When the facts are on your side Womens Derek Carr Jersey , pound on the facts. When the law is on your side, pound on the law. When neither is on your side, pound on the table.Antonio Brown‘s legal team is pounding on the table.After nearly a week of silence from Brown’s side regarding bizarre circumstances that have kept him from practicing, someone (presumably, someone from his legal team) is talking a blue streak. An unnamed source has leaked an intriguing nugget regarding an argument made during Friday’s grievance hearing regarding Brown’s refusal to swap his outdated helmet for a new model.Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com reports that Brown’s case included a warning that “if [Brown] suffered a head injury in a helmet that he is compelled to wear, he would hold the league liable.”The source also provided this quote to Kaplan: “I think it’ll be interesting if the NFL forces Antonio to wear a different helmet. And he does play and he doesn’t retire as some people have reported he will do. And then he suffers a really severe injury. I’d hate to be the NFL. Because now you’ve forced him into wearing a different type of helmet. And I think at that point, though, the liability will be dramatic.”It won’t be. There will be no liability. The NFL and the NFL Players Association have worked closely together to devise safety rules aimed at approving certain helmets and disqualifying certain others. The entire goal is to ensure that players have the safest possible equipment while playing.Moreover, there can be no liability without compelling proof of causation. How would Brown show that an injury for which he attempts to hold the league liable wouldn’t have happened in his old helmet? Brown would be required, through his own testimony (which would be subject to rigorous cross examination) and the testimony of qualified experts, to show that the only reason the injury happened was because he was required to wear one of the helmets approved by the NFL and the NFLPA and was prevented from wearing his outdated helmet of choice.Also, Brown likely would have no ability to sue the NFL in court. Any relief against the league would be restricted to the procedures contained in the CBA. While he could sue the NFLPA for breach of its duty of fair representation, that’s a very high legal bar for any union member to clear.Ultimately, no one is forcing Brown to play football. If he wants to retire Womens Bo Jackson Jersey , he can retire. If he wants to play in the NFL, he has to use one of the approved helmets. If he wants to play football in his old helmet, he can go to the XFL.The bluster leaked by his legal team changes none of that. And it likely won’t do much, if anything, to win the day in the court of public opinion, because no one will be shedding tears for a guy who simply wants to keep having it his way, in any and all circumstances. Last week the Raiders faced the NFL’s leading rusher and this week they face the leagues third leading rusher in Marlon Mack.Mack has arguably the best offensive line in football blocking for him which will certainly be a major problem for the Raiders defense.The Colts will be without three key players on defense, Darius Leonard, Malik Hooker, and Tyquan Lewis were all ruled out.Wideout, TY Hilton is doubtful for the game.In two games versus the Colts during his career Derek Carr has had success throwing for 476 yards and six touchdowns with zero interceptions. Now let’s see what coaches from both teams are saying heading into their week four showdown.Head Coach Jon Gruden, on the challenge from Dalvin Cook to Marlon Mack.“It’s a challenge every week, I think the big thing with the Colts is, they’re built on this astroturf.They have speed at wide receiver.They have a spread offensive system that you have to account for.They can spread the field and you got to deal with every RPO known to man.They can also close the ranks with three tight ends.They have three tight ends that last year hurt us bad Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , and they can pound it down your throat.”Defensive Coordinator Paul Guenther, on the similarities between Minnesota and Indianapolis’s running attacks.“They have some similar concepts but really Minnesota is more of a zone scheme.These guys will use some zone, some gap runs, different things like that.But their line is very good, very effective.They have a lot of high draft picks up there.It’ll be a real challenge again this week for our run game.”Colts Head Coach Frank Reich, on facing this Raiders team as opposed to last years team.“Very talented team, physical.As far as defensively, obviously you got Burfict in the middle, a very physical, instinctive player who can run and hit.Just a team that can, last year it was a high-scoring game, it was all we could handle.We were in chase mode the whole game it felt like and expecting a good game on Sunday.”Colts Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus, on preparing for the Raiders having played them just a year ago.“You do your normal due diligence.You go back and look at what they did last year in several games.We might have six to eight games from last year and then the three games from this year and then our game will also be in there so you look at all those things because you are looking at everything from A to Z on that tape.”Follow @Egroat5