10-18-2018, 08:57 AM
(10-18-2018, 08:33 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: We shouldn’t call any of our players “trash.” It’s one thing to say they suck, like Og, but trash? Seems a bit much to me, but hey, you do you.
Personally I’m not going to begrudge a guy for playing too hard against a hated rival, but that’s just me. He also seems like a decent enough person off the field, so again, trash seems excessive. Maybe if he was accused of multiple rapes or was hitting toddlers with furniture I’d agree, but all the guy does is tackle people too hard.
When he took out Bell (twice) I defended him because he was playing hard and didn’t intend to hurt him. When he landed on the rapist that plays qb for Pitt in the 2015 playoff I cheered because even if he did intend to hurt ben he did it the right way. It was as clean and brutal of a hit as they come.
What I won’t defend is unecessry brutal hits that are intended only to hurt others. I know we already argued the hit on brown and if it also hurt bates and I believe it did. We all saw him twisting ankles against the panthers. The list of this kind of behavior goes on and on and has been and continues to be detrimental to the team and a distraction.
Because I am a fan of the team I don’t want burfict on it. I’m not going to cheer for someone simply because they play for the team I like. That’s silly. That’s not what makes you a fan.
If everyone played with his energy and passion this team would be unstoppable and I respect that about him. What I don’t respect is the extra little things he does that embarrass the team time and again. We as fans can defend it and say we’ll what about when so and so from team x did this? But it doesn’t matter anymore because everyone outside Cincinnati clearly only cares what burfict does. We have to accept that. If you revel in being the bad guy and like that image that’s fine. I can respect that about you. It’s the identity you want and the way you enjoy the game. I don’t. I played DE. I’ve laid some heavy hits and been laid out but some. That’s what the games about and I love that. What I don’t love is some punk trying to twist my nut sack at the bottom of a pile when no one else can see it. Real men don’t do stuff like that. You know who does? Trash.
