About the Joey Porter thing

[Bengalzona]

(01-14-2016, 10:13 PM)GMDino Wrote: Just posting this because I had never noticed it before, but Burfict actually grabs Porter's jacket before Gilberry chest bumps him and Porter never says after initially turning to Burfict when the trainer pushed him away.

Interesting.

Porter opened his mouth. At that point in the game, that was all that was needed to violate the rule. This video is proof that he was jawing the Bengals players. As for what was said, it is really almost irrelevant at this point in a volatile and emotionally charged game. He could have said' "Hi guys!", and even that would have been considered taunting the other players. The rule is in place to prevent situations like this... and there is Porter ignoring it to create the situation.

Personally, the game is history now. But I do think Porter needs some punishment for his role in creating the chaos. My understanding is that that would typically be a fine for coaches.

But even if that doesn't happen, the Steelers organization has shown the rest of the league the low moral character and decorum of their coaches. Which is interesting because their players generally played a clean game, outside of the controversial Shazier hit, IMO. Tomlin's message to the players, "Don't act like fools, we've got coaches to do that for you."