Suh's Step on Roger's Ankle

[King Colt]

It was said around midseason if Suh  does one more act of stupidity like he did again yesterday he may get the hammer from the NFL. I would love tov see that cheating s.o.b. get pulled from the playoffs and fined to the max if not banned from half the season next year. Look out Rome, if Suh gets to play he is coming after you.

[HtownColt]

Didn't look intentional to me, he didn't even know Rodgers was there until he stepped on him. And Lang had a hold of his jersey to have him somewhat off balance

Slow motion replays make everything look worse than what it really was

[amfootball]

He just stood on his ankle to the point that Rodgers had to push him off. I think he will get suspended for the playoff game.

[UKCOLT17]

He just stood on his ankle to the point that Rodgers had to push him off. I think he will get suspended for the playoff game.

 

hes a great talent but would u spend big on him knowing what he does can easily lead game bans? still think someone will spend big on him but i wouldnt

[King Colt]

Follow up-watching some of the sports talks guy, Mike and Mike and Chris Carter all agree no problem it happens all the time!! I totally disagree. Not only was that intentional, it was on a QB that they knew was a huge wall to them winning the division and it was done to the NFL MVP (or should be)!

[Corndog]

Doesn't look that bad and it would be hard to prove if it's intentional.  The only argument for intentional is that he stood there too long, but it certainly didn't look like it started off as intentional. 

[CR91]

if this was anyone other then suh, youd say it was unintentional. quit bashing the guy

[Jim_Mora_Reruns]

if this was anyone other then suh, youd say it was unintentional. quit bashing the guy

Suh's good at this sort of thing, that's why it may have looked unintentional.

[GoPats]

So it was unintentional... just like the Lions' offensive lineman last week... uh-huh. Got it.  :yes:

[CR91]

Suh's good at this sort of thing, that's why it may have looked unintentional.

 

  you gotta be kidding me

[pacolts56]

So it was unintentional... just like the Lions' offensive lineman last week... uh-huh. Got it.  :yes:

It was about as unintentional as this....

 

[Valpo2004]

if this was anyone other then suh, youd say it was unintentional. quit bashing the guy

 

Say you have a guy who has 5 convictions of grand theft auto on his record.  And then he's accused of stealing a car.

 

If it where any other guy many of us would say "Innocent until proven guilty", however since it's this guy we tend to privately assume he's guilty.  Do you think that's wrong? 

 

Sorry but Suh earned his reputation and anything questionable that he does from now on is going to be seen in that light, just like anyone else in this world.  

 

Sure it could be unintentional but I'm not going to be too skeptical about it because of Suh's history.  If it where someone who's been in the league a few years and had no history of this sort of behavior, I might be more skeptical about people claiming it's intentional.  For that guy I would be more willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.  But Suh isn't going to get the benefit of any doubt.  

 

And let's not forget, reputation CAN be used against you in a court of law.  The fact that the guy with 5 prior convictions of grand theft auto can and will be used against him in securing that 6th conviction.  We don't look at these things in a vacuum.  

[amfootball]

if this was anyone other then suh, youd say it was unintentional. quit bashing the guy

Who else has ever done it? Other than him ... twice. Stomping on the face (intentionally - he did admit it) of the Packer Olineman on Tgiving and now stepping on Rodgers ...

[Valpo2004]

Who else has ever done it? Other than him ... twice. Stomping on the face (intentionally - he did admit it) of the Packer Olineman on Tgiving and now stepping on Rodgers ...

 

Not to mention that these sort of "unintentional" behaviors happen with him more then anyone I know of.  You look at nearly any other player with a clean reputation and you can find 1 maybe a couple if they have been in the league a while of incidents where you can look and wonder if they where intentionally trying to hurt someone.  They usually get the benefit of the doubt because they don't have a long history of it.

 

Suh has at least one of these every year.  

[radiogirl]

He just stood on his ankle to the point that Rodgers had to push him off. I think he will get suspended for the playoff game.

I think he at least needs to be fined.  The other Packers on the field had a great vantage point to see it.  They got in his face for a reason.  Whether he intentionally landed on that spot or not, he stayed way too long.....

[Girlzarefanstoo]

Nothing unintentional about it on the second step, lifting up his other foot and putting his entire weight on him.  If you feel something under your foot is it your instinctive reaction to put more weight on it or do you lift the foot?  

 

I despise the character of a guy like that and I don't say that lightly.

[oldunclemark]

One game suspension..and that's all it takes..Raiola set the standard

Detroit is done...

[BOTT]

It wa intentional, but let's not overreact. What his teammate Ziggy Ansah did to jimmy clauson last week was far worse.

[CR91]

suh is suspended for the playoff game. what a joke

[amfootball]

One game suspension..and that's all it takes..Raiola set the standard

Detroit is done...

Yep. That is probably it for them now. Just dumb.

[21isSuperman]

He just stood on his ankle to the point that Rodgers had to push him off. I think he will get suspended for the playoff game.

You called it

[Qwiz]

Good move by the league. Suh doesn't deserve to play after pulling (or stepping on) that.

[jvan1973]

suh is suspended for the playoff game. what a joke

He stepped on his ankle and stood on it. He is lucky its only one game with his history of dirty play

[CR91]

He stepped on his ankle and stood on it. He is lucky its only one game with his history of dirty play

 

I saw the video. where was the intent

[jvan1973]

I saw the video. where was the intent

gee i don't know. he stepped on his ankle lifted his weight off and stepped on it again. Pretty obvious really

[JerodMayo51]

if this was anyone other then suh, youd say it was unintentional. quit bashing the guy

Suh has earned his reputation and no longer has the luxury of people giving him the benefit of doubt.

Those are the consequences when you establish yourself as a dirty punk.

[Susie Q]

I saw the video. where was the intent

Well he was pushed off once and then backed up again to step on his leg again.  :slaphead:  I would say that was intent enough.

[CR91]

gee i don't know. he stepped on his ankle lifted his weight off and stepped on it again. Pretty obvious really

 

you look at the stomping, that was intent. how is walking forward intent

[Valpo2004]

suh is suspended for the playoff game. what a joke

 

There needs to be more punishment for crap that happens after the whistle like that.  

 

There is stuff that happens when football is being played that gets penalized but that sort of stuff is bound to happen when a defender is playing hard.

 

The stuff like this . . . it's intentional and unacceptable.  

 

What's it going to take before the league starts taking things like this more seriously?  Suh actually breaking Rodger's ankle?  

[amfootball]

You called it

Yes. And glad it actually happened. Kudos to the NFL ...

[amfootball]

you look at the stomping, that was intent. how is walking forward intent

He was walking backwards and then stayed on Rodgers leg so long that Rodgers had to push him off ....

[CR91]

He was walking backwards and then stayed on Rodgers leg so long that Rodgers had to push him off ....

 

he was getting his footing because a lineman was holding him and then walked forward. you cant tell me suh's past history wasnt a factor in this decision

[BOTT]

He was walking backwards and then stayed on Rodgers leg so long that Rodgers had to push him off ....

And he doesn't even acknowledge Rodgers when he shoves him....because he knew what he was doing.

[amfootball]

he was getting his footing because a lineman was holding him and then walked forward. you cant tell me suh's past history wasnt a factor in this decision

Here is the video, http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2014/12/28/ndamukong-suh-aaron-rodgers-stomp/20983723/

 

No lineman is holding him. In fact Lang is grabbing his shirt to pull him forward and he steps backwards onto Rodgers and keeps his foot there until Rodger pushes him off.

 

And yes I do think Suh's history was at play here in terms of the suspension. He has a history of this type of behavior. Would have been maybe a fine at most had he not stomped at the Packers Olineman in the face during Tgiving and kicked Schaub in the crotch.

[Indy_Forum]

One game suspension..and that's all it takes..Raiola set the standard

Detroit is done...

Imagine being a Lions fan?  I would hope I could see things as they are rather than through Fan Boy Goggles.

[Indy_Forum]

suh is suspended for the playoff game. what a joke

Maybe you would like it better if he had done this to Luck in the Super Bowl?

[21isSuperman]

Yes. And glad it actually happened. Kudos to the NFL ...

I'm disappointed it wasn't more.  The guy is a repeat offender.  Give him the entire playoffs so he'll really be embarrassed in front of his teammates

[JerodMayo51]

Here is the video, http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2014/12/28/ndamukong-suh-aaron-rodgers-stomp/20983723/

 

No lineman is holding him. In fact Lang is grabbing his shirt to pull him forward and he steps backwards onto Rodgers and keeps his foot there until Rodger pushes him off.

 

And yes I do think Suh's history was at play here in terms of the suspension. He has a history of this type of behavior. Would have been maybe a fine at most had he not stomped at the Packers Olineman in the face during Tgiving and kicked Schaub in the crotch.

 

There are 2 things that make this seem intentional to me:

 

1) He feels his foot on Rodgers leg, and instead of just move forward and step off of him, he instead lifts his other leg and puts 100% of his body weight right onto Rodger's ankle.

 

2)  Rodgers yells something to him while shoving him away and Suh doesn't even look back or acknowledge it because he knew exactly what he was doing. 

 

#2 is actually the most telling, in my opinion.  You can just tell by his body language and demeanor that he was guilty.. the same way a DB knows they're guilty of PI/IC

 

 

Given his reputation, he deserves the suspension... No way im giving him benefit of the doubt after his long rap sheet.

[oldunclemark]

I'm very surprised people don't think that was intentional.

He did it twice.

Ever see Suh step on a teammate...even once.?? Me neither.

[rock8591]

Never have I seen a player that is a complete good guy off the field, and a thug ON the field.