paulskinsfan
06-05-2006, 09:32 AM
That's simply not true. That is not what a no contest plea is.
I agree, though, if the NFL does decide to suspend him, it will be a decision motivated solely by image concerns.
A no contest plea means he is not going to contest the issue of his guilt, its one in the same as throwing up your hands and saying Im not sayin I did it, and I don't want to argue about the evidence.
paulskinsfan
06-05-2006, 09:35 AM
That's not what "no contest" is at all. To keep with a sports analogy, no contest is the same as a tie. Nobody won. The prosecution did not "prove" their case agaoinst Taylor, but he will not contest his sentence.
If the NFL fines Taylor under the good behavior rules, it will be because he was in an incident in the first place, regardless of the no contest plea. But, Sean still has to face the music for the spitting incident from the playoffs. There is a suspension coming for that, regardless of whatever comes from the Dade county case.
Wilsowilso, profootballtalk.com is a gossip site reporting all the "talk" going around about teams and players. They don't pretend to be giving facts.
If ya wanna split hairs then fine, but by pleading no contest he's not arguing about the evidence. A no contest plea operates the same as a guilty plea for purposes of judgment and punishment.
Schneed10
06-05-2006, 11:10 AM
If ya wanna split hairs then fine, but by pleading no contest he's not arguing about the evidence. A no contest plea operates the same as a guilty plea for purposes of judgment and punishment.
Agreed. A no contest plea is basically acquiescence of the validity of the charges.
JWsleep
06-05-2006, 12:41 PM
I agree with the previous post saying it's all about NFL image. Taylor has a bad rep in the league and in the sports world, so the league will suspend him to make some kind of point that "even if the courts aren't tough on him, we will be." That wouldn't surprise me a bit.
Whatever. 1 game is better 46 years! :)
ArtMonkDrillz
06-05-2006, 01:02 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2470257
I'd say he's the biggest bonehead in the league right now, but I'd like to see him spit on someone to really run away with the crown.
dmek25
06-05-2006, 01:53 PM
kind of like solidifying his stranglehold on bonehead of the entire league artmonkdrillz?
gibbsisgod
06-05-2006, 02:00 PM
i really liked henry coming out of college, but i am glad we didnt take him. he really has no sense.
ArtMonkDrillz
06-05-2006, 02:06 PM
kind of like solidifying his stranglehold on bonehead of the entire league artmonkdrillz?
exactly, although maybe shoving a ref to the ground would be even better than spitting.
gibbsisgod
06-05-2006, 02:10 PM
exactly, although maybe shoving a ref to the ground would be even better than spitting.or maybe he decks a ref after non-pi call
MonkFan4Life
06-05-2006, 03:52 PM
Do you guys think the NFL would suspend him for the spitting thing ? I can't remember if they made a decision on that already or not.