Northside Hawk
Well-Known Member
People are comparing it to the 1965 baseball incident where the Giants Juan Marichal clubbed the Dodgers John Roseboro with a bat, and the 1977 NBA incident where Rudy Tomjonavich had his face caved in by Kermit Washington
While last night's Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph incident wasn't as agregous as either of those, it shouldn't diminsh the punishment, which is already severe. Garrett should be at least as many games as Vontez Burfict, and consider himself very lucky he didn't end a career last night.
But here's the real issue. It's time to get rid of Thursday Night Football. The players have repeatedly said there's not enough recovery time from the last game, and on top of that, these games almost always involve bitter rivals with axes to grind. Coaches can barely get their game plans in, let alone practice them properly.
Who knows how much the short layoff from the previous game affected Garrett's judgement? He may have still been over the legal limit, from a neurological standpoint, from the previous game. Add the big stage, the rival Steelers, and this is what you get.
Look for the players to push hard to get rid of Thursday Night Football, sans the traditional Thanksgiving games, in their next collective bargaining meetings. Their bodies can't take it, their minds can't take it, and if fans can't take it, if their jonesing for football half the nights of the week, then that is a sad commentary on us all. Of course there are three more elements in play here; owners, networks, and $$$.
Thoughts and opinions on this please.
While last night's Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph incident wasn't as agregous as either of those, it shouldn't diminsh the punishment, which is already severe. Garrett should be at least as many games as Vontez Burfict, and consider himself very lucky he didn't end a career last night.
But here's the real issue. It's time to get rid of Thursday Night Football. The players have repeatedly said there's not enough recovery time from the last game, and on top of that, these games almost always involve bitter rivals with axes to grind. Coaches can barely get their game plans in, let alone practice them properly.
Who knows how much the short layoff from the previous game affected Garrett's judgement? He may have still been over the legal limit, from a neurological standpoint, from the previous game. Add the big stage, the rival Steelers, and this is what you get.
Look for the players to push hard to get rid of Thursday Night Football, sans the traditional Thanksgiving games, in their next collective bargaining meetings. Their bodies can't take it, their minds can't take it, and if fans can't take it, if their jonesing for football half the nights of the week, then that is a sad commentary on us all. Of course there are three more elements in play here; owners, networks, and $$$.
Thoughts and opinions on this please.
