(11-06-2015, 07:42 PM)Utts Wrote: The media didn't shove the camera down, injure a cameraman, and leave his teammate there to be crushed by the thing. 
Tez has an issue. When his adrenaline gets pumping, the part of his brain used for rational thinking and empathy shuts down. I don't see that ever changing either. It will wind up shortening what could be a prolific career. 

(11-06-2015, 07:04 PM)StripesInSuffolk Wrote: Probably intentional, definitely don't care.

(11-06-2015, 11:36 AM)Go Cards Wrote: Burfict was up in Geno's grill upon return to bench after defensive came off field in 2nd half.

Thought little of it at first until other LB's came and pulled him away.

Was a quick incident and never seen them interact strangely the rest of the game.

(11-06-2015, 10:04 PM)Element Wrote: You damn homers will make excuses for anything, he did a dumb thing, and he tends to do dumb things, needs to fix that.

(11-06-2015, 11:25 AM)PApinhead Wrote: I like Burfict, but I remember when it happened thinking "why would he do that?"  If you watch the video again, you can see him pushing the camera.  It sure looks intentional.  There is no need or excuse for that.

(11-06-2015, 10:04 PM)Element Wrote: You damn homers will make excuses for anything, he did a dumb thing, and he tends to do dumb things, needs to fix that.

(11-06-2015, 09:56 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: I missed this, but my buddy next to me said it was Adam Jones that had to be separated from Geno in the huddle.  

(11-06-2015, 08:19 PM)StoneTheCrow Wrote: Some obscure back up television producer tweeted something about "painting" Burfict up for his treatment of the camera.

(11-06-2015, 10:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This is getting crazy.  I see players run into cameramen all the time.  Nelson was right beside Burfict and he could not stop either.  It was obviously an accident.
He may have intentionally pushed down the camera after he ran into it, but that was meaningless and did not hurt anyone.

(11-07-2015, 01:27 AM)EatonFan Wrote: But Lewis let it be known he wasn’t happy with Burfict’s actions in the end zone during the first half Thursday night. After he teamed with safety Reggie Nelson to successfully cover Browns tight end Gary Barnidge in the back of the end zone on third down that forced a field goal, Burfict’s momentum brought him near a camera platform and when he and Nelson stepped up on it Burfict appeared to knock over a camera held by veteran stadium cameraman Jim Strickler.

“Vontaze was asked to reach out to Jim. Jim has been spoken to this morning (by the Bengals front office),” Lewis said. “And he was saying: ‘Oh, he (Burfict) doesn’t have to do that, I understand those things happen.’ But Vontaze is waiting for him to be finished with his shift. I guess he’s a hard working person and did an early shift today at his other job (Channel 5) as well. Vontaze was asked to reach out and say he’s glad Jim wasn’t injured any more severely.”

(11-06-2015, 07:38 PM)C0de_M0nkey Wrote:

(11-06-2015, 07:30 PM)C0de_M0nkey Wrote: Well Reggie Nelson bumped into the camera too. Unless you're quicker than our starting safety, you probably wouldn't have avoided the camera either. 

There are too many variables to say that he absolutely threw the camera down on purpose. Maybe it was a reflex or he was losing his balance. The cameran should have gotten Burfict's side of story before he called him out on reddit and used his 15 minutes of fame for a sympathy tour with the media.

(11-07-2015, 02:18 AM)BengalB Wrote: That's the way the media spun it anyway.

Burfict asked to reach out on his own, at least that is what I read, then it turned into Marvin & the FO asking him to.

(11-07-2015, 01:27 AM)EatonFan Wrote: “Vontaze was asked to reach out to Jim. Jim has been spoken to this morning (by the Bengals front office),” Lewis said. “And he was saying: ‘Oh, he (Burfict) doesn’t have to do that, I understand those things happen.’