Adam Jones fined 35K

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(09-16-2015, 10:23 PM)Penn Wrote: What can he be fined for?

Really.  If you can look at it objectively instead of as a Bengal fan, then what can he be fined for?  That looked to me like very poorly executed stiff arm attempts.  Even if you don't fully agree, at minimum an unbiased view can only say it is unclear which it is.  No fine.

Now if you want to use what happened here as a basis to support a view I've had for a long time I am with you.  Stiff arm above the shoulders should be illegal.  Other than the obvious reason demonstrated in that play, it is also a safety concern.  But safety concerns only matter in the NFL when the offense can benefit with the exception of a runner leading with his head in and even then only in certain situations.  Hey, #defensiveplayersafetymatters?

But that isn't what you are talking about, is it?

Stiff arm? Wait who had the ball? I've never saw a non ball carrier execute a stiff arm (twice) sigh. Enough with the excuses for Cooper. Why all the excuses by Bengal fans for a non Bengal, over a Bengal. Weird. You won't see that with other fan bases. It's time we rally around our players instead of listening to the national media and slamming them because the media does. They didn't watch the game (just the highlights of Jones actions), and we all saw how Oakland got when they start losing (chirpy, cheap shots etc). Typical of Oakland teams. Cooper didn't have the ball so no he wasn't stiff arming anyone. He was jabbing him in the throat. And I bet if he plays Jones again he won't try him again. Don't start something you can't finish. That's the moral to this story, and what we all as Bengal fans should be preaching as we circle the wagon around Jones, who we all know has come a long way and deserves our support. Especially as he's stepped up as a leader of the D.

Nobody got mad when Burfict set the tone for the defense in what some could deem a dirty way. Lets try to remember that when we slam Jones. Unless those same posters slammed Burfict too. Which I can pretty much guarantee they didn't.