12-07-2017, 12:41 PM
(12-07-2017, 10:09 AM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: Let’s not forget, this all really started because one of the fat guys on the Steelers threatened to “pop” or shoot Vontaze on twitter after he cleanly tackled Leveon cry baby and he was hurt.
Actually it started with Carson Palmer lying on the field with his leg pretzelled and it's been escalating since. The one positive thing about Monday was that there seemed to be a slight shift in the tone of the coverage. It was less "those dirty Bengals" (except when it was coming out of the mouth of a Steeler) and more "has this rivalry gone too far?"
"Those dirty Steelers" is obviously a bridge too far for the media. But when they do a piece that highlights all the dirty hits the Steelers have gotten away with that were followed by "rules clarifications" and all they have to balance it with is a couple of bang-bang plays that were as Marvin says "within the scope of football" then it's kind of hard to keep your eyes completely closed unless you're a true Steelers bandwagoneer.
Then Shazier injures himself doing exactly the kind of spearing that they allowed him to get away with in the playoff game. Maybe he wouldn't be in the hospital right now if they'd thrown the flag and that playoff game had ended differently. Maybe he would have learned something. (Although I doubt that Shazier would wave the running back by on the sideline for fear of drawing a penalty
). The Steelers say they "don't respect" the Bengals because the Bengals have become pesky nerd that refuses to give up their lunch money to the bully without a fight. Yeah, they've been getting the best of it lately but they never get through it without a fight. They hate the Bengals because they know they wouldn't be getting away with it if the Bengals weren't being held to a different standard.
