Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Thomas Davis Suspended 2 Games

aGDevil2k

By aGDevil2k,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

Fox007 Grand Master

Fox007

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, beastson said:

That's 7 plays out of how many plays TD played? That's not a lot

And this is the first time where it was a CLEAR helmet to helmet, flat out bad play. If TD had SEVEN of these plays then I can understand. Come on now PANTHERS fans

Same people who tell others to sit down at games while they don't cheer and leave early to beat the traffic. Not surprising in the least.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Snake Grand Master

Snake

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Castavar said:

So Denver players INTENTIONAL launching at Cam's head for like 5 blows get nothing, yet TD gets a 2 game suspension? I can't wait to get an owner in here that won't put up with this bullsh*t anymore from the league. Get fugged NFL. I'm sure he will appeal to reduce to one.

The only reasons it is two is because

1) Davante Adams previous headshot from Trevathan

2) Rodgers whining to the media about it

Cam complains and he is a whiner and they allow the whole league to head hunt him. Rodgers whines and they suspend the player the rest of the season. fug the NFL. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Pantherxtreme Proficient

Pantherxtreme

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, Riverboat Ron said:

Why does it always seem we get made an example of?

Because they could give two cents about the Carolina fan base,

That's why it's laughable all the people SO SURE the Panthers would never relocate under new ownership. When has this league ever showed they could give a rat's ass about the Carolina region.

Danny Trevathan for the Chicago Bears actually knocked Devonte Adams lights out where he had to be carted off field and had his suspension was reduced to one. 

Let's see if we are again made an example of.  




 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jeremy Igo Newbie

Jeremy Igo

Posted
Posted
15 minutes ago, beastson said:

That's 7 plays out of how many plays TD played? That's not a lot

And this is the first time where it was a CLEAR helmet to helmet, flat out bad play. If TD had SEVEN of these plays then I can understand. Come on now PANTHERS fans

It's a hell of a lot more than other players who have played the same amount.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LA_Panther Newbie

LA_Panther

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Castavar said:

So Denver players INTENTIONAL launching at Cam's head for like 5 blows get nothing, yet TD gets a 2 game suspension? I can't wait to get an owner in here that won't put up with this bullsh*t anymore from the league. Get fugged NFL. I'm sure he will appeal to reduce to one.

The only reasons it is two is because

1) Davante Adams previous headshot from Trevathan

2) Rodgers whining to the media about it

This

But this is not bad. We can survive the Tampa game without him. If Atlanta loses tonight, the ATL game will not be as crucial as well. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
beastson Newbie

beastson

Posted
Posted

Thomas Davis suspension seems harsh, given precedent

Quote

The NFL’s consistent inconsistency continues regarding the decision to suspend Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis two games.

One game would have made sense, given the precedent established two weeks ago when the league suspended Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for an illegal hit on Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Two games seems excessive.

At first blush, there was a chance Davis wouldn’t be suspended at all, because the illegal hit on Packers receiver Davante Adams came not during a prime-time game but within the cluster of 1:00 p.m. ET kickoffs. After all, Smith-Schuster’s suspension supposedly arose not only from the hit but also from the fact that he taunted Burfict. Balancing that, from the perspective of a one-game suspension, was the fact that Davis was fined $48,620 last month for an illegal hit.

Still, two games seems excessive for a hit that occurred during a play, especially with Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski getting only one game for a post-play pounce on the head of Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White.

Predictability, consistency, fairness. None of that seems to apply when it comes to meting out discipline for on-field rules violations.

Yes, there’s an independent review process. But there isn’t a stubborn commitment to generating decision after decision that harmonizes in a way that would allow someone on the outside to look at a given hit and know right away what the punishment will be.

Tuesday’s appeal hearing could reduce the Davis suspension to one game. And maybe the league went with two to get the final decision down to one. Regardless, it shouldn’t be this way; when a player yanks an opponent’s facemask, everyone knows the penalty is 15 yards of field position. When a player applies an illegal helmet-to-helmet hit on an opponent, everyone should know the outcome, too.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/12/18/thomas-davis-suspension-seems-harsh-given-precedent/

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...