Burfict facing suspension

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(08-29-2017, 02:58 PM)BMK Wrote: I'm not going to go back and read every post. The ones that I did read seem to focus on where VB hit the receiver, how far from the line of scrimmage it was, etc, none of which is relevant to the new rule. Based on the videos I've seen, the hit was legal under the old rules, illegal under the new rules.  Since the actions on the video are pretty much indisputable, if I'm wrong, the league will have no choice but to reverse the penalty, and I will happily stand corrected.

Sherman set up as a blocker first before entering his route. Based on that he loses ALL defenseless receiver protections similar to if Burfict ran up and clocked a LT with the same hit. Now the VP of officiating is saying it is unnecessary roughness because he is away from the play that is a tougher argument to make for the league of what he should have known when. I think they settle on it being unnecessary roughness in a Gray area and go with 2/3 games.