04-13-2018, 10:19 AM
(04-13-2018, 07:28 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Obviously he’ll be done some day, I meant that people have been saying he’s going to end his career with one of his big hits. I’ve been seeing it said since he first came into the league and he keeps coming back every year.
I’m not so sure he wouldn’t have gotten as many chances if he played elsewhere. If you’re good enough teams will put up with a lot. Look at some of the knuckle heads in Pittsburgh...
He also might not have incurred the wraith of the league had he been a Steeler, or Cowboy, etc. At least not to the point where they’re looking to get him. There’s plenty of dirty players on other teams that I don’t feel have as big a target on their back as Burfict.
That I agree with 100%. There's no doubt Burfict has a target on his back because he plays for a less-popular team. The league has to have its villains, and Burfict is clearly public enemy #1. And the media a bias against everything bengals and Burfict has made him easy to hate for most football fans. If he had been a steeler, he'd be just another steeler. They won Super Bowls with a defense full of Burficts, some of them were arguably even dirtier. But it's all fine and good because hey, it's just "tough Steeler football" ? They're one of those teams that "always wins". They have he most Super Bowls. They have the best fans. They can do no wrong.
Burfict is perceived nationwide as "a thug who should be locked up." The ignorance surrounding the leagues perception of burfict and the steelers is so mind boggling hypocritical it's nauseating.
Now with that said, Burfict still puts himself into position for suspension or injury. Hopefully he can learn from Shaziers mistake and stops diving head first at people before it's too late. He also has to know that he has a target on his back, and no matter how ridiculous that target is, he has to be smarter (although that ref that tossed him out for brushing his arm aside was complete BS
). The league is never going to leave Burfict alone though. They're just itching to suspend him again for the littlest thing. It's completely unfair but he had earned the scrutiny. Id rather that be some other teams problem to deal with.
