NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football

mlmpetert · 09-23-2011, 12:38 PM

In my opinion this is as tasteless and classless as it gets:

NFL using Jamaal Charles' injury to entice fantasy players | Plog

Thoughts?

MTK · 09-23-2011, 12:43 PM

I saw it and really didn't think twice about it honestly.

Anyone who has lost a guy to injury, especially a 1st round pick can certainly relate.

mlmpetert · 09-23-2011, 12:51 PM

Ive never played fantasy so maybe i just dont get it.

It just seems pretty crappy to me to use a football player's season ending and potentially career changing injury to promote your fantasy game. If I was a player and read “Injury Ruined Your Fantasy Season?” with Charles being carted off while in obvious pain on the NFL’s website Id be pissed. Maybe im just too PC….

Brikks · 09-23-2011, 12:53 PM

I used the my first round (3rd) pick on him while Peterson was still available...

GMScud · 09-23-2011, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

In my opinion this is as tasteless and classless as it gets:

NFL using Jamaal Charles' injury to entice fantasy players | Plog

Thoughts?

I agree with you. I had Charles on one of my teams, so it sucks that he went down. To show a guy on a cart in pain with a severe knee injury just to promote a product is pretty darn lousy IMO.

Chico23231 · 09-23-2011, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Ive never played fantasy so maybe i just dont get it.

It just seems pretty crappy to me to use a football player's season ending and potentially career changing injury to promote your fantasy game. If I was a player and read “Injury Ruined Your Fantasy Season?” with Charles being carted off while in obvious pain on the NFL’s website Id be pissed. Maybe im just too PC….

I dont think its classless promotion, but maybe a little bad taste in regards to the picture. Its a clever spin to use, but a lil thoughtless on the pic.

You never played fantasy football? WTF are you waiting for, its great

mlmpetert · 09-23-2011, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I dont think its classless promotion, but maybe a little bad taste in regards to the picture. Its a clever spin to use, but a lil thoughtless on the pic.

You never played fantasy football? WTF are you waiting for, its great

At first i just thought the name Fantasy Football just sounded "gay", not in a homosexual way but in the goofy/ironic/curious way, and was fun to poke fun at as a non-player.

I didnt know people actually play for money though until 2 years ago, and ill be the first to admit watching a game when there is money on the line is one of the most exciting ways to watch a game in my opinion.

So i can see how fantasy can be real exciting. But whats keeping me away from Fantasy at this point is that i see people spend so much time on it that it makes it unappealing to me. I just dont want to start something i know ill get consumed with.

Lotus · 09-23-2011, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

In my opinion this is as tasteless and classless as it gets:

NFL using Jamaal Charles' injury to entice fantasy players | Plog

Thoughts?

If you are Jamaal Charles, that is definitely classless.

That Guy · 09-23-2011, 04:21 PM

eh, no biggie.

Swarley · 09-23-2011, 06:20 PM

Initially, I thought it was classless, then I didn't care, now that I'm looking at it again it really is a bad idea. They could have done without the picture.

rbanerjee23 · 09-23-2011, 06:39 PM

I'm sure Jamaal Charles feels better knowing his injury is being used to promote fantasy football -- bad decision in retrospect

SmootSmack · 09-23-2011, 06:45 PM

Well they pulled the ad, so I guess ultimately someone decided it was in poor taste

SirClintonPortis · 09-23-2011, 06:55 PM

I really didn't have much of response to it. A slight feeling of sympathy for the dude.

hooskins · 09-24-2011, 01:12 PM

They didn't need to use the picture. They could have just shown a fantasy football roster row with Jamaal Charles showing he is injured.

Alvin Walton · 09-24-2011, 02:49 PM

Or the could have shown Joe T's bleeding femur.

09-23-2011, 12:38 PM	#1
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,261	NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football In my opinion this is as tasteless and classless as it gets: NFL using Jamaal Charles' injury to entice fantasy players \| Plog Thoughts? __________________ www.NRABannedGunsRaffle.org

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MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,408	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football I saw it and really didn't think twice about it honestly. Anyone who has lost a guy to injury, especially a 1st round pick can certainly relate. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

09-23-2011, 12:51 PM	#3
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,261	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football Ive never played fantasy so maybe i just dont get it. It just seems pretty crappy to me to use a football player's season ending and potentially career changing injury to promote your fantasy game. If I was a player and read “Injury Ruined Your Fantasy Season?” with Charles being carted off while in obvious pain on the NFL’s website Id be pissed. Maybe im just too PC…. __________________ www.NRABannedGunsRaffle.org

09-23-2011, 12:53 PM	#4
Brikks Camp Scrub Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 24	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football I used the my first round (3rd) pick on him while Peterson was still available...

09-23-2011, 04:21 PM	#9
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 41 Posts: 17,553	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football eh, no biggie.

09-23-2011, 06:20 PM	#10
Swarley The Starter Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 35 Posts: 1,092	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football Initially, I thought it was classless, then I didn't care, now that I'm looking at it again it really is a bad idea. They could have done without the picture. __________________ doing it all in the spirit of the salary cap!

09-23-2011, 06:39 PM	#11
rbanerjee23 The Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,440	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football I'm sure Jamaal Charles feels better knowing his injury is being used to promote fantasy football -- bad decision in retrospect __________________ "Tough times don't last but tough people do" -Mike Shanahan HTTR

09-23-2011, 06:45 PM	#12
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Well they pulled the ad, so I guess ultimately someone decided it was in poor taste __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

09-23-2011, 06:55 PM	#13
SirClintonPortis Pro Bowl Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,052	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football I really didn't have much of response to it. A slight feeling of sympathy for the dude. __________________ Analysis using datasets (aka stats) is an attempt at reverse-engineering a player's "goodness". Virtuosity remembered, douchebaggery forgotten. The ideal character profile shoved down modern Western men and women's throats is Don Juan.

09-24-2011, 01:12 PM	#14
hooskins Most Interesting Man in the World Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Age: 37 Posts: 8,606	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football They didn't need to use the picture. They could have just shown a fantasy football roster row with Jamaal Charles showing he is injured. __________________ Vacancy

09-24-2011, 02:49 PM	#15
Alvin Walton Pro Bowl Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 5,741	Re: NFL Uses Jamaal Charles Injury to Promote Fantasy Football Or the could have shown Joe T's bleeding femur. __________________ REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968