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Originally Posted by Chico23231
a) because it wasnt an illegal hit, he lead with his shoulder
b) because the penalty is baised
c) how the fuck is ray rice only suspended 2 games
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a) the league says otherwise, and they're th eones that make and enforce the rules.
b) of course it is. this is what happens when you have a track record of being a dirty player, you get scrutinized more and judged more. some people would call it unfair but that's life - you get to earn your own reputation, it's his fault.
c) while i agree the rice suspension is ridiculous, that has nothing to do with meriweather forcing the league to hand down a punishment for the same problem for the 6th time, and it has nothing to do with our organizations inability to prevent itself from being harmed by it. we KNOW this is the type of player he is. EVERYONE does.
yet here we are.
at some point the league is going to tell meriweather he can't play any longer because the risk he poses in injuring other players is simply not fair to the rest of the league. and in my opinion, they'd be right.
if meriweather played for the ravens and he hit jackson/reed/garcon like that and injured them, given his track record, how would you react?
assuming you'd react like i believe most people would react (the way every other fan in the league reacts when they see a meriweather hit worthy of punishment), why do you react differently just because he's wearing your team's jersey?