Nick Collins attacks a fan...

[MichiganPackerFan]

I think the Packers should fine Collins if he didn't hurt the Bear fan.

Nice?

Is there a link to the video? (really hoping someone didn't post it above and some smartass posts a link to this exact thread!)

[sharpe1027]

Unless he threw something inherently dangerous, why do we care? It is sad that the only way this fans actions are even mentioned is because people want to hang Collins out to dry. The story should be about the jackass fan, not Collins.

[Cleft Crusty]

Clefty investigations indicate it was athletic tape tossed at the fan. Given that players often toss tape, armbands, sweat socks, and jockstraps as mementos to the fans, it's more likely that the tape will end up as an item on barterquest.com, rather than as exhibit A in Collin's suspension/fine hearing.

Honestly, Clefty is getting put-off by this game. Penalties for things that back in the day used to be love taps and now 'fan altercations' that are mild compared to the fights that used to break out.

Lee Artoe would have smashed Collins in the face and Collins would have knocked his teeth out and broken his jaw, just like Ken Keuper.

If Ed Sprinkle were alive, he'd be rolling his eyes.

[Pugger]

Somehow I'm not surprised some moronic bare fan spat and called Collins a N. Unfortunately I fear Collins is gonna get the worst of this with a fine at best and/or a suspension at worst.

[Cleft Crusty]

If it's just the tape throwing, it's unlikely there will be a suspension. A helmet throwing incident only drew a 10K fine recently (Clefty doesn't recall the player/team).

[imscott72]

Clefty investigations indicate it was athletic tape tossed at the fan. Given that players often toss tape, armbands, sweat socks, and jockstraps as mementos to the fans, it's more likely that the tape will end up as an item on barterquest.com, rather than as exhibit A in Collin's suspension/fine hearing.

Honestly, Clefty is getting put-off by this game. Penalties for things that back in the day used to be love taps and now 'fan altercations' that are mild compared to the fights that used to break out.

Lee Artoe would have smashed Collins in the face and Collins would have knocked his teeth out and broken his jaw, just like Ken Keuper.

If Ed Sprinkle were alive, he'd be rolling his eyes.

You know how things are these days. The fan will probably file a lawsuit on Collins for mental anguish.

[MichiganPackerFan]

Clefty investigations indicate it was athletic tape tossed at the fan. Given that players often toss tape, armbands, sweat socks, and jockstraps as mementos to the fans, it's more likely that the tape will end up as an item on barterquest.com, rather than as exhibit A in Collin's suspension/fine hearing.

Honestly, Clefty is getting put-off by this game. Penalties for things that back in the day used to be love taps and now 'fan altercations' that are mild compared to the fights that used to break out.

Lee Artoe would have smashed Collins in the face and Collins would have knocked his teeth out and broken his jaw, just like Ken Keuper.

If Ed Sprinkle were alive, he'd be rolling his eyes.

Why isn't there more of an emphasis in increasing the effectiveness of players' equipment and less rule changing to soften the game? There has obviously been some enhancement to equipment, but if it's not quality enough to take a shot standing up, there needs to be some work done.

[Cleft Crusty]

Clefty investigations indicate it was athletic tape tossed at the fan. Given that players often toss tape, armbands, sweat socks, and jockstraps as mementos to the fans, it's more likely that the tape will end up as an item on barterquest.com, rather than as exhibit A in Collin's suspension/fine hearing.

Honestly, Clefty is getting put-off by this game. Penalties for things that back in the day used to be love taps and now 'fan altercations' that are mild compared to the fights that used to break out.

Lee Artoe would have smashed Collins in the face and Collins would have knocked his teeth out and broken his jaw, just like Ken Keuper.

If Ed Sprinkle were alive, he'd be rolling his eyes.

Why isn't there more of an emphasis in increasing the effectiveness of players' equipment and less rule changing to soften the game? There has obviously been some enhancement to equipment, but if it's not quality enough to take a shot standing up, there needs to be some work done.

To be fair, Clefty understands the impact (no pun intended) of what happened to a guy like Pittsburgh center Mike Webster, Tomahawk native. Homeless, indebted, with frontal lobe damage and dying at 50 of a heart attack, he was/is the poster boy for the effects of hard-hitting in the NFL. Al Toon is another with the effects of concussions. There's really not all that much you can do to prevent concussions. You need to dampen the impact, but you just can't make a helmet big enough with enough padding to slow down the impact so that the brain doesn't move in the skull. It's an inherently dangerous sport, and there's not much you can do about it, but the NFL is really trying to do everything that's possible.

[ThunderDan]

If Jacobs can throw his helmet into the fans and only get fined there is no way NC will get suspended for throwing tape at someone who spit at him.

[Packgator]

"Nick Collins attacks a fan"

The use of the word "attack" in all the headlines seems a little dramatic. He did what he did (and we should know details soon enough) but when I saw the word attack I pictured him in the stands beating on someone. If he yelled at someone and threw his mouthpiece or tape.....will it still be considered an "attack"?

[DannoMac21]

"Nick Collins attacks a fan"

The use of the word "attack" in all the headlines seems a little dramatic. He did what he did (and we should know details soon enough) but when I saw the word attack I pictured him in the stands beating on someone. If he yelled at someone and threw his mouthpiece or tape.....will it still be considered an "attack"?

I used the word because that's the word that was used in the original publication.

promoting Collins to "go crazy" and "attack".

[steve823]

Good for him, too bad he didn't hurt the fan. I don't care if he is a professional or not, that's pathetic what the low-life Bears fan did.

[Scott Campbell]

Tape??????????????????????

Come on Nick. That's just embarrassing. There's all kinds of lethal objects laying around down there and you pick up a god damned roll of tape?

[Packgator]

"Nick Collins attacks a fan"

The use of the word "attack" in all the headlines seems a little dramatic. He did what he did (and we should know details soon enough) but when I saw the word attack I pictured him in the stands beating on someone. If he yelled at someone and threw his mouthpiece or tape.....will it still be considered an "attack"?

I used the word because that's the word that was used in the original publication.

promoting Collins to "go crazy" and "attack".

I was referring to all the search results and headlines all over the internet. Didn't mean to imply you were the instigator.

[DannoMac21]

"Nick Collins attacks a fan"

The use of the word "attack" in all the headlines seems a little dramatic. He did what he did (and we should know details soon enough) but when I saw the word attack I pictured him in the stands beating on someone. If he yelled at someone and threw his mouthpiece or tape.....will it still be considered an "attack"?

I used the word because that's the word that was used in the original publication.

promoting Collins to "go crazy" and "attack".

I was referring to all the search results and headlines all over the internet. Didn't mean to imply you were the instigator.

My bad then

I assumed you did think that because you put the title of the thread in quotations. Didn't know if it referred to me. But I too think the word "attack" is a little much. Especially if it's a damn roll of tape.