(08-31-2017, 11:57 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote:

(08-31-2017, 12:25 PM)Hoofhearted Wrote: Frank and beans! This is a classic...Believe it was something about Mary, right?

(08-31-2017, 12:21 PM)McC Wrote: Maybe he should just retire.  Or maybe the Bengals should trade him.  As it stands now, every move he makes on the field will be scrutinized.  He'll never make it through another contract as a Bengal.

This is all so Steeler related.  The Steelers can't stop him legitimately so this is their chosen route.  Last year, their method was having DeCastro diving at his knees the entire game.  This is now their method.  And they will win out on this, having the Commish in their pocket like they do.

When I think of all the awful, rotten scumbags the Steelers have had over the years and how they've been allowed to go play as they see fit.  Mike Mitchell should be in jail for his head hunting assaults and he rarely ever even draws a penalty.

Who will be the first Steeler to bust Eifert's head this year and walk away unscathed and unpenalized?

Who wants to bet no other player gets called for this the whole year?

(08-31-2017, 12:44 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: This is my thoughts on the matter. 


This is why I longer spell their name their way.  I spell it my way, steAlers.

(08-31-2017, 12:21 PM)McC Wrote: Maybe he should just retire.  Or maybe the Bengals should trade him.  As it stands now, every move he makes on the field will be scrutinized.  He'll never make it through another contract as a Bengal.

This is all so Steeler related.  The Steelers can't stop him legitimately so this is their chosen route.  Last year, their method was having DeCastro diving at his knees the entire game.  This is now their method.  And they will win out on this, having the Commish in their pocket like they do.

When I think of all the awful, rotten scumbags the Steelers have had over the years and how they've been allowed to go play as they see fit.  Mike Mitchell should be in jail for his head hunting assaults and he rarely ever even draws a penalty.

Who will be the first Steeler to bust Eifert's head this year and walk away unscathed and unpenalized?

Who wants to bet no other player gets called for this the whole year?

(08-31-2017, 12:52 PM)Gamma Ray Tan Wrote: If I were the Bengals organization, I would have a few guys designated to watch every game and watch for similar hits and send them to Goddell every week and wait for a response.

(08-30-2017, 10:52 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: The defense needs to refuse to take the field in the finally pre-season game against Indy. Just sit on the bench and don't even go out there, when asked why it happened, "we are afraid to tackle anyone. If a legal hit gets you a 3 game ban, we're not sure what we can do unless they put flags on the offensive players."

(08-31-2017, 12:52 PM)Gamma Ray Tan Wrote: If I were the Bengals organization, I would have a few guys designated to watch every game and watch for similar hits and send them to Goddell every week and wait for a response.

(08-31-2017, 01:02 PM)PhilHos Wrote: This. AND Burfict should still suit up and play in the first 3 games with the Bengals full support. I would love to see the inevitable showdown between Brown and Goodell if this happened.

In addition, I think Burfict should bring a lawsuit against the NFL. I think cases could be made for discrimination, unfair targeting of rules enforcement, the fact they are punishing for breaking the rules when it's not even clear that he broke the rules here and anything else he can make stick.

(08-31-2017, 12:21 PM)McC Wrote: Maybe he should just retire.  Or maybe the Bengals should trade him.  As it stands now, every move he makes on the field will be scrutinized.  He'll never make it through another contract as a Bengal.

This is all so Steeler related.  The Steelers can't stop him legitimately so this is their chosen route.  Last year, their method was having DeCastro diving at his knees the entire game.  This is now their method.  And they will win out on this, having the Commish in their pocket like they do.

When I think of all the awful, rotten scumbags the Steelers have had over the years and how they've been allowed to go play as they see fit.  Mike Mitchell should be in jail for his head hunting assaults and he rarely ever even draws a penalty.

Who will be the first Steeler to bust Eifert's head this year and walk away unscathed and unpenalized?

Who wants to bet no other player gets called for this the whole year?

(08-31-2017, 12:44 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: This is my thoughts on the matter. 


This is why I longer spell their name their way.  I spell it my way, steAlers.

(08-31-2017, 12:52 PM)Gamma Ray Tan Wrote: If I were the Bengals organization, I would have a few guys designated to watch every game and watch for similar hits and send them to Goddell every week and wait for a response.

(08-31-2017, 01:10 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Remember playing wiffle ball or kick ball or whatever out in the backyard or alley as a kid ? And there was always that kid that wanted to make up the rules as you went, to his good of course. And eventually you were just like to hell with I'm going home.

That's the way I feel watching the NFL now days ! And not just because they're taking the slobber knockers out of it. It's because there's just so many rules and they're so arbitrarily enforced. There's way to many rules that are so open to interpretation ! And I don't care how anybody tries to defend it. The same rules don't apply to the same teams/players equally.

Every season it gets a little harder to watch the NFL.  

(08-31-2017, 01:02 PM)PhilHos Wrote: This. AND Burfict should still suit up and play in the first 3 games with the Bengals full support. I would love to see the inevitable showdown between Brown and Goodell if this happened.

In addition, I think Burfict should bring a lawsuit against the NFL. I think cases could be made for discrimination, unfair targeting of rules enforcement, the fact they are punishing for breaking the rules when it's not even clear that he broke the rules here and anything else he can make stick.

(08-31-2017, 01:34 PM)2MinutesHate Wrote: Why the NFL reduced his suspension at all is beyond me.  Either he was intentionally trying to hurt Sherman, or he wasn't.

Either he deserves the 5 game suspension or he doesn't.  There is no in-between.

It's the NFL's way of saying they made a mistake and thinking they're saving their credibility and authority at the same time.

It's too bad they just couldn't correct their mistake so we could all just move on without suspicion.

(08-31-2017, 01:41 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Guys, I hate this BS as much as next guy, but not taking the field or Burfict taking the field is non-sense. This isn't a case were MB can take his ball and go home. The NFL owns that ball.
We'll suck it up and take the 3 game suspension, better than 5, and play football.
I do like the idea of someone watching every game and sending hits from every game, deemed illegal by the NFL's definition to their front office and see what they do with them. Then you MIGHT have a case in court....