Thursday, September 20, 2012

Fine Blotter, Week Two, Part Two

Again, I'll link to the thread on footballsfuture.com forums, because they now appear to be getting better at posting animations of the relevant hits.
  • Pittsburgh Steelers:  Lawrence Timmons gets a $21,000 docking for a helmet-to-jaw on Mark Sanchez of the Jets.
  • San Francisco 49ers:  Tarell Brown loses $5,250 for a uniform violation.
  • The fine for Golden State of the Seahags for the aforementioned offense was on the list, $21,000.
One fine was rescinded -- Alex Smith of the 49ers was fined $15,000 for wearing a (San Francisco) Giants cap to the press conference. 

But, today, the NFL did something as what I see as an act of desperation:

It sent a global warning to all the teams, coaches, and GMs.  It was a warning to stop the universal berating of the replacement refs.

Of course, here's the thing:  That's not something a few timely and game-changing 15-yard penalties wouldn't stop now, would it?

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