The Steelers hate Burfict because he's too much like...a Steeler

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(12-19-2015, 09:54 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Break it down however you want, but 7 to 2 is a huge lead and Burfict is in it. Mitchell is not anywhere near Burfict in number of fines or total $ of fines.

The NFL starting cracking down on headshots after they got whooped in the former player concussion suits and when that one college player got hurt. That week Harrison, Patriots safety Meriweather and Falcons corner Robinson all got fined 50k for helmet hits to receivers. Harrison and Robinson got their reduced to 25k after 3-4 weeks because the league was getting criticized for randomly doling out huge fines. Meriweather launched to make his h2h, so his fine wasn't reduced. Harrison's play never drew flags or fines until Goodell had to make quick changes. Harrison wasn't about to change what made him a superstar and he became the posterboy. Fans deemed him dirty only after goodell made him a posterboy. Big whoop.

Hard hits don't compare to ankle twisting in piles. I defended Suh on some of his hits, but things like stomping are not football and deserve suspensions. Miller is hit h2h all the times, but it's a matter of trying to tackling the guy on a bang bang play - not an evil conspiracy to target. Targeting Ben's knee away from the play is not football.

Of course Mitchell isn't dirty. He's a steeler and that's hard nose football. Burfict is dirty especially against the stoolers,but it's just par for the course. Not a conspiracy? Mitchell made it known what is intentions were, when he hit Marvin and jumped around celebrating a injury,then told AJ you're next. What does that say? I'm sure he wasn't about to give a reach around