Comments on: Merton Hanks decided Suh’s kick didn’t warrant a suspension

By: gipped1984

gipped1984 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:59:37 +0000

Has anyone ever seen Flavor Flav and Merton Hanks in the same place..at the same time?

By: zz56

zz56 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:49:49 +0000

Just a case of a brother covering another brother’s Ass! Where’s the justice in that? But if the roles were reversed and a white man kicked a black qb in the nuts bloody murder would have been lodged
that he was racist!!! Another case of a black getting away with murder (Right OJ?) violence against a white, who gives a rats ass anymore!

By: beelza

beelza — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:21:30 +0000

Don’t mess with Texas. Big bad Texans. One little toe touch to Matty’s chones and Suh deserves the death penalty, governor ready to secede, grown men in oversized cowboy hats crying to their wives that the deetroit lions are too rough. When another team bucks up and blasts Stafford the next time mr.Suh gets unruly, it will be the last time Suh takes liberties, or atleast until he’s traded. It’ll be flag football in 5 years. If that were Romo instead of Matt I bet Jerry goes to the sideline, grabs Mr. Ware and tells him to handle this, right now.

By: bcjim

bcjim — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:50:38 +0000

Merton hanks is an NFL VP???

Wow.

By: lroc20

lroc20 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:44:20 +0000

Unintentional kick, great call, not a lions fan

By: laserw

laserw — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:41:28 +0000

Well, then. I don’t expect any offensive lineman to be called for a leg whip on Suh as he is eliminated from playing this year with a knee injury.

Perhaps if he receives what he dishes out will that idiot Pig Suh learn.

A career-ending injury is soon a well-deserved punishment – the NFL needs no punks like him in the game.

By: birdsflynorth206

birdsflynorth206 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:40:35 +0000

Suh told Hanks he would get a kick to the groin if he suspended him.

By: drgreenstreak

drgreenstreak — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:47:16 +0000

Hanks? Why not the ghost of Buffalo Bob?

Suh isn’t done being a fool. He has the make-up of a sociopath. Lions will send him packing next time. If not, Schwartz will be history.

By: scoregasmic

scoregasmic — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:41:00 +0000

Good man, faith in humanity restored. Suh shouldn’t even be fined for this

By: razsan

razsan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:40:04 +0000

@benh99 says:
“I think I’d rather take a helmet-to-helmet hit than a kick to the crotch (with spikes for good measure).”

First of all it’s indoors so they don’t wear spikes, second, it sounds like you already took the hit if you believe that.

By: eddielionhead

eddielionhead — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:36:33 +0000

not one word about saints player brodrick bunkley kick to the head of 49er player in pro talk only about suh. must be thay have it in for certain teams, Suh did not get suspended. thank the nfl for the right call.

By: bmue42

bmue42 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:27:07 +0000

Coming from a packers fan who saw this up close last year and see him twice a year. Just watch it at full speed, not super slow mo, theres no way, unless he just has the body control of a olympian

By: chi01town

chi01town — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:24:11 +0000

The NFL is letting Suh get away with kicking that man in the nuts. CHOP BLOCK him on every play. I would have a different O-linemen or TE or FB chop him on every play. hurt him bad before he kicks somebody else

By: isphet71

isphet71 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:11:39 +0000

The tears of Suh’s enemies taste like sweet, sweet bacon.

You obviously didn’t whine hard enough, Suh haters.

By: marcinhouston

marcinhouston — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:11:06 +0000

Remember when Kyle Turley got suspended and sent to anger management for removing the helmet from a defender who was continuing to maul his QB after the whistle? Would you rather have someone take off your hat, or kick you in the balls? The NFL doesn’t care about players who do harm after the whistle, it is much more a calculation about not wanting less marketable players to draw undue attention to themselves or speak out of turn. If you throw a flag at the wrong time, you lose the game. If you take off a helmet, thats a big deal. If you kick eachother in the balls, boys will be boys.

By: houstontexan713281832

houstontexan713281832 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:06:15 +0000

charlesanakin says: Nov 26, 2012 6:03 PM

Hey for all of you crying for a suspension where were you on Jared Allen’s punch, Brian Robisons groin kick and Bunkleys kick in the head yesterday. Huge double standard by the plebe’s, I think so. Btw those were all clearly intentional. What’s clear is that a player who has been on the field and played looked at the tape and saw that unless Suh is an undercover ninja the physics of the play just don’t allow for an intentional kick to that perfectly placed.

AMEN

Where’s the outrage over Bunkley kicking a man in the head, OBVIOUSLY on purpose.

*crickets*
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I didn’t watch Vikings game and also haven’t seen any stories on it either. If that did happen then they also deserve to be fined/suspended. Obviously Suh leg swing to the nuts was talked about more because of his reputation.

By: choppa2lis

choppa2lis — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:58:53 +0000

if suh did this to the nfl’s do no wrong greatest qb who ever lived rg3 , suh would be suspended for the year. and furthermore, if the lions were scheduled to play the redskins next week, suh wouldve been suspended for that game, cant have anything happen to the nfl’s precious rg3 can we

By: bender4700

bender4700 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:46:00 +0000

charlesanakin says: Nov 26, 2012 6:03 PM

AMEN

Where’s the outrage over Bunkley kicking a man in the head, OBVIOUSLY on purpose.

*crickets*

By: mrbigass

mrbigass — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:34:54 +0000

So if they fine him instead of a suspension what does that say about being a repeat offender?

Stomping = Suspension

Nut kicking = Fine

More head & nut kicking = ?

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:32:14 +0000

Even it it was Suh, who’s a dirtbag, the kick to the gonads probably wasn’t conclusive enough to warrant any punishment. Can we now stop talking about this guy please?

By: giantsfanlewis

giantsfanlewis — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:31:09 +0000

Everyone is looking at this wrong. The NFL is trying to downplay it so they can use it on afv and win $100,000

By: fmwarner

fmwarner — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:30:35 +0000

What’s left out here is not how flagrant it is on a sliding scale, but whether it was intentional or not. If it was unintentional, then even crushed grapes would draw no fine or suspension. They have to decide whether it was intentional before they decide how flagrant it was.

By: freebird2011

freebird2011 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:30:31 +0000

When you watch it in real time, as opposed to slow motion, Jaworski was right. Suh’s head was in a position where he couldn’t possibly see where Schaub was. I really don’t think Suh lined up and aimed at Schaub’s package on purpose.

However, that being said, the foot thrust manuever (even if it was to try to dislodge the ball or hit Schaub’s arm) is against the rules. The only guys who should be kicking are guys like Hanson and Harris.

By: frank433

frank433 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:22:04 +0000

Granted, I haven’t read all the comments so I don’t know if it was brought up, but here is my take on the play.

Suh knew the area that Schaub was at, he knew he was going down and couldn’t make a play on the QB, so he tried to stick out his leg to trip/leg whip him. Granted, it still would be a penalty, but he was probably trying to use any way to get him down. It was an unfortunate connection in the worst of areas. So I think he meant to hit him with his leg/foot on his way down, I just don’t think he meant to hit him in the groin with his spikes.

By: i, flounder

i, flounder — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:21:36 +0000

darkness

By: 11inthebox

11inthebox — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:14:20 +0000

@thestrategyexpert who says:
Good thing the justice system isn’t run by Merton Hanks. People who are incompetently handling guns and accidentally committing manslaughter would be able to get away without any punishment.
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Yeah, because a kick to the groin in a football game should be apporachedwith the same intensity and moral outrage as a murder committed on the street. I understand you want something to complain about, but really, get a grip. And some perspective.

By: upperdecker19

upperdecker19 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:14:00 +0000

Matt Schaub’s ability to reproduce thinks that this is a lousy decision.

By: charlesanakin

charlesanakin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:03:24 +0000

By: patsfan13

patsfan13 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:45:11 +0000

If the league refuses to punish blatant and repeat offenders, maybe it’s time teams in the NFL take up a hockey approach, and have enforcers on their teams. Frontier justice.

By: toddbronson1

toddbronson1 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:41:38 +0000

I wish we could suspended the officials who called the game.