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12-28-2012, 02:38 AM #61Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Will Reed get suspended? I suspect so
He wasn't that lucky. Miller tore his ACL, MCL, and PCL on that play, and he underwent surgery yesterday to repair all three.
It was an inevitable injury, since as you said, it's becoming the only place where a DB can safely hit a receiver anymore. It's just too bad it didn't happen to a higher profile player - not that I'm wishing injury on anyone, but if this had happened to, say, Gronkowski, we'd be having a week-long national discussion about whether these rule changes were doing more harm than good.
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12-28-2012, 08:54 AM #62Legendary RSR Poster
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12-28-2012, 09:04 AM #63Regular 1st Stringer
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12-28-2012, 09:53 AM #64Hall Of Fame Poster
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12-28-2012, 09:58 AM #65Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Will Reed get suspended? I suspect so
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12-28-2012, 10:59 AM #67Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Will Reed get suspended? I suspect so
The problem with this hit is Davis didn't have a chance to protect himself.
I understand Chancellors job is to do what he did and separate Davis and the football. But Davis got knocked out of the game and obviously at the very least was punk drunk, but more likely was concussed.
I agree with the flag. I think with the way the game has changed, you have to allow receivers to protect themselves. People can bitch all they want about turning it into flag football, but I haven't heard people bitch when UFC went from just "no eye-gouging, fish hooks or nut punches" to, can't knee a guy in the head when he's on the ground, not hitting in the back of the head etc. MMA is more popular no than ever.
The game has become more of a passing league with the field more spread out and more open for guys to run full speed. Now that guys are bigger, faster and stronger than ever before, the NFL has to take the necessary steps to protect guys from their brains turning to mush from hits which are equivalent to 15 -20 car accidents.
I just wish instead of trying to do it slowly and put band-aid after band-aid on the problem, the league would come out and change this all at once.
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12-28-2012, 11:23 AM #69Hall Of Fame Poster
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12-28-2012, 11:30 AM #70Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Will Reed get suspended? I suspect so
That's interesting. I've heard that these fines are tax deductible. I know that typically fines are not considered tax deductible, but I always assumed that this was because the NFL just considered them a reduction of compensation, but maybe it was more to do with it being tied to a charitable donation? I still think that the tax treatment has to do with it being a reduction of income received.
But, if I were an NFL player, I'd vow to match every dollar I was fined with a donation to a charitable organization of some kind. Maybe even a brain trauma research center. It wouldn't cost much to them, and it would show that you were sorry for what you did, and trying to work on improving your game. That might keep the zebras off of them on borderline calls.
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12-28-2012, 11:33 AM #71Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Will Reed get suspended? I suspect so
It's tax deductible because it's a donation to charity.
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12-28-2012, 11:35 AM #72Hall Of Fame Poster
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