burrrton wrote:Pereira just stated on Clayton podcast that he doesn't think Sherm hitting the kicker should have been called a penalty.
NorthHawk wrote:It really doesn't matter what leg was hit. He could have torqued his other knee after contact.
burrrton wrote:The NFL's explanation for the fine is particularly galling- they say he's being fined for hitting the kicker after the whistle blew, but that you just can't hear the whistle.
As if we're all fcking deaf.
obiken wrote:Sorry, I love Sherm but he deserved it. Kickers are not real players, they of them, but not really one of them. They don't pump iron, or work out, all they do is kick. Sorry I don't want SH to take that hit.
HumanCockroach wrote:Good news is these guys weren't though....
http://dailysnark.com/video-emerges-bil ... -mnf-game/
obiken wrote:Sorry, I love Sherm but he deserved it.
HumanCockroach wrote:There are literally only two questions that need answers. Did the whistle blow before contact? ( It didn't) and did Sherman touch the ball? ( he most emphatically did) if that is what occurred, there is NO penalty on the books that circumvents that to make it a penalty, much less a fineable offense.
This isn't "call your own fouls" pick up basketball in the driveway, it's professional football, and has an extensive rulebook, which Sherman adhered to every step of the way.
HumanCockroach wrote:There are literally only two questions that need answers. Did the whistle blow before contact? ( It didn't) and did Sherman touch the ball? ( he most emphatically did) if that is what occurred, there is NO penalty on the books that circumvents that to make it a penalty, much less a fineable offense.
This isn't "call your own fouls" pick up basketball in the driveway, it's professional football, and has an extensive rulebook, which Sherman adhered to every step of the way.
jshawaii22 wrote:the powers at the NFL had no choice, but Sherman will be able to appeal. We'll see how it goes. The NFL doesn't use logic, truth or anything except a "public opinion" meter.
Personally, I find it offensive that Blandino, Pierera, the officials, even the media force-feeding a fine, ALL admitted a whistle hadn't blown, and then the reasoning for a fine, was they couldn't tell if it had or not.
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