure from Goodell.  

Right.  It sounded just like bigotry. This wasn't as if a team was blowing major draft value to appease Goodell... It didn't make a lot of sense...

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4 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Even before Fisher commented on it, I thought it was a fairly ludicrous assertion on Gruden's part.  I mean, he is basically saying that Goodell pressured one specific team to use its 7th round pick on a player due to his sexual orientation.  That would be idiotic on his part. 

If they greatly overreached for him, say a second round pick, then he might have a point.  But a seventh rounder?  I mean if you look at his pre draft projections, that is about where they thought he would picked.  So I just don't see it being a result of pressure from Goodell.  

 

I will say it wouldn't surprise me if it was done as a good ol boy type thing. There appears to be some manipulation happening during games with the refs. They've done it in regards to CTE. So to think the Goodell wouldn't give a nudge nudge wink wink for a little good publicity really doesn't seem like that far of a stretch. It's more a reflection of Goodell's handling of multiple situations as commissioner, imo.

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I dont think its a crazy assertion. Its a business...and businesses are mindful markets. Its why The Golden Calf of Bristol gets picked up by minor league teams and the Jags...its why Rex Ryan and Mike Shula got coaching gigs.  You think shula would have ever been the head coqch at Alabama if it wasnt for his name.  This same concept extends itself into the LGBTQ market as well.

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4 minutes ago, Snake said:

Why do we even care what a bigot says? The biggest part of the whole thing is he's a racist and homophobic POS. 

Gruden does not a have racist bone in his body........in his public persona. Private Jon Gruden and his gang of good ol boys are racists and bigots.  

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