Burfict suspended 3 games

[Be Weary of Query]

 

[DanBengalfan]

hooray for the former sex offender growing up and being a man.

 

[dare2be]

 

[cincygrad]

Again, the idea that he kneed him a shoulder that he inetentionally hurt is very far-fetched. How can the guy plan to get a sack, plan to land him on his shoulder and plan to (in one motion) get a knee on that shoulder. He's not a magician.... Or an acrobat. He made a good tackle and he rushed to get up because Ben dropped the ball (after being down) and Burfict probably thought it was a fumble.

 

[CrashDavisSports]

A classy comment by you.

After the hit Shazier gave Bernard and got away with it, I am not mad at the penalty by Burfict. I am just mad that Brown's head didn't come off.

 

[dare2be]

He made a good tackle and he rushed to get up because Ben dropped the ball (after being down)

Ball was not dropped. Ball was stripped from Ben's hands after he was down. The "knee to Ben's shoulder" was just the action of Burfict attempting to get up after taking the ball. Even if the knee contact was intentional, it's much more likely that the shoulder injury occurred from hitting the ground from the legal tackle than any contact from his knee.

 

[cincygrad]

Ball was not dropped. Ball was stripped from Ben's hands after he was down. The "knee to Ben's shoulder" was just the action of Burfict attempting to get up after taking the ball. Even if the knee contact was intentional, it's much more likely that the shoulder injury occurred from hitting the ground from the legal tackle than any contact from his knee.

Agreed..... The only way someone could intentionally hurt someone Ben's size would be to go after his knee or go after his head. He's a big dude and he had to be wrestled to the ground. That's a lot of force landing on that shoulder.

 

[dare2be]

Agreed..... The only way someone could intentionally hurt someone Ben's size would be to go after his knee or go after his head. He's a big dude and he had to be wrestled to the ground. That's a lot of force landing on that shoulder.

Yep. Ben's size plus Burfict's weight/force of impact = ouch.

 

[NorthCoastSteelersFan]

I hope he starts taking out knees next year, against the steelers that is.

A classy comment by you.

Apparently, Mrs C is blissfully unaware that defensive players aren't the only ones who can inflict injuries.

If Mr. Brown doesn't have the class or integrity to cut Burfict, and the Steelers face him again next season, he might want to talk to Lloyd's of London about insuring his own knees and/or neck.

 

[cincygrad]

Apparently, Mrs C is blissfully unaware that defensive players aren't the only ones who can inflict injuries.

If Mr. Brown doesn't have the class or integrity to cut Burfict, and the Steelers face him again next season, he might want to talk to Lloyd's of London about insuring his own knees and/or neck.

Meh.... I'm sure he'll be targeted by half the league. Probably won't stop him. Truth be told, James Harrison once threatened to start aiming for the knees because the head shot gets you a foul.

I see the Broncos are already starting to talk shit about stuff that happened last time you guys played. Here we go again.

 

[futballiscool]

4 games for more likely than not knowing about deflating footballs..... and you think 3 games is excessive? This isn't his first go around. I think 3 is appropriate but he will appeal and probably get 1

Brady got 4 games for the coverup and for lying to the commissioner. Had he admitted to the deflating the football he probably gets a fine and a warning

He's lucky he wasn't suspended for a season.

Based on what precedent? Odell Beckham got a single game for spearing someone with the crown of his helmet outside of the context of the play. Burfict's play wasn't nearly as bad but I know he has a rapsheet so a 1 game suspension was fine. The play in of itself only warranted a 15 yd flag if it was a player without his history

 

[bphillips4gg]

Meh.... I'm sure he'll be targeted by half the league. Probably won't stop him. Truth be told, James Harrison once threatened to start aiming for the knees because the head shot gets you a foul.

I see the Broncos are already starting to talk shit about stuff that happened last time you guys played. Here we go again.

It must be a Pittsburgh thing. Pirates, Steelers...they're NEVER in the wrong. It's always the other guys that start shit, they're just getting even. It's merely a coincidence that every other team in their respective leagues decide to plunk a guy or talk smack at midfield before the game.

Oh, and celebrating a legal tackle on a big 3rd down stop that, unfortunately (and unbeknownst at the time to the player who made the tackle), knocks out your star running back is sooooooo much worse that threatening to shoot an opposing player if you ever see him "in the streets", openly celebrating, with multiple teammates, the fact that you may have just paralyzed a young man that has NEVER shown you even a hint of disrespect.

Ya. You stay on your high horse, Pittsburgh. Everyone is out to start shit with you, we all know you're the epitome of "class". Fucking scumbags.

 

[Rex Racer]

Apparently, Mrs C is blissfully unaware that defensive players aren't the only ones who can inflict injuries.

If Mr. Brown doesn't have the class or integrity to cut Burfict, and the Steelers face him again next season, he might want to talk to Lloyd's of London about insuring his own knees and/or neck.

Remind me of when the Steelers cut James Harrison or Joey Porter.

The Steelers run a low rent operation and their head coach is fucking bug eyed dewshbag.

 

[Gypsumstack]

See, it's Shazier's dancing that pisses me off the most. I can get past the hit. It should have been a penalty, but those hits happen and refs do miss things (even though they got multiple chances to look at the hit during the fumble replay). Shazier dancing and waving bye bye while Gio is still unconcious should be enough to get that son of a bitch suspended.

And no, that is not the same as Burfict celebrating after Bell got hurt. Firstly, Burfict was celebrating his tackle immediately after the play ended before he had a chance to see that Bell was hurt...not 3 minutes later when Bell was still on the ground in pain. Secondly, there was no reason for Burfict to know Bell had been hurt. The tackle was completely legal and wasn't really that hard of a hit. Bell just fell wrong. Bell's leg twisted under his self and the tackle had nothing to do with the injury.

Edit: And another thing, completely unrelated, but it's been bothering me. WTF happened to the 15 yard penalty for taking you helmet off on the field of play? I saw multiple players from both teams take there helmet off on the field all night Saturday, and not a single flag was thrown.

 

[redseat]

Brady got 4 games for the coverup and for lying to the commissioner. Had he admitted to the deflating the football he probably gets a fine and a warning



Based on what precedent? Odell Beckham got a single game for spearing someone with the crown of his helmet outside of the context of the play. Burfict's play wasn't nearly as bad but I know he has a rapsheet so a 1 game suspension was fine. The play in of itself only warranted a 15 yd flag if it was a player without his history

how so? Just because of the cell phone? But how is possibly knowing about the inflation/deflation of a football is worse than what Burfect did?

 

[cincygrad]

how so? Just because of the cell phone? But how is possibly knowing about the inflation/deflation of a football is worse than what Burfect did?

It has to do with public perceptions...... People freak out when they think someone is 'cheating' the game. The idea that the Patriots could have been getting an unfair advantage allows people to question the integrity of the game.

In the past, transgressions on the field were given less weight..... But I do think the NFL has a problem with player conduct on the field and it needs to be addressed. Burfict is probably the test-case.

 

[alf8478]

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Tom Brady
On May 11, 2015, the NFL announced that it suspended Tom Brady without pay for four games of the upcoming season for his involvement, based on "substantial and credible evidence" that Brady knew Patriots employees were deflating footballs and that he failed to cooperate with investigators.[60] The Patriots were also fined $1 million and lost their first round pick in the 2016 NFL draft and their fourth round pick in the 2017 NFL draft. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent's May 11 letter to Brady stated in part: "Your actions as set forth in the report clearly constitute conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the game of professional football."[61]

 

[redseat]

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Tom Brady
On May 11, 2015, the NFL announced that it suspended Tom Brady without pay for four games of the upcoming season for his involvement, based on "substantial and credible evidence" that Brady knew Patriots employees were deflating footballs and that he failed to cooperate with investigators.[60] The Patriots were also fined $1 million and lost their first round pick in the 2016 NFL draft and their fourth round pick in the 2017 NFL draft. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent's May 11 letter to Brady stated in part: "Your actions as set forth in the report clearly constitute conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the game of professional football."[61]

LMAO... yet they NEVER said what the "credible" evidence was. Until there is actual proof that the NFL can show us I don't believe a word they say. Will we ever know what he did or didn't know/did, doubt it, did he do something, who knows... maybe

and head hunting (not saying that's what Burfect was doing" doesn't have any impact on the integrity of the league?

 

[redseat]

It has to do with public perceptions...... People freak out when they think someone is 'cheating' the game. The idea that the Patriots could have been getting an unfair advantage allows people to question the integrity of the game.

In the past, transgressions on the field were given less weight..... But I do think the NFL has a problem with player conduct on the field and it needs to be addressed. Burfict is probably the test-case.

I get that... But if there was any other team (let's say the Colts) this wouldn't be a blip... It would be brought up for about a week and then nothing.

I 100% agree with you about the transgressions on the field that the NFL is a joke on and needs to fix!

 

[CrashDavisSports]

Apparently, Mrs C is blissfully unaware that defensive players aren't the only ones who can inflict injuries.

If Mr. Brown doesn't have the class or integrity to cut Burfict, and the Steelers face him again next season, he might want to talk to Lloyd's of London about insuring his own knees and/or neck.

Oh, we know that dirty Steelers hits are not limited to the defense, as was evident by the hit Ward put on River's a few years back. We are fully aware of the non-penalty, dirty hits by the Steelers. Or the guy on special teams karate kicking the punt returner, forget what game that was.