Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Suh Suspended 2 games w/o Pay

Right Suh, that's the worst attempt at removing yourself from the situation that i've ever seen.
If you didn't see the stomping incident on Thanksgiving Day football...well, you have a life outside of mainstream America and congrats for that...for the rest of us, we knew punishment was coming, the question was how much. 

Well today the league announced that Suh will be suspended for two games without pay, and to me, it's a pretty fair punishment. I wouldn't have opposed or been surprised by a bigger penalty, but I don't think this is too small in any way. Let's get this straight, I deplore what he did. Anyone defending him needs their head checked. It's not sports, it's dangerous and can't be allowed on the football field. That said, the NFL season is 16 games and he already essentially guaranteed his team one loss when he got kicked from the last game.  Getting suspended 2 more games in the NFL is equivalent to 10 games in the NBA, and 20 in MLB. I know 2 seems like a pretty small number, but with so few games, the importance of each game, and the fact that the Lions are on the edge of the PO picture, these two games could end up having a pretty huge negative impact.

Pair in the fact that he makes 80k per game...so that's 160K in fines as well as not being able to help your team at an extremely important part of the season...

So overall, the crime was bad, the denial was idiotic, and the apology was half-hearted. The punishment may not be as harsh as many people call for, but with the Saints coming up next week, Suh being gone could derail the Lions once-hopeful season, dealing a punishment worse than any fine for competitors...the end of the sporting year.

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