(02-14-2016, 10:43 AM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: But in your eyes Steelers fans are crybabies while Bengals fans are some kind of noble, loyal fanbase screaming about the injustices of the NFL. 

(02-14-2016, 10:43 AM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: and.......wait for it.......that's my point. 

But in your eyes Steelers fans are crybabies while Bengals fans are some kind of noble, loyal fanbase screaming about the injustices of the NFL. 

(02-14-2016, 11:52 AM)Beaker Wrote: Yes. a little slow since you're a steeelers fan, but now you're getting it. Bengals fans have a legitimate case, whilst steelers fans are simply whiners.

(02-14-2016, 11:53 AM)6andcounting Wrote: Heroes throw beer bottles.

(02-14-2016, 10:30 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Honestly, I would have been fine if it was a 1 game suspension reduced to a heavy fine on appeal. I would have been angry, but handled it if it was 2 games reduced to 1 on appeal...

But the simple fact of how inconsistent the punishments are is what pisses me off.



So the fact that a shoulder-to-helmet hit (yes it was a foul, yes it's fine he was punished, but it was a shoulder-to-helmet) warranted a 3 game suspension with no reduction on appeal is pretty much a load of crap. Can anyone name me a longer suspension for on-field conduct in between the whistles? Let alone for the first time a guy has been suspended.

This isn't even a Steelers vs Bengals thing. It's a blatant NFL front office problem thing that needs to be addressed so Fuhrer Goodell's mood doesn't dictate how much of an example he decides he needs to make out of players for less egregious plays than he gave slaps on the wrists for just a week or two earlier.

(02-14-2016, 10:30 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Honestly, I would have been fine if it was a 1 game suspension reduced to a heavy fine on appeal. I would have been angry, but handled it if it was 2 games reduced to 1 on appeal...


So the fact that a shoulder-to-helmet hit (yes it was a foul, yes it's fine he was punished, but it was a shoulder-to-helmet) warranted a 3 game suspension with no reduction on appeal is pretty much a load of crap. Can anyone name me a longer suspension for on-field conduct in between the whistles? Let alone for the first time a guy has been suspended.

This isn't even a Steelers vs Bengals thing. It's a blatant NFL front office problem thing that needs to be addressed so Fuhrer Goodell's mood doesn't dictate how much of an example he decides he needs to make out of players for less egregious plays than he gave slaps on the wrists for just a week or two earlier.

(02-15-2016, 10:22 AM)The Real Deal Wrote: Anyone that can't see what burfict is is lying to themselves. The fact of the matter is, he's the type of player that if he's on your side you love and if he's not you hate him. No different than steelers and Harrison or the lions/dolphins with suh. I hate/hated suh, but would I have been like a kid in a candy store if the bengals nabbed him in free agency? Hell yeah I would have. Not to say the trait HAS to be had to be good but most of the players that have the nasty/dirty streak in them are difference makers. And because of that, most of them are embraced by the home team. Right or wrong, that's the way it is, and it's not changing anytime soon.

(02-15-2016, 04:42 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Burfict was on the Steelers' side last game, and I'm thankful for his game winning performance he had for us. Bengal fans can pretend to rationalize it into a positive (somehow), but the Bengals lost a playoff game that they had clinched against your most hated rival, and Birthdefect was part of the sequence to ruin it. There's no moral victory and you know you were cheering for Bosewell to shank that kick - assuming you had the courage to watch the play or hadn't already accepted the fate.

(02-15-2016, 06:10 PM)The Real Deal Wrote: I just keep having to remind myself that the guy that can't quite count to seven (you) has the mental capacity of a grapefruit and that I can't judge him based on his lack of reading comprehension skills. But....
Who's trying to rationalize it into a positive? The point is that, right or wrong, most people embrace the dirty play of their own and hate that of another team. It has been happening for years on multiple different teams and it will continue to happen in the future. Sure it was disappointing to see it bite us in the end this season, but it happened and there is nothing to be done about it now. 

But At least from your comment we can agree that the bengals and burfict beat themselves and that the steelers didn't truly earn it right?

Also, of course I was hoping for a shank? Why wouldn't I or any other bengals fan be doing that? I'm not totally sure what you're implying with that statement. But then I just revert back to the beginning of my post and I know why I don't understand you. Because you are truly on your own level.

(02-15-2016, 06:21 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Plenty of bengals fans have rationalized that they are now tougher than the steelers and that  the Steelers are afraid the bengals. Or that it was worth hurting Brown because it hurt the Steelers playoff chances, as if the bengals winning would have hurt them more. That's all crap because Bosewell didn't shank it, and that's all that matters.

The Steelers earned the win through about 3 quarters, then blew it. Having a chance to make a comeback, Jones threw a horrible interception, while Ben stood - apparently healthy enough to play - on the sidelines. The Steelers prolonged their death with a fumble recovery, but that's all it should have done. Then Burfict and Jones did the impossible and gave the Steelers a chip shot field goal to win. I'd say both the Steelers and Bengals did enough to earn a win, but the Bengals picked a bad time to put out a 'classic Bungal moment'. Neither Tomlin nor Lewis put out a winning effort on their end of things.

(02-15-2016, 06:45 PM)The Real Deal Wrote: So the bengals beat themselves and the steelers didn't earn it. I thought that is what you were getting at earlier but you really drove the point home this time. Got it now.

(02-15-2016, 06:21 PM)6andcounting Wrote: I'd say both the Steelers and Bengals did enough to earn a win

(02-15-2016, 06:45 PM)The Real Deal Wrote: So the bengals beat themselves and the steelers didn't earn it.

(02-15-2016, 07:06 PM)6andcounting Wrote: You shouldn't be surprised because I've making that clear since the game was going on before the fumble and penalties; however, you clearly didn't read the post you decided to respond to.

For example, I said:


To which you responded:

(02-15-2016, 06:45 PM)The Real Deal Wrote: So the bengals beat themselves and the steelers didn't earn it. I thought that is what you were getting at earlier but you really drove the point home this time. Got it now.

(02-16-2016, 12:45 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: It is gonna suck losing Eifert and Bernard to unpenalized head hunting hits so early, but the Bengals will bounce back.

(02-16-2016, 07:57 PM)Rainbow stiller Wrote:   Wah wah . Cry cry cry 

With a name like big papa I'd think you would act more like a man. It's too bad too because nobody likes a man that acts too womanly. Consider yourself scratched off the list.