God Squatted and Took a Dump on the Bengals...Again. (2 Viewers)

[ConnSKINS26]

I don't get it, why blame this on a fictional character from a book? You could have at least gone with an interesting one. Like Harry Potter. "Harry Potter Squatted and Took a Dump on the Bengals...Again". Why do you hate wizards?

Yes. Feel free to be offended by someone else's beliefs at any and all opportunities.

Who is offended?

 

[32 Counter Pass]

We have now seen why Burfict went undrafted, because he is a vile thing no one wanted to waste time on.

It doesnt matter your talent, boneheads like him can lose you a game in one play.

Marvin Lewis should be fired for the simple fact he let this guy on the field with the game on the line and with how his temper was all game.

There were specific plays, it may well have been LAST YEAR ..... in the same game with our hero Vontaze Burfict at the center of the controversy.

In the plays, it shows him at the end of the play clearly trying to twist/break?? an opponents ankle after going down.

He "targeted" Cam Newton and Greg Olsen both in the same game, and if you go dig up the video, the Olsen footage is just downright disgusting. It is absolutely clear he was trying to twist Olsen's ankle.

He was fined $25,000 for these actions, possibly more.

At some point, you have to realize it is intentional and address it more severely.

Its going to take him, (or someone like him) actually ending a players career in a primetime game on a national scale for it to be addressed as it should be.

He has a track record, and its not like he has come out and tried to deny anything either, as far as I can recall.

Make him the poster child.........

Ban him from the game forever, and make it known to anyone in the NFL that this type of animal behavior isn't to be tolerated.

Some of those "flying shots" are hard to control, and harder to try and figure out if they are intentional or not.

But those ankle incidents were about as plain as you can get.

He may get fined, but I doubt its much more than that done.

As I alluded to above, its going to take an absolutely heinous, obvious incident that ends in terrible injury for something to be done.

TZM

Video to support your post: http://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/2016/1/10/10743956/bengals-linebacker-vontaze-burfict-should-be-banned-from-the-nfl?ref=yfp

Brutal. Playing with intent to injure.

 

[32 Counter Pass]

I don't get it, why blame this on a fictional character from a book? You could have at least gone with an interesting one. Like Harry Potter. "Harry Potter Squatted and Took a Dump on the Bengals...Again". Why do you hate wizards?

Yes. Feel free to be offended by someone else's beliefs at any and all opportunities.

Who is offended?

No kidding. Geez, talk about hyper-sensitivity.

 

[Franknbeans]

Sorry bengal fans...

for your crap organization

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Bengals lost because they deserved to lose. They lost their composure big time. Hill cannot fumble that ball after Burfict intercepts the ball. Worst case scenario--he just gets down 2-3 times in a row---makes Pitt use their timeouts--and they hit a FG to force Pitt to score a TD with no timeouts left.

Once Hill fumbled the ball--Burfict and Pacman gifting the Steelers 30 penalty yards was boneheaded. Brown was not going to catch that ball so there was no reason for him to take that cheap shot. Pacman's stupidity then made a potential 50 yard game winning field goal into a chip shot. This is not gods work--this is what happens when stupidity dominates over composure.

With that being said---these are just my personal takes on some of the controversial plays in the game:

Shaziers hit to Gio--Regardless of what the rule book says--that was a dirty hit--and the way that he celebrated it while the medical staff was tending to Bernard was just as classless as Bengals fans that booed Big Ben getting injured.

Burficts hit on Big Ben--didn't find this one dirty. Ben had plenty of time to throw the ball away. He notoriously tries to buy time--and in this case it cost him. Once him and Burfict were on the ground--yeah--there may have been some extra stuff--but my guess is that this type of thing happens in the middle of every pile in the NFL. I have no issue with this one .

Burficts hit on Brown- As dirty as it was stupid. Brown was easily defenseless and it looked pretty obvious to me that Burfict was head hunting. He's lucky that one of the best talents in the game didn't get seriously hurt. Dude deserves a huge punishment.

 

[Jayrok]

How about the OC not choosing a bad play for the 2 pt conversion?

This is something that has been overlooked in all the meltdowns, imo. AJ Green is surprised to get a decent pass from McCarron and scores, he forgets it is a no brainer that they should go for 2 to go up by a FG? Or, is the best player on your team not in the game plan for a 2 pt conversion? The best play Hue Jackson can come up with is a toss sweep to Jeremy Hill? WTF? In the midst of the celebration it seemed they lost track of time and rushed the play. A timeout there may have been the best move to discuss a very important 2 pt play, which maybe should have included AJ Green.

Bengals couldn't run the ball but when you are in the shotgun all the time and hand it to Hill where he has to dance around to find a hole, something that isn't his strong suit, you may as well go to a wild cat. When the bengals got inside the 10 on one series, they went to the eye formation with Hill and a lead blocker. 8 yards first time, then an easy TD on the next play. Last time they went with that formation, Hill gets 9 yards (of course he fumbles but still a good gain).

If you want to establish the run, why not use a power formation and try to run it? With a young backup QB, that could have been a way to help him out in such a big game. But Hue Jackson chose to stay in the shotgun the whole game. I guess that was their game plan but.. it didn't work. The power eye seemed to work.

But, Hue Jackson is going to be a head coach next season. Head scratcher.

 

[Franknbeans]

and to be fair, it was more like a series of Hershey squirts

 

[Dave RL]

Perfectly legal launch, targeting the head with a forearm/shoulder, hit here. Nothing wrong with that. https://embed.gyazo.com/7e119ad638d959ca6f4dee85c2e1a5e7.gif

He lowers his shoulder after the ball passes Brown and aims for the head. Pretty clear to me he was trying to injure.

 

[stbugs]

We have now seen why Burfict went undrafted, because he is a vile thing no one wanted to waste time on.

It doesnt matter your talent, boneheads like him can lose you a game in one play.

Marvin Lewis should be fired for the simple fact he let this guy on the field with the game on the line and with how his temper was all game.

There were specific plays, it may well have been LAST YEAR ..... in the same game with our hero Vontaze Burfict at the center of the controversy.

In the plays, it shows him at the end of the play clearly trying to twist/break?? an opponents ankle after going down.

He "targeted" Cam Newton and Greg Olsen both in the same game, and if you go dig up the video, the Olsen footage is just downright disgusting. It is absolutely clear he was trying to twist Olsen's ankle.

He was fined $25,000 for these actions, possibly more.

At some point, you have to realize it is intentional and address it more severely.

Its going to take him, (or someone like him) actually ending a players career in a primetime game on a national scale for it to be addressed as it should be.

He has a track record, and its not like he has come out and tried to deny anything either, as far as I can recall.

Make him the poster child.........

Ban him from the game forever, and make it known to anyone in the NFL that this type of animal behavior isn't to be tolerated.

Some of those "flying shots" are hard to control, and harder to try and figure out if they are intentional or not.

But those ankle incidents were about as plain as you can get.

He may get fined, but I doubt its much more than that done.

As I alluded to above, its going to take an absolutely heinous, obvious incident that ends in terrible injury for something to be done.

TZM

I remember that game. I forgot it was him. Olsen was nursing a sore ankle and it was clear what he was trying to do. Don't forget that Burfict was the one tackling Bell when he tore his ACL earlier this season.

 

[Franknbeans]

I remember that game. I forgot it was him. Olsen was nursing a sore ankle and it was clear what he was trying to do. Don't forget that Burfict was the one tackling Bell when he tore his ACL earlier this season.

the Steelers certainly haven't

 

[stbugs]

Perfectly legal launch, targeting the head with a forearm/shoulder, hit here. Nothing wrong with that. https://embed.gyazo.com/7e119ad638d959ca6f4dee85c2e1a5e7.gif

He lowers his shoulder after the ball passes Brown and aims for the head. Pretty clear to me he was trying to injure.

No doubt about it. Based on his past, see TZM's post, he's done the intentional try to injure players before. Here's an article about Burfict getting fined for twisting the ankles of Olsen and Newton: LINK

ETA: Read that link. It talks about his illegal hits/fines from 2013 as well. Odell is an #######, but Burfict is someone who shouldn't be playing in the NFL.

ETA2: Check this text from the article. Absolutely perfect:

Even though Burfict was not penalized during the game, this isn't the kind of reputation he wants to have in a league committed to safety now more than ever. He's painting himself in a bad light, and if he keeps it up, it's going to lead to him being suspended and hurting his own team

 

[Pipes]

Burfict did everything correctly on that play. Led with his shoulder, off to the side of the receiver's body. It was just such a bad throw that the receiver twisted and turned and his head ended up in a different place than expected. It's easy to say that he should have let up after watching a super slow motion replay, but that's not always realistic at normal speeds.

To make it worse, just an hour earlier we watched a replay over and over of the perfect example of how NOT to tackle but no penalty was called, the receiver was knocked out of the game, and it resulted in a turnover.

Yay NFL?

That's the issue. Both plays should've been flagged.

 

[Koya]

Bengals deserved everything they got. Lack of concentration - fumble. Selfish loss of control 15 yards, Pitt prob goes from losing to winning there. Selfish loss of priorities - 15 more yards and gives away the win.

Please. These on the field acts and the atmosphere/personnel that lends itself to three such inexcusable acts, especially the penalties, are the problem, and again, the Bengals (and I guess the fans... did they really cheer Roeths injury?) sowed their own fate.

 

[SIDA!]

From the NFL Rulebook, and the rulebook says it was a penalty. To the people defending it as a clean hit, I will say you honestly do not know the rule and it is not an opinion, you are just flat out wrong.

It is a foul if a player initiates unnecessary contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture.

(a) Players in a defenseless posture are: [. . .]

(2) A receiver attempting to catch a pass; or who has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a runner. If the receiver/runner is capable of avoiding or warding off the impending contact of an opponent, he is no longer a defenseless player;

[. . .]

(b) Prohibited contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture is:

(1) Forcibly hitting the defenseless players head or neck area with the helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder, regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the defenseless player by encircling or grasping him; and

(2) Lowering the head and making forcible contact with the top/crown or forehead/hairline parts of the helmet against any part of the defenseless players body.

Thank you for quoting the rule book. The referees...the guys who get paid to know these rules...aren't even in agreement during the same game or on a weekly basis as to what the rules are and how to enforce them.

In this situation it seems Burfict was required to stop, wait for the receiver to catch the ball on the run and then turn around and chase him because...well, the NFL is flag football now.

Burfict has a much deserved reputation, but this is a contact sport and we are micro analyzing split second decisions made while watching plays in super slow motion from 5 different angles.

But again. the rules have become so complex it is like reading the tax code when it comes to legal hits, why a catch is a catch and not a catch simply because where the catch or non catch occurred, or fumbles that clearly appear to be fumbles but aren't fumbles.

And don't we all love the little bubble wrap we put on QBs. Fun game.

 

[3C's]

Bengals deserved everything they got. Lack of concentration - fumble. Selfish loss of control 15 yards, Pitt prob goes from losing to winning there. Selfish loss of priorities - 15 more yards and gives away the win.

Please. These on the field acts and the atmosphere/personnel that lends itself to three such inexcusable acts, especially the penalties, are the problem, and again, the Bengals (and I guess the fans... did they really cheer Roeths injury?) sowed their own fate.

There are jerk fans everywhere but not only did some Bengals fans cheer his injury (and throw bottles at him on the cart), one fan was heard to say "I hope he's dead" after Brown was nearly beheaded.

 

[Koya]

While I have no technical dog in this fight as a Giants, then Ravens fan (so, dislike both teams, hate the steelers and their false fan base of people who have never lived in Pitt even) and was rooting pretty hard for the Bengals out of hate of Pitt and pity of Cincy, anyone who thinks that was a "clean hit" does not at all understand the rule and/or is blinded by some bias.

And citing disagreement on the field before we could all see the replays, clear as day, a hit to/around the head neck, that actually HIT the helmet, while a receiver was in a defenseless position - it should not be up for reasonable debate.

 

[Koya]

Bengals deserved everything they got. Lack of concentration - fumble. Selfish loss of control 15 yards, Pitt prob goes from losing to winning there. Selfish loss of priorities - 15 more yards and gives away the win.

Please. These on the field acts and the atmosphere/personnel that lends itself to three such inexcusable acts, especially the penalties, are the problem, and again, the Bengals (and I guess the fans... did they really cheer Roeths injury?) sowed their own fate.

There are jerk fans everywhere but not only did some Bengals fans cheer his injury (and throw bottles at him on the cart), one fan was heard to say "I hope he's dead" after Brown was nearly beheaded.

If it's a few yahoos, that's everywhere. And it's not like Ive never yelled out some pretty awful things in my time ( ), but if it becomes a section plus cheering that, it's more than ugly.

A lot of fanbases will do it, some seem not to, but it's sad when it happens.

 

[dirtyjay]

Bengals deserved everything they got. Lack of concentration - fumble. Selfish loss of control 15 yards, Pitt prob goes from losing to winning there. Selfish loss of priorities - 15 more yards and gives away the win.

Please. These on the field acts and the atmosphere/personnel that lends itself to three such inexcusable acts, especially the penalties, are the problem, and again, the Bengals (and I guess the fans... did they really cheer Roeths injury?) sowed their own fate.

There are jerk fans everywhere but not only did some Bengals fans cheer his injury (and throw bottles at him on the cart), one fan was heard to say "I hope he's dead" after Brown was nearly beheaded.

If it's a few yahoos, that's everywhere. And it's not like Ive never yelled out some pretty awful things in my time ( ), but if it becomes a section plus cheering that, it's more than ugly.

A lot of fanbases will do it, some seem not to, but it's sad when it happens.

mob mentality.

 

[Godsbrother]

It is pretty tough to have 60-70k people together and not have a few idiots. Alcohol doesn't help either.

I don't think Bengals fans are any worse than any others.

 

[Banger]

There's a reason why they don't take the next step and it's not just Daulton. Bengals deserved what they got and their window is closing. Undisciplined, idiotic behavior.

 

[Bojang0301]

And now video has emerged of Burfict driving his knee into Ben's shoulder:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/10/burfict-gave-ben-the-business-on-shoulder-injuring-sack/

 

[Banger]

And now video has emerged of Burfict driving his knee into Ben's shoulder:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/10/burfict-gave-ben-the-business-on-shoulder-injuring-sack/

I'm sure it was completely accidental as was the Brown hit.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

And now video has emerged of Burfict driving his knee into Ben's shoulder:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/10/burfict-gave-ben-the-business-on-shoulder-injuring-sack/

Seriously, #### this guy. Even Andy Dalton is calling him out now. This is a repeated pattern of behavior.

 

[The General]

Just squeezed out another one on the Vikings.

 

[SIDA!]

Just squeezed out another one on the Vikings.

God went for two this weekend.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

If Tomlin hadn't challenged that fumble where Pitt should have been flagged 15 for the illegal hit with the crown of the helmet on the face mask of Bernard, none of this would have happened.

And if Mike Munchak hadn't gone WWF on Reggie Nelson, teaching the players what real sportsmanship is all about, Tomlin saw that and naturally fed off that bad energy and then made an even bigger salt in the wound choice by challenging when he should have been calming things down.

Tomlin as much to blame as Lewis I'm afraid.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Give it a rest already.

 

[theplayer11]

If Tomlin hadn't challenged that fumble where Pitt should have been flagged 15 for the illegal hit with the crown of the helmet on the face mask of Bernard, none of this would have happened.

And if Mike Munchak hadn't gone WWF on Reggie Nelson, teaching the players what real sportsmanship is all about, Tomlin saw that and naturally fed off that bad energy and then made an even bigger salt in the wound choice by challenging when he should have been calming things down.

Tomlin as much to blame as Lewis I'm afraid.

hope that was sarcasm

 

[Shutout]

I don't have a dog in this fight and it doesn't matter to me who wins. So the play I watched last night looked legal and intense as a playoff game should. It's a travesty that the refs would call that at the end of the game.

People who think that hit was legal have to be fishing...I can't understand otherwise how any sane person would watch that play and think...oh, thats a clean legal hit.

There is a different between personally being OK with hits like that and them being against the rules. Hits to the helmet can be accidental even in an intentional hit. A matter of inches changes a lot in a high speed game. I love hard hitting football and I am OK with the hit on Gio and the Beckham hit on Norman. I am not OK with Burficts hit because he has a history of doing such things. I believe the Beckham/Norman issues were just a boil over of constant conflict all game but both players do not have a dirty history. I thought a fine for OBJ was in order, not a suspension. I normally do not like to see players get suspended for hits like this, its football it happens. But this and because of how dirty Burfict is, he has to sit down for a couple games to keep consistent with how they league handles this. 2 games to start next year, at least.

Why ok with Beckham? Talk about dirty...had zero to do with the play and he lined him up to take a shot at him and was head hunting just as much (if not more so) as Burfict.

Shaziers I understand from the aspect of coming up to make a hit. I don't think it was dirty in the way the other 2 were.

It was a dumb way to hit and tackle and incredibly dangerous for both him and Gio though and should be taught as how not to tackle.

Yeah, don't know how someone can be ok with beckham's behavior (obviously, they would be in the minority given how the league reacted) but not be ok with burfict.

He said he was not ok with it because the guy has priors. That in itself suggests he is making his judgment much more heavily on how he feels about him than the actual play.

To be honest, if you pulled a guy off the street that stopped watching football 5 years ago and showed him that play, he'd probably say that's one of the best physical hits he has seen since the 80's. Point being, the rules have changed but not in the past few years. It's just under such scrutiny now.

We all have our opinions on these plays and even the professionals who are paid to judge them are inconsistent. That line of whether brown was "defenseless" or not could be debated. I've seen brown several times take hits in similar position, slide off, and go down the field. With teams' seasons on the line, you know those players aren't going to ease up. There were hard hits on both sides. The Bengals would not have been in the position to win without burfict and because the refs called it the way they saw it, it cost them. Given how ramped up that game got and with Burfict at the center of most of it, I'm not surprised they called it the way they did but something tells me that had that been Luke kuechly making a similar play on Doug Baldwin (and kuechly hadn't been causing so much trouble all game), we would probably be talking about an all time game stopping play.

If there is blame here it is on Lewis. He should have learned from caughlin that there are times when some of these knuckleheads need to come off the field.

 

[Shutout]

Burfict did everything correctly on that play. Led with his shoulder, off to the side of the receiver's body. It was just such a bad throw that the receiver twisted and turned and his head ended up in a different place than expected. It's easy to say that he should have let up after watching a super slow motion replay, but that's not always realistic at normal speeds.

To make it worse, just an hour earlier we watched a replay over and over of the perfect example of how NOT to tackle but no penalty was called, the receiver was knocked out of the game, and it resulted in a turnover.

Yay NFL?

headhunting is no longer allowed. Whether with your helmet, shoulder pads, or forearms. If it were anyone but Burfict, I'd say there's a chance it was unintentional. Buy we both know he was out to injure someone. There were even reports that he had to be calmed down on the sideline after Gio took his shot.

Unless it was merriweather. So, to me, as long as guys like him and a handful of others well known dirty players are allowed to keep on keeping on, then the NFL is getting into the bed they made.

 

[monk]

Burfict shouldn't be allowed to play in the NFL. They talk about player safety all the time but Pacman, Pollard, Merriweather, Burfict, Ward, Suh - habitual ####lords that occasionally get slaps on the wrist.

Yep but Sazier's torpedo to Gio's head with the top of his helmet was a nice clean play that knocked Gio out cold for 5 minutes.

Not a fan of either team but man the criticism of players and coaches was so one sided in that game it was crazy.

Everyone was cool with an assistant coach on the field going after six opposing players but not happy at all with the players reacting to it.

On what planet is that not a penalty?

And the catch!?!?!? ... Don't get me started.

 

[GROOT]

Doesn't matter about the second penalty. The Steelers kicker was nailing it from 50.+ He was HOT.

And the only dump that resulted is CINN ####ting on themselves. They need to clean their own underwear,

 

[sho nuff]

Burfict shouldn't be allowed to play in the NFL. They talk about player safety all the time but Pacman, Pollard, Merriweather, Burfict, Ward, Suh - habitual ####lords that occasionally get slaps on the wrist.

Yep but Sazier's torpedo to Gio's head with the top of his helmet was a nice clean play that knocked Gio out cold for 5 minutes. Not a fan of either team but man the criticism of players and coaches was so one sided in that game it was crazy.

Everyone was cool with an assistant coach on the field going after six opposing players but not happy at all with the players reacting to it.

On what planet is that not a penalty?

And the catch!?!?!? ... Don't get me started.

People have criticized the Shazier hit too.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

To the folks that think the Burfict hit on Bryant was good clean hard nosed playoff football...

You are absolutely right. The game has passed you by. It has been wussified to the point where intentionally injuring a player completely after the play was over is no longer encouraged and is now in fact penalized. Walk on by, don't look back.

To the rest of you, do you think the OTHER intentional injuring of a fellow player in the same game will lead to an increased suspension compared to if those occurrences happened in different games? It is entirely possible Ben's injury was caused as much by the knee as the sack itself, which would mean one player knocked out the two best players on a playoff team on illegal hits. Personally, I'd have him sit the season out if it is possible under the guidelines. The guy is bad for the game, but beyond that, he may well kill someone on the field.

 

[daveR]

Burfict shouldn't be allowed to play in the NFL. They talk about player safety all the time but Pacman, Pollard, Merriweather, Burfict, Ward, Suh - habitual ####lords that occasionally get slaps on the wrist.

Yep but Sazier's torpedo to Gio's head with the top of his helmet was a nice clean play that knocked Gio out cold for 5 minutes. Not a fan of either team but man the criticism of players and coaches was so one sided in that game it was crazy.

Everyone was cool with an assistant coach on the field going after six opposing players but not happy at all with the players reacting to it.

On what planet is that not a penalty?

And the catch!?!?!? ... Don't get me started.

People have criticized the Shazier hit too.

Isn't there a rule somewhere that says you aren't required to retain possession of the ball if knocked unconscious illegally? (sarcasm)

 

[monk]

Burfict shouldn't be allowed to play in the NFL. They talk about player safety all the time but Pacman, Pollard, Merriweather, Burfict, Ward, Suh - habitual ####lords that occasionally get slaps on the wrist.

Yep but Sazier's torpedo to Gio's head with the top of his helmet was a nice clean play that knocked Gio out cold for 5 minutes. Not a fan of either team but man the criticism of players and coaches was so one sided in that game it was crazy.

Everyone was cool with an assistant coach on the field going after six opposing players but not happy at all with the players reacting to it.

On what planet is that not a penalty?

And the catch!?!?!? ... Don't get me started.

People have criticized the Shazier hit too.

It wasn't even penalized and resulted in a turnover

 

[ROCKET]

Bengals most likely ended Pittsburgh's season last night too so at least they have that going for them.

 

[sho nuff]

Burfict shouldn't be allowed to play in the NFL. They talk about player safety all the time but Pacman, Pollard, Merriweather, Burfict, Ward, Suh - habitual ####lords that occasionally get slaps on the wrist.

Yep but Sazier's torpedo to Gio's head with the top of his helmet was a nice clean play that knocked Gio out cold for 5 minutes. Not a fan of either team but man the criticism of players and coaches was so one sided in that game it was crazy.

Everyone was cool with an assistant coach on the field going after six opposing players but not happy at all with the players reacting to it.

On what planet is that not a penalty?

And the catch!?!?!? ... Don't get me started.

People have criticized the Shazier hit too.

It wasn't even penalized and resulted in a turnover

True.

Called watching a replay vs.real time. Refs missed it.

But you were comaining about the reaction and the reaction was that people thought it was an illegal hit that should have been flagged.

 

[GreenNGold]

If anything, the passage, "you reap what you sow" came true for the Bengals, but God had nothing to do with it.

 

[Godsbrother]

Bengals most likely ended Pittsburgh's season last night too so at least they have that going for them.

Burfict ended LeVeon Bell's season, tried to take out Ben Roethlisbergers knee, attempts to twist off the ankles of Cam Newton and Greg Olsen and then goes after Antonio Brown with a head shot last night after doing it the previous week against Maxx Williams.

Injuries are inevitable but this guy is a one man wrecking crew. It sucks to have a loose cannon like Burfict having that much affect on an entire league.

 

[Insein]

Burfict also had the sack that knocked Ben out of the game and the "game sealing" int. So there's a reason he's on the field.

If this were the 80's, he'd be on every highlight reel we could find.

 

[SIDA!]

Burfict also had the sack that knocked Ben out of the game and the "game sealing" int. So there's a reason he's on the field.

If this were the 80's, he'd be on every highlight reel we could find.

10 years ago even. Maybe even more recent than that.

It is comical for people who salivate and drool over the heavy hitters of yesteryear come in here and whine about that hit.

 

[SIDA!]

To the folks that think the Burfict hit on Bryant was good clean hard nosed playoff football...

You are absolutely right. The game has passed you by. It has been wussified to the point where intentionally injuring a player completely after the play was over is no longer encouraged and is now in fact penalized. Walk on by, don't look back.

HS - what was the elapsed time between when the ball passed Brown and when Burfict hit him?

Do you know?

 

[Fariq]

When the leaders on your team are guys like Pacman and Burfict that's what you get. These guys have all-world talent but the brains of a pitt bull .​ Why do you think so many teams don't want these guys and they slide thru the draft? I guarantee you 10 out of 10 of the top coaches in the league wouldn't roster either one of them.

This is a shining example of why you don't have guys like that in your locker room.

Jones did not slide through the draft

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Burfict shouldn't be allowed to play in the NFL. They talk about player safety all the time but Pacman, Pollard, Merriweather, Burfict, Ward, Suh - habitual ####lords that occasionally get slaps on the wrist.

Yep but Sazier's torpedo to Gio's head with the top of his helmet was a nice clean play that knocked Gio out cold for 5 minutes. Not a fan of either team but man the criticism of players and coaches was so one sided in that game it was crazy.

Everyone was cool with an assistant coach on the field going after six opposing players but not happy at all with the players reacting to it.

On what planet is that not a penalty?

And the catch!?!?!? ... Don't get me started.

People have criticized the Shazier hit too.

It wasn't even penalized and resulted in a turnover

That's like saying O.J. wasn't convicted of murder

 

[Dizzy]

Mental midgets in leadership roles rarely yields positive results.

That was a first for me... the team WITH the lead in a play-off game can't contain their volatility for one minute to salt away the win?

This is how they're built. You get talented players at rock bottom prices because they're borderline uncontrollable... and this is the result you have to live with.

 

[JuniorNB]

Bengals most likely ended Pittsburgh's season last night too so at least they have that going for them.

Burfict ended LeVeon Bell's season, tried to take out Ben Roethlisbergers knee, attempts to twist off the ankles of Cam Newton and Greg Olsen and then goes after Antonio Brown with a head shot last night after doing it the previous week against Maxx Williams.

Injuries are inevitable but this guy is a one man wrecking crew. It sucks to have a loose cannon like Burfict having that much affect on an entire league.

If Goodell has balls, he'll suspend him for four games. And if the Players Association is smart, they won't appeal. The league should not tolerate someone whose intention nearly every week is to injure players.

 

[Godsbrother]

Bengals most likely ended Pittsburgh's season last night too so at least they have that going for them.

Burfict ended LeVeon Bell's season, tried to take out Ben Roethlisbergers knee, attempts to twist off the ankles of Cam Newton and Greg Olsen and then goes after Antonio Brown with a head shot last night after doing it the previous week against Maxx Williams.

Injuries are inevitable but this guy is a one man wrecking crew. It sucks to have a loose cannon like Burfict having that much affect on an entire league.

If Goodell has balls, he'll suspend him for four games. And if the Players Association is smart, they won't appeal. The league should not tolerate someone whose intention nearly every week is to injure players.

If Burfict was a pot smoker he might be suspended. Gotta protect the shield and all...

 

[Chef Boyardee]

Mental midgets in leadership roles rarely yields positive results.

That was a first for me... the team WITH the lead in a play-off game can't contain their volatility for one minute to salt away the win?

This is how they're built. You get talented players at rock bottom prices because they're borderline uncontrollable... and this is the result you have to live with.

Exactly, this is how they've operated during the entire Marvin Lewis era with absolutely no success.

 

[cheese]

I am as big of a Bengals fan as there is on these boards and I wouldn't dispute a Burfict suspension of multiple games. He's a repeat offender and while I overall don't mind the Bengals out-bully the bully mentality, you have to accept the inevitable consequences. Sometimes that means a penalty, or a suspension, or even a playoff exit.

Besides, they can survive part of a regular season without him.