12-09-2018, 12:31 PM
(12-09-2018, 12:10 PM)motoarch Wrote: I saw it and was outraged just like everyone else. I don’t believe the proper response is a career or life altering hit from burfict or anyone else.
I was angered by Sheziers hit on gio. Sheizer managed to end his own career after that. While I hate the Steelers these are still people on the field playing a game for our entertainment. I wasn’t sad to see him exit the game but I am happy he can still have a normal life and didn’t put himself in a wheel chair.
A lot of players made some dumb plays on both sides in that game. Hopefully sheizers injury is a wake up call to all of them and they get back to playing ball and not trying to kill each other.
Well, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree then. What JuJu did wasn't "for our entertainment". He did that for himself (and maybe to earn the respect of his teammates). His actions afterwards are what made that clear. If the NFL would enact appropriate and consistent punishment for that type of behavior, then I might feel differently about player retaliation.
JuJu should have been suspended for at least 3 games for the hit + taunting. Then, if he had proceeded with the choreographed TD celebration the following week (mocking Burfict's injury), he should have faced a permanent ban from the league. However, since the NFL clearly isn't interested in policing this sort of behavior in a fair and consistent manner, then it's up to the player's to do it themselves.
I'm the kind of person who appreciates justice being served. And yeah, I get a little extra satisfaction when I get to see it being served by the person who was wronged. I'll reserve my opinion about you for myself.
