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Protecting NFL's Number 1 Assets September
16,
2022
It is time to
stop dancing around the issue. The NFL is all about entertainment ... pure
& simple ... and to maintain that level of excellence this league needs to
protect it's number one assets ... not just Tom Brady.
The Kansas City crowd, being shown the replay in slow motion, could clearly see
that Joey Bosa over ran an offensive linemen followed by Bosa launching at the
lower legs of Mahomes. A flag is dropped, where we are all thinking
"Tom Brady Rule", where a defensive lineman went low on Brady where
his knee & his season were blown for the remainder of that season.
Instead, from the perspective of the officials, in real time speed, it appeared
that the offensive lineman dragged Bosa to the ground where offensive holding
was called. The result was Mahomes taking a horrendous shot to his lower
legs, followed by a noticeable limp, an accessed penalty & a replay that
showed something entirely different.
To protect the NFL's #1 assets, what should have happened is either a booth
review, or someone from New York stopping play until the video of that play
could be completely accessed. Why? Because any time a defensive
lineman goes low on your #1 league assets, regardless of the call on the field,
if that player either comes up injured or narrowly avoids becoming a cripple,
like on that play, what is called for is "UNBIASED SCRUTINY".
First & foremost, the NFL needs to screw any concept in regard to the flow
of the game, as what you are talking about is maybe a 5 minute delay in one
game. Compare that with losing a franchise quarterback for the remainder
of that season, or in a playoff run. Wake up people! Since 1966,
these type of events have happened more times than I care to remember & it
has involved every NFL franchise.
In regard to NFL leadership, what is needed to be directed by this leagues
commissioner, which should have been in place in last nights Chiefs versus
Chargers match up is the following. Mahomes clearly took a vicious shot to
his lower extremities. The play should have immediately stopped to review
that specific play regardless of what was called on that field. What that
review clearly showed was Bosa "Bull-Rushing" the offensive linemen,
where that lineman only had one hand holding the jersey of Bosa, in the only legal
area an offensive linemen is allowed to hold the defender (between his
shoulders), as he fell backward to the ground. Bosa also went to the
ground but he clearly launched toward Mahomes lower legs with the intent to
either injure or cripple him.
From that review, Bosa should have been ejected from the game for targeting
& a 15 yard penalty should have been accessed on the chargers. The
message being immediate ... The NFL will do everything in its power to protect
its prime assets.
At that very moment, I was lost to that game as very shortly afterwards, I
changed stations to watch something else.
So what happened. Much later, I turned on a Live Packer's U-tube play by
play analysis by accident at approximately the 4 minute mark in the 4th quarter,
only to hear another vicious call, stating that it looked like Herbert took a
shot that broke his rib. Off Herbert goes, only to come back to throw the
ball into coverage. That was enough for me as again I turned it off
thinking to myself, was that a KC make up shot for targeting Mahomes
earlier. In any event ... the gloves were clearly off.
Here's what is clear. Last night the NFL almost lost two of its greatest
assets for the 2022 season & there is no real procedure in place to SEND A
MESSAGE & to protect those assets. The NFL should be ashamed of itself
... "Mental Midgets!!!"
Don't get me wrong, we all want to see incredible action on the field ... but
keep it within the established rules of the game ... and whatever you do ...
protect those prime assets.
The Viking Ghost Writer
http://MyVikingBlood.org
Date: September 16, 2022
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