01-11-2016, 07:06 PM
(01-11-2016, 06:23 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Well Guenther just said that he went up to Porter during pregame and asked him to not talk to any of his players.
"Porter is an embarrassment to the coaching profession."
On the rumors that Porter got a game ball for his actions:
"Well, then that goes to show you what kind of organization they're running"
Found the rest of what Guenther said on the team page. He gets some respect from me for telling it how it is.
Quote:Even before Saturday’s Wild Card Game, Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther asked Steelers defensive assistant coach Joey Porter not to talk to his players after some trash-talking incidents in the Dec. 13 game.
So while Guenther isn’t condoning cornerback Adam Jones’ altercation at the end of Saturday’s game that resulted in the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty sealing the Bengals’ fate, he’s livid that Porter provoked it.
And not only that, but reportedly got a game ball.
“If that’s true, that shows you the kind of organization they are,’ Guenther said.
On a play in the second quarter last month, Porter can be seen jawing at Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick after a play on the Steelers sidelines.
“I asked him nice,” recalled Guenther when he approached Porter before the last game. “It’s going to be a clean game. Two divisional opponents. A play-off game. I told him I told my guys I don’t want any talking on the field or any B.S. on the field. Just do me a favor. Don’t talk to our players and we won’t talk to your players. Then in the heat of the battle he’s standing in the middle of the field. You tell me why he’s supposed to be out there. And he gets a game ball on top of it? You tell me.”
Guenther called Porter’s actions “a disgrace,” and hopes the league is looking into it.
“To me, that’s not what an NFL coach is. An NFL coach shouldn’t be talking trash to other guys,” Guenther said. “They’re supposed to be teachers. They’re supposed to be professionals.”
At this point, he thinks a fine is pretty useless.
“He gets a fine and I’m sure Mike Tomlin will pay his fine,” Guenther said. “And we’re sitting at home.”
