I agree Burfict is a leader of the team

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(01-11-2016, 11:00 PM)Gwillednt Wrote: However, I disagree that this means he should continue with the fine drawing plays. The reason is not because I'm "soft", it is because he will wind up getting suspended and possibly banned if it continues. The other poster boy for these hits was James Harrison, who, after his suspension, has only drawn 1 personal foul for these rough hits in those years following. And he still makes many tackles and hits... he isnt an all-star anymore but I attribute that more to age than him not wanting to lay out mean hits. Burfict can do the same. I'm definitely not implying he should tone down the intensity, but I am implying that if he loses his head much more often, it won't MATTER how we feel about him (A player like that is divisive, as we've seen) because he won't be allowed to play.

The NFL has shown it doesn't like us... there's no precedence for a player who continues laying out these kind of hits after a suspension, they could literally do whatever they want. I want Burfict to be a leader for us, because we LACK a hardhitting mouthy jack*** and need one.

But he needs to pick his times better or we're going have one who doesn't play.

I think he'll get there.  I believe in the guy.  I believed in him coming back from the knee and I believed in him not piling up any more concussions and i believe in him not being a hindrance to the cause in the future.