In the interest of fairness I would like to point out that the views expressed here are mine and mine alone. The situation involving Adrian Peterson is still under investigation, and currently in legal proceedings so all events are alleged. Again all opinions are mine.
There are a great many opinions floating around right now about what should be done about Adrian Peterson. Obviously the Minnesota Vikings feel like allegedly beating small children with sticks is okay as long as the person doing it helps you win games. I wonder how they would have dealt with the situation if it had been their place kicker indicted for beating a four year old. It wasn't their place kicker though, it was the Vikings top scorer, and after an abysmal loss to the Patriots, I guess the leadership felt like they could look the other way. What makes this case worse than the Ray Rice situation for me is that Adrian Peterson is currently under indictment, which means that there is enough evidence for this to go to a trial. There are pictures and statements made by The child, and the child's mother, and doctors.
According to CBS news, in an article you can read here; Peterson's son had wounds to the back, buttock, legs, defensive wounds on the hands, and wounds to his scrotum. Petersons reactions to the situation made it worse. According to the same article Peterson said, "To be honest with you, I feel very confident with my actions because I
know my intent." He also described the incident as a 'normal whooping'
in regards to the 'welps' on the child's buttocks, but that he felt bad
immediately when he saw the injuries on the child's legs. Peterson
estimated he 'swatted' his son '10 to 15' times, but he's not sure
because he doesn't 'ever count how many pops I give my kids.'"
The worst part about this whole situation is that Adrian Peterson feels like there was nothing wrong with what he did. He feels like allegedly beating a four year old with a stick is an acceptable form of childhood discipline. Also the Minnesota Vikings apparently were only willing to show Peterson that there were consequences to his actions until they lost a game. Ray Rice punched his wife, and got an indefinite suspension. Adrian Peterson allegedly beat his son with a stick hitting him in the scrotum, and had to miss one game. There is a disconnect somewhere.
NFL Week 2 Recap
What the crap happened man.
1. Dallas trounces the Rams after an abysmal opener
2. The missed out of bounds call in the San Diego game was the worst one since the Santonio Holmes call in Superbowl 43.
3. The friggin Browns pull one out over the Saints
4. The Broncos cant cover the spread against KC WTF!!!!!!.
Weird week all around. My percentages improved a bit this week. I was at an even 50% for winners which is a 7% increase over last week, and I only lost $440 in the pen an paper betting.
I feel good about this week though. For Thursday Tampa Bay is @ Atlanta. Vegas has Atlanta as the favorite by -6.5. My numbers say Atlanta -3.89.
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