(06-15-2022, 01:32 PM)Mgbrown66 Wrote: i like seeing the Steelers spend that much money on a safety.

(06-14-2022, 10:31 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Well, ofc he’s going to say pay Bates. He’s a good leader and teammate. But he’s also going to want Tee and Chase paid as well. And probably secretly even more so.

Also - shame on you for “Burrows”

(06-15-2022, 11:09 PM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: The reporter really set him up to catch a lot of shit from half of the fanbase no matter what his answer was. Burrow actually did well by throwing out a reasonable and centrist opinion on the topic.

(06-14-2022, 10:44 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Good for the NFL.

And, BTW Joe nailed the answer.  DON'T MAKE THE GUNS ILLEGAL.  Just make some reasonable regulations to keep them out of the wrong hands.

(06-15-2022, 11:17 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Pro

(06-15-2022, 09:12 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I wonder why they didn't ask JB about his thoughts on abortion...

Asking him that question was about as relevant as asking Ted Cruz his thoughts on the Cover-2 defense.

Both the reporter and the NFL should be ashamed of themselves..

(06-15-2022, 11:28 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Well he actually is wrong you can't just walk in and buy one, there is a process it does every by states, and he says if they are not goi g to ban those guns, what does he mean? Did nit should well informed,

(06-15-2022, 11:50 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Indeed

I had no idea this thread would end up down this road. I believe questions like that have no place in a football news conference. Now if Joe was on a talk show, ok.

Now back to football

(06-15-2022, 11:28 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Well he actually is wrong you can't just walk in and buy one, there is a process it does every by states, and he says if they are not goi g to ban those guns, what does he mean? Did nit should well informed,

(06-15-2022, 11:56 PM)bfine32 Wrote: It definitely sends a mixed message. In the same week Jack Del Rio is fined $100K for making a comment because "It takes away focus from the team". A hack reporter asks JB a question that has nothing to do with football and the NFL promotes it.

(06-16-2022, 01:02 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Well tbf, they also asked him who his favorite superhero is. There’s only so many questions you can ask about OTA’s. And Joe has been outspoken about social issues in the past (his Heisman speech, BLM, etc), so I don’t really think it was that out of left field (no pun intended).

(06-16-2022, 01:22 AM)bfine32 Wrote: tbf, Jack Del Rio was fined $100K for speaking on a political issue; what's the difference? I doubt he would have been fined if he said Superman was his favorite superhero

The question had no place in the conference, The reporter, the NFL, and frankly those supporting it should be ashamed. 

(06-15-2022, 11:53 PM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: He likely isn’t well informed. He is just trying to say the most reasonable answer he can think of followed up by “I get paid to play football.” The most central/neutral you can really be at this point.

(06-16-2022, 01:22 AM)bfine32 Wrote: tbf, Jack Del Rio was fined $100K for speaking on a political issue; what's the difference? I doubt he would have been fined if he said Superman was his favorite superhero

The question had no place in the conference, The reporter, the NFL, and frankly those supporting it should be ashamed. 

(06-16-2022, 08:18 AM)Sled21 Wrote: A lot of people are ill informed when it comes to what it takes to purchase a firearm, because they get their information from the news. They published a story about an emergency physician yesterday talking about the total devastation to the body that "assault weapons" cause. I'd have loved to be in the reporter pool and asked him how he discerns an AR-15 wound from a .223 bolt action rifle wound. Or how he discerns an AR-10 wound from a .308 hunting rifle wound. A lot of people are just purely ignorant on the subject, and Mr. "A 9mm will blow your lung out of your body" is the worst of all.

(06-16-2022, 08:34 AM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: I’m not upset the question was asked and answered. I do think there is a double standard though because of what you posted here about Del Rio. It sets a bad precedence that when a somewhat political question is asked, you better answer it the way the media/political activists want you too or you will lose money.

There is a somewhat perversion of an answer when you know there are consequences based on how you answer. If Joe says he supports the right to bear arms, he likely is getting rail roaded by the media.

I appreciate his attempt to appease (whether he truly believes it or not) the activists, while also appeasing the other side by basically saying what both sides want to hear.

(06-15-2022, 11:28 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Well he actually is wrong you can't just walk in and buy one, there is a process it does every by states, and he says if they are not goi g to ban those guns, what does he mean? Did nit should well informed,

(06-16-2022, 08:34 AM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: I’m not upset the question was asked and answered. I do think there is a double standard though because of what you posted here about Del Rio. It sets a bad precedence that when a somewhat political question is asked, you better answer it the way the media/political activists want you too or you will lose money.

There is a somewhat perversion of an answer when you know there are consequences based on how you answer. If Joe says he supports the right to bear arms, he likely is getting rail roaded by the media.

I appreciate his attempt to appease (whether he truly believes it or not) the activists, while also appeasing the other side by basically saying what both sides want to hear.