Sunday, October 2, 2011

Week 3 Fine Blotter: Clean Play Initiative = EPIC FAIL. TWENTY-TWO PLAYERS FINED

Catching up on my Fair Play Table, I noticed something alarming from week 3:

This has got to be a record: 22 players were fined by the NFL last week for actions from week 3.
  • Atlanta: William Moore: $7,500 for having to lead with his helmet.
  • Baltimore: Terrell Suggs: $7,500 for a facemask
  • Buffalo: Nick Barnett: $7,500 for slamming Reggie Bush
  • Cleveland got two: Phil Taylor got $7,500 for an illegal hit on quarterback Chad Henne
  • and Mohammed Massaquoi got $7,500 for an illegal excessive celebration.
  • Green Bay: Eric Walden: $15,000 for roughing Jay Cutler
  • Houston: Danieal Manning: $15,000 for an illegal hit on the tight end of the other team.
  • Miami: Three players got the dreaded envelope: Oshansky got $10,000
  • and Bell got $15,000, both for illegal hits on Colt McCoy
  • and Marshall got $7,500 for a late hit on a defender
  • Minnesota: Chad Greenway: $7,500 because he had to horse-collar somebody
  • New England: Ron Ninkovich: $15,000 for leading into the quarterback with his helmet.
  • Pittsburgh with two more fines: Antonio Brown: $7,500 for a chop block
  • and James Farrior gets $15,000 for a late hit on Kerry Collins.
  • San Diego: Travis LeBoy: $15,000 for leading into the quarterback with his helmet.
  • THE BIG LOSERS OF THE WEEK: St. Louis: FOUR players got fined, including our first two-time loser of the season, in the same game!!
  • Bradley Fletcher picked up TWO $7,500 fines in the same game.
  • Jacob Bell: $7,500 for a chop block
  • Jason Smith: $7,500 for having to cheap-shot somebody.
  • and Darion Alexander: $5,000 for roughing the kicker.
  • Tampa Bay: Brian Price: $7,500 for a helmet slap of an opposing lineman.
  • and Tennessee gets two to end the blotter: Jason Jones: $15,000 for helmet-to-helmet on the QB
  • and Daniel Graham gets $5,000 for chucking the ball into the stands.
22 players, $217,500...

#1, you hit the QB with the helmet, it's going to be $15K and more.
#2, learn to fucking play the game by the rules or else...
#3, Goodell, get head out of ass, the fines aren't working.

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