Should suspended NFL players be eligible for IR status? - DOES NOT PASS (No!)

[Burt the Butcher]

Pretty self explanatory. Should we allow players who have been suspended by either the NFL or their respective team, be allowed to be placed on one of the Frenzy teams IR slots? Yes or No

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

shucks... voted wrong. Meant to put "NO."
Can I change my vote?

[Burt the Butcher]

It's been done before...I just do not know how to..Patrick?

[Liquid Swords]

Numbers updated, but if you click on them it still shows Opihi in the Yes column (can't change that)

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

Not worried about public opinion of me. It's the vote that counts! lol

[zdravko27]

I don't really care too much about this one (anymore), but I do think it runs contrary to the spirit of the rules to not allow suspended players on IR.

Think about it. We let into IR any barely dinged up player, whose coach decides to list him as questionable for whatever reason. How can we NOT allow on IR a player who is truly Out and for multiple weeks?

The one caveat I would make is that a suspended player on IR has to be reactivated in the first week he is eligible to play. This way the IR cannot be used as stash for a player who was once suspended.

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

I'd be up for MANDATING a suspended player to go back onto the active roster once he's cleared.

I guess the reason I voted against it is that a suspension is because of a player's STUPIDITY. Character. Integrity. Common Sense. That should count for something. Injuries are a whole different matter.

[Burt the Butcher]

Jim you must think I live to argue with you ;-), but I am going to again anyways...

I see your point - some players you can expect this to happen (Plax, VJax, Holmes), but some players not so much (Big Ben). Injuries can also be caused by players stupidity (Winslow riding motorcycles, Smoltz ironing a shirt he was wearing at the time)

When a player is suspended in the NFL, is his slot used up, or does the team get to replace it with another active player?

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

I know it's not personal, Burt... so I don't mind your "arguing."
For the most part, it's a lack of common sense that gets people suspended... including Big Ben this year, even though he wasn't officially charged.
Anyway... just my opinion. But this isn't one of my "fall on the sword" battles.

Originally Posted by Burt the Butcher

Jim you must think I live to argue with you ;-), but I am going to again anyways...

I see your point - some players you can expect this to happen (Plax, VJax, Holmes), but some players not so much (Big Ben). Injuries can also be caused by players stupidity (Winslow riding motorcycles, Smoltz ironing a shirt he was wearing at the time)

When a player is suspended in the NFL, is his slot used up, or does the team get to replace it with another active player?

[Burt the Butcher]

Right..my point was, if I have Big Ben, I am the one getting penalized for his unexpected stupidity. It really puts as much a cramp on your roster as an injured player does...but it looks like I am in minority, so as it is not that common an issue, I will give up the argument..I gave it my best ;-)

[Burt the Butcher]

Just need Matt, Rich Lok and Jake to vote on this one to make it final....

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

This item does not pass. Currently the voting is 6 against, 3 in favor. Even if the final three voted in favor, it would still be 6-6. Not enough to pass.