Munchak fine rescinded

[cincygrad]

Apparently the NFL has decided that Munchak shouldn't be fined for pulling Reggie Nelson's hair on the sideline.

I really don't give a damn about a millionaire's 10K.... But isn't this odd? I mean, the guy definitely didn't conduct himself very well in the moment. Guys get fined thousands of dollars for the wrong socks, but coaches get off the hook when they've been caught being idiots?

 

[CrashDavisSports]

Yet again, Pittsburgh is noted as being the NFL darlings. Of course the league will make rules after the fact to say, don't do this anymore, but during the moment, we were able to justify these illegal actions by clarifying that if his helmet had been down another 1/16th of an inch, it would have been leading with the crown of his helmet, but since it was 1/16th over this way, it was a perfectly legal hit. Of course I am exaggerating, but you see how they justify it in the moment, and try to rectify it later on to say they are not playing favorites. Same with this non-fined coach.

 

[ckhokie]

Same old bullshit. If the NFL was able to climb into and set up their offices within the asshole of the Pittsburgh Steelers, they would.

 

[Kingspoint]

From Hobson, three hours ago...

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Call it “The Giovani Interpretation.”

One of the most controversial plays in a Wild Card Game fraught with controversy during the Bengals’ loss to the Steelers back in January would be reversed, according to league officials here Monday at the NFL owners’ meetings.

Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier would now be flagged 15 yards for a crown-of-the-helmet hit on Bengals running back Giovani Bernard.

It’s the third play from that game that went against the Bengals in which the league has either admitted fault or changed the interpretation.

It’s also the third time since 2006 a rule has been tweaked because of a Bengal getting hurt by a Steelers player.

This one came with less than two minutes left in the third quarter back on Jan.9 at Paul Brown Stadium and the Bengals trailing, 15-0, and facing a third-and-nine from the Steelers 23. Bernard took a short pass from quarterbackAJ McCarron in the flat, turned, and immediately got drilled by Shazier when Shazier hit him with the crown of his helmet in his own helmet.

Bernard fumbled, lay motionless for a few minutes, and left the game with a concussion after Shazier recovered at the 25 for a devastating turnover.

The play stood. But not now after NFL Competition Committee co-chairman Rich McKay and NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino revealed the change at Monday’s news conference during the first full day of the meetings.

They said Shazier wasn’t called for a foul because he didn’t “line up,” Bernard head on. But from now on, no matter what the angle is outside the tackle box, a defensive player can’t use the crown of his helmet.

“If there were angles involved, it wasn’t a foul,” Blandino said. “We looked at that hit and it’s not a technique want in the game. We’re changing the interpretation of the rule. For the defensive player, it’s not about angles. It’s about lowering the head and using the crown of the helmet. Outside the tackle box, that hit will become a foul. Forceful contact, (use of) clear crown regardless of whether there are angles involved.

Many Bengals though the play was already illegal and at least one member of the competition committee (not Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis) said the play should have been flagged when it happened.

In the days following the game the league said that wide receiver Martavis Bryant’s between-the-legs touchdown catch shouldn’t have been ruled a catch, which would have taken Pittsburgh’s only touchdown of the night off the board. Later in the week they also fined Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter $10,000 for being on the field before the last play, a penalty that wasn’t called at the time

 

[alf8478]

So basically, the fix was in from the beginning, and nothing would have stopped them from making sure the Steelers won

 

[Kingspoint]

That's about it. The Bengals have a lot of company.

 

[DanBengalfan]

New England gets to win next season. Pittsburgh gets to win after that. I suggest not watching who "purposely yet accidentally but legally" gets injured on our team in order for this to happen.