There's a lot of that going around, here as well, this week...
There is an old saying, just because you got away with something doesn't make it right. Robinson should get his fine reduced dramatically if not lifted. Harrison deserves his on principle alone - which the league acknowledged. Meriweather's was the poster boy hit for what not to do on multiple levels. He's lucky Heap wasn't concussed, if in fact that's the case...and who knows since players largely remain reluctant to acknowledge it because by and large they still fear the long term financial consequences of being seen as soft or a risk more than they fear the long term health risks. What he did acknowledge is a neck/shoulder stinger and those are often inches or less from being Stingley'd.
It's a tough, at times vicious, contact sport. Nearly everyone who plays it at this level for any length of time walks away with some form of long term disability. Walking with a limp and not being able to play with your kids because of wear and tear that was inherent in your line of work or even because some jackhole targeted your knees is one thing. Losing your life to deepening depression and dementia is another whole level of disability altogether. Anything they do to limit that is a step in the right direction. This isn't how the game was always played. Lots of things have changed over the years, from the equipment to the size and speed of the players to the rules of engagement, and as Rodney pointed out players in this league are coached to make adjustments.
That sign Bill has hanging in the hallway at Gillette cuts both ways. If you don't want to be here you don't have to be here. When they start making it mandatory for players - and often fantasy stars on offense - to sit out following concussions you guys will be wailing just as much because something is not fair and is furthermore dampening your entertainment value. Better to punish the perps now than the victims increasingly over a lifetime. If guys can't play the game effectively within the rules...they don't have to be here. Same goes for fans who can't grasp simple logic. There is a generation out there - and not just playing football - that has grown up largely oblivious to consequence. They got swagger instead...born of a sense of entitlement. Shame on the generation that raised them. Let this be a lesson to them...and their enablers. Like Bill says, swagger never won a thing. Talent, unselfish teamwork, disciplined execution, mental toughness creating opportunity wins championships. Swagger is often a by-product of that process, which is why so few teams manage to repeat or even remain competitive.
You want to watch things blown up, go play your video games... Like Brady noted is some of his young teamates favorite passtime - if you want to win, heck if you want to get on or stay on the field here - go listen to your coaches and watch game film and study your playbook in your free time.
Meriweather seems to want to man up and move on. His fanboys should let him because that's in everyone's best interest.