Joey Porter

[SunsetBengal]

(01-10-2016, 12:34 PM)muskiesfan Wrote: What I mean is what I said. There was no flag. All of the complaining in the world will not change that fact. Instead of complaining about what we can and can't get away with, we should be holding our players to a higher standard. We should be able to expect our players to keep their composure and seal the deal.

Yes, Porter should have been flagged, but that's not why we lost. Beating that dead horse isn't going to change anything. We need to hold our coaches and players responsible for their actions and move on from there.

It'll be interesting to see the complete list of fines and suspensions from this game.  The whole "we should hold ourselves to a higher standard" ideal is great, until you're in the heat of competition, and realize that the rules aren't being enforced equally.  The officiating crew showed the Steelers staff that they could get away with whatever they wanted to do, when Munchak wasn't ejected for putting his hands on a player, early on in the game.  In fact, the situation with Porter should have been offsetting, and at worst only one 15 yard PF enforced for the hit on Brown.