Erin Henderson Comes Up With Really Good Idea, Will Likely Be Ignored
by Christopher Gates on Sep 3, 2010 3:56 PM CDT
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PrintLast night, in Minnesota's 31-24 pre-season win over the Denver Broncos, Vikings' linebacker Erin Henderson picked up a Tim Tebow fumble and ran 35 yards for a score. Now, as a defensive player and a guy that really doesn't play a whole heck of a lot, Henderson had never been in an NFL end zone. (Well, I'm sure that he has, just not with the ball in a live game situation or anything.) So, upon scoring this touchdown, Henderson the Younger took the ball and fired it into the stands at the Metrodome.
This is something that the NFL fines its players for, because it's obvious a bad, bad, awful, terrible thing.
Now, I'm not sure how much the fine for throwing a football in the stands is, though I think I heard Paul Allen say on the broadcast last night that it was about $500. I fully realize that NFL players, even the non-stars like Erin Henderson, make pretty sizable amounts of money, but still. . .$500 is $500. He didn't know it was an offense he could be fined for when he did it, and when he was told this, he came up with a pretty good idea, which he relayed to Chip Scoggins of the Star-Tribune through the magic of Twitter.
I'm not on Jared Allen's paycheck. I think they should start fining by salary.
I, personally, like this idea. A $10,000 fine for the Jared Allens of the world is basically nothing. A $10,000 fine for someone like Erin Henderson is pretty huge. Yes, I realize that all the money collected from fines goes to charity and stuff like that, but still. . .taking that big a chunk out of the salary of a player that makes less than average is probably not the best way to go about things. Heck, our tax percentage is figured every year based on how much we make. . .something like this probably should be, too.
What do you guys think? Do you like Erin Henderson's idea of fining players a percentage of their salary rather than a set amount for everybody, or do you like the NFL's fine system the way it is?
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I agree
Thats like 5 cents on my salary lol.
by SeanInEauClaireWi on Sep 3, 2010 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
same with traffic tickets
years ago I heard that Sweden or one of those Scandinavian countries actually based traffic fines on income. now that’s my idea of an intelligent society. To some millionaire bombing down the road in their Jaguar at 100+ a $1,000 ticket is nothing.
Even though I might be one of those people
For once I’d actually agree with this class warfare idea. Part of it comes from me never even having even a minor incident involving a police office.
Of course
The fines would still be the same for the high dollar players. For example, if the 500 dollar fine that Henderson got in the pre-season game was 2 percent of Ocho’s salary (i know its not) then Henderson ideally would only be paying 50 dollars.
I like this idea. its a no brainer. Luckily for Erin, he has a big brother that might help out =).
Skol
I don't think throwing a ball in the stands should result in a fine.
I mean, if they turn and chuck it at the head of someone sitting in the front row, sure. But if it’s tossed into the stands in a celebratory way, I think that’s kind of cool, myself.
BCB free since 8/24/10 and happier for it.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Sep 3, 2010 6:24 PM CDT reply actions
Salary calculation
How would you calculate it? Suppose a player has a low salary but a high roster bonus.
They should allow a little more celebrating . If they all stopped . It would take away from the game .
They shouldn’t allow $50,000 earrings that hold up practice .
If a new guy at your work was late too many times . Should he get more leway than you because he is new ?
The fines should reflect the bottom required pay scale . But then the Ironfist wouldn’t be able to bully . The higher fines get more publisity than the actual crime . Why do the networks show the violations over and over . They are placed as you walk into the H.O.F. . T.O. and his antics are one of the first photos you see going down the first Hall . Should they take photos of celebrations out of the Hall too ? It is a negative representation of what Goodell wants to see . The policing is out of control . Violations should have a criteria . Hurt fans . Disgrace a team or player . Hold up games . But the networks celebrate and make heroes of the violaters . Shouldn’t replays and commercials with violations be banned . Oops ! They are what sell tickets and increase air time . Yet the players pay heavily as the NFL makes money over and over with their slick money grabbing schemes .
No more Progressive money schemes, thanks anyway
I read about a guy in Sweden who got the world’s biggest traffic ticket; over $800,000 for driving way too fast (nearly 200mph regularly, took them a week to catch him). Over there, they base the fines on a progressive scale that slides to increase the fines on guys who have more money.
Flat out, I don’t think it’s fair. I don’t think anyone should be penalized for excellence and being a high achiever.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!
I agree.
A graduated scale like that simply seems to say that discrimination is okay so long as we sock it to someone richer than ourselves. Fines are to punish an action, so it seems that if the action two different players make is the same, then they should be charged the same fine.
The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary.
- Dave Kellett
You're not getting fined...
For excellence and being a high achiever. You get fined for being a douche or worse in the eyes of the Commish.
For what it’s worth, NFL fines are like the SEC fining Goldman Sachs. It’s not a fine; it’s a cost of doing business and hardly a deterrent. (In the case of GS a deterrent fine would be 10% of GS’s market capitalization.) Henderson’s suggestion ups the ante and is worth considering.
If you give a man a match he will be warm for a moment. Set him alight
and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
by Mr. Underfoot on Sep 4, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
The obvious problem with this...
Is something I call the NHL problem.
for a ball toss, that’s one thing. But when you start getting into offenses that are for illegal hits or potentially causing injury, you don’t want to create a situation where a D-Coordinator (Let’s say Williams, just for an example) sending some 2nd stringer in there to perform something heinous.. .
You risk suspension for the big names, but for the small guys, the fines being high is the only net negative effect for the team.
...Or rather
disincentive for a league minimum player to do something like that.
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