Ravens v. Redskins Gameday Thread

T-shile you watched the hit. Do you see him lead with his shoulder? That is NOT illegal. Nobody is saying BW didnt bring this on himself. Just saying that this particular hit and suspension for said hit is bogus. Whatever like MRedskin said the Jags and Texans arent exactly going to lead the league in air assault.

I think any other player would have gotten a warning or a fine.

I think he continually ducks his head, after being punished so many times, and the NFL looks at it says - we've fined you multiple times, we've suspended you, we've had this conversation, you continue to do the same things and it continues to lead to helmet to helmet contact.

He's injured people playing like this. The NFL is dealing with expensive lawsuits related to helmet to helmet contact.

You see this with him all the time. Everyone else (for the most part) has figured it out. He hasn't.

I realize I'm coming off extremely opinionated on it but I told my wife when the hit happened he was going to get suspended for it. Now he's suspended. If you're Meriweather you cannot continue to play like this. If you're the Redskins you cannot continue to rely on this guy. Just the way I view it.

So was he suspend for the Pierce hit or the Smith hit?

smith hit. pierce was an established ball carrier and BM head was up, not lowered.

So was he suspend for the Pierce hit or the Smith hit?

he was suspended for 2 games last year, i forget the specific hits they were for, he appealed and got it down to 1 game.

unless he can make a really good case that these hits were not the result of him doing something wrong (I think any time you duck your head and blindly go into a tackle you lose that argument, but just my opinion) he's going to get the full 2 games time.

You put your shoulder down and the head follows. I don't know what these guys are supposed to do sometimes.

We're probably moving toward not being able to touch a WR until they complete the catch.

NFL Brandon Meriweather suspended - ESPN (http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=11408933)

I thought a fine might be coming when I saw the hit. This is complete horse s. So now who's starting week one?

Mike Jones reporting Rambo is taking 1st team SS reps today with BM sitting out with bumps and bruises.

Id wouldnt mind seeing that if BM is out

You put your shoulder down and the head follows. I don't know what these guys are supposed to do sometimes.

We're probably moving toward not being able to touch a WR until they complete the catch.

you're supposed to see what you hit.
you're supposed to go for the waist area.

this is among the first things they teach you when you start playing at a young age. it's something they teach you as you continue to go through sports.

it changes when you start trying to get scholarships and when you start trying to get drafted, and you make a conscious decision to go for big hits in an effort to be noticed. after years of playing that way it becomes hard to undo it.

that doesn't make it anyone else's fault. everyone else in the league is figuring it out. it's our one guy that can't seem to get his shit together.

you never saw fletcher tackle that way.

Mike Jones reporting Rambo is taking 1st team SS reps today with BM sitting out with bumps and bruises.

Id wouldnt mind seeing that if BM is out

ugh, I'm still not convinced Rambo has matured into an NFL caliber player. i hope i'm wrong.

he was suspended for 2 games last year, i forget the specific hits they were for, he appealed and got it down to 1 game.

unless he can make a really good case that these hits were not the result of him doing something wrong (I think any time you duck your head and blindly go into a tackle you lose that argument, but just my opinion) he's going to get the full 2 games time.

Thank you for totally not answering the question.

smith hit. pierce was an established ball carrier and BM head was up, not lowered.

Thank you for totally answering the question.