01-13-2016, 12:44 PM
(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?
the goal was to dislodge the ball if caught not make a tackle at the field goal needed line
