Hardy Inactive

[Wanderlai]

This is gonna really suck if Hardy is Innocent

I don't know what he did, but the court of political correctness has found him guilty.

[cbarrier90]

Once again, it concerns me as it did in the trial thread that most in here are completely absolving Greg Hardy of any blame here and putting all of it on Richardson.

 

The franchise tag was placed on Hardy BEFORE this happened, otherwise we wouldn't have had anything to do with him.

 

Media pressure or not, the guy still has a court issue that needs to be resolved and whether or not he is innocent he put HIMSELF in this situation and has been judged guilty in court and attempting to prove his innocence. Let him sit until his trial in November then bring him back if his appeal is successful. The only place the Panthers screwed up is not sitting him until the trial took place.

 

The last thing this team wants is Hardy's case hanging over their heads. They're better off grooming his replacement while letting the media storm die down. It's the right move. Doesn't look good considering the timing, but it's the right move.

[FootballMaestro]

Now they can write some stories about what a joke we are and how all it takes is some media articles to make us do the "right" thing.

Organization looks worse by doing what media got them to do.....IMO. Makes it look like they didn't believe what they have stated over and over and over

 

I repeat, I think the NFL HQ had as much to do with this as the media.

 

Remember, the Panthers had asked the NFL earlier how to handle the Hardy case, and they were told "let the legal system play itself through".

 

So now the NFL, does this to them? SMH

 

I know JR ultimately made the decision. But when you receive pressure from the NFL head office, you know it's more than just football involved, and protecting "The Shield" and the NFL's image becomes paramount.

 

Minnesota, didn't do the Panthers any favors as well with the AP incident.

 

[Marc Anthony]

How can he get an impartial jury now with all the media coverage and especially people knowing he has been punished by the team?

[Herbert The Love Bug]

#releasethekracken

[greghardy'sAK-47]

hope hardy got his money's worth that night.  might as well have done it now.  

[rmoneyg35]

This is BS. If he is going to be banned anyways will this count as a game? I doubt it so why do it?

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[NanuqoftheNorth]

I'm not so sure it was their initiative.

Glazer makes it sound like the League jumped in.

Given their image issues right now, that'd be no great shock.

This^^^

JR had already made his decision weeks ago to let the legal process run its course.

This is likely damage control on the part of the NFL.

Doubt JR had much of a choice.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

I was thinking the other day about how 90% of this forum hated Hardy prior to last season. I remember the thread of him with a tray of liquor shots on twitter; and the hatred and vile in it. Now the same people willing to overlook his violence towards a woman. It is ironic.

[Wanderlai]

#releasethekracken

Man that "release" part has really changed...smh

[Sapper]

I've (most of the time) stood up for JR. Know I think he's a complete geriatric wuss that deserves to be forced to retire.

[frash.exe]

K media, you got what you wanted. Now it's time to go move on to something else to outrage and misinform over until you get your way

[jhigh86]

BS feel for Greg btches be crazy.

[Donald LaFell]

All this really comes back to is Hardy and his behavior. If he's innocent now this whole situation is going to look really dumb.