Deion Sanders defends Burfict hit on Brown

[*ochocincos*]

(01-12-2016, 05:39 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Primetime and LT got in a heated debate about whether Burfict's shoulder hit to Brown's head was intentional or incidental.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/0ap3000000620215/Deion-and-LT-debate-Burfict-hit-on-Brown

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl-news/4690738-deion-sanders-vontaze-burfict-penalty-antonio-brown-steelers-bengals

Deion says that pretty much, as a defender, you don't know that Brown will not catch that ball, but if he does and stays upright, Burfict is playing it to make a hit into the chest/gut of Brown. He also says that if the hit was intentional, Burfict would not have tucked his shoulder and arm in.

I can see that Burfict could have been playing to put a hit into Brown's chest/gut to ensure Brown doesn't catch the ball or at least not allow him to advance beyond the spot of the hit. I actually thought that when the play happened, and the fact that others (especially someone like Sanders) think that too means I might not be completely crazy.

With that said, if Burfict was trying to do that, trying to wrap-up tackle rather than a hit to the chest/gut probably would have been a smarter way to stop Brown and reduce the chance for any unnecessary roughness call.

Your thoughts?

Looks like even one of the Steelers' own, James Harrison, defends Burfict's hit too.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25444633/james-harrison-gets-vontaze-burficts-back-in-controversial-antonio-brown-hit