Football 2009!

[Grace]

Is this only for Pro Football - or will we also be allowed to discuss the college games?

[RICHARD]

Is this only for Pro Football - or will we also be allowed to discuss the college games?

Let's take a vote......

Yep!

It says FOOTBALL!



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There are 358 days until the World Cup, so I just may sneak some futbol in as a tease!


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OH OH OH,

What about the Donte Stallworth sentencing for the manslaughter case. Apparently he did a plea bargain/give the family some cash to get off with a lighter sentence...money talks.....you-know-what walks.

[Grace]

OH OH OH,

What about the Donte Stallworth sentencing for the manslaughter case. Apparently he did a plea bargain/give the family some cash to get off with a lighter sentence...money talks.....you-know-what walks.

You know, I'm not sure how I feel about this. He did call 911 when it happened; he did take responsibility for the accident; and he's not one of those jerks like Burress.

The settlement was agreed to by all parties. The family didn't want this to be dragged on.

Do I think he should have spent more time in jail - yes. But I'm not going to blow a gasket about it, as this is what the family wanted.

[RICHARD]

You know, I'm not sure how I feel about this. He did call 911 when it happened; he did take responsibility for the accident; and he's not one of those jerks like Burress.

The settlement was agreed to by all parties. The family didn't want this to be dragged on.

Do I think he should have spent more time in jail - yes. But I'm not going to blow a gasket about it, as this is what the family wanted.

Understood.

But what means does a working joe have to make a deal like that?

I just hate to see 'justice' perverted like that -all for the love of money.

[Grace]

Understood.

But what means does a working joe have to make a deal like that?

I just hate to see 'justice' perverted like that -all for the love of money.

A working joe would lose, big time - or have to sell his soul to the devil.

Another problem this decision will cause - now every stupid sports figure will want the same type of arrangement.

Burress' attorney has already begun -

Plaxico Burress should receive a lenient sentence based on what Donte Stallworth got.


Donte Stallworth got 30 days in jail for killing someone driving drunk, while Plaxico Burress is facing 3-1/2 to 15 years in prison for shooting himself in the leg.

And Burress' attorney, Benjamin Brafman, doesn't think that's fair.

In an interview Tuesday night on Sirius NFL Radio's Late Hits, Brafman made sure to point out the "real disparity" in those two cases involving NFL wide receivers - a disparity that's now part of his argument for leniency in Burress' victimless crime.

"Donte' Stallworth, who is I think a fundamentally decent man, took a plea in a DWI case in which someone was killed and the jail sentence there was 30 days," Brafman said. "There are other components to the sentence - there'll be probation and community service and house arrest - but they gave him 30 days and someone ended up dying.

"In our case there is no victim. So I think I have a powerful argument as to why there should be a lenient sentence here. I just haven't gotten the district attorney to agree with me yet."

Burress, 31, is charged with criminal possession of a loaded and unlicensed weapon in Manhattan - a crime which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 3-1/2 years.

[RICHARD]

A working joe would lose, big time - or have to sell his soul to the devil.

Another problem this decision will cause - now every stupid sports figure will want the same type of arrangement.

Burress' attorney has already begun -

"In our case there is no victim. So I think I have a powerful argument as to why there should be a lenient sentence here. I just haven't gotten the district attorney to agree with me yet."

Burress, 31, is charged with criminal possession of a loaded and unlicensed weapon in Manhattan - a crime which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 3-1/2 years.

Then, PB should make out a nice check to himself and everything will go away!

I love the law!

[RICHARD]

Los Estados Unidos just beat Espana 2-0 in the Confederation Cup (futbol).


We rock.