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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3294198" data-attributes="member: 1132">After careful consideration, I&#039;ve changed my mind. After Garrett unnecessarily roughed the passer (and a flag was thrown for it), and he got through holding Rudolph on the ground longer than necessary, ripped off his helmet and used it as a weapon to hit Rudolph in the head, he did curl up in a little ball like a coward once he found himself confronted by two offensive lineman. At that point Pouncey shouldn&#039;t have tried to hit and kick Garrett, no matter how ineffectual and pathetic the attempt was. Therefore he does deserve the suspension too, because rules are rules.There is a storied rivalry between the Browns and Steelers so a hard hitting game is expected. However, I&#039;m not the only person who watched the game and came away with the impression that there was a strong resemblance to an old school &quot;bounty&quot; game on the part of the Browns. I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if that&#039;s how it felt to the players on the field, so Garrett&#039;s late hit in the final 8 seconds of a game that was already decided further reinforced that impression. JMO, YMMV</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 3294198, member: 1132"] After careful consideration, I've changed my mind. After Garrett unnecessarily roughed the passer (and a flag was thrown for it), and he got through holding Rudolph on the ground longer than necessary, ripped off his helmet and used it as a weapon to hit Rudolph in the head, he did curl up in a little ball like a coward once he found himself confronted by two offensive lineman. At that point Pouncey shouldn't have tried to hit and kick Garrett, no matter how ineffectual and pathetic the attempt was. Therefore he does deserve the suspension too, because rules are rules. There is a storied rivalry between the Browns and Steelers so a hard hitting game is expected. However, I'm not the only person who watched the game and came away with the impression that there was a strong resemblance to an old school "bounty" game on the part of the Browns. I wouldn't be surprised if that's how it felt to the players on the field, so Garrett's late hit in the final 8 seconds of a game that was already decided further reinforced that impression. JMO, YMMV [/QUOTE]

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