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I define a love tap as a "remember me" hit. Like i guess I would describe a love tap as the point between a shove/tackle and launching into someone. Basically what most LB/S would like to do to a receiver across the middle. But, obviously with a different outcome. Certainly not aiming for injuries one would hope.

You cannot sense intent from watching the play. I'm giving you what I would see and what a lot of other players would see. You see Brown struck in the head oh burfict is a pos yada yada. I see a guy hitting a receiver with his shoulder bracing for contact after he touched the ball. Nothing more nothing less. The fact that his head was there is unfortunate but I have no reason to believe that (though Burfict is an asshat) it was intentional to cause injury.

I just said he likely feels no remorse for the injury. Read it again. Yes he's a piece of poo. But on this particular play I feel it was ok.

The sport as it happens is being defended. If it was Kuechly, Burfict or Hitler giving a 4 year old WR a concussion my response would be the same.

They do. I've seen it happen and I regretfully caused it to happen once. Mine was on the sideline and I hit a RB going for the ball on a wheel route. He touched it with a fingertip and I was a step or so away and i ran into him with my shoulder and it caused him to spin enough for his leg to catch the ground and tear his knee. The play was not flagged and though some were upset with me it wasn't until after he was injured that some tried to call it dirty. My intention was to punish him for dropping the ball. I doubt Burfict is upset that he hurt the guy. But, as i'm trying to tell you guys, whether someone is injured or not has nothing to do with whether a play is malicious.

I didn't even think about that. Them and Clowney both with a small collective sigh of relief.

I wonder if they'll be having an open competition at QB this summer. Gives McCarron plenty of time to shore up his game.

Because he felt Brown touched the ball is the only reason I could see as to why he didn't try to cut out of the way. Gave him a love tap and unfortunately paid for it there.

It was smart. I would've instructed several players to attempt to get Pacman to do something stupid.

Who can question whether he was injured? He clearly was.

So now we're resorting to name calling? I'm not blind I just played the sport for a long time and poo like this happens. When contact is about to happen you brace up and your eyes close briefly.You can clearly see he's not full speed and he hits with the shoulder while looking down bracing for contact. Yes he had every intention to hit him and that was clear and he had every right to hit him. Because he was unable to tell if he touched the ball.

He was undrafted.

Whether he got hurt is irrelevant. Yes he was hit in the head. He did not go for his head. He barely jogged through the guy with his shoulder and it just so happened to hit his head. It's football poo happens. Whether or not something was malicious should never ever ever never ever be based on whether they were injured from it.

Yeah I think even without penalty number 2 the kicker not only had the leg but they still could've gotten closer. Most thought it was a foregone conclusion the Steelers would win as soon as we saw the first flag.

We can agree to disagree but like a former poster said Burfict doesn't get the benefit of the doubt because of who he is. Just like now it's likely neither will Norman or Beckham because of that nonsense from NY.

I see a guy going about half speed that hits him in the head with a shoulder as if he was bracing for contact.

So far it's looking like we're pretty evenly split on whether it was malicious. And, this coming from a board who has every reason to hate Burfict.

I agree it was likely instigated and it was very smart of them to target him. I only take issue with the hit.

Yes really. I'm a firm believer in being an enforcer across the middle. Tough poo the dude got hurt, But he hit him with the shoulder and iirc Brown touched the ball.

As a team I pull for on the side. I'm furious at the end of that game. I feel the Burfict hit was clean. He hit him shoulder first and theres no way to say it was late because he was looking down the entire time.

Think he said something racist? That flag sure came out quick?

Damn you Tampa we wanna see wegher!

Kevin Devin Funchess the gawd

Nice punch

Throw Mcclain to the fire out there. Reps Reps and more Reps.