12-22-2015, 04:56 PM
(12-22-2015, 01:19 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Has any Steeler fan admitted to any dirty play by the Steelers yet? No? The whole point of this thread is that the Steelers and their fans would LOVE to have Burfict on their side and they'd vigorously defend his actions if he were.
Wyche's quotes from a Steelers board are just the tip of the iceberg and proof of the general mentality of Steelers fans. Just try to find someone with that kind of attitude in JN.
Wallace's hit against Denver was dirty. Wallace's amateur proctology was dirty. There are plenty of dirty plays by every team every year. Football is a violent game played by huge men. Emotions being what they are someone is bound to get pissed off and do something outside the rules. I don't really have a problem with dirty, I have a major problem with intentionally attempting to injure. Burfict currently stands alone in this regard, the guy literally attempts to injure people. There are historic examples, Romanowski, probably the best analogy is Andre Waters, but Burfict is keeping company with Suh at this point. Suh's reputation is actually better btw, his seem to be the result of losing his temper, Burfict's seem calculated and deliberate.
In regards to your other point, no, I would absolutely not be cool with a player who intentionally, and routinely, attempts to injure his opponents being on the Steelers. Not at all. Before anyone mentions Spaeth I'll do it for you. Spaeth is not going to be the last player to try and take Burfict out. It'll keep happening until the guy learns, which seems unlikely as he's been doing this since college, or until he's out of the league.
