Vikings RB Adrian Peterson indicted for child abuse; deactivated for Pats game at Minnesota

ausbacker · Sep 12, 2014

BradyFTW! said:
http://www.vikings.com/team/depth-chart.html

Matt Asiata, apparently. When you're paying your RB1 as much as Peterson is making, you can't really spend on backups.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=68439&draftyear=2011&genpos=RB

Big, slow, 230 pound RB.

Jerick McKinnon could be something of a surprise. He's got the higher upside than Asiata.

BradyFTW! · Sep 12, 2014

ausbacker said:
Jerick McKinnon could be something of a surprise. He's got the higher upside than Asiata.

He aced the hell out of the combine, but by all accounts is still extremely raw.

SHOWTIME15 · Sep 12, 2014

Marinlik said:
If you need to hit your child to make him or her behave then you should not be a parent.

I'm not a parent, but 74% of the nation in a recent poll would disagree. It's not as cut and dry as you and Shmessy think.

Rob0729 · Sep 12, 2014

shmessy said:
When I was very little, I thought it would be hilarious to use a pretty bad curse word on my mom. My dad spanked me. That did zilch except create resentment that went away within hours. What stays with me right to this day, is the look on my mom's face when I dropped that bomb. Ive never forgotten it.

Physical force doesn't teach. A parent's love and example does.

The thing is, when I got the belt, it was the two hours of waiting for my father to come home for work to discipline me stayed with me more than the actual belt. I can still remember that, but I really don't remember the belt.

Fixit · Sep 12, 2014

Marinlik said:
If you need to hit your child to make him or her behave then you should not be a parent.

That's what it boils down to. If you think the best option is to hit your kid, you're either lazy, overmatched, or just enjoy inflicting pain on kids.

Fixit · Sep 12, 2014

TommyBrady12 said:
I'm not a parent, but 74% of the nation in a recent poll would disagree. It's not as cut and dry as you and Shmessy think.

It actually is that cut and dried. People rationalizing it away in a poll doesn't change it.

Froob · Sep 12, 2014

Well this kinda sucks, I was kinda excited to see AD play against us. What exactly is a "switch"? I'm trying to figure out what he did.

pazrul72 · Sep 12, 2014

Fixit said:
Resent it all you want. I'm sure you had no other option to discipline your 4-year-old, and that it hurt you more than it hurt him.

Please.

Never said it hurt me more then him. I am sure it stung that's the point. Sometimes there are not any effective enough other options. Glad you've been blessed with perfect little angels that never misbehave. Some of us have real kids that we want to grow up into respectful adults that understand there are consequences to rule breaking.

PATS16N0 · Sep 12, 2014

Froob said:
Well this kinda sucks, I was kinda excited to see AD play against us. What exactly is a "switch"? I'm trying to figure out what he did.

I think it's like a fern that you pulled all the leaves off as a kid before whipping your friends with it.

shmessy · Sep 12, 2014

TommyBrady12 said:
I'm not a parent, but 74% of the nation in a recent poll would disagree. It's not as cut and dry as you and Shmessy think.

Link?

SHOWTIME15 · Sep 12, 2014

shmessy said:
Link?

http://www.parenting.com/article/is-it-okay-to-spank

Christiancat · Sep 12, 2014

TommyBrady12 said:
I'm not a parent, but 74% of the nation in a recent poll would disagree. It's not as cut and dry as you and Shmessy think.

Statistically speaking polls are not always scientific. A good Poll will take a big sample size from all over the nation. Not just a small sample size from 4 states and claim it represents the entire nation. Not saying that the poll you are talking about does. I have to research whether the poll you are talking about fits the criteria for a good or bad poll. I just used the example I did to help distinguish a good poll from a bad one. In addition, the bigger the sample size in the study/poll the higher the likely hood that the poll represent most of the nation.

Froob · Sep 12, 2014

Spanking is one thing but hitting with a belt or tool of some kind...man I would never be able to do it.

Fixit · Sep 12, 2014

pazrul72 said:
Never said it hurt me more then him. I am sure it stung that's the point. Sometimes there are not any effective enough other options. Glad you've been blessed with perfect little angels that never misbehave. Some of us have real kids that we want to grow up into respectful adults that understand there are consequences to rule breaking.

I have two boys, 6 and 2. They're complete lunatics sometimes. They break stuff, they disobey, they drive me up a damn wall.

You know why I don't need to hit them to correct them?

BECAUSE I'M A ****ING ADULT.

I don't hit them. That's how a child reacts, because they haven't learned other ways to cope.

Just own what you are.

shmessy · Sep 12, 2014

Fixit said:
That's what it boils down to. If you think the best option is to hit your kid, you're either lazy, overmatched, or just enjoy inflicting pain on kids.

I wouldn't say "enjoy inflicting pain on kids". There are millions of parents who do it and hate doing it.

I would say it is a sign of lazy parenting. It's quick, easy and doesn't take much thought or planning.

Fixit · Sep 12, 2014

shmessy said:
I wouldn't say "enjoy inflicting pain on kids". There are millions of parents who do it and hate doing it.

I would say it is a sign of lazy parenting. It's quick, easy and doesn't take much thought or planning.

I did say " or."

condon84 · Sep 12, 2014

shmessy said:
Idiotic on multiple levels:

1) What does that teach the child? "Don't do something because I'm going to get hit". It should be about "Don't do something because it is WRONG".

2) You trust EVERY PARENT just because they are a parent? What if the parent is a complete psychopath? They have the right to hit their kid just because they procreated?

3) Ground the kid. Take away their electronics. How about TALK to the kid? (unless the parent is a complete imbecile and doesn't know how to mold their own child with his/her words or example).

Resorting to force against a small child is done because of the absence of a working brain.

In no way do I support lack of discipline. My kids get away with NOTHING. They know that if they step out of line they are going to lose something they want. If that doesn't do it, they know that dad is going to embarrass them by showing off my cool dance moves in front of their friends.

I never have to lay a hand on them.

TB12 did say within reason a parent should be able to spank their child.

Some kids need it to reinforce whatever discipline the parent is trying to teach the child.

While the punishments you used for your kids worked, those same punishments may not use on other kids because everybody is different.

I see kids now when I'm at Target or at the grocery store who are completely out of control. And parents trying to talk to them, reason with them, or threaten to take toys away or ground them and those kids still misbehave.

Rob0729 · Sep 12, 2014

TommyBrady12 said:
I'm not a parent, but 74% of the nation in a recent poll would disagree. It's not as cut and dry as you and Shmessy think.

I am guessing most of these people who took this poll were talking about a slight tap on the butt since they are saying it is for 1-3 year olds. More to scare the child than anything. I don't agree with doing that though.

Dutchmaster617 · Sep 12, 2014

Normally I would be happy he is out but I have two sons and it makes me sick, especially when I don't have the luxury he has as a young parent.

Plus even a bum can gash our horrible defense. We can easily lose by two scores again by a much better team.

shmessy · Sep 12, 2014

pazrul72 said:
Never said it hurt me more then him. I am sure it stung that's the point. Sometimes there are not any effective enough other options. Glad you've been blessed with perfect little angels that never misbehave. Some of us have real kids that we want to grow up into respectful adults that understand there are consequences to rule breaking.

Unless they live in Saudi Arabia or Iran, those consequences when they grow up will not involve corporal punishment. Sorry, but that is not teaching children about the "real world".

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