Quote:They would damage their career and legacy by failing to follow direction.

 

If Caldwell and Polian had said, "no, that's wrong, we're not going to do that." then not only would they have been fired, they (and Polian's offspring) wouldn't be working anywhere in the NFL right now.

 

That you really think the NFL is some honorable organization whose members never do anything wrong is what I find disturbing.

 

Conspiracies are exposed and covered up and glossed over on a regular basis. Remember the NE filming scandal? That didn't come from within, that only made any headlines because the guy actually kept the tape. Same with the Saints bounty scandal, the NFL glosses over stuff as quickly as possible, but it's really a pretty dirty group.

 

Damage their career by refusing to lose games on purpose?   Do you really think the Colts' owner could call another owner and tell him that he had told Polian and Caldwell to lose on purpose, but they had refused, so don't hire them because "they don't follow direction"?

 

You're getting farther and farther out on a limb here.  This is getting more and more ridiculous. 

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