Burfict's Suspension Upheld

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(02-14-2016, 10:30 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Honestly, I would have been fine if it was a 1 game suspension reduced to a heavy fine on appeal. I would have been angry, but handled it if it was 2 games reduced to 1 on appeal...


So the fact that a shoulder-to-helmet hit (yes it was a foul, yes it's fine he was punished, but it was a shoulder-to-helmet) warranted a 3 game suspension with no reduction on appeal is pretty much a load of crap. Can anyone name me a longer suspension for on-field conduct in between the whistles? Let alone for the first time a guy has been suspended.

This isn't even a Steelers vs Bengals thing. It's a blatant NFL front office problem thing that needs to be addressed so Fuhrer Goodell's mood doesn't dictate how much of an example he decides he needs to make out of players for less egregious plays than he gave slaps on the wrists for just a week or two earlier.

Goodell/the league is certainly inconsistent. But where they got it wrong was not punishing those others guys enough, not that they punished Burfict too much. This incident came after he was fined for 9 previous hits. Harrison and Mitchell have a combined total in their entire careers of 7 or 8, so I don't think any of the guys you mentioned have as big of a history in as short of a time as Burfict. I have no idea how Burfict was not suspended a game for the ankle twisting. A total fine of $25,000 for doing it to Newtown and Olsen when he was already a repeat offender might be the best example of a inconsistent punishment Goodell has ever been a part of. 3 games wouldn't seem like a big deal had he already had a previous 1-2 game suspension like he should have.