Raiders Vontaze Burfict suspended for season for helmet to helmet hit
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And the asshole was blowing kisses to the Indy crowd as he ran up the tunnel...
Such a waste of talent.
Loved the league letter to him.
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I know this was brought up on here many years back, but how would any of you Dawgs feel if Dorsey brought him to the Land? I don't think you can count on the guy, he is a penalty waiting and a pos person. I don't want no thugs on our team. I a sure we mite have 1 or 2 now but if so they hide it well. V.B. is the type of person to drive by a car accident with people injured ad just laugh and not offer help. IMO he is the same as the Roid Monkey Harrison
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And this little tidbit. Is the penalty too harsh or not? Anyone surprised?
The league said that he will be not be paid during the suspension, which covers the postseason as well. The league cited repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules.
NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan's wrote a letter to Burfict explaining the decision.
"There were no mitigating circumstances on this play," it said. "Your contact was unnecessary, flagrant and should have been avoided. For your actions, you were penalized and disqualified from the game. Following each of your previous rule violations, you were warned by me and each of the jointly-appointed officers that future violations would result in escalated accountability measures. However, you have continued to flagrantly abuse rules designated to protect yourself and your opponents from unnecessary risk."
Burfict's history
Vontaze Burfict's season-long suspension for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Jack Doyle is the fourth league-imposed ban of the linebacker's career.
YEAR GAMES PEDs 2018 4 Illegal hit 2017 3 Illegal hit 2016 3 The 29-year-old Burfict received 13 suspensions and fines in seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals before signing with the Raiders as a free agent this offseason. Two of the suspensions were for illegal hits, totaling six games.
This is Burfict's first season with the Raiders, and he was named a team captain. <------- really your team leader? The Raider way?
And this little tidbit. Is the penalty too harsh or not? Anyone surprised?
The league said that he will be not be paid during the suspension, which covers the postseason as well. The league cited repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules.
NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan's wrote a letter to Burfict explaining the decision.
"There were no mitigating circumstances on this play," it said. "Your contact was unnecessary, flagrant and should have been avoided. For your actions, you were penalized and disqualified from the game. Following each of your previous rule violations, you were warned by me and each of the jointly-appointed officers that future violations would result in escalated accountability measures. However, you have continued to flagrantly abuse rules designated to protect yourself and your opponents from unnecessary risk."
Burfict's history
Vontaze Burfict's season-long suspension for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Jack Doyle is the fourth league-imposed ban of the linebacker's career.
YEAR GAMES PEDs 2018 4 Illegal hit 2017 3 Illegal hit 2016 3 The 29-year-old Burfict received 13 suspensions and fines in seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals before signing with the Raiders as a free agent this offseason. Two of the suspensions were for illegal hits, totaling six games.
This is Burfict's first season with the Raiders, and he was named a team captain. <------- really your team leader? The Raider way?
Shouldn't surprise you. They brought in a CTE lunatic in AB and then doubled down on known racist in Richard Incognito. The organization and culture there is pure trash.
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I know this was brought up on here many years back, but how would any of you Dawgs feel if Dorsey brought him to the Land? I don't think you can count on the guy, he is a penalty waiting and a pos person. I don't want no thugs on our team. I a sure we mite have 1 or 2 now but if so they hide it well. V.B. is the type of person to drive by a car accident with people injured ad just laugh and not offer help. IMO he is the same as the Roid Monkey Harrison
I know this was brought up on here many years back, but how would any of you Dawgs feel if Dorsey brought him to the Land? I don't think you can count on the guy, he is a penalty waiting and a pos person. I don't want no thugs on our team. I a sure we mite have 1 or 2 now but if so they hide it well. V.B. is the type of person to drive by a car accident with people injured ad just laugh and not offer help. IMO he is the same as the Roid Monkey Harrison
Prior to this hit I might have been open to it under the proviso that he was told, "Any instance of purposeful targeting, and you're gone."
Now? No way... he's shown cheap shots are "in his nature".
I despised Harrison's style as much as anyone.... still remember his double KO game of Colt and Massaquoi... but the difference between Burfict and Harrison is that in most of Harrison's days head shots were legal except on a QB in the pocket. And if you remember his last days, when the new rules were emerging, James removed those shots from his repertoire.
Bottom line.... by comparison Harrison was a model citizen.
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Dear Mr. Suh, you're next.?
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When is the last time Suh acted up? 4 years ago? 5?
It was back in his Detroit days, wasn't it?
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When is the last time Suh acted up? 4 years ago? 5?
It was back in his Detroit days, wasn't it?
When is the last time Suh acted up? 4 years ago? 5?
It was back in his Detroit days, wasn't it?
nope.
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When is the last time Suh acted up? 4 years ago? 5?
It was back in his Detroit days, wasn't it?
nope.
nope
$21k and change is barely a slap on the wrist. If "roughing the passer" is the standard, then Garrett must be one of the dirtiest players of 2019.
The old Suh, the one that earned a rep that no doubt fed the fine, was this guy...
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Excessive Facemask (ripped a helmet off... fortunately the head stayed put...)
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Stepping on the leg of Aaron Rodgers (had to change stride to do it)
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Throat-slash gesture against Tampa Bay ("one of these things is not like the others")
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Kicking Texans QB Matt Schaub in the groin (the kick was G-o-o-o-o-o-o-d!)
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Stomping on Evan Dietrich-Smith (the stomp heard round the world)
I think that guy is gone.
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except that "roughing" is now "landing on with your weight". When the Browns start always twisting away to not have their weight land on the qb, they will start calling "twisting the qb around from his stance" personal fouls...
on the Browns and other teams that are not supposed to win and not make the NFL as much money as the huge market cities.
except I saw it happen in the cincy-pukes game, and it wasn't called on pittsburg. nope. ignored.
But true - the old Suh was a cheapshot rampage. He's a little bit more grown up now. Maybe he went for
rage counseling....
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except that "roughing" is now "landing on with your weight". When the Browns start always twisting away to not have their weight land on the qb, they will start calling "twisting the qb around from his stance" personal fouls...
on the Browns and other teams that are not supposed to win and not make the NFL as much money as the huge market cities.
except I saw it happen in the cincy-pukes game, and it wasn't called on pittsburg. nope. ignored.
But true - the old Suh was a cheapshot rampage. He's a little bit more grown up now. Maybe he went for
rage counseling....
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except that "roughing" is now "landing on with your weight". When the Browns start always twisting away to not have their weight land on the qb, they will start calling "twisting the qb around from his stance" personal fouls...
on the Browns and other teams that are not supposed to win and not make the NFL as much money as the huge market cities.
except I saw it happen in the cincy-pukes game, and it wasn't called on pittsburg. nope. ignored.
But true - the old Suh was a cheapshot rampage. He's a little bit more grown up now. Maybe he went for
rage counseling....
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When is the last time Suh acted up? 4 years ago? 5?
It was back in his Detroit days, wasn't it?
When is the last time Suh acted up? 4 years ago? 5?
It was back in his Detroit days, wasn't it?
Wrongo, Bucko.
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except that "roughing" is now "landing on with your weight". When the Browns start always twisting away to not have their weight land on the qb, they will start calling "twisting the qb around from his stance" personal fouls...
on the Browns and other teams that are not supposed to win and not make the NFL as much money as the huge market cities.
except I saw it happen in the cincy-pukes game, and it wasn't called on pittsburg. nope. ignored.
But true - the old Suh was a cheapshot rampage. He's a little bit more grown up now. Maybe he went for
rage counseling....
except that "roughing" is now "landing on with your weight". When the Browns start always twisting away to not have their weight land on the qb, they will start calling "twisting the qb around from his stance" personal fouls...
on the Browns and other teams that are not supposed to win and not make the NFL as much money as the huge market cities.
except I saw it happen in the cincy-pukes game, and it wasn't called on pittsburg. nope. ignored.
But true - the old Suh was a cheapshot rampage. He's a little bit more grown up now. Maybe he went for
rage counseling....
Anyone remember this dude? Now, there's a dude with rage issues. He could have been a great one.
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Fourth time’s the charm...
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except that "roughing" is now "landing on with your weight". When the Browns start always twisting away to not have their weight land on the qb, they will start calling "twisting the qb around from his stance" personal fouls...
on the Browns and other teams that are not supposed to win and not make the NFL as much money as the huge market cities.
except I saw it happen in the cincy-pukes game, and it wasn't called on pittsburg. nope. ignored.
But true - the old Suh was a cheapshot rampage. He's a little bit more grown up now. Maybe he went for
rage counseling....
except that "roughing" is now "landing on with your weight". When the Browns start always twisting away to not have their weight land on the qb, they will start calling "twisting the qb around from his stance" personal fouls...
on the Browns and other teams that are not supposed to win and not make the NFL as much money as the huge market cities.
Jesus, if the Olympics had a "playing the victim" competition, cal would win more golds than Michael Phelps.
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