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DrumNFeather · 01-18-2006, 07:42 PM

It appears the NFL will not be fining Steelrs LB Joey Porter for his outburst after the Steelers/Colts game where somehow he believes that despite the win, they were still cheated. Should he have been fined for saying this:

"I don't even know what to say because I don't know if the league will fine me for saying we got cheated out there today. But on that play right there, that man caught the ball, got on the ground, was getting up, and knocked the ball out with his knee. I mean, I know they wanted Indy to win this game. The whole world loves Peyton Manning, but come on man, don't take the game away from us. That play right there, they tried to take the game away from us."

One of the things I like about the NFL is the integrity of the game and of the officiating. IMO Joey Porter completely disregarded that in his statements following the game. I can promise you, if it was fixed, we wouldn't see a Denver/Pittsburgh matchup in the AFC championship...we'd see Indy/NE playing... the AFC title game.

Should Porter have been Fined for his comments?

I believe he should've. By saying that the NFL refs were trying to cheat the Steelers completely takes away from their accomplishment of moving on. His organization should be embarassed at his antics after that game.

non sequitur · 01-18-2006, 09:03 PM

The last I read the NFL had decided not to take any action against him, presumably because the NFL determined that the referee was wrong in overturning the call.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2296578

01-18-2006, 07:42 PM	#1
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	Joey Porter It appears the NFL will not be fining Steelrs LB Joey Porter for his outburst after the Steelers/Colts game where somehow he believes that despite the win, they were still cheated. Should he have been fined for saying this: "I don't even know what to say because I don't know if the league will fine me for saying we got cheated out there today. But on that play right there, that man caught the ball, got on the ground, was getting up, and knocked the ball out with his knee. I mean, I know they wanted Indy to win this game. The whole world loves Peyton Manning, but come on man, don't take the game away from us. That play right there, they tried to take the game away from us." One of the things I like about the NFL is the integrity of the game and of the officiating. IMO Joey Porter completely disregarded that in his statements following the game. I can promise you, if it was fixed, we wouldn't see a Denver/Pittsburgh matchup in the AFC championship...we'd see Indy/NE playing... the AFC title game. Should Porter have been Fined for his comments? I believe he should've. By saying that the NFL refs were trying to cheat the Steelers completely takes away from their accomplishment of moving on. His organization should be embarassed at his antics after that game. __________________ "It's not like we played the school of the blind out there." - Brian Johnson.

01-18-2006, 09:03 PM	#2
non sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,964	The last I read the NFL had decided not to take any action against him, presumably because the NFL determined that the referee was wrong in overturning the call. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2296578 __________________ ...You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in, 'Who's used all the penicillin?' 'Oh, Mark Paxson sir, he's got knob rot off of some tart.'" - Gareth Keenan