re: Defending Odell

If it were against any other team than Carolina the haters may have a case. The Panthers are known pieces of shite, especially the defense.

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The NFL loves that this entire situation happen yesterday.

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Bingo.

The NFL, for years, has been going the WWE route in terms of creating good guys vs bad buys, etc. (I won't get into the blatant bad calls to keep games close or favor certain teams).


This just further proves that point.

The refs did exactly what they were instructed to do.

I agree 100% with you and lsusteve .

Well given your history, it ain't worth .02

They were both wrong for their actions. This was a big game for the Giants and the matchup between Norman and Beckham was huge from the beginning. They were both going back and forth the entire night. The only reason why Beckham should be suspended is because of the helmet to helmet hit and should have been ejected for the penalties.

There are some bigger issues going on with him because this isn't the first time he's displayed this kind of egregious behavior on the field. I heard there was some trash talking before the game between the two that Beckham took to heart which could explain what happened. It seemed like there is/was some beef between the two maybe before the game or time before that. Regardless, it should have never gotten to that point. Coughlin, hell even Eli Manning should have gotten in his shite and told him to calm the frick down. The refs should have also stopped the shite and ejected his arse before it went too far. He made it about the one on one battle between he and Norman and forgot about the implications of winning the game for the team.

The good thing about this is that he's still a young player with a lot to learn but his mentors and those who he looks up to needs to reach out to him and give his some guidance on how to move forward from here. His reputation took a hit here, but only he can decide how he wants to be remembered from here on out.

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It's was great tv until beckham launched into Norman. That wasn't a "bitch cheap shot"

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So, now you agree with the OP?

First contact I see in that video looks like Norman shoving OBJ in the face mask

At no point did Norman do anything that warranted being thrown out the game

Beckham threw 4 punches, got 3 personal fouls & launched himself head first into Norman

It's ok to admit he acted like a bitch. No one will take your LSU crocs from you

Me thinks Beckham eating them special potatoes, nah mean?

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Moreover, the officiating crew should be facing fine and suspension. They let it happen.

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People need to realize that the NFL will fuss and snort about this for public purposes but is giving this behavior a wink and a nod behind the scenes. It sells TV and nobody got hurt. NFL is the new WWF...

A lot of people were dumping on OBJ for his behavior but I am not offended or embarrassed. He is at the top of the game and as long as he takes his punishments I don't care what he dishes out. Also think about this, down the road when his career is over on the field the most interesting and colorful players get to sit on the stage and commentate. Very few of those pundit SOB's were well behaved children on the field.