01-11-2016, 05:35 AM
Burfict was in a bad spot, no question about it.
If he wanted to deliver a demolishing blow to Antonio Brown, he could have done it. Tucking his elbow to his side and running beside Brown shows Burfict was going fullspeed, saw the pass wasn't caught, and tried to pull up. Brown got pushed into Burfict's shoulder, just like you said Kenny.
Shazier on the other hand intentionally lowered the top of his helmet to spear Gio with it.
Shazier - penalty (unnecessary roughness, crown of helmet)
Williams - no penalty
Burfict - penalty (unnecessary roughness, defenseless receiver)
Jones - no penalty (or contact with official, offset by a Porter penalty)
Porter - penalty (unsportsmanlike conduct)
That's how it should have gone. Burfict didn't do anything wrong but if calling it by the letter of the law, his hit on Brown was a penalty. Only thing Burfict could have done would have been to leap sideways toward the endzone, but I don't think he had much time to think.
If he wanted to deliver a demolishing blow to Antonio Brown, he could have done it. Tucking his elbow to his side and running beside Brown shows Burfict was going fullspeed, saw the pass wasn't caught, and tried to pull up. Brown got pushed into Burfict's shoulder, just like you said Kenny.
Shazier on the other hand intentionally lowered the top of his helmet to spear Gio with it.
Shazier - penalty (unnecessary roughness, crown of helmet)
Williams - no penalty
Burfict - penalty (unnecessary roughness, defenseless receiver)
Jones - no penalty (or contact with official, offset by a Porter penalty)
Porter - penalty (unsportsmanlike conduct)
That's how it should have gone. Burfict didn't do anything wrong but if calling it by the letter of the law, his hit on Brown was a penalty. Only thing Burfict could have done would have been to leap sideways toward the endzone, but I don't think he had much time to think.
