Comments on: Brandon Spikes fined $25,000 for hit on Ryan Fitzpatrick

By: gadzod

gadzod — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:06:07 +0000

He is the same loser that cheap gave a cheap shot to Scott Chandler earlier in the year. He got a fine then. When will they suspend this punk to send him a message? Don’t fine him 25k. Suspend him without pay for a few games. For someone making $780k, that will send a clear message to play clean football, and not try to cheap shot other players.

By: peezwizz

peezwizz — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:46:05 +0000

Put em all to sleep spikes. Captain insano shows no mercy.

By: truefootballinsight

truefootballinsight — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:17:31 +0000

Isn’t that what flags are for? So now if you hit out of bounds it’s a flag, and 10k… Seems stupid and redundant and repetitive

By: eleventyeight

eleventyeight — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:20:33 +0000

It’s cute how so many apologize for what Spikes does.

I’d bet a dollar those same folks would scream for suspension if James Harrison did the exact same thing to the QB on Spikes’ team.

Double standards.

By: lolo376

lolo376 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:23:41 +0000

Mayo and Dennard both had illegal late hits, but Spikes? That was a clean hit!

By: lgw91s

lgw91s — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:23:11 +0000

Anytime you get flagged for hitting a QB, you will be donating to the Goodell charities the following week.

By: wideright91

wideright91 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:21:14 +0000

I love all the Pats fans complaining about the fine, saying it was a clean hit, etc.. When their team and QB has benefitted more than anyone from the qb-getting-hit rules. As I watched the play I wasn’t mad that Fitz got hit hard to the head, I was more annoyed that Bellichick cried to the ref. What a baby.

By: jrs1972

jrs1972 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:17:13 +0000

maybe defenses should just run side by side with the guy that has the ball and try to talk him into falling down?

By: doublezero74

doublezero74 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:50:56 +0000

Fine everybody!

By: pats54

pats54 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:39:59 +0000

Watch the video. Fitzpatrick lowered his head when he saw the hit coming and Spikes had already lowered his head to strike him in the chest. Because Fitzpatrick lowered his helmet into Spikes, he got the call. This has gone too far. Can’t hit above the neck or below the hips. If they’re going to limit the defense and their strike zone then the QBs should never be allowed to leave the pocket. Sounds like a fair trade off to me.

By: 49ersgiants4life

49ersgiants4life — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:14:01 +0000

The thing about it to is I’ve seen one offensive skill guy get fined and that was Golden Tate this is getting ridiculous so unfair to the defense. The next generation of players are not even gonna want to play defense

By: kgun80

kgun80 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:38:07 +0000

Seriously… Are there really Pats fans complaining about this? Really .. It was an actual dirty hit.. The rule does apply to players not named Brady or Manning

By: djstidd13bbills

djstidd13bbills — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:27:59 +0000

The reason he was fined is because he drove Fitzpatrick into the ground after the ball was out of his hands. Not because of helmet to helmet, it didn’t help his case when he celebrated his helmet off and him laying on the ground.

By: billsboy88

billsboy88 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:47:37 +0000

$7,875? who came up with that number?

I dunno how I feel about these fines…the plays already drew penalties, not sure if it’s really necessary.

But, I don’t feel bad for players who get fined, they can afford it. So whatever.

By: azarkhan

azarkhan — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:44:26 +0000

Unwarranted fine, but then so are many of the fouls and fines against defensive players. The NFL is slowly but surely ruining the game of football.

By: ddogdaddy

ddogdaddy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:42:44 +0000

I wonder how many of these brainiacs that defend this type of behaviour would change their tune if it was Tom Brady taking hits like that.

By: billsin20xx

billsin20xx — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:29:20 +0000

And Spikes should have been fined for celebrating when he knocked Jackson out with another headhunter hit.

By: billsin20xx

billsin20xx — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:25:36 +0000

Even though the ref’s gave the game to the Pat’s at least the league office chimed in with letting the world know what a bunch of cheap shots the Pat’s are.

And just as an fyi, the facemask is part of the helmet, and if you ram your facemask into a qb’s facemask that is helmet to helmet – duhhh!

By: cover200

cover200 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:20:12 +0000

Only fine should have been the cheap shot at Fitzpatrick’s knees out of bounds. Drew a flag but boggles my mind no fine. Spike’s helmet was the first thing to make contact with Fitzpatrick. Not rocket science just can’t do that. Fine seems over the top but that is the league nowadays.

If a bills secondary player dove at Brady’s knees after he stepped out of bounds the league would be in an uproar.

By: frobaggins

frobaggins — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:15:09 +0000

pathetic

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:55:05 +0000

And the dirty one on Fred Jackson?

By: pftcensorssuck

pftcensorssuck — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:54:03 +0000

So in essence, the Patriots defense got fined almost 40 grand, for doing their job?

By: sabatimus

sabatimus — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:50:45 +0000

It was a shoulder hit. What crap.

By: pastabelly

pastabelly — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:44:39 +0000

The hit was hard and punishing, but looked clean.

By: tigerlilac

tigerlilac — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:36:09 +0000

The league is fining player’s for playing the game. The only play that warranted a fine was Mayo’s tackle of Spiller around the head and out of bounds. Fitzpatrick did not give himself up on the Dennard play; he tight roped the sidelines trying to get more yards. Dennard had committed himself to the tackle. Does the league expect guys to anticipate what the offensive player will do?

By: ghostofnflpresent

ghostofnflpresent — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:31:38 +0000

Pickspatrick is 19-31 as a Bills starter.

By: frankiefiveangels

frankiefiveangels — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:30:17 +0000

It’s amazing how a defense that can’t cover anybody without the ball or tackle anybody with it racks up so much in fines for hits. Maybe with a qualified defensive coordinator the Patriots might have a decent defense.

By: catquick

catquick — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:29:11 +0000

If they’re so great, why do they have to cheap shot players?

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:27:36 +0000

Spikes goes around trying to injure people, trying to make a name of himself, to make up for his lack of talent.

He’s a punk.

By: tigerlilac

tigerlilac — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:24:39 +0000

Absurd. The hit was clean. He did not lower his helmet. Their facemasks came together when he he bear hug tackled him.