OT: OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Stillers and our pointless bowl games we got!

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[TNT87]

The best is the "special guest"

 

[Jaded-Fan]

The best is the "special guest"

Actually this one was better than his recent ones. The comments almost look like they were stolen from our GDT. For me though the "special guest" was the weakest part. He took a one trick pony joke and ran it into the ground.

 

[Don'tcry4mejanhrdina]

Actually this one was better than his recent ones. The comments almost look like they were stolen from our GDT. For me though the "special guest" was the weakest part. He took a one trick pony joke and ran it into the ground.

You mean the Pittsburgh Dad character?

Maybe it's because I'm not from Pittsburgh but that guy isn't funny at all.

 

[Pengwins]

Maybe it's because I'm not from Pittsburgh but that guy isn't funny at all.

Lol, that's exactly why. He constantly makes references you would have to be from Pittsburgh to understand

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

To follow up on the prior thread, I was right and everyone else was wrong. Thank you.

 

[Shockmaster]

Regardless of how anyone feels about any of the hits, one thing that cannot be denied is that Roger Goodell's NFL is a reactive, knee-jerk league. There is nothing even closely resembling a standard of discipline. It's all over the map.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Regardless of how anyone feels about any of the hits, one thing that cannot be denied is that Roger Goodell's NFL is a reactive, knee-jerk league. There is nothing even closely resembling a standard of discipline. It's all over the map.

I have no issues with JuJu's suspension, but Gronk should have gotten two games minimum. One happened during the play and would have been considered a hard nosed play a few years ago, while the other was a completely blatant attack after the whistle that was most definitely meant to harm someone.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

I have no issues with JuJu's suspension, but Gronk should have gotten two games minimum. One happened during the play and would have been considered a hard nosed play a few years ago, while the other was a completely blatant attack after the whistle that was most definitely meant to harm someone.

Exactly

One is a hard play that happened to catch a guy a couple inches too high.

One was a blatant and malicious intent to injure during a dead ball.

One is David Steckel and the other is Todd Bertuzzi

 

[Al Smith]

I have no issues with JuJu's suspension, but Gronk should have gotten two games minimum. One happened during the play and would have been considered a hard nosed play a few years ago, while the other was a completely blatant attack after the whistle that was most definitely meant to harm someone.

They sort of set the standard the week before when they initially suspended knuckleheads Crabtree and Talib for two games and then cut that in half.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

They sort of set the standard the week before when they initially suspended knuckleheads Crabtree and Talib for two games and then cut that in half.

Let’s also be realistic, if this wasn’t a prime-time game and the shoddy announcers didn’t whine so hard, no one gets suspended. There was outcry because of that, so the league has to pretend to care.

 

[cookthebooks]

bengals fans are incensed that iloka got a game when juju only got one just like im incensed that juju got a game and gronk only got one.

 

[Al Smith]

Let’s also be realistic, if this wasn’t a prime-time game and the shoddy announcers didn’t whine so hard, no one gets suspended. There was outcry because of that, so the league has to pretend to care.

Definitely. It reminded me of a game with the bears many years ago when a bear cb or lb took out Louis Lipps with a forearm under the chin and Charlie Jones complained so loudly that the league took some kind of action. I think most of the players at the time didn’t think much of it.

Edit: Wilson Suspended For 1 Game

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

bengals fans are incensed that iloka got a game when juju only got one just like im incensed that juju got a game and gronk only got one.

Without even comparing the Gronk thing, certainly Iloka and JuJu deserved similar punishments, whatever the league decided that punishment should be.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Definitely. It reminded me of a game with the bears many years ago when a bear cb or lb took out Louis Lipps with a forearm under the chin and Charlie Jones complained so loudly that the league took some kind of action. I think most of the players at the time didn’t think much of it.

Edit: Wilson Suspended For 1 Game

Do you remember that Packers and Bears game where McMahon was slammed to ththe ground like five good seconds after the play?

I was just a little kid but still remember seeing it on highlights...

Here I found it... never saw anything like that in all the years I've watched:

 

[Al Smith]

Vaguely remember that one. Vividly remember Turkey Jones similarly pile driving Bradshaw well after the whistle.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Rarely find Pitt dad funny and my entire family hails from in and around the city. Guy is a hack IMO.

 

[Shockmaster]

Iloka’s suspension was reduced to a fine for his hit on AB.

Goodell gonna Goodell.

 

[turd]

Iloka’s suspension was reduced to a fine for his hit on AB.

Goodell gonna Goodell.

Can’t say I’m surprised. I also am fairly confident that if Juju just goes back to the huddle instead of taunting Burfict, that he probably wouldn’t have been suspended either.

At the end of the day, though... whatever. Juju has been a solid player all season for us, but it’s not like his absence in this one game is a game changer. If this was AB or Bell getting suspended, that’d be a whole other can of worms.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Can’t say I’m surprised. I also am fairly confident that if Juju just goes back to the huddle instead of taunting Burfict, that he probably wouldn’t have been suspended either.

THis is probably accurate, although the implication then becomes the league is more interested in getting taunting out of the game than it is head shots.

 

[Al Smith]

Yeah. The inference is that taunting is more suspension worthy than an intentional retaliation head shot. OR Goodell consulted with Colin Campbell and decided that since Brown wasn’t hurt there should be no suspension.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

I don't see the logic here...

If the league cared so much about taunting, why is in a measly 9k fine?

The league just said it's ok to head hunt, but by god, don't you be taunting.

As I said, they do a bad job pretending to care about making the game safer. It's a farce.

 

[TNT87]

It's amazing how the NHL and NFL are so incompetent with their disciplinary actions. It's comical.

 

[PensandCaps]

How did Iloka or wahtever is name is get only a fine? But Juju got a game?

What Iloka did was soooo much worse. Alot worse. f*** this league.