HoosierCat Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0...1,2708780.storyhmmm...3:30 in the a.m...drive your $350k car into a post...vanish...mebbe had a few drinks, anyone think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0...1,2708780.storyhmmm...3:30 in the a.m...drive your $350k car into a post...vanish...mebbe had a few drinks, anyone think?This part from the article is important:The vehicle had not been reported stolen, Whittier said.Has not been reported stolen YET! A few more hours, and that may change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Briggs is at practice but everyone is declining comment as to whether he was the driver...http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/865452.php?co...ontentId=846218...oh and apparently it was a special edition Lamborghini worth approximately $600k...ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalling Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Nothing bizarre here, just more of the same. Drunk NFL player cracks up sports car in the middle of the night. In fear of how Goodell will deal with his drunk and disorderly behavior (see: Thurman, Odell and Henry, Chris) in a free agent year, he abandons car and has a friend pick him up.Today, every reporter in Chicago is looking for 1) a bartender at the club he left at 2:45, or 2) the video from the tollbooth he drive through showing he's at the wheel.From what Chicago sports talk said this morning, he should thank God he's alive after what he did to the car.He also better pray the media (and then Goodell) can't place him behind the wheel of that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 If that was a Bengals' players' car, how huge would the outcry be today?Bears have had damn near as many legal run-ins, but their organization gets a pass. Hypocrites is as hypocrites do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 If that was a Bengals' players' car, how huge would the outcry be today?Bears have had damn near as many legal run-ins, but their organization gets a pass. Hypocrites is as hypocrites do.I can only think of Tank Johnson, which has been covered quite a bit. Additionally, they've not yet proven that he was driving the thing, nor what the hell happened. So let's hold off on the accusations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Additionally, they've not yet proven that he was driving the thing, nor what the hell happened.Local reports say there are three clues found at the site:-- a pack of "doctored cigarettes."-- a torn piece of a Bengals jersey with the letters "Ode" on it.-- vomit on the passenger side door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Accusations?You think the media would restrain itself were that a Bengals car in that situation? Seriously?And, prior to Tank, there two more gun issues with them last year in August as I recall (different players). There's been other stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The PatternMaster Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 If anything Briggs should be pissed, he just wrecked a 600k lamb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalling Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 If that was a Bengals' players' car, how huge would the outcry be today?Bears have had damn near as many legal run-ins, but their organization gets a pass. Hypocrites is as hypocrites do.Oh trust me, nobody in Chicago has heard about or cares about Michael Vick today (lucky dogs). The only story in Chicago today is their moron, Briggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Yeah, that's gotta hurt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenyon1977 Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I've said it before and I'll say it again.Why teh hell is any millionare driving himself?????I now offer my serves to any NFL player to be their personal driver. You want to be out until you close down the bar? No Prob, by me a Coke and I'll wait in the car. Need someone to drive you and the 3 hookers somewhere and not say anything, no prob. Just cover what I usually make at my regualr job and hire me full time.MORONS.Any player that wrecks a car after it's dark is a MORON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Accusations?You think the media would restrain itself were that a Bengals car in that situation? Seriously?And, prior to Tank, there two more gun issues with them last year in August as I recall (different players). There's been other stuff too.So what's your conspiracy theory here, that the national media just hates poor little Cincinnati? If the players brought extra attention to themselves, it's their doing. Did the Bears manage to get 10 players arrested in a year? I don't know, but I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 November '05, brawl at shooting range leads to FBI investigation:http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9047048Tank Johnson one man army thingNow this. My God, a team out of control. We all live in fear. There's been other stuff too, that's just the highlights.My point stands, yes, the media is hypocritical. Hell, even the stats they shout about the Bengals' arrests are not true as to timeframe or numbers. The MNF crew just f**ked it up again tonite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Per the MNF update mid-first-quarter Briggs was driving and has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident......gee, wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Per the MNF update mid-first-quarter Briggs was driving and has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident......gee, wonder why? Nah, it was just, like, for him a wrecked Lambo isn't worth it, so why bother with it? It's like when you're 17 and your car drops its transmission on the road and you just walk off. On a relative basis, it's about the same, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Per the MNF update mid-first-quarter Briggs was driving and has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident......gee, wonder why? Nah, it was just, like, for him a wrecked Lambo isn't worth it, so why bother with it? It's like when you're 17 and your car drops its transmission on the road and you just walk off. On a relative basis, it's about the same, right?I dunno, a $600k Lambo here, a $600k Lambo there, pretty soon you're talking about real cars, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I dunno, a $600k Lambo here, a $600k Lambo there, pretty soon you're talking about real cars, right? Only enough to fill your average parking garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Today, every reporter in Chicago is looking for 1) a bartender at the club he left at 2:45,They found 'em...http://www.nbc5.com/news/13980915/detail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Today, every reporter in Chicago is looking for 1) a bartender at the club he left at 2:45,They found 'em...http://www.nbc5.com/news/13980915/detail.htmlI don't know what's worse. The bartender dropping a dime on him, or the fact the car was just 3 weeks old!Unlike "Under Cover Brother", Lance can't drive. Truth be told, in real life neither can Under Cover Brother! Now that brother REALLY knows how to go high dollar when he prangs a brand new super luxury sports car!........................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 My favorite part of the story? Immediately after the accident Briggs called the police and reported the car was stolen. He's since admitted that he called them back almost as quickly....ten to 30 minutes....and admitted that he was driving and had left the scene. No word yet about whether Briggs initially claimed the car had been stolen by a black man with a gun, but that's the punchline I'm hoping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsbengalsbucks Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 My favorite part of the story? Immediately after the accident Briggs called the police and reported the car was stolen. He's since admitted that he called them back almost as quickly....ten to 30 minutes....and admitted that he was driving and had left the scene. No word yet about whether Briggs initially claimed the car had been stolen by a black man with a gun, That looked alot like Cris Henry, but that's the punchline I'm hoping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I thought this was funny: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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