Noise about Peterson contract termination; some details of such

[stuckincincy]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/24712967/with-adrian-petersons-cloudy-future-vikings-may-try-to-terminate-his-deal

[SpikedLemonade]

Excellent article.

He won't be a Viking in 2015.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Given the traditional arc of Minnesota star athletes, he's almost assured of becoming a Patriot.

[ServoBillieves]

Given the traditional arc of Minnesota star athletes, he's almost assured of becoming a Patriot.

Raises the question... If any of these guys are picked up (Rice, Peterson if released) which team is "allowed" in the medias eyes to pick them up? It seems like there are certain organizations that get a pass because of some made up BS like "Oh, (insert hard nosed coach name here) can put him on the straight and narrow" or "We've seen this organization right (insert troubled players name here)."

Patriots seem like that, I can see it now: "His antics off the field were deplorable, but a coach like Belichek and a great organization run by the heavenly Kraft is the perfect place to get him on the straight and narrow"

[stuckincincy]

Given the traditional arc of Minnesota star athletes, he's almost assured of becoming a Patriot.

According to TMQ, there are other problems...

"The NFL Has No Shame: As part of the Minnesota Super Bowl bid, the NFL demanded free police escorts for billionaire owners. Why isn't this sort of thing viewed as white-collar crime? The intent is to pilfer the public's money. NFL owners are private-business people. If they want security beyond what is normally accorded by law enforcement, they could pay for it themselves. But the escorts aren't for security, they are to allow NFL owners to speed through traffic, run red lights and cut to the heads of lines."...

The NFL further demanded free presidential hotel suites -- and all revenue from game ticket sales. Minnesota officials refused to tell the Minneapolis Star Tribune what concessions the government-run host committee agreed to, citing -- get this -- "state data privacy laws." The stadium where the Super Bowl will be played is being built with almost $500 million in public money; saying its event contracts are cloaked by "data privacy" is obvious hooey. Months or years from now, some freedom of information filing will result in disclosure of exactly what giveaways Minnesota officials agreed to. By then, the handouts will be too late to change."...

..."Minnesota's reputation for clean government is being tarnished by the hanky-panky involved both in the building of the heavily subsidized new Vikings field and the crony-capitalism involved in acquisition of the 2018 Super Bowl. Check the host committee. Of the nine members, one is an NFL official, one an NBA official, four are Minneapolis development officials whose careers will be advanced by Super Bowl shoulder-rubbing, and three are corporate CEOs. There's no one representing the public interest. The result is a deal that's full of giveaways to the 1 percent -- taxpayers fund the venue, the NFL keeps all profit, while owners receive special treatment denied to taxpayers. Why do Minnesota voters tolerate this?"...

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/page/TMQWeekOne140909/nfl-borrows-prep-college-plays-tuesday-morning-quarterback

[SpikedLemonade]

According to TMQ, there are other problems...

"The NFL Has No Shame: As part of the Minnesota Super Bowl bid, the NFL demanded free police escorts for billionaire owners. Why isn't this sort of thing viewed as white-collar crime? The intent is to pilfer the public's money. NFL owners are private-business people. If they want security beyond what is normally accorded by law enforcement, they could pay for it themselves. But the escorts aren't for security, they are to allow NFL owners to speed through traffic, run red lights and cut to the heads of lines."...

The NFL further demanded free presidential hotel suites -- and all revenue from game ticket sales. Minnesota officials refused to tell the Minneapolis Star Tribune what concessions the government-run host committee agreed to, citing -- get this -- "state data privacy laws." The stadium where the Super Bowl will be played is being built with almost $500 million in public money; saying its event contracts are cloaked by "data privacy" is obvious hooey. Months or years from now, some freedom of information filing will result in disclosure of exactly what giveaways Minnesota officials agreed to. By then, the handouts will be too late to change."...

..."Minnesota's reputation for clean government is being tarnished by the hanky-panky involved both in the building of the heavily subsidized new Vikings field and the crony-capitalism involved in acquisition of the 2018 Super Bowl. Check the host committee. Of the nine members, one is an NFL official, one an NBA official, four are Minneapolis development officials whose careers will be advanced by Super Bowl shoulder-rubbing, and three are corporate CEOs. There's no one representing the public interest. The result is a deal that's full of giveaways to the 1 percent -- taxpayers fund the venue, the NFL keeps all profit, while owners receive special treatment denied to taxpayers. Why do Minnesota voters tolerate this?"...

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/page/TMQWeekOne140909/nfl-borrows-prep-college-plays-tuesday-morning-quarterback

There is a lesson here for the City of Buffalo and the building of a new stadium.

Those that believe Pegula is not going to want at least $500M of public money like the Vikings got are simply naive.

[stuckincincy]

There is a lesson here for the City of Buffalo and the building of a new stadium.

Those that believe Pegula is not going to want at least $500M of public money like the Vikings got are simply naive.

No need to recount at length what a bind Hamilton County, OH and its taxpayers are in thanks to selfish fans (and idiot non-fans) voting for the stadium. And the pinnacle of one-sided deals in favor of an owner, to boot. By OH law, counties (unlike cities) have to balance their budget, and so when the rosy, long-term sales tax projections designed to fund the bond service fell flat, the county tightened the belt, finally having to cut 2K jobs from an already lean operation, and services and maintenance fell. The same voters rejected subsequent bonds for a new jail, sorely needed.

Folks with, oh, 20, 30 or more arrests and convictions get picked up and released within a few hours. Violent crimes. But no room at the jail. Court appearance ticket issued - no shows.

Folks have to really, really think with their brain and not their groin when it comes to committing community funds to a palace for an owner.