Rusty Coupe
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1 game, $50k sound right?
Lost in Suh's stupidity, and Detroit giving the refs carpal tunnel from throwing flags, is the Lions held the Packers to 7 points halfway through the third quarter and may have given the blueprint in how to slow down the Packers.
This was their moment and they blew it. More pointedly, Ndamukong Suh blew it.
This was the Lions' chance to stamp a mark of legitimacy on their season. Instead, Suh stomped a mark of lunacy, and a rollicking holiday turned ugly.
Suh plays on the edge and this time he crossed it, no matter how fervently he denies it. Suh and his teammates showed their immaturity, which allowed the Packers to flex their power. Unbeaten Green Bay rolled to a 27-15 victory on Thanksgiving Day, pushed by a Suh stomp that changed the game, got him ejected and likely will get him suspended.
It was the most foolish act on a day of many, and it's inexcusable. And frankly, Suh's muddled explanation for his stomping motion at Green Bay offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith wasn't much better. He's brighter than this, and he's better than this. But until he addresses his on-field composure, he'll be perceived as dirty and dangerous, which is unfortunate. It's getting harder and harder to argue it's inaccurate.
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh usually says he does not care about how other people perceive him.
That might be a good thing because he has received nothing but negative reaction for analysts and fans since Detroit's 27-15 loss against the Green Bay Packers yesterday.
On the bright side, Ndamukong Suh probably won't have to put in a special request for his next meeting with the commissioner.
Because unless Roger Goodell is color-blind, he probably won't see many gray areas in Thursday's little incident with Green Bay's Evan Dietrich-Smith -- instead of breaking cleanly after a third-quarter play, Suh dribbled his head on the turf and stomped on his arm.
Oh, I'm sure there's still plenty of people who want to say,"he's just passionate! Give me his nastiness any day!"
1 game, $50k sound right?
I was curious to see what the reaction would be from Detroit:
A quick look at the comments section to these and some other articles in the Detroit papers and it appears Lions fans are split between blaming the refs for calling a bad game, and calling for punitive action against Suh.
I would say fans have a valid point on both counts...
Suh is fortunate in that it's harder to retaliate on the field these days than it was back in the day when they let them play... Not only would players have taken care of him by now, they'd have taken care of his QB and probably a few other teamates...
Goodell has to make a stand and a statement here in part because of the times and because he's already given Suh more consideration that he warrants based on his talent and profile and marketability on a team the league desperately wanted to see reemerge as a contender.
It's probably also time for Goodell to come down on the team and it's HC for failing to address this behavior with their player. Suh should get at least a one game (in addition to his ejection) if not a two game suspension (based in part on the recent meeting) and the HC and team should get a six figure fine.
Bill would not have been pleading his players case on the sidelines. He'd have given his player that look that says you may be a talented SOB but you are an absolute situational jackass... Bill allows that they all make mistakes, including letting emotion get the best of them. But like any mental lapse or mistake if you keep repeating it he holds you accountable to the team for what is essentially lack of discipline. Schwartz seems so intent on winning for winning sake or his career's sake that he doesn't hold players accountable. He's trying to build his team up as one to be feared rather than respected. It's a very short sighted approach. Didn't work in Tennessee, either.
2-3 games and 100 K sounds about right.
Thanks, either i didn't know that o0r had forgoten, so if he got a One game suspension it would be more than 100K.When you suspend a player, he forfeits his game check--that's the fine. I don't think there would be a suspension AND a fine. I expect a significant suspension from the commish--at least 2-3 games and the rest of the season wouldn't surprise me.