Hey Miami, You've Actually Won Something: Current AFC East Leader in Arrests
by Matt Birch on Sep 29, 2010 12:32 AM EDT
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PrintAmidst all of the Braylon Edwards' DUI talk, SI's Peter King did some digging in a piece he featured in his Monday Morning QB column. He found out something interesting, something I haven't seen Dolphins fans talking about. It's understandable, as they did lose Sunday night on their home field in front of a national audience (JUST SAYING..).
Back to the topic at hand: the media has had a field day with Edwards. Writers such as David Whitley, Gary Myers, and others have lambasted Rex Ryan, Woody Johnson, and Mike Tannenbaum for how they handled the situation.
However, were the Jets held to a higher standard than the rest of the AFC East? King points out something very interesting, citing that Jets actually have the least arrests in the division during the Rex Ryan era! Edwards was Gang Green's first player to be arrested, whereas Miami and Buffalo combined for 11! All of which, went undisciplined during the following week's game.
The number of arrests, per team, in the AFC East since January 2009, when Rex Ryan was named coach of the Jets:
Miami: 6.
Buffalo: 5.
New England: 1.
New York: 1.
More:
According to an arrest log kept by ProFootballTalk.com, there have been 22 players arrested for driving while impaired or DUI since Jan. 1, 2009. I went back and checked what happened to each player arrested, and not a single one who was a viable NFL player was kept out of his team's next game.
So there you have it, Miami actually beat us in something. Unfortunately, it's for the "lack of discipline" award.
To the David Whitleys of the world, why didn't you write a column slamming Miami and their 63 billion minority owners that didn't discipline their arrested players. That's six arrests, NONE of which resulted in any disciplinary action the following week.
Gotta love the writers that pick and choose who to attack due to personal bias.
When Chicken of the Sea's own RB Ronnie Brown and CB Will Allen were arrested on suspicion of DUI this past offseason, why were they not disciplined?
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Cmon Matt you should know better
Facts get in the way when people are writing slanted trashy stories.
"Sorry bro, he Jason Bourned me"- Drama
Journalism at its best
If only you guys got more recognition. This is a phenomenal post and this is what journalism is all about. The Jets get absolutely smashed by every single writer, reporter, analyst etc, and not one does their job. None of them researched that even the Pats had more arrests than us before the Edwards incident. Not to mention the Ronnie Brown arrest. Whitley looks even stupider today and should be issuing a formal apology to Woody Johnson and the entire Jets organization. Then, he should come out with a post bashing the 31 other teams that chose not to discipline their players.
Matt, I’m an aspiring journalist and I look up to you because of posts like this.
Where's Fr8?
I wanna hear what he has to say. lol
Easy now.
You make an interesting point about media bias, but it’s tough to relish this kind of stat. I think this article does more to show that players acting entitled and irresponsible is a serious problem in the NFL, one where there perhaps should be a little less tolerance.
Let’s not celebrate DUIs. That is a real, scary problem.
I can't believe ganggreennation actually lets an idiot like you post in the front page
All you do in all your posts is slam the Dolphins that’s all you do, the fact is braylon edwards is a criminal, Holmes is a criminal, Cromartie is a criminal, comparing how many players go to jail is stupid.
your right...
…cromartie is a criminal. maybe you should get your facts straight.
People don't play sports because its fun. Ask any athlete, most of them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life with out it. Its part of them, the love/hate relationship. its what they live for. They live for the practices, parties, cheers, long bus rides, invitationals, countless pairs of different types of shoes, water, Gatorade, & coaches you hate but appreciate. They live for the way it feels when they beat the other team, and knowing those two extra sprints they rowed in practice were worth it. They live for the way they become a family with their team, they live for the countless songs they sing in their head while training all those hours. They live for the competition, they live for the friends, the practices, the memories, the pain, its who they are. It's who we are.
Williams never attacked a girl, and sold drugs, he just smoked weed nothing wrong with that
by Dolphins21MZ on Sep 29, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Just the Facts
Let’s talk facts and see who has the moral high ground. In the last 10 years the Dolphins have had 25 players arrested, the Jets 8. Of the Dolphin’s arrests, 6 were for battery on women, two of whom were pregnant. The Jets had ZERO battery charges on women. Miami also had 2 cases of battery on police officers and you guessed it, the Jets had none. At least the stinky fish fans can say they are not as bad as the Bengals.
by USA on Oct 1, 2010 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions
he was charged with misdemeanor assault when he attacked someone
by Dolphins21MZ on Sep 29, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Andthose charges were dropped because there was no basis for them.
For how many games did the Phins suspend that guy who threw his pregnant girlfriend down a flight of steps?
He got injured before they could suspend him look at the list i wrote below. plus it was alleged.
do you know what alleged means?
by Dolphins21MZ on Sep 29, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh and Matt Birch
Joey porter – He wasn’t a member of the dolphins anymore, he was a cardinal
Tony Mcdaniel – He’s suspended for 1 game
Eric green – he never played a down for the Dolphins, was released after the incident.
Merling – Out for the season, so how can he be suspended.
Will Allen – Will never play a down for the Dolphins again, so no point in suspending him, he’s out for the season.
Ronnie brown – Wasn’t over the legal limit, but was still arrested. After just drinking a little bit in his parents anniversary not a night club.
So, location of drinking matters more than drinking and driving itself.
I’ll make sure I pass that memo to all people who drink and rive.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
I think he mean drive typo police but here's the definition of "rive":
rive (rīv)
transitive verb rived, rived or riven riv′en, riving riv′·ing
1.to tear apart; rend
2.to split; cleave
3.to break or dismay (the heart, spirit, etc.)
Really?
Thats your counter point? Picking on the spelling in a sentence a five year old could understand. You would have done better for yourself by just keeping quiet after bm01bath made a very good point.
by colinyoung on Sep 29, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess that argument is pretty solid.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
also, I am so embarrassed by your team. Your minority owners are a joke and the halftime show was hilarious. I am embarrassed for you.
please what does that have to do with football
Their not even owners they just bought a small stake, lots of people do that, only reason they receive attention is because their famous, i could buy a small stake but never receive attention because am not famous.
by Dolphins21MZ on Sep 29, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
that's funny
I don’t remember Holmes and Cromartie getting criminal charges as members of the Jets.
Your just flailing wildly trying to keep your head above water at this point
Your not making a good argument at all. I would think a semi-intellegent person would see that at this point. Im gonna spot you half a brain and venture to guess that you already know your not making any sense and that your just trying to piss people off. Which makes prolonging any argument with you a giant waste of time. Go back to the fishtank Ace, Snowflakes missing again.
by colinyoung on Sep 29, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh you are PATHETIC!
Did you just post excuses for each and every Phins player that was arrested??!?
LOL
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What does Miami having Latin owners...
…have to do with anything? Not sure where that dig comes from.
it was more of a dig at their halftime show performance in last week’s game, which was corny at best.
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yea right
Nice man, what a game to attend
I feel bad for the Chicken of the Sea and their 138 Latin owners that we had to show them what the business was and steal the division lead from them….
really.
really
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by Matt Birch on Sep 26, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
This was your comment, and your QB is a Mexican so whats up with the racism? that’s like you saying we all showed those black owners or those white owners. I wasn’t offended cause am not latin am white but to say something like this is stupid.
by Dolphins21MZ on Sep 29, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you really dig up all of my comments to find that?
Get a life. Let me give you a simple tip, also:
If you don’t like the people here at GGN, THEN DON"T POST HERE!!!!
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It was in my recent activity because i responded to that comment
Get a life? your the racist hating one that also slams the dolphins in every post yet you tell me to get a life? The same thing happens in the phinsider if a member slams the jets there’s like 4-5 jets fans already commenting there but most of the time the person that makes a post like that is a guy that just joined not one of the main editors, also you post in the phinsider so why the hell are you telling me not to post here. You jets fans love talking about the Dolphins every day right?
by Dolphins21MZ on Sep 29, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s telling you to stop looking for trouble. He’s also telling you that if you don’t like this blog site, then stop bothering with coming by here. There are alot of great cases to be made between 2 rival teams. But, honestly your doing a horrible job making a case for yourself and your team. Just stop already. In all honesty, every post you answer with your whiney, petulant reactions, you cast an image of yourself as that of a little child. Take whatever self respect you have left and leave this site before you really make yourself look like an ass. BTW thanks for the entertainment lil fish. It’s been fun watching you make a fool of yourself.
by colinyoung on Sep 29, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Very well said.
BTW thanks for the entertainment lil fish. It’s been fun watching you make a fool of yourself.
THIS!
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The halftime show sucking had nothing to do with them being Latino – it just sucked in general. As a Jets fan, I think you should keep the race thing out of it – it’s not funny and it’s going to be construed as either racist or biased, even if you don’t think it is. I have no problem with getting into it with Dolphins fans, but make sure it is a legit argument. The Jets have plenty of Latino fans in the Metropolitan area, why risk offending them? Everyone should feel welcome on this site.
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