Adam Jones on DP Show: Brown was faking it

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(01-11-2016, 12:30 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Obviously.

But Brown was just playing the game.

Push the boundaries. Figure out what the refs will flag, and get your opponents to do that.

That was the entire strategy behind bringing Joey Porter out there. It's the reason they had a back up linebacker threaten Burfict after our first game. It's the reason Burfict gets flagged but Shazier doesn't.

You have to understand the refs. If a player that everyone thinks is dirty does a dirty thing, it's flagged. If a player with no previous flags or fines (Shazier) does a dirty thing, maybe he didn't mean to do that.

If a player that yells and pushes people yells and pushes a person, it's flagged. If a coach who doesn't typically do these things walks onto the field, maybe he was just worried about his friend, Brown.

If the refs would actually learn what a penalty is and call it consistently, there would be no need to acting.

But in a subjective world where reputation precedes intention, and intention determines punishment, it's all about convincing the refs that everything you do is accidental and everything your opponent does is malicious.

I hate the Steelers more than any team in the entire world. But they are extraordinary actors.

It's a crappy strategy that a team will resort to this rather than rely on their football playing talent alone.

But this has always been the mantra of the Steelers...and it works.

Shame on the Bengals players for falling for it yet again (especially Adam Jones) and shame on Marvin Lewis not emphasizing to the team to avoid the jawing yet again.

The reality is that it's nearly impossible to win with just talent alone. But if any non-favorite team like the Bengals pull the same jawing like the Steelers have always done, they are criticized for having to resort to cheap tricks to get the job done. Yet everyone praises the behavior when a popular franchise has always done the same.