What's with all the fines on the Patriots defense?

[juny]

Wilfork fined $10k

Wilfork fined $10k for QB hit - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

What a bogus fine. Watching the play live, it looked like a textbook sack. The flag itself was weak with the incidental helmet contact. They fined Wilfork for "driving" Henne into the ground. What was Wilfork supposed to do, bear hug Henne to death while staying on his two legs??!?!?!

 

[patsfan13]

Re: Wilfork fined $10k

Hope they appeal this fine, not deserved.

 

[Dufflebagz]

Re: Wilfork fined $10k

I don't understand how you can watch the hit over and over and say it deserves a fine....it didn't even deserve a flag.

 

[mipatsfan]

Re: Wilfork fined $10k

Hope they appeal this fine, not deserved.

There's just no stopping the "Fine Machine". They may as well take the helmuts off cause you sure can't even nick them anymore.

 

[strngplyr]

Re: Wilfork fined $10k

I don't understand how you can watch the hit over and over and say it deserves a fine....it didn't even deserve a flag.

Yeah, I don't get it. It's like they saw the play was flagged so want to tack on a fine to justify it being flagged as illegal, when in reality it was a clean hit.

 

[billdog3484]

Re: Wilfork fined $10k

So tackling the quarterback is now a fineable offense?

 

[*ChungFu*]

Speed Kills. :nono:

 

[RayClay]

Goodell's approach is working. Questionable hits are way down.

I seriously don't think this guy could run a kindergarten.

He's Barney Fife putting the whole town in jail while Andy's out of town.