Antonio Brown "Burfict is an idiot"

[slashsteel]

 

[madinsomniac]

This is kind of like when the NHL crack down on goons and fighting in hockey. The players enforced a modicum of respect on each other. Now in hockey you see a lot of injuries from dirty hits. It's the same way in the NFL now. The fine the league levees really isn't all that much to these guys with the salary is there making now. Players risk suspension for handling things on their own now which is much worse since they lose game checks. Back in the day though if you cheap shot it a guy you had a target on you. And I think because of that there was less of the type of crap that Burfict pulls.

That's a totally bullshit narrative... players fighting had nothing to do with anything ever... its been proven time and again..In Hockey, Matt Cooke (and a dozen more like him) got pummeled repeatedly in his career, yet he would still cheapshot players, and the seventies were full of cheapshots in the NFL... and the 80's... and the 90's... but you know what, no one had social media and no one gave a **** about headshots so no one paid any attention...


Players like Burfict, Or Romonowski, or Tatum... these guys have always been around... Heck back in the 90s guys like Lloyd took every opportunity to lay a guy out even after the play. The Kubiak Zone blocking scheme was predicated on injuring DEs and LBs or at least making them play to protect their legs... The NFL has never been free of cheap shot artists and the only way to stop it is lifetime ban the ones out of control

 

[Confluence]

That's a totally bullshit narrative... players fighting had nothing to do with anything ever... its been proven time and again..In Hockey, Matt Cooke (and a dozen more like him) got pummeled repeatedly in his career, yet he would still cheapshot players, and the seventies were full of cheapshots in the NFL... and the 80's... and the 90's... but you know what, no one had social media and no one gave a **** about headshots so no one paid any attention...


Players like Burfict, Or Romonowski, or Tatum... these guys have always been around... Heck back in the 90s guys like Lloyd took every opportunity to lay a guy out even after the play. The Kubiak Zone blocking scheme was predicated on injuring DEs and LBs or at least making them play to protect their legs... The NFL has never been free of cheap shot artists and the only way to stop it is lifetime ban the ones out of control

Dave Semenko, Marty McSorley and Wayne Gretzky disagree.
So would Terry O'Reilly, Jon Wensink, Stan Jonathan and Orr and Espo.
Reggie Leach, Rick Macleish and Billy Barber had 12 guys enforcing for them.
Nystrom and Gillies allowed Trottier and Bossy to star and win 4 cups.
Even the Evil freakin Habs had Risebrough, Lambert and Bouchard cleaning up for Lafleur, Shutt and Cournouyer.
Yzerman had Probert and McCarty.

The NHL's dominant teams for the 70s-90s were clearly demarcated by skilled played with enforcers around them.

Look at the biggest trade in the NHL's history:

Gretzky, McSorley and center Mike Krushelnyski went to the Kings in exchange for center Jimmy Carson, wing Martin Gelinas, first-round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993, and $15 million.

The Kings and Gretzky clearly knew that McSorley was necessary.

I always thought the Pens would have been better if protecting Le Gros Vache hadn't been left to Tocchet. SuperMario could have used someone better than Caufield.

Matt Cooke was a talented guy who had periods of intense stupidity/classlessness.