Burfict Dirty? According to AFCN beat writers....

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(06-27-2016, 12:16 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: Shazier had just as bad of a hit, but you don't hear people crying about that. The Steelers coaches were being dirty and they don't talk about that. When Burfict hits a receiver hard with his shoulder the world explodes.

Exactly.  And I don't care what anyone says, he pulled up.  He could have removed his head from his body, but instead gave more of a glancing blow.

None of his other hits were dirty.  The hit on Bell was a routine tackle.  The hit on Pig Ben, similarly clean.  The problem began when he twisted the ankle of Greg Olsen and it was seen by the eye in the sky.  There was no need for that and it labeled him right then and there.  Now, merely playing the game gets him flagged.  

That combined with the fact that the NFL has no desire for a so-called "small market" team with a puny fan base (Nationally) to win the Super Bowl.  They have made their own bed with Burfict and Jones (the helmet removing shot on Amari Cooper) and now the entire team pays for it.  

It is frustrating at times, but let's not act like Jones and Burfict lost that playoff game.  They were, in large part, the reason they were in position to win that game.  Hill's fumble lost it.  It happens.  Even with the bias and their stupid penalties, I would rather have a team that has fight and says "F*^% you , NFL, we are here to win!" and plays with a boulder-sized chip on their shoulder.  

The bottom line is:  if this were pittsburgh or New England, they would be talking about their greatness, toughness, and how they play real "old-school football".  However, this is little old Cincinnati.  And they have been a punching bag for so long, now the NFL and the media want them to stay a punching bag, even though they are winning.