I dont think hes going to be that much. look at his stats hes no Julio. 14/15 maybe even a little less might be possible
No Calvin Ridley reunion this year
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ABFinsfan
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1) Yes it was wrong.
2) He should be punished.
3) Het actually bet $1,500.00
4) He bet on the Falcons to win in those bets.
Bottom line for me is, while it is against the rules to bet on games, I don't think the amount and the fact he bet on the Falcons to win, should have gotten a whole year's suspension. I think 10 games would have sufficed. Now if he bet on them to lose then yes a whole year. As stated earlier in this thread there have been players who have done way worst and gotten way less punishment.
2) He should be punished.
3) Het actually bet $1,500.00
4) He bet on the Falcons to win in those bets.
Bottom line for me is, while it is against the rules to bet on games, I don't think the amount and the fact he bet on the Falcons to win, should have gotten a whole year's suspension. I think 10 games would have sufficed. Now if he bet on them to lose then yes a whole year. As stated earlier in this thread there have been players who have done way worst and gotten way less punishment.
NYPhinzFan
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I work in the investment banking industry and if I make a trade for $10 and it's found my group has had any awareness of the deal it's immediate termination. Guess what I do? Don't break those rules. See how simple that is?
WCUPUNK
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Julio isn’t Julio anymore. At this point in their careers, Cooper is a much better WR than Julio is. Jones was great when he was younger but all his injuries have caught up with him and he is only a shell of the player he was at the height of his career.
As I stated earlier, for anywhere $15 million and under, Cooper would be a great addition to the Dolphins. Yet top tier free agents are always overpaid in free agency and that’s why I think Cooper will get more than $17 million a year from some other team.
Yeah I'm not trying to give Ridley a pass here. He's a grown man. He knew the rules. He broke them. He deserves to be punished. And I suspect the NFL is sending a message here, and making an example out of him, given how lucrative and popular legal sports betting has become. It's a revenue stream for them that will only continue to grow and they need to make it clear to players not to jeopardize that.
I just think the suspension seems overly harsh, particularly when compared to more lenient suspensions handed down for far more serious offenses. In addition, I saw a statement where Goodell was talking about how this impacts the integrity of the game. I know what he's saying, and agree to a point, but I don't think that really has anything to do with what's happened here. It's just lip service.
Ridley betting $1500 on his team in games he's not playing while on a leave of absence doesn't impact the integrity of the game one iota. As a die hard fan who hasn't missed a Fins game in 15 years, and someone who bets on NFL games every week during the season, you wanna know what does actually make me question the integrity of the game? Piss poor officiating where games are decided on phantom PI flags late in the 4th, or even worse, taunting penalties where refs hip check players.
And yet when it comes to that stuff, Goodell and the NFL don't say jack, and they back their boys in stripes to the hilt. Meanwhile, a guy like Ridley places a couple inconsequential bets (seemingly while in the throes of a mental health crisis) and suddenly Goodell and the NFL talk a real big game about protecting the integrity of the sport. It's hypocritical horsesh*t.
I said No To Calvin when the question was asked previously, and I'll say it again…no thank you.
I understand where you are coming from. Yet as someone who never bets on sports or bets on anything but the stock market, I liked it better when there wasn’t legal betting on sports.
I realize that there has always been illegal sports betting but making it legal has only made it easier for millions more to lose their hard earned money.
I realize that the officials could be better but as a fan of the NFL since the 1950’s, I have always realized that human error is part of the game as it is in every sport. Personally I would like them to do away with the challenges to calls on the field because all it does most of the time is make the game longer.
I also believe they should do away with replays during the game. If you want to watch a replay, record the game and you can go back and watch it as much as you want to. As far as bad calls by the officials are concerned. They tend to even out over the course of a season for and against teams. So I just don’t get that upset with the referees.
Since you admit you bet on games, which is certainly your right. You view Ridley betting on games differently than I do. I just see it as him breaking a rule and the NFL taking action. If that prevents other players from betting on league games and risking losing their paycheck for the minimum of one year, I have no problem with that penalty.
As I stated earlier, players who are convicted of domestic violence, violent acts outside the game or sexual assault of any kind should be banned from playing in the league forever.
His career just crashed into a f***** mountain.
He's ****ed
When it comes to acquiring wide receivers there's always a risk.
You've gotta know when to hold em.
Know when to fold em.
Know when to walk away and,
Know when to run
You've gotta know when to hold em.
Know when to fold em.
Know when to walk away and,
Know when to run
loool im not advocating for Julio, Im saying Cooper has not been as good as people think he has. People are impressed by his name and a couple splash plays but his numbers have been mediocre. I think Cooper will be around 14 million
So he bets on his team to lose then helps them to lose?. Yep we need guys like that in Miami
Fvck some of the betters, just not all of them! LOL
I'll take Cooper and his couple of splash plays, as we have had none last season.