2018 NFL Game Thread - Week 16

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12 men on defense stops the clock? Terrible rule.

edit: or did it? I looked away for a minute.
 

Fred in Lynn

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Say what you want about Burfict, but he doesn't choreograph celebrations of concussing people with illegal blindside blocks.
That’s about all you could say about Burfict. I thought Smith-Schuster’s post-hit actions were wrong, but you’re conveniently forgetting everything Burfict did that led up to that. Maybe your orange and black glasses are clouding your judgment.
 

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I’m not a giant Tomlin fan, but really who is the upgrade you can get? You aren’t getting Belichick or Payton.

Even if you could get the better Harbaugh, he’s a short term guy...not at all Steeler’s style. You aren’t firing Tomlin for McCarthy.

Even if they wanted to (which I highly doubt) they probably have the best guy realistically available to them unless by some miracle Cowher wants back in right?
 

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I'm not sure if we "said what we want about Burfict" that he'd come out on the positive side of this comparison.
He's a dirty player. So is JuJu. Did you see him or any other Bengals mocking Shazier?

That’s about all you could say about Burfict. I thought Smith-Schuster’s post-hit actions were wrong, but you’re conveniently forgetting everything Burfict did that led up to that. Maybe your orange and black glasses are clouding your judgment.
What did he do against the Steelers? Unfortunately injure Bell, but legally? Unfortunately injure Ben, but legally? Had Spaeth grab his ankles, Foster leg-whip him and DeCastro step on him in a pile? It was impossible to avoid the Brown hit and he deliberately tucked his elbow in and led with his shoulder, but that's not what the league and Steeler media want you to hear.

One guy is a golden boy for a league and media darling. The other guy plays for a team no one gives a fuck about. There's your difference.

Edit: How could I forget Vince Williams, you know, making a fucking death threat to him? Remember though, Burfict belongs in jail according to the subhumans that make up Yinzer Nation.
 

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He's a dirty player. So is JuJu. Did you see him or any other Bengals mocking Shazier?



What did he do against the Steelers? Unfortunately injure Bell, but legally? Unfortunately injure Ben, but legally? Had Spaeth grab his ankles, Foster leg-whip him and DeCastro step on him in a pile? It was impossible to avoid the Brown hit and he deliberately tucked his elbow in and led with his shoulder, but that's not what the league and Steeler media want you to hear.

One guy is a golden boy for a league and media darling. The other guy plays for a team no one gives a fuck about. There's your difference.

Edit: How could I forget Vince Williams, you know, making a fucking death threat to him? Remember though, Burfict belongs in jail according to the subhumans that make up Yinzer Nation.
Yup, it’s a grand conspiracy.

Edit: Because my post was satisfying only in that it was an aptly sarcastic response to your skewed version of events and personalities, it’s not really constructive. I’ll eat my shorts if a majority of members feel Smith-Schuster belongs in the same category of dirty as Burfict. He doesn’t. This subject doesn’t require a lengthy review of Burfict’s resume to substantively prove what we all know: he’s a dirty player just about without peer in today’s NFL. Quit trying to pretend otherwise. Maybe just post that you’re thrilled that JuJu fumbled the game away because you hate the Steelers. News flash: you don’t need a reason to hold that opinion here.
 
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Rudy's Curve

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Yup, it’s a grand conspiracy.
Let me know when Burfict stands over someone he illegally concusses, makes a pre-planned celebration about it for the next week and literally threatens someone's life. I think I might be waiting a while. And no, telling JuJu he's next doesn't qualify.
 

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I mean, are Al and Cris paying attention?

"Ooo, that ball was out."

"Oh, Seattle recovered anyway."
 

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Let me know when Burfict stands over someone he illegally concusses, makes a pre-planned celebration about it for the next week and literally threatens someone's life. I think I might be waiting a while. And no, telling JuJu he's next doesn't qualify.
This is a silly discussion. Everyone here knows Burfict is one of the dirtiest players in the NFL. Nobody holds that opinion of Smith-Schuster. (Again, I felt him standing over Burfict like that after that blind-side block was disgusting and not in any way satisfying as a Steeler fan.) Players reacting to his illegal acts by committing their own illegal acts doesn’t make them right, but it doesn’t lessen Burfict’s long history of bad actions - which goes well beyond the Steelers and the NFL - no matter how you might try to spin it.
 

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One guy is a golden boy for a league and media darling. The other guy plays for a team no one gives a fuck about. There's your difference.

Edit: How could I forget Vince Williams, you know, making a fucking death threat to him? Remember though, Burfict belongs in jail according to the subhumans that make up Yinzer Nation.
I hope you have some concept of how dirty it makes us Patriot fans to be defending any player on the Pittsburgh Steelers. So I can assure you, that is absolutely not the difference in our opinions on the subject. But in this case, I'm a neutral fan, as are most of the posters here, and you're not.

Mind you, I like the Bengals. 52 out of 53 of them are all right with me, and the team and fanbase are a good underdog story. I like the loyalty they've shown Marvin Lewis and Andy Dalton even if neither of them are exactly Canton-bound. But Burfict has got to go.

He's a dirty player. So is JuJu. Did you see him or any other Bengals mocking Shazier?
JJSS is an offensive player (in multiple senses), and isn't in a position to play recklessly in a way that dishes out wanton injury to other players. It's really hard for someone who plays offense to be viewed as a "dirty player", unless you're like an OL who gouges eyes and such.