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My opinion is that the fines for conduct like this is way too low to discourage the behavior.
What the NFL should do is assess a find equal to 1/16 of the players cap hit. So basically what the player got paid to play the game including bonuses and also charge the team that same amount as a fine that goes against next years cap.
In this case about $75k. If coaches and GMs took a hit in the salary cap every time this type of crap occurs you can bet their would be more emphasis by coaches to avoid this, and idiots like Roy Williams would either change or be out of a job.
Before you attack me for being overly harsh on Wilfork, I am talking about cracking down on all of the dirty players not just Wilfork.
Anyone know if this Giant was fined from the pre season for doing the same thing?
Is that real ? Someone needs to send that to PFT who currently have a headline of : "It's cheaper to put out an eye than it is to bump a ref" - even though an eye wasn't taken out.
Anyone know if this Giant was fined from the pre season for doing the same thing?
Is that real ? Someone needs to send that to PFT who currently have a headline of : "It's cheaper to put out an eye than it is to bump a ref" - even though an eye wasn't taken out.
Unbelievable.
Dudes, I'm telling you, he was clearly attempting to hurt him--when he got that finger in there and hit the side of his nose he tried to jam it up toward the eye. How many chances does this guy get? If Williams gets suspended for his tackling, why not Wilfork on his Third F*ing infraction of the year?
Well - how many times has Wilfork put a player out for an extended time like Williams did to Terrell Owens back in 2004 ?If Williams gets suspended for his tackling, why not Wilfork on his Third F*ing infraction of the year?
here's what PFT had to say about it:
WILFORK GOT OFF WAY TOO EASY
We're amazed -- amazed -- that Pats defensive tackle Vince Wilfork was fined only $15,000 for treating Giants running back Brandon Jacobs like he'd just said "nyuk, nyuk, nyuk."
Wilfork jammed his stubby finger into Jacobs' eye!
Sure, Jacobs wasn't hurt. But the act was still heinous. If the officials had seen it, he surely would have been ejected. So why wasn't he suspended?
And given that it was Wilfork's third fine of the year for on-field misbehavior, we think that he at least should have been fined far more than $15,000.
Finally, a reader has made a great suggestion. Why not base these fines on a percentage of the player's annual salary? As it now stands, these penalties affect players of different income levels differently. The goal, however, should be to create a deterrent effect that is consistent. The best way to do that is to take away a specific portion of the player's pay.
Dudes, I'm telling you, he was clearly attempting to hurt him--when he got that finger in there and hit the side of his nose he tried to jam it up toward the eye. How many chances does this guy get? If Williams gets suspended for his tackling, why not Wilfork on his Third F*ing infraction of the year?
Dudes, I'm telling you, he was clearly attempting to hurt him--when he got that finger in there and hit the side of his nose he tried to jam it up toward the eye. How many chances does this guy get? If Williams gets suspended for his tackling, why not Wilfork on his Third F*ing infraction of the year?