01-10-2016, 05:06 PM
(01-10-2016, 04:08 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Im not buying into anything that the media is throwing out there. The proof is in the pudding. Dude is dirty. Look at the damn tape. My lord.
Actually you are.
The tape doesn't lie, however it can be misinterpreted.
The video you posted, was legal, it is within 5 yrds and it is part of the game to "knock the receiver at the line" to throw off timing. Just because Williams turns his head, doesn't mean that Burfict did anything wrong with bumping him. Was it forceful? Absolutely, but that is what football is.
The hit on Brown, if he "pulls up" he hits Brown with his helmet. That was a shoulder hit, and you can see him turn his body away from Brown. It isn't like he launched himself and leading with the crown of his helmet (ahem, Shazier). Burfict is a big guy, and he was running to make a play at full speed, the ball goes off of Brown's fingertips so it wasn't like Burfict knew Brown wouldn't be able to make the catch. Brown was also falling into Burfict going in the opposite direction, even a small glancing collision will result in Brown getting clocked, no matter what Burfict did.
Now lets talk about the play that started this whole "Burfict is dirty". Burfict makes a legal tackle on Bell, and the Steelers, their fans and media hype it up as if Burfict intentionally set out to injure him. So the refs continued to watch Burfict. The problem with them spending so much time watching him, they missed far worse calls made by Steeler players.
