Corp000085 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Relax, it was just a wordplay on the other meaning of appealing. Noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) It was a penalty. But as the media has pointed out, 15 yards is what Von Miller got for pulling his hand back from Tyrod Taylor. That should have been an ejection and it should be a suspension. Good point; to compare the hit as an infraction to the "Whiff" move on Tyrod is absurd. If Von Miller gets 15 yards for that, Trevathan should be suspended for the rest of the regular season. *EDIT* I'm caught up now and see he got 2 games; I'm surprised by that, thought it would be less or none. I think he should have gotten more, but 2 is not bad. Edited October 1, 2017 by Fadingpain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Two games is a joke. It is a start by the league but that hit was everything they are trying to outlaw - Defenseless player, leading with the head, targeting the head, using the helmet as a weapon. That hit deserves an eight game suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Two games is a joke. It is a start by the league but that hit was everything they are trying to outlaw - Defenseless player, leading with the head, targeting the head, using the helmet as a weapon. That hit deserves an eight game suspension. I think they do things incrementally. This is like the warning shot. If he does it again he will get more. If he does it again he will likely lose his privilege of playing in the NFL. I do agree though that 2 games is a joke for that kind of hit. That was vicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrage Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 2 games is plenty. Brutal hit. But its football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Hammies, pulled groins, ligament damages, etc. are still going to happen, but head injuries would be eliminated. Rugby players don't tackle with their heads, it hurts too much. I know quite few concussed rugby players. It was a brutal hit due to the circumstances, but I don't believe he was intentionally trying to hurt him. It was just kind of a worse case scenario type of thing. Still, I don't have a problem with a one game suspension just to illustrate to the players that they need to actively avoid similar hits. Well he got 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Two games is a joke. It is a start by the league but that hit was everything they are trying to outlaw - Defenseless player, leading with the head, targeting the head, using the helmet as a weapon. That hit deserves an eight game suspension. I'm pretty sure 2 was done so that it can be reduced to 1 after appeal. This way, a precedent is set for future cases. Disclaimer, I'm not a lawyer or a Bears fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Two games is a joke. It is a start by the league but that hit was everything they are trying to outlaw - Defenseless player, leading with the head, targeting the head, using the helmet as a weapon. That hit deserves an eight game suspension. its a good thing he didnt take a hit off a joint- otherwise you could tack on another 4 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Trevathan's suspension reduced to 1 game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Trevathan's suspension reduced to 1 game. That's ridiculous. Disgusting, filthy hit. I'll never root for that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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