The Return of "Mr. Cheap Shot."
by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 8:49 AM CDT
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I have heard a lot of debate between Texans and Vikings fans over the low hit that DE Jared Allen made on Texans QB Matt Schaub last season. It was a blow that pretty much ended any potential playoff hopes the team had as Schaub missed the next four games with a busted MCL.
Now that time has passed, I reevaluated the play to determine if it was a dirty hit or not. Well, the league basically said it was when they pegged Allen with a fine of $50,000. A lot of Texans players said it was, including Chester Pitts, who said that he called Allen a "scumbag" after the game. And if you ask a Texans fan, you won’t be surprised to hear that it was a cheap shot. What you will be a little surprised about is some of the names Texans fans have for Mr. Allen.
A phrase we hear a lot when a hit like this occurs is, "He just got caught up in the moment." Well, sometimes that can apply. This is football, after all. Hard hits are going to happen. But when the same player does it twice in the same game to the opposing QB, the "moment" has passed and you are just being…well, a "scumbag."
But Jared Allen, being the upstanding guy he apparently is, decided to "apologize" after the game to Matt Schaub. The apology is said to have consisted of the statement "Pitts separated my shoulder, if it makes you feel better." Wow. How big of you, Jared.
Look, Jared Allen is a hell of a player. And if he is on your team, you will probably defend his style of play to the death. But when hits you are making are causing the NFL to change rules about what is an illegal hit on a QB, getting caught up in the moment is no longer an excuse.
So, in my opinion, hell yes it was a dirty hit. And I fully intend to voice my opinion to "Mr. Cheap Shot" tonight while in attendance at Monday Night Football. Let’s see if Texans fans can keep a PG rating when Allen takes the field. It is just preseason, after all.
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haynesworth and allen… throw in rodney harrison and u got 3 of the dirtiest players EVER… minus well throw john stockton and karl malone!
by chrisd21 on Aug 31, 2009 9:11 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Man, it’s too early in the morning to be getting my blood boiling about Stockton & Malone…
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bill Bates
Was a vicious cockmaster, as well. Couldn’t stand that no-talent fuck, and all the fanfare he got.
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by beefy on Aug 31, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Malone and Stockton
Those guys weren’t as much basketball players as they were actors. They give soccer players a bad name.
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by bigfatdrunk on Aug 31, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh yeah
And Hines Ward.
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by bigfatdrunk on Aug 31, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not think that you can classify Allen as a dirty player over one game. Other than that, he has a spotless record when it comes to on the field stuff. I am from KC so I have seen him play over the years and the guy just plays his hardest every play even on a Chiefs team that all sucked around him. He does have a drinking problem, but obviously he has gotten better because that is one of the reasons KC traded him because he was about to be suspended if there was another incident. I was surprised when I saw the hit, supported the fine he got, but when will it be enough? Fans will always say bad things about him because of one game.
by theaxeeffect4311 on Aug 31, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he did the same
to aaron rodgers too and he also got a fine for that.
I agree that he does play his hardest but I have seen guys play their hardest but not resort to low hits.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are right. I did forget the Aaron Rodgers hit. But it’s Aaron Rodgers so who cares (and that is how many people feel about Matt Schaub).
by theaxeeffect4311 on Aug 31, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah I say the same thing about aaron rodgers.
but Schaub is our quarterback. People can’t just expect us to forget about that cheap shot.
And to have Viqueen fans defend it boils my blood even more.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t get me wrong, I like Jared Allen. Jared Allen is fun to watch. He does dumb things like talk about how his mullet gives him strength and you cannot help but laugh at how reporters print some of the crap that comes out of his mouth. But defending that hit may be a bit extreme. Just to be on the same page, I am negating the first hit. It did not look like Allen had that much control/balance to stop himself from hitting the QB, let alone stop himself from hitting him low. But the second hit was a bit much. He clearly made an effort to go down, maybe he did not mean the knees, but that is where he hit. Accidents happen, but you have to avoid accidents like that (if it was an accident). There are a lot of maybes, but Schaub is back, he holds no grudge, so after this game, is that going to be enough?
by theaxeeffect4311 on Aug 31, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MR Cheap Shot
Anyone remeber the movie the longest yard LOL HMMMM think everyone should move and let him come in….can you say football in the nuts twice LMAO
by Terry58 on Aug 31, 2009 9:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Allen actually...
…made an extra effort to get Schaub’s knee. They should’ve kicked him out for the rest of the season.
by SBond on Aug 31, 2009 10:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Extra Motivation
As if the OL needed it, I’m sure they’ll be looking to avenge Schaubby and let Allen know that they remember the incident and won’t tolerate it.
Here’s to a clean shirt on No. 8 all night.
by DieselDeac on Aug 31, 2009 10:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Return of "Mr. Cheap Shot."
This blog is ridiculous… A) It was LAST SEASON get over it! B) The game is football, not expressionist ribbon dancing. There will be cheap shots, hard hits, and injuries. Until your team realizes that…enjoy your 8-8 seasons. C) If the Texans were to retaliate wouldn’t that give you the same stigma as Allen anyway? Posts like this show why this city has more Dallas Fans than Texans fans. See ya tonight faeries.
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough
Like I said, you love it from a player when he is on your team.
Easy with the name calling though, bud. That stuff doesn’t go over too well here.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can say what he wants...
SPELLING IT, on the other hand…
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by beefy on Aug 31, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
HAHAHA!
Faeries. Cute.
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by bigfatdrunk on Aug 31, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know. At least call me an asshole or something more original…
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Faeries
So cute!
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 31, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spelling.
Faerie is a alternate spelling. I guess everything is bigger in Texas…except vocabularies.
I hope Rosenfelds goes all helicopter with our 2s…which by the way, was the real play the killed the Texans playoff chances.
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow.
It is way too early for someone to get shredded into pieces.
Viqueen fans are very classy indeed.
Yall deserve a player like Jared Allen.
And here I am thinking that the Raiders have the worst fans in the league.
A Viqueen fan is just like a Raiders fan. Only difference is they have the ability(I know, I was shocked too) to use a computer.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Viqueen
Classy!? hahaha! Did you read the posts above about getting revenge in a pre season game for a controversial hit?
Keeping it classy,
Viqueen fan
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
?
What post above?
I read the post once. I don’t have to read it the second time to know that there was NOTHING in that post about talking revenge in a preseason game for a controversial hit.
Mike was voicing his opinion out, loud and clear. Everybody in this blog understood it. But apparently, you didn’t.
You might have the ability to use a computer which is the only distinction that seperates you from a raiders fan but you obviously can’t understand. Reading and understanding really does go hand in hand son. Remember that.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree on the one point
That the hit didn’t end the Texans’ playoff chances. Teams that start 0-4 don’t make the playoffs.
The true test in the life of a Texans fan is how gracefully you endure it.
by TexanKurt on Aug 31, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apologies...
I genuflect to your knowledge of all things mythic, Viqueen.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the alternate definitions of the term “troll?”
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by beefy on Aug 31, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Troll(s)
Troll – Bryant McKinnie or Phil Loadholt. Our bookend tackles that will be pushing around Super Mario and Connor Barwin. Is Cushing going to play or what?
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pushing around Mario Williams
Good one.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 31, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I laughed.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oddly enough
Whether you spell it “fairy” or “gay” “faerie,” it’s still the same word. So knowing an alternate spelling wouldn’t make your vocabulary larger.
I don’t know why you’re so defensive. Allen made an illegal play as determined by the NFL. That play cost us our starting quarterback for several games. Why wouldn’t Texans fans be upset about that?
If, say, Albert Haynesworth rolls up on Favre, Jackson or Rosencopter in the middle of a regular season game and separates his shoulder with a late hit, I’m pretty sure you’d be pretty hacked off about it too. Because even in football, there are rules, and if someone injures another player while breaking them, that’s pretty crappy.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 31, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehh
Try this at home. Go lunge at someone with your torso completely over your feet and then pull off at the last second. Although it looks blatant in slow motion, I doubt it is that simple at NFL speed.
It is a rule that is necessary to protect teams BIG investments but as far as a rule that makes logical sense…
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
even the lunge
was at his knees.
So he initially tried to hit him illegally, faeled (alternate spelling) and decided to roll and maybe get lucky and get an ankle.
Smushiak will take us to the playoffs in 2009.
by texanphil on Aug 31, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is indeed an alternate spelling, especially in 16th century England, a la spenser’s faerie queen.
by Triple347 on Aug 31, 2009 12:26 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
You rather petulant asperity concerning my kinsmen is rather approbious.
by Triple347 on Aug 31, 2009 1:12 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I dont know that I agree those were intentionally dirty hits.
In both clips, Allen is off balance. In the first his has bad footing, In the second he has slipped and is already low to the ground.
In both cases I think he is just trying to make the play, and hitting anywhere else but low is not physically an option in both instances.
Now leading with the helmet is where I have an issue as he COULD have wrapped Schaub up both times with his arms.
I dunno…bad hits? yes. Intentionally so? I’m less sure.
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by TexansForever on Aug 31, 2009 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Arguments couldve been made...
for the first hit but on the second hit there’s just no excuse.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
The ball had been released before Allen even started towards Schaub in the second hit.
by was385 on Aug 31, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep.......
that’s true. i’ve watched that tape a million times, and either he’s a clumsy bastard, or he was intentionally crawling towards shaubby’s knee… either way, fuck allen.
by chrisd21 on Aug 31, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOTH...
times he rolled his body toward Schaub, no excuses that’s bush.
GO TEXANS!!!!
This is the year.......
by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brisiel
I am almost certain that it was brisiel who hit Allen and not pitts fwiw.
by Triple347 on Aug 31, 2009 12:27 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
when I watch those hits...
I get angry quick like, those were blatant attempts to take out a qb. The Chron, called them sacks, they were not sacks they were completions on both occasions. After the way Matt Schaub came back and the way he played in those last games I don’t see how anyone can call him fragile. If Schaub is Manning or Brady in that situation, Fukhed Allen probably gets suspended…….Damn that pisses me off! I am now so fukin pumped for tonite I’m gonna start drinking now!
GO TEXANS!!!
GO TEXANS!!!!
This is the year.......
by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
same here.
Though I can’t drink yet. Four more hours till closing time and i’ll be in the orange lot screaming “Fuck Jared Allen” while holding a cold bottle of Shiner.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Jordann
About to head to SPEC’S to get my booze for the tailgate. I wasn’t sure what beer I was going to get. But Shiner sounds tasty. Good pick.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can never....
….go wrong with Shiner.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
shiner.......
is also great for bowling.
by chrisd21 on Aug 31, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oktoberfest...
is my football beer of Choice or Fattire, 1554, Brown, Christmas (when we closer to the holidays)
GO TEXANS!!!!
This is the year.......
by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Havent had a Fat Tire since college. Think I’ll throw that one back in December tailgating.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I keep Fattire...
my number one fav
GO TEXANS!!!!
This is the year.......
by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1000000
For mentioning Fat Tire.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 31, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like this train of thought…
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Running out of things to say?
For the record, I never said I was classy.
Still waiting for your response Viqueen.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you talking about the “Fuck Jared Allen” part, or the Shiner part?
What do I care. I intend on doing both.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Shiner is cool with me.
Just poking a little fun at Jordann’s the hypocrisy.
As far as the response to Jordann, what do you want me to reply to you about? The fact that Jared Allen is the caliber of player that you all want Mario to grow to be or that AD/Taylor are going to wipe your defense up and down the field?
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont see any "the hypocrisy" on my part.
Never have I noted to anyone that im classy in anyway, although I do smoke and drink with my pinky up(not by choice, tore my extensor muscle).
And no, I dont want Mario growing into the caliber of dirty player that Jared Allen is.
I can’t argue with the AD/Taylor wiping our defense up and down on the field. Our run defense
is currently horrible. It’s a fact. Like Jared Allen being a dirty player.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
jeeeeeeeez.......
lay off guy. lets talk about the Vikings….
*your most famous quarterback before Favre was a guy named “Fran”….
*you guys once boasted of having a “purple people eater” defense (you guys eat purple people!??! gross…..)
*you have won as many superbowls in this era as we have
*your coach looks like a substitute science teacher
by chrisd21 on Aug 31, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to one game this season...
the 49ers, I hope to meet some of you folks then.
GO TEXANS!!!!
This is the year.......
by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yellow Lot!
I’m at every home game. We’re tailgating before and after the game. Come by and introduce yourself and have a beer before the Niners game.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
will do...
I will definetly revisit this that week so I will know who I’m looking for
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by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m kinda sorta a writer here, so it shouldn’t be too hard to find me.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll look you up...
I’m bringin’ my buddy instantrage
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by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The hits were dirty
If they weren’t he wouldn’t have gotten fined. The fucking end. Any idiot who wants to argue inertia, speed, or footwork is pretty much full of shit. That argument will not be bought here. I enjoyed seeing allen getting cheapshotted by Cherilius when they played the Lions this year. He’s a douche who is trying to hurt players on the field. I have no respect for anybody who does that and is not wearing a Texans uniform.
by b0ng on Aug 31, 2009 1:00 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
by the way...
I don’t come here to be classy
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This is the year.......
by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 1:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tonight
All,
See you tonight. I will be the guy getting beers thrown at me by the posters above.
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 1:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is Texas. We throw horseshoes.
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by TexansForever on Aug 31, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The beer is too expensive at Reliant to do that.
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you wish........
that we would waste our beer on you. besides…. those 5 dollar 20 oz. are 2 fucking expensive to waste on anyone…. except a hot chick in a white t.
by chrisd21 on Aug 31, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as a former defensive player
i understand the speed with which the game is played, however you know when you are or are not in a position to make a clean play. the first hit, maybe i can see an argument for. (unlikely though, i AM a texans fan). the second hit though, from behind? i will never see eye to eye on any argument for the acceptability of that one. i sure hope that super mario reminds favre why he retired last season. maybe barwin can snake in there and put farve on his old ass for good!!!
by turnip73 on Aug 31, 2009 1:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As a fair response
Your defense has my permission to take Favre out for the season if they are capable of getting to him.
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 31, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sweet.
now if we can just relay that information to Super Mario’s twitter.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Super Mary won't get a sniff
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 31, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll have to see about that tonight.
We have as much faith on Mario as you do on your O-line.
Now if we can just get Amobi and (insert DT2 here) to eat up some blockers.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just asked Favre what
He thought your chances of getting to him were. He said none and your whole defense blows.
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 31, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you sure he said none?
or did he say plenty. then changed it to none. then announced his retirement during a press conference crying his balls off. then comes out of retirement and said plenty again, then changed his mind one more time to none?
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
forgot to add
throws four picks in honor of his jersey number, then tears a rotator cuff. throws another four picks just for the heck of it, plays the vikings out of playoffs with two more picks, then retires.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ha Ha!
Post of the year!
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by Mike Kerns on Aug 31, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy Shit!
by Xetuoh on Aug 31, 2009 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so we get a sixth round pick...
cool
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by Texanmaniac on Aug 31, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completelty agree with those that said the 1st hit was marginal because he was off balance
but the second hit was very late, a spear at the knees, and indefensible. That the NFL chose to fine him and amend the rule legislating such hits is absolute proof that this type of play is not what the NFL wants. Clean shots on star QB’s willalways be part of the game, but the low spears that took out Carson Palmer, Tom Brady and then Matt Schaub have no place in the NFL. Jared easily could have wrapped up Schaub with his arms, but that would not have injured Matt. His body language, especially on the 2nd hit, showed his malicious intent.
Thanks for helping me get EVEN MORE pumped up for tonight’s meaningless preseason game. Hoping for a clean hard-hitting game. GO TEXANS!!!!!!!
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by oiler-texan diehard on Aug 31, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
About the malicious intent
I am just glad that I will be in the presence of Texans fans tonight who are obviously some of the best sports psychologists in the world because they can derive intent from 2 six second clips. Perhaps, you all can peer into psyche of Percy Harvin for us and let us know if he will be awesome or a bust.
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're not the only ones that dervied malicios intent from 2 six second clips.
So did the NFL.
And Jared Allen’s list of misconduct speaks for itself Viqueen.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
I don’t think the NFL said anything about the intent. (Not looking it up). I am pretty sure they only said he broke the rule, pretty sure that is why he was only fined and not suspended.
Yeah Jared Allen had his off the field issues, but I think the summer of visiting and supporting troops in the middle east speaks for itself.
by Vikes Fan on Aug 31, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if the summer of visiting and supporting troops....
in the middle east speaks for itself, then why are you speaking for him Viqueen?
If a rule is set and it’s broken, wouldn’t the rule be broken with malicious intent?
And dont argue that it was an accident because the second one clearly shows him crawling on the floor
as Schaub throws the ball then lunges at him.
by Jordann on Aug 31, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How could we have been so blind?
Jared Allen’s visit and support of troops in the middle east is definitive proof that Jared Allen is done with all of his misconduct both on and off the field. Tim, I think this thread is ready to be wrapped up. There’s clearly nothing left to discuss.
by Tailgate Andy on Aug 31, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
last year.....
“Allen has now been fined $90,000 by the NFL this season. He was fined $75,000 for hits on quarterbacks Matt Schaub and Aaron Rodgers, $5,000 for jumping on a pile late on a run against the Bears and now $10,000 for using the football as a prop during a celebration.”
ummm…… yeah. and why would anyone think that this was NOT a cheap shot? obviously the guy’s track record speaks for itself! this guy is one of the most upstanding DL’s in the league, next to the always cordial Albert Haynesworth (last year’s NFL man of the year winner) and the ever working Travis Johnson? give the guy a break!
by chrisd21 on Aug 31, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see why you are angry
Afterall, when a low blow helmet to ADs knee from Al “Hey Its not holding if I never let go” Harris knocked him out in 2007 for a few games, we all went stark raving mad. Enter 2008 when AD gave Harris the trucking of a lifetime and we immediately felt better. Personally I don’t see a bad bone in JAs body, but on a hit that ends your QBs season more or less, you can go nutty for all I care. I would.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 31, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Coming from a Vikes fan,
the first hit was dirty. The second hit was not. It was obvious that Kevin Williams, in an attempt to take down Schaub, accidentally table-topped Schaub onto Allen. That being said, I don’t think you can call Allen a dirty player after only one cheap shot. All those against Rodgers were bullshit, but the ones that will be against Cutler will obviously not be.
One of the dirtiest players ever was Donovin Darius. Did you see him clothesline Robert Ferguson? Yikes.
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