re: Donte Whitner drops the "W," changes name to Donte Hitner

The flag on Whitner on the first play of the Colts game in week 3 was an utter travesty.

The one last week on Givens was iffy but I suppose more defensible -- that he was fined 21,000 for it is crazy, though. If Givens hadn't TURNED into the hit, while in mid-air, he wouldn't have gotten clocked in the face. At that point, it's entirely on the receiver. Whitner had already committed to the hit and certainly wasn't aiming at the head:

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Back in the day, incompletion-forcing hits in the endzone were exactly what you wanted from your safeties. No wonder all these basketball players are dominating as red-zone tight ends, when they become untouchable the second they get their hands on the ball. It's like getting a rebound.