So I guess no suspensions...

[dieterbrock]

I still wanna know why Wilson/Seahawks didnt get penalized big time for the concussion protocol tent fiasco. Its amazing the shidt the NFL sweeps under the rug when it can

 

[den-the-coach]

I still wanna know why Wilson/Seahawks didnt get penalized big time for the concussion protocol tent fiasco. Its amazing the shidt the NFL sweeps under the rug when it can

Rams need to crush Wilson because if that happens, I guarantee you, he won't come back in..That being posted, it is still under investigation and Seahawks will be fined, but Owner Paul Allen wipes his ass with $100 bills, so it's an exercise of futility.

 

[thirteen28]

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NFL must explain why Michael Bennett faced no discipline
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 16, 2017, 6:56 AM EST

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When the NFL fines or suspends a player, it issues a statement about what the player did to draw the fine or suspension. This week, the NFL needs to issue a statement to explain what a player did to avoid a fine or suspension.

The player in question is Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett, who was flagged for taking a shot at Jaguars center Brandon Linder‘s knee late in Seattle’s loss at Jacksonville on Sunday. It was Bennett who started an ugly chain of events that saw players on both teams flagged for personal fouls, two Seahawks ejected, and the potential for a crowd-control nightmare when Jaguars fans threw objects at Seattle’s Quinton Jefferson and Jefferson tried to go into the stands to confront them.


So why did Bennett, who started it all, get off scot-free?

NFL Media reported that the league bought Bennett’s explanation, as relayed by Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, that Bennett was just trying to swipe the ball as Linder snapped it to Blake Bortles for the kneeldown at the end of the game.

That explanation is preposterous, and if the NFL actually accepted that explanation, then the NFL needs to say so — if for no other reason than so that the rest of us can understand, once and for all, that the people at the league office simply don’t know what they’re doing when it comes to finding any fair, reasonable and consistent standard for player discipline.

Bennett may have been initially attempting to swipe the ball the instant Linder snapped it to Bortles. But that doesn’t explain why Bennett then continued rolling into Linder’s knee, long after Bortles had taken the snap and kneeled down, as Linder attempted to get away from Bennett to protect himself from injury.

Two officials were standing on either side of Bennett as he rolled into Linder, and both of them threw their flags. If the NFL thinks Bennett was just trying to swipe the ball, then the NFL needs to explain what those two officials were looking at when they threw their flags.

The NFL also apparently thinks commentator Daryl Johnston was hallucinating when he described what Bennett did while FOX showed a replay. Johnston, a former NFL fullback who knows the difference between dirty play and clean play, was outraged as he described what Bennett was doing.

“Michael Bennett rolling into Brandon Linder — that’s what started everything, right there,” Johnston said. “And then he comes back and hits him again. So this tape is gonna be reviewed by the NFL. They didn’t get Michael Bennett out of the game. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s something from the league that comes down on Michael Bennett because that’s disrespect to an opponent on the field. There’s no place in this game for that.”

You know who else thinks it’s dirty to go after an opponent’s knee? Michael Bennett. Last year, after Bennett took a shot to the knee in a game against the Falcons, he was furious about it.

“Honestly, I think if you dive at someone else’s legs, you’re a little [expletive],” Bennett said. “If you are big in the NFL, you just line up and play — why you got to cut someone on the [expletive] play? I mean, I don’t know. That [expletive] is just stupid to me. Why cut somebody when you can just line up and win? I don’t know. I don’t come off the ball jumping at offensive linemen’s legs.’’

But now we know that Bennett does come off the ball jumping at offensive linemen’s legs. And the NFL lets him get away with it. The league needs to explain why.

And once again, under the "leadership" of Goodell, the NFL has another public relations fiasco, not to mention a disciplinary problem. This is a completely unforced error ... what a bunch of pathetic clowns. They are worse than the federal govt. and that's pretty GD bad.

 

[fearsomefour]

They want a big matchup for the NFC West this week and they don't want any more Seahawks to be out. There is absolutely no excuse what Michael Bennett shouldn't be suspended for that crap against the Jags. I hope Saffold buries him.

I am cheap shoot Bennett early in the game.
Been saying it all year. He is a fundamentally stupid person who, like most stupid people, has a hard time controlling his emotions.
Chop block his ass and watch him flame out all game.

 

[fearsomefour]

Depends who the team is I guess. I'll bet if our players did the same thing you'd see at least a one game suspension.

If Gronk was a white guy on, say, the Lions he would have gotten four games. But he's on the Pats where cheating is encouraged.
He Bennett wasn't black he would have been suspended.

 

[fearsomefour]

And once again, under the "leadership" of Goodell, the NFL has another public relations fiasco, not to mention a disciplinary problem. This is a completely unforced error ... what a bunch of pathetic clowns. They are worse than the federal govt. and that's pretty GD bad.

I would to have his gig. Make tens of millions to stare common sense in the face and then just do the opposite. How the F is guy a lawyer? Would be like hiring an engineer with no deductive reasoning skills.

 

[JonRam99]

Bennett should at least be fined.
But Jefferson should have gotten an indefinite suspension. A professional football player trying to go INTO THE STANDS to attack football fans??? This is "Metta World Peace" territory and reflects extremely poorly on the league. All of Goodell's disciplinary actions to date don't mean anything when he is willing to turn a blind eye to a football player potentially ATTACKING fans. What if he were able to climb that wall??? Who would he have hurt? Can you imagine??

Does anyone on here have any comparable recollection of anything similar? I know some players have given fans the finger before, but I don't ever recall a player actually going after fans. Ever.

All this does is embolden similar actions. Players can now go after fans, as long as they are provoked in some way, without fear of discipline. Sorry, I am still shocked that Jefferson is not suspended -- and I mean not just for a game, but for the rest of the season. At least. I wouldn't even feel bad if he were permanently banned.

 

[thirteen28]

I would to have his gig. Make tens of millions to stare common sense in the face and then just do the opposite. How the F is guy a lawyer? Would be like hiring an engineer with no deductive reasoning skills.

No kidding ... I'd gladly be a total f-up for tens of millions a year. I'm pretty sure any one of us here at ROD could do as good a job as he's doing ...

 

[dieterbrock]

Rams need to crush Wilson because if that happens, I guarantee you, he won't come back in..That being posted, it is still under investigation and Seahawks will be fined, but Owner Paul Allen wipes his ass with $100 bills, so it's an exercise of futility.

Its just such a bigger issue than money.
If the NFL is serious at all about player safety, then this just cant be acceptable at all

 

[fearsomefour]

No kidding ... I'd gladly be a total f-up for tens of millions a year. I'm pretty sure any one of us here at ROD could do as good a job as he's doing ...

Hell, I'll do it for 1/10 of the money and let fans shoot paintballs at me during the draft.

 

[bubbaramfan]

This is exactly why attendance and viewer interest is down. And the stupid NFL front office refuses to see it.

Borderline game "fixing". Did the front office not suspend Bennett because they want the Seahgs in the playoffs? Looks that way to me. It gets any worse and I'm going fishing on Sundays.

 

[JonRam99]

Its just such a bigger issue than money.
If the NFL is serious at all about player safety, then this just cant be acceptable at all

I'm starting to question if the NFL cares about FAN safety.
Jefferson needs an indefinite suspension. RIGHT NOW. If he had made it into the stands.... he'd be arrested.
edit:
The cleats he wears on his feet are arguably weapons. And he's arguably armored against attack. If he had made it into the stands, it would be WORSE than a Meta World Peace scenario. If I were a fan, and a raging 300lb monster who's armored & wearing cleats came after me with clear intent to hurt me or another defenseless person near me, I would have just cause to shoot him (if I were allowed to wear my CCW into the stands).

 

[den-the-coach]

Its just such a bigger issue than money.
If the NFL is serious at all about player safety, then this just cant be acceptable at all

Agreed, but they are not going to suspended the player because it's not his fault, they might consider taking draft choices away, that will get teams to follow proper protocol immediately.

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

Just knock them out of the playoffs Sunday.

 

[Farr Be It]

Surprisingly, Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett was not fined, possibly because the NFL determined earlier in the week that he was “diving for the football,” rather than at Jaguars center Brandon Linder’s legs.

It didn’t appear that any player committed an act that was suspension-worthy, so this makes sense. Bennett’s dive was questionable, but the league apparently determined that he was not intentionally trying to hurt Linder.

So Tru was fined Nine grand, but Bennett nothing? It is almost as though Paul Allen and the Seahawks have the league by the nads, like the Cheatriots.

Also, have they just sanctioned the "dive at the knees" play during victory formation. Only Michael Bennett has been savvy and wise enough to think up that doozy! Such a trailblazer. To Canton with you!

 

[JoeBo21]

how many Hawks get suspended if we're not playing this week? league's a fucking joke man

Tru gets 10k for "taunting" and Bennett doesn't get shit for rolling up onto someones leg.. something that could put that player out for the year..

 

[LesBaker]

And once again, under the "leadership" of Goodell, the NFL has another public relations fiasco, not to mention a disciplinary problem. This is a completely unforced error ... what a bunch of pathetic clowns. They are worse than the federal govt. and that's pretty GD bad.

It was really dumb and the look is poor, as usual.

How the F is guy a lawyer?

That's actually not true, I also used to think he was a lawyer, but he isn't/wasn't.

But Jefferson should have gotten an indefinite suspension.

At least a game, maybe not indefinite since he didn't get into the stands. Goodell should have suspended one game and issued a statement that it was only one game because he didn't get into the stands but had he gone into the stands it would have been indefinite.

Agreed, but they are not going to suspended the player because it's not his fault

I dunno Den.........Wilson went over to the tent, turned and ran back onto the field.

 

[den-the-coach]

I dunno Den.........Wilson went over to the tent, turned and ran back onto the field.

And Les, all the players want to do that, you have to protect them from themselves. I would never want to come out of the game....That is part of the process the NFL must protect the players from themselves so yes fine the team and hold them accountable if they don't protect the player.

 

[LesBaker]

And Les, all the players want to do that, you have to protect them from themselves. I would never want to come out of the game....That is part of the process the NFL must protect the players from themselves so yes fine the team and hold them accountable if they don't protect the player.

It's on him too if he's told to go into the tent and he doesn't.

Fine him and the team haha.

 

[Angry Ram]

Shitbirds gonna shitbird.

Whatever, the scumbirds get exposed for what they were in the Super Bowl and again last week. League's most hated team now aside from their fuckin bandwagon fans.

Don't even care. Focused rage. Beat their asses and make them cry and complain some more.