SI.com's Peter King writes letter of caution to NFL players

[GMDino]

(01-14-2016, 12:46 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: King is a tool and NFL paid talking head, he probably serviced Goodell after he wrote the article. The NFL is a bunch of hypocrites and could care less about player safety...

You started off strong...

(01-14-2016, 12:46 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: ...if they cared Shazier would have been tossed out of the game. Would Burfict been given a pass and no flag on that hit, no way and everyone knows it. Hell, Williams got flagged and he di d nothing wrong proving it was the intent of the refs to make sure the Steelers got all 50/50 calls, it was obvious.

...and then fell off the cliff with another conspiracy theory.

Better check you "sources" inside the Bengals locker room.

[Interceptor]

(01-14-2016, 12:36 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Now the jungle noobs are in here.  When will it end?!?!

As soon as you turn off your computer.

[Luvnit2]

(01-14-2016, 01:25 PM)GMDino Wrote: You started off strong...



...and then fell off the cliff with another conspiracy theory.

Better check you "sources" inside the Bengals locker room.  

You are a moron and beyond stupid. No go back to Mamas basement cupcake

[GMDino]

(01-14-2016, 01:41 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: You are a moron and beyond stupid. No go back to Mamas basement cupcake

Your "sources" are wrong about that too.  

[Luvnit2]

(01-14-2016, 01:46 PM)GMDino Wrote:












































Your "sources" are wrong about that too.  

Prove it Cupcake

[GMDino]

(01-14-2016, 02:05 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Prove it Cupcake

Prove that your "sources" are wrong?

That's easy....just look at any post you've ever made.

[Griever]

(01-14-2016, 12:18 PM)McC Wrote: A couple things he conveniently forgot to mention-

Shazier dancing for joy over knocking Gio out.

The video of the sack was doctored and later removed, yet he quotes it like it's fact.

David DeCastro was a thug from start to finish.

Mike Tomlin has his own history,

Jerry Porter, human garbage for years, who no one in the league but the Steelers would employ, was just following the game plan.

what did DeCastro do, other than get spit on by burfict

and who the hell is Jerry Porter

[tigerseye]

Peter King left out alot. NFL's tool.

Don't worry the NFL will allow Shazier and Mitchell to continue doing what they do and they will put the hammer to Burfict.

If I was a Steelers fan, I would be embarrassed to call Tomlin and Porter my coaches.

And I seen the replay of the Burfict sack on Roethlisburger and I didn't see anything except that he thought he fumbled it. I guess I need to go watch it again.

[Belsnickel]

(01-14-2016, 03:23 PM)tigerseye Wrote: And I seen the replay of the Burfict sack on Roethlisburger and I didn't see anything except that he thought he fumbled it. I guess I need to go watch it again.

I have heard some talk about the rule that exists talking about landing with your weight on the QB as well. Honestly, I thought it was a good clean hit, I'm just tired of hearing about it all.

[BigPapaKain]

(01-14-2016, 03:27 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I have heard some talk about the rule that exists talking about landing with your weight on the QB as well. Honestly, I thought it was a good clean hit, I'm just tired of hearing about it all.

I've heard that one, too. If that's the case then the refs need to blow it dead as soon as someone like Roethlisberger is wrapped up because the only way he's going down is if you lift him and spike him (a penalty) or use your weight (also a penalty).

Of course, that'd mean that all those play extentions that Ben is known for go out the window.

[*PhilHos*]

(01-14-2016, 03:05 PM)Griever Wrote: what did DeCastro do, other than get spit on by burfict

and who the hell is Jerry Porter

Near the beginning of the game, DeCastro had Burfict blocked. The play was whistled dead but DeCastro "finished" the block all the way to the ground. I was fine with the no call but if the refs wanted to keep a tight rein on the players, maybe  they SHOULD have thrown a flag.

[BigPapaKain]

(01-14-2016, 03:47 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Near the beginning of the game, DeCastro had Burfict blocked. The play was whistled dead but DeCastro "finished" the block all the way to the ground. I was fine with the no call but if the refs wanted to keep a tight rein on the players, maybe  they SHOULD have thrown a flag.

I'm about 97% sure that wasn't DeCastro. It was Ramone...or Romero...Romeo? I don't know his name.

DeCastro was the one trying to gouge out Gilberry's eyes during the regular season.

[Murdock2420]

(01-14-2016, 03:27 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I have heard some talk about the rule that exists talking about landing with your weight on the QB as well. Honestly, I thought it was a good clean hit, I'm just tired of hearing about it all.

It gets clicks though, and that is all the NFL and a scab like King care about. More clicks = more $$$ from advertisers. Player safety is just a phrase they like to use to avoid loosing money in courts to retired players.

The NFL is the current version of Roman Gladiators, the combatants are just paid better. This type of game, just like the Patriots deflagate mess are wonderful for the NFL as a whole. They'll never admit that, but they love it. This creates a whole new subplot to keep people talking about the NFL instead of any other sport. 

People who want Burfict gone are going to be sadly let down. The NFL allows wife beaters to play, dog killers to play, rapist to play, murders to play, drug dealers to play, it's not about any moral high ground, it's about one thing only. Money. Regardless of franchise or fan belief, every team cares about one thing. Money, not you not me only how much support we show via $$$. 

[GMDino]

(01-14-2016, 06:37 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: I'm about 97% sure that wasn't DeCastro. It was Ramone...or Romero...Romeo? I don't know his name.

DeCastro was the one trying to gouge out Gilberry's eyes during the regular season.

No, it was DeCastro that pancaked Burfict.  Or drove Burfict down as Burfict tried to pull him down.  One of the two.

Not very late even.

[Vambo]

(01-14-2016, 06:45 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote:  The NFL allows wife beaters to play, dog killers to play, rapist to play, murders to play, drug dealers to play,

You mean like Pac Man Jones?

The Athletes with the Longest Rap Sheets in Sports History

8. Pacman Jones

Charges: Assault and felony vandalism, drug possession, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, resisting arrest

Number Of Arrests: 8

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(01-14-2016, 02:05 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Prove it Cupcake

Why would you ask for proof?  If he gives it you'll only run away like a punk.

[McC]

(01-14-2016, 11:33 AM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: I don't think that video is moronic.  Viewing it from a wide angle rather than the closeup that has been circulating certainly puts it in mor of a gray area, but given Butfict's history, I don't think it's unreasonable to look at that and think that he did knee him on purpose.  I don't think anyone other than Bengal homers would rule out that possibility 100%.  

You guys just really suck at seeing the truth about your team because you're looking from the outside in.  The stuff your organization is crying about having done to them is the stuff they've been doing for years.  If you're used to living in the shadows, illumination is a real b-itch.

The Steelers' method for playing the Bengals has long been to keep coming at them, keep up the heat and they will eventually fold. 

And for years, that's exactly what they would do.  But now, it seems pretty clear they aren't backing down any more and your guys are having a terrible time coming to terms with that.  Hence, the eye gouging and hair pulling and the taunting and coaches running onto the field  and all the other crap.

You wanna make it a brawl?  Don't be so damn offended when the other guy brawls back.

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(01-14-2016, 07:34 PM)McC Wrote: The Steelers' method for playing the Bengals has long been to keep coming at them, keep up the heat and they will eventually fold. 

How is that different to what happened on Saturday?

[*jason*]

(01-14-2016, 05:26 AM)Vambo Wrote: SI.com's Peter King writes letter of caution to NFL players

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In wake of the chaos that ensued in the Steelers-Bengals Wild Card game, SI.com's Peter King issued a memo to the NFL's players.

King, who has been covering the NFL since 1980, wrote the following letter to the NFL's players, advising them to take care of a game that's at a pivotal crossroads:


Dear Players,

On Saturday night, the NFL scheduled a major television event for the marquee game of the first playoff weekend. A rivalry game, with intense feelings between players and cities, featuring one of the great franchises in American sports, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers at the division-champion Bengals was the most anticipated game of the weekend, and the CBS audience proved it. At the height of the telecast, between 10 and 11 p.m., some 27.5 million people were tuned into the game. The combined TV audience for the other major-network programming at that time was 6.98 million viewers.
So, as this game reached its climax, four out of every five major-network viewers were watching the NFL game. It was exactly the magnet the NFL had in mind when they booked this game for prime time.
This is what America—families watching together, fathers, mothers and children, teens, college kids, everyone else along the football spectrum, all important consumers of your game—saw in the last 17 minutes of this game:

• Pittsburgh linebacker Ryan Shazier ramming Cincinnati running back Gio Bernard with the crown of his helmet, something that year after year, practice after practice, players have been trained and warned not to do. For minutes, Bernard lay motionless on the ground.

• Cincinnati running back Jeremy Hill running on the field and trying to fight or somehow challenge four different Steelers while Bernard lay injured.

• Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze Burfict sacking Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Later, one angle showed Burfict trying to drive a knee into the injured shoulder of Roethlisberger.

• Burfict, leading with his shoulder, ramming defenseless Steelers receiver Antonio Brown in the helmet after an exposed Brown reached for a pass, causing Brown’s body to go limp and his head to jerk uncontrollably, the way an unconscious person’s body would react.

• Steelers linebacker coach Joey Porter in the middle of the field where he shouldn’t have been (assistant coaches are not allowed on the field during the game) jawing with assorted Bengals until Cincinnati’s Adam Jones burst past an official to challenge Porter. This contact with an official caused Jones to be flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, moving Pittsburgh in position for the winning field goal. Porter smiled. One Steeler jumped with glee at the flag. Soon, the Steelers kicked the winner and won 18-16.


This is what the Steelers and Bengals showed 27 million Americans about the great game of professional football. Your game. The game your coaches—from youth ball up to the NFL—have taught you to play fairly.


This was the lesson from the climax of this playoff game: Stop at nothing to win, even if it means concussing the opposition. Taunt your foes. Hit them with the crown of your helmet. Sneak onto the field to induce them into a penalty.

Anything to win the game.

Demean yourselves. Shame your former coaches and your parents. Show them if you win the game, it’s all good. All’s fair in love and football.

If you haven’t noticed, there’s a tornado on the outside of your profession. Parents who grew up loving the game are agonizing about whether they’ll let their children play football. A movie, “Concussion,” is out, and Will Smith plays a doctor warning America about the long-term, inescapable dangers of the sport. Have you seen it? You should. I’ve seen it twice, and I’d go again. You should know what your football ancestors put up with to play the game, and what many of you face if you continue to play.
You know what I was thinking when I watched the disgusting hit of Burfict on Brown? I have no idea what the short-term impact of that hit will be, but I know there’s a good chance the effects will be seen on Brown’s brain when he’s 50 or 60 or 70. Or 40. I wondered why, after the ugly and filthy Odell Beckham Jr. hit on Josh Norman a few weeks ago, when Beckham took a running start and battering-rammed his head into Norman’s head, this keep happening.
It shouldn’t, but it does. It’s shameful, but it continues. It could someday kill the game, but your peers, few though they may be, keep playing this way.

I am writing to issue this plea: Take care of yourselves. Take care of your game.
Late in the season, late in the vital Bengals-Broncos game, Cincinnati’s Reggie Nelson bore down on Denver tight end Owen Daniels as Daniels tried to secure a pass. Nelson could have hit Daniels in the head or knees, but in a split second, he took care to hit Daniels in the upper torso. A very hard hit, but the right hit. I talked to Nelson. One of the things he said to me: “We have to take care of ourselves. We’re one big family out there on the field.”
Too many times you don’t look like a family. You look like you want to physically harm the men on the other side of the line. That has to end. Forget about today. Think of all the people who look at games like Steelers-Bengals and say it’s a big reason why football is a dinosaur, and our kids should be playing sports with very little contact. More games like this, and Congress will get involved. And I would be happy if Washington does, because games like that one show you’re not capable of looking out for the common good.
I hope you were glad to see the NFL on Monday night suspend Burfict for the first three games of next season. The hit on Brown was part of it. If you didn’t see the bigger reason, you missed Burfict’s incredibly brutal hit on Baltimore rookie Maxx Williams. On the other side of the field, away from the play, Williams went out for a pass and was looking back at the quarterback when Burfict blew up the unsuspecting Williams with a helmet-to-helmet hit that left the Raven prone on the ground.
I urge you to just say no to plays like that, to 17-minute periods of game like Saturday night’s. Take control of your game again.
If you have a chance Friday night, watch a re-airing of the lost tapes of Super Bowl I. A very cool TV show, showing the first Super Bowl, played 49 years ago this month. In the show, you’ll hear legendary coach Vince Lombardi exhort his team to show the country just what a great game football is. “I want you to be proud of your profession,” Lombardi said. “It’s a great profession. You be proud of this game. You can do a great deal for football today, a great deal for all the players in this league and everyone else.”
You can do a great deal for this game too. To start: Keep the game clean. Insist on playing with honor. That won’t matter with Super Bowl 50. It will matter with Super Bowl 100, though. If football’s still being played.


Sincerely,
Peter King

Hey Peter King.....

Shut the **** up

Sincerely,
jason

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(01-14-2016, 08:00 PM)jason Wrote: Hey Peter King.....

Shut the **** up

Sincerely,
jason

He frequents this board, under the screen name luvnit, so I'm sure he'll get this.