Andomican Suh Two Step

[Tyrion Lannister]

Have they ever made huge advances in replay video.

Oh that late hit by the Packers Martin on Bears QB Jim McMahon was 1 - 2 ... about 3 Seconds late. A flagrant foul.

Martin took him down like he despised Jim McMahon.

I didn't became a die-hard Pack fan til September 20, 1992, but I've heard many stories about the Packers-Bears rivalry of the 70's and 80's.

It was fierce, they said. Since the Packers sucked back then, playing the Bears wasn't just not any other game, it was the Packers' Super Bowl.

Martin probably woulda gotten at least 4 games in suspensions for that body slam today.

[ThunderDan]

Remember when Charles Martin body slammed future Packer Super Bowl-winning QB Jim McMahon? Holy fuck, McMahon's head hit the stone cold Astro Turf with Deep Impact force. No wonder he's experiencing memory problems today.

Forest Gregg was like, Big fucking deal...This is the NFL, and men play in the NFL, not little girls.

It was bush league then and bush league now.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Suh is appealing, but he doesn't have a leg to stand on

[RashanGary]

So glad he got suspended for a playoff game!!! That is the perfect sanction!!

[hoosier]

I find the graphics to be far more offensive.

Breakout!!!

[Joemailman]

Suh is appealing, but he doesn't have a leg to stand on

What is it about Suh that you find appealing?

[mraynrand]

Terrible angles but it sure looks like McMahon's head hit the Astro Turf with Deep Impact force. I would bet no Pack fans back then called for Martin's suspension...Oh, the hypocrisy!

There were a lot of people who were both happy McMahon got popped, but angry it was a late hit. That hit is credited with injuring McMahon's shoulder and eventually ending his career. I don't doubt he hit his head too, but there was nothing much there to damage.

[Guiness]

McMahon mostly landed on his shoulder. Forrest Gregg was at the game yesterday. Caldwell and Suh were just trying to measure up to the "Finest football player" Lombardi ever coached, who later, as a coach, sent Martin after McMahon. A fine legacy indeed.

Good Lord I'm sure there's a reason you would respond, but I can't fanthom what that would be.

Of course, I occasionally miss Bigguns, so what can ya say?

[Guiness]

To be honest, a longer suspension would not have surprised me. Aren't they susposed to escalate the suspensions? If it was his 2nd or 3rd drug offense, he's be a season at least. Multiple player safety violations? Game at a time...

[hoosier]

Suh is appealing, but he doesn't have a leg to stand on

Suh is unappealing. No, he is downright appalling.

[hoosier]

Rats, filthy mailman stole my line.

[Patler]

I can agree that we can't come to a complete conclusion on Caldwell from this. However, I don't think it speaks well for him when it comes time to make a complete conclusion.

There is no need for a coach to excuse dirty play by one of his players in front of the media. This wasn't a bang-bang play where there was helmet to helmet contact or something like that. The fact that this came ONE WEEK AFTER HE HAD A FUCKING PLAYER GET SUSPENDED FOR THE SAME DAMN THING is what is most damning. I can understand that Caldwell isn't interested in having his best defensive player suspended for a playoff game. However, he can make a statement saying "it is up to the league" or something like that instead of basically trying to claim Suh's act was not intentional.

We all know it was intentional. The league WILL suspend him, because of the history he has and the incident the week before on the same team. Caldwell's comments weren't going to sway the league one way or the other...so why go out of your way to look like a moron and claim it was unintentional? If anything, looking like you are oblivious to dirty play is only going to make the league MORE QUICK to step in and do the police work...because someone has to.

I think you misunderstood me (my wording is a bit ambiguous). I doubt Caldwell had any thoughts of swaying the league decision. Nothing he said would do that, regardless. They were going to decide based on what tapes showed them, not what anyone had to say about it (other than maybe the game officials). I think he was trying to diffuse the media. Hoping for them to take his response and go on to something else.

It may have been better to beg off saying he didn't see it, and that the league would investigate so it was inappropriate to comment, but the coaches go into these post game press conferences with no time to prepare and a lot of things on their minds. It is not the worst thing in the world for a coach to have a default mode of defending his players. We've seen MM do it at times, although not for anything like this.

I simply don't attach a lot of significance to what coaches say just a few minutes after walking off the field.

[Pugger]

Good video of this incident Vince clearly showing SUH's intent to injure Aaron Rodgers. It's the second contact (with his left foot) that nails the fucker. He clearly puts some of his weight on that foot to Rodgers left ankle.

I sure hope that the NFL slams him and the Detroit Lions pay for his idiocy.

This morning the NFL Network Morning Show made light of this incident IMO.

Earlier tonight on the NFLN Sapp of all people surprised the hell out of me by calling what Suh did unacceptable!

[mraynrand]

Good Lord I'm sure there's a reason you would respond, but I can't fanthom what that would be.

Of course, I occasionally miss Bigguns, so what can ya say?

Huh? If you lived through the 80s you know Gregg hated the Bears and sent guys out to injure/take cheap shots. It's a blemish on the guy's career (not to mention the house cleaning in '86, some of which was unnecessary). But the old football coach had a permanent burr up his keister. 8-8,8-8,8-8,8-8,8-8,8-8,8-8,8-8, "You saw it"

[Fritz]

I just learned this on the NFL Network:

Ndamukong Suh does receive a one game suspension for what was considered an intentional act to injure Aaron Rodgers.

The NFL says that Suh's act put Aaron Rodgers at unnecessary risk to injury.

and I'll add this as concerns the question on this act by SUH.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/did-ndamukong-suh-step-on-aaron-rodgers-twice-on-purpose-002410086.html

Comment woodbuck27:

I'll add this one game hardly covers it in terms of the manner in which Ndamukong Suh acted after one and then two contacts with Aaron Rodgers ankle. That is what's disgusting ! Ndamukong Suh reacted like some kind of psych in this incident and for an NFL that's all about safety and players this decision is a baby slap.

If I was deciding on this he'd be suspended for the rest of this year and half way into the schedule in the 2015 Season.

So ...... Ndamukong Suh is out Vs the Dallas Cowboys.

In other news SEE the MVP thread.......

You are correct. Suh is going to appeal the suspension, but he'd like a decision right away so he asked the NFL to step on it.