Put Number 55 and the Name Burfict and ...

[*jason*]

(01-10-2017, 10:06 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Lol that hit was as dirty as it gets. He sped up and missiled the crown of his helmet into Moore's chin. The Steelers are the only ones I see tackling like that on a regular basis. They don't deserve the benefit of the doubt, yet they continually get it anyway.

Yes, Burfict would be suspended/fined for the same hit, and deservedly so. It's the double standard that bothers me the most. I may be in the minority, but I don't get my jollies from watching dudes get maimed. I'm all for keeping the players as safe as possible, but the NFL doesn't seem to hold the Steelers to that standard.

Btw, the double standard also carries over to the announcers apparently. Nantz wouldn't shut up about how dirty the (tame by comparison) Burfict hit was on Brown. Yet he's carefully avoided saying anything bad about Dupree's hit. Disgusting.

Well, it's like the Shazier hit on Gio... Nantz or Sims or whoever called that "unfortunate". For some convoluted reason, that kind of helmet to helmet hit was legal at the time... It makes no sense.

I also understand that these are big, fast dudes playing a rough game. Matt Moore is a big ol' boy. It does take some effort to put him down. It's been pointed out that you didn't see this kind of thing with Dupree and Shazier in college. We all know Mike Mitchell is reckless as can be too. That Garver or Garvin or whoever blasted Huber...