(10-17-2016, 07:57 PM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: Don't confuse me saying that I know the frustration of being flagged for going high, then flagged for going low as an admission that this wasn't a cheap shot. It was and clearly everyone outside of Cincinnati agrees.
A fake pump isn't a free pass to hit a defender early and cheaply. He apologized because he realized how screwed he is and he's trying to cover his ass.
It seems most Bengal fans in this thread are wrongly excusing this as him hitting low instead of high. A damned if you do, damned if you don't thing. You'd have a point if the TE would have actually caught or had a chance to catch the ball. Burfict was about a month and a half early. The ball wasn't near the TE therefore this is him diving at his knees. This was egregious. Fine is going to be epic and suspension should be on the table too.
Edit....
The ball wasn't even thrown to Bennet. Jeebus, it's worse than I thought. He hit him for NO REASON.
Smack talk aside for 5 minutes...tell me how you can seriously defend that?
He bit in the playfake.....as did Pacman. He went low on a 6'7" 280 pound man......sorry they can't all be defenseless punters.
(10-17-2016, 09:50 PM)Wyche Wrote: He bit in the playfake.....as did Pacman. He went low on a 6'7" 280 pound man......sorry they can't all be defenseless punters.
Why did Ms Pac Man stop and not Burfict?
And again, biting on a pump fake is not carte blanche to dive at someone's knees.
(10-17-2016, 09:52 PM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: Why did Ms Pac Man stop and not Burfict?
And again, biting on a pump fake is not carte blanche to dive at someone's knees.
Um because Pac was trailing the play and was running at him with his head up....while Burfict was already going low and...physics....and stuff? He should hit the punter in the jaw....no penalties that way. Amirite?
(10-17-2016, 09:58 PM)Wyche Wrote: Um because Pac was trailing the play and was running at him with his head up....while Burfict was already going low and...physics....and stuff? He should hit the punter in the jaw....no penalties that way. Amirite?
Well then Burfict isn't listening to his coaches. As per Lewis, they're coached to keep their head up to better football play....and when you don't listen to your coaches you go at someones knees for no reason.