I think its fair to say that every big headline story in 2009 is coming to close all this week which leaves me wondering what SportsCenter is going to talk about now in the upcoming weeks. Plaxico AKA "Swiss Plax" Burress has taken a guilty plea heading to jail for two years. Now there has been much outrage on this because Plax got two years for shooting himself and Cleveland Browns Wide Receiver Donte Stallworth only got thirty days in prison for killing a man while driving drunk.
You can be mad if you want but here's the deal since the state of New York especially New York City had big problems with gang violence in the 1990s therefore they put in these tough gun laws. Burress should have known what the punishment was if he were caught with this gun in the club if it isnt registered in New York.
Say what you will but Burress deserves to be in jail for two years. Honestly, I truly thought that Stallworth deserved to be jailed for a long time but sometimes when people have a shit ton of money to afford top-class lawyers; it leads to them getting off with an easy pass if you will. In addition, he is on house arrest for the next two years so I doubt he will play in the NFL in the next couple of years.
Burress is a pretty young guy and I believe he will have a job when he comes out of jail. I think he doesnt deserve an extra suspension by Commissioner Roger Goodell because this is seriously just a mistake in judgement which was a big one costing him jail time.
-Charlie.
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Showing posts with label Plaxico Burress. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Swiss Plax Needs a Job
On Friday, the New York Giants decided to get rid of the cancer that was infecting them by releasing Plaxico Burress due to in large part of the gun charges Swiss Plax has.
I think it was the writing on the wall that Coach Tom Coughlin is not the type of the coach you want to be pissed off at you or the type of guy that will put up with off-field issues. Even though the Giants struggled without Burress last year, they can find a guy like Anquan Boldin, Braylon Edwards (rumored on the block), or get a guy like Hakeem Nicks from North Carolina, Darius Heywood-Bey from Maryland would be another great option.
As for Swiss Plax, just like Michael Vick he will find a job somewhere in the NFL to a team who believes they can hold Plax down and keep him under control. The hotspot for cancers has always been Dallas and Oakland although actually I could see both teams passing on Plaxico because I want to believe they are past that phase. How good would Seattle be if they add Plaxico? Granted with legal troubles, its a risky move but they make themselves contenders. Another scary option would be if the Bears decided to press their luck with Plax and if that happens I will probably hid under blankets for a couple of days.
-Charlie.
I think it was the writing on the wall that Coach Tom Coughlin is not the type of the coach you want to be pissed off at you or the type of guy that will put up with off-field issues. Even though the Giants struggled without Burress last year, they can find a guy like Anquan Boldin, Braylon Edwards (rumored on the block), or get a guy like Hakeem Nicks from North Carolina, Darius Heywood-Bey from Maryland would be another great option.
As for Swiss Plax, just like Michael Vick he will find a job somewhere in the NFL to a team who believes they can hold Plax down and keep him under control. The hotspot for cancers has always been Dallas and Oakland although actually I could see both teams passing on Plaxico because I want to believe they are past that phase. How good would Seattle be if they add Plaxico? Granted with legal troubles, its a risky move but they make themselves contenders. Another scary option would be if the Bears decided to press their luck with Plax and if that happens I will probably hid under blankets for a couple of days.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Burress Saga Continues
Well we might have a reason for why Plaxico Burress had a gun on him.
Steve Smith of the New York Giants revealed that he was robbed at gun-point in the early morning as his driver brought him home from the club. Burress said that he felt threaten going to the club with what happened with Smith.
If that was the case why dont you stay the hell at home?!
Now Burress has been suspended for four games which is the right thing to do by the New York Giants because the distraction of Burress is taken away which is a good thing. Not only that but they put him on the non-football injury list which denies Burress any chance to play in the playoffs. Granted the gunshot wound would have put him out for four to six weeks.
I think the Giants should just release him because of the continuous antics that they have to put up with. I think that Burress would probably find work somewhere maybe in Oakland or Dallas no matter what the case will be because they love bringing in the thugs around the NFL.
We shall see if the NFL will lay down any punishment because this is from the Giants.
-Charlie.
Steve Smith of the New York Giants revealed that he was robbed at gun-point in the early morning as his driver brought him home from the club. Burress said that he felt threaten going to the club with what happened with Smith.
If that was the case why dont you stay the hell at home?!
Now Burress has been suspended for four games which is the right thing to do by the New York Giants because the distraction of Burress is taken away which is a good thing. Not only that but they put him on the non-football injury list which denies Burress any chance to play in the playoffs. Granted the gunshot wound would have put him out for four to six weeks.
I think the Giants should just release him because of the continuous antics that they have to put up with. I think that Burress would probably find work somewhere maybe in Oakland or Dallas no matter what the case will be because they love bringing in the thugs around the NFL.
We shall see if the NFL will lay down any punishment because this is from the Giants.
-Charlie.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Hey Coach, Its Plax... I Might Be Goin' to Jail
Well this story has gained more strength than more people doing steriods. If you didnt want ESPN or look anywhere online today, Plaxico Burress turned himself in a New York City Police Department today.
It appears that he illegially had a firearm who would of guessed it, I thought he registered that one. Oh yeah, would you look at that, it would result in two felony counts in the great state of New York. Also NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg said that Plaxico Burress should do the usual 3 years and 15 days that most do for the crimes Burress has committed. Rut roh. I guess the positive is that he has the same lawyer P. Diddy and most mobsters use. In Diddy's case, he got acquitted of all charges.
I know that NFL player needs to protect himself these days with the death of Sean Taylor and everything but why on earth, do you carry a bunch of cash and wear expensive jewelry into a club. Yeah, yeah you gotta look good, gotta make it rain but it could buy the same amount of drinks with your Platinum card, probably still look like the shit with one gold chain. Burress didnt need to go the "Pacman Route", he is such a better player with real talent and now he is completely grouped with the Moss, Owens, Ocho Cincos of the world. Also why were you fumbling with a loaded gun? I would like to think the worst in this situation, that someone was coming at Burress so he got to his loaded gun to defend himself. Its the only logical reason for why he was messing with his gun.
But in the modern day society, haven't NFL players become more human with guys like Michael Vick in prison and PacMan Jones getting suspended for various things. Doesnt it seem like people dont give a shit that they played for an NFL team? Lets go back to PacMan too, he used a firearm illegally as well and he got suspended for a whole year for it. It would be only right that Burress would face the same consequences that Jones did.
I am sure this isnt the last article about this.
-Charlie.
It appears that he illegially had a firearm who would of guessed it, I thought he registered that one. Oh yeah, would you look at that, it would result in two felony counts in the great state of New York. Also NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg said that Plaxico Burress should do the usual 3 years and 15 days that most do for the crimes Burress has committed. Rut roh. I guess the positive is that he has the same lawyer P. Diddy and most mobsters use. In Diddy's case, he got acquitted of all charges.
I know that NFL player needs to protect himself these days with the death of Sean Taylor and everything but why on earth, do you carry a bunch of cash and wear expensive jewelry into a club. Yeah, yeah you gotta look good, gotta make it rain but it could buy the same amount of drinks with your Platinum card, probably still look like the shit with one gold chain. Burress didnt need to go the "Pacman Route", he is such a better player with real talent and now he is completely grouped with the Moss, Owens, Ocho Cincos of the world. Also why were you fumbling with a loaded gun? I would like to think the worst in this situation, that someone was coming at Burress so he got to his loaded gun to defend himself. Its the only logical reason for why he was messing with his gun.
But in the modern day society, haven't NFL players become more human with guys like Michael Vick in prison and PacMan Jones getting suspended for various things. Doesnt it seem like people dont give a shit that they played for an NFL team? Lets go back to PacMan too, he used a firearm illegally as well and he got suspended for a whole year for it. It would be only right that Burress would face the same consequences that Jones did.
I am sure this isnt the last article about this.
-Charlie.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
"Hey Coach, It's Plax... Yeah, I Shot Myself."
Plaxico Burress was already out this week against the Redskins because he was nursing a hamstring injury but now he has more to worry about as he shot himself in the leg?!
I mean I understand there are accident with guns but you would think that most people would know if the gun was loaded plus how to hold a gun. The good news is it isnt life threatening as it went through the muscle not hitting any arteries or bones. Once again, Burress continues to create distractions which is something that has been a theme this year. I wonder if the Giants get a good trade offer for Burress, they would consider doing it. I think Burress is an absolute threat as a player but isnt a guy I would want to have in my locker room.
I am disappointed in Burress though as Thursday was the one year death anniversary of Sean Taylor. To lose another superstar like Burress would be detrimental especially if it was on complete accident. Now ESPN has written articles on how players are protecting themselves more so these days after Taylor's death. That's something I can understand but if they have guns, they better make sure they know how to use them.
I hope Plax recovers quickly.
-Charlie.
I mean I understand there are accident with guns but you would think that most people would know if the gun was loaded plus how to hold a gun. The good news is it isnt life threatening as it went through the muscle not hitting any arteries or bones. Once again, Burress continues to create distractions which is something that has been a theme this year. I wonder if the Giants get a good trade offer for Burress, they would consider doing it. I think Burress is an absolute threat as a player but isnt a guy I would want to have in my locker room.
I am disappointed in Burress though as Thursday was the one year death anniversary of Sean Taylor. To lose another superstar like Burress would be detrimental especially if it was on complete accident. Now ESPN has written articles on how players are protecting themselves more so these days after Taylor's death. That's something I can understand but if they have guns, they better make sure they know how to use them.
I hope Plax recovers quickly.
-Charlie.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Teams Taking Suspensions into their Own Hands
This in regard to the NFL and how some teams like the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, and the Kansas City Chiefs are not waiting for commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend some of their top players for conduct detrimental to the team. I dont know in any of the three cases, you could say that Goodell would of suspended them but I applaud them these coaches for doing it.
First off the Giants suspended Plaxico Burress earlier on in the year which included two weeks completely away from the team because according to the Giants, Burress has missed over 60-70 meetings during his time as a Giant. Burress is a classic professional athlete who has all the talent in the world but could give two shits about anyone else but himself. I love his athleticism and the way he plays on Sunday although I do not think I would like to be his teammate. He is a step below of some of the other NFL distractions.
The Chiefs were the next team to do something when Larry Johnson was bitching about not being a competitive team and there were reports coming out that he had slapped a women in the face. So that has led Herm Edwards to inactivate him for the last two weeks which is the right thing to do and finally it seems like LJ has turned the corner. He had a press conference today basically apologizing for the things he did in the past and hopes to turn it around in the next couple weeks. Too bad for the Chiefs, Tony Gonzalez cannot have that same attitude.
The Browns announced this week that they were going to suspend Kellen Winslow aka The Soldier after he told the media that the Browns hid the Staft Infection he had and that other Browns players have it worse than him. In true Winslow fashion, he is appealing the suspension but he has no reason to, the Browns asked him to keep it to himself and he had to run his mouth to media to look like a victim.
The team that is starting to look real bad is the Dallas Cowboys and no I am not talking about the way they play haha. They refused to suspend Pacman Jones when they were ask to and let the NFL take in their hands and they did just that, suspending him indefinitely. They should of just suspended him for four weeks and Goodell might have lighten up then again its Pacman Jones we are talking about.
As the season progresses we shall see if this is a new trend for teams to do.
-Charlie.
First off the Giants suspended Plaxico Burress earlier on in the year which included two weeks completely away from the team because according to the Giants, Burress has missed over 60-70 meetings during his time as a Giant. Burress is a classic professional athlete who has all the talent in the world but could give two shits about anyone else but himself. I love his athleticism and the way he plays on Sunday although I do not think I would like to be his teammate. He is a step below of some of the other NFL distractions.
The Chiefs were the next team to do something when Larry Johnson was bitching about not being a competitive team and there were reports coming out that he had slapped a women in the face. So that has led Herm Edwards to inactivate him for the last two weeks which is the right thing to do and finally it seems like LJ has turned the corner. He had a press conference today basically apologizing for the things he did in the past and hopes to turn it around in the next couple weeks. Too bad for the Chiefs, Tony Gonzalez cannot have that same attitude.
The Browns announced this week that they were going to suspend Kellen Winslow aka The Soldier after he told the media that the Browns hid the Staft Infection he had and that other Browns players have it worse than him. In true Winslow fashion, he is appealing the suspension but he has no reason to, the Browns asked him to keep it to himself and he had to run his mouth to media to look like a victim.
The team that is starting to look real bad is the Dallas Cowboys and no I am not talking about the way they play haha. They refused to suspend Pacman Jones when they were ask to and let the NFL take in their hands and they did just that, suspending him indefinitely. They should of just suspended him for four weeks and Goodell might have lighten up then again its Pacman Jones we are talking about.
As the season progresses we shall see if this is a new trend for teams to do.
-Charlie.
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