Quote:I agree that OBJ was the most egregious offender, especially with that disgusting launch, but Norman had been going at him all game as well. Keep in mind Norman is a guy that fought his own QB, so I can't imagine he didn't do his part in instigating that dangerous situation.

I disagree. IMO neither of them should miss any time. Fine them both for sure, OBJ deserves a much larger fine, but most players don't get fined for their first launch into defenseless receivers. I don't see why this would be any different when it comes to that aspect of situation.

 

The refs did a really poor job of officiating the game and IMO they deserve their share of the blame. There were obvious deadball unsportsmanlike penalties from both guys that occurred right in front of the refs and went unpenalized. The refs should have done a better job of keeping these guys in check with penalties. I think that would have prevented things from escalating. Either way, it will be interesting to see how/if the league handles the situation.

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