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

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(06-28-2016, 07:09 PM)muskiesfan Wrote: Burfict is dirty. I don't see anyone condemning him for that besides the Steelers and NFL. All of the talk, posts, and videos showing other players being dirty does not absolve Burfict from being dirty. It just simply shows other players being dirty.

Without question, if Burfict played for any other team, all of you would be talking about how dirty he is. Especially if he played for a division rival. I like the guy. I like the fire, emotion, and intensity he plays with. I just want him to be smart about it and stop hurting the team. He literally helped cost the Bengals 2 games last year including the playoff game. Those mental lapses just cannot happen. Burfict seems to enjoy being considered dirty. In interviews, he obviously doesn't get it though. He never takes responsibility. He plays the victim. He can't be the victim and relish in his dirty reputation at the same time.

I don't want the guy to change who he is, I want him to be smarter, be professional, and play within the rules. The overwhelming majority of players in the NFL do it.

Meh, for once, we disagree.  To me, dirty is doing stuff after the whistle, and trying to injure people with shots to the knees, etc.  He was absolutely a dirty player in the past, but I just didn't see it last season.  I saw a guy with a reputation get called for just about anything outside of a simple wrap up arm tackle.  Did he bring it upon himself for past transgressions?  Yeah, I'd buy that.  Last season, I saw a guy playing with a lot of heart, and walked a tightrope with aggressive play, but not dirty.  Sometimes maybe overly aggressive, but not dirty.  Dirty is the stupid stuff he used to do, or stomping on guys, eye gouging, late hits, etc....I just didn't see a lot of that from him in 2015.  How many of those penalties called against him were ruled unjust after the fact by the league?  Quite a few, if memory serves.