like Mark I defended his choice of punishment, as I was raised that way and have swatted my kids asses when they they crossed lines. It's not a first response type of thing, but it can be effective without mentally traumatizing the kid for life.
However AD went to far and I don't think anybody can argue to the contrary. Raising a welt isn't a huge issue, welts aren't a sign of a major tissue trama, but doing it with enough force or repetition to draw blood is another matter imo.
My opinion is AD is an entitled simpleton, he has been groomed and paraded like a show pony by his handlers his entire playing career and when he slips the halter we get things like modern day slavery, courting jerry jones, and his recent comments, as well as the notion that its up to him to repopulate the US.
As far as his HOF status, imo if they keep other players out of first ballot status for petty shit, then AD doesn't deserve it due to his actions and antics that caused embarrassment to the team and the league. He will get in, but I'm not sure when. The HOF voters are a goofy bunch
