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So why were the fines imposed on Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder and Patriots left tackle Matt Light identical, even though video of their altercation suggested that Light got in more licks than Crowder?
Per Charley Casserly of CBS, Crowder made “offensive personal comments” to Light.
Casserly said that the league has been trying to dissuade players from engaging in such banter, since it tends to incite violence.
The specific content of Crowder’s remarks isn’t known.
November 27th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
with a first name like channing, i would expect him to like show tunes.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Why was Light not suspended he ripped a guy’s helmet off and throw 6 or 7 punches while holding Crowder’s head down. I am OK with both players being fined but not equally and Light should have been suspended for 1 game. This was worst than what Kyle Turley did to that Jets player and he was made into the biggest a-hole in NFL history.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
It can’t be much worse than what comes out of Gruden’s mouth.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I would really like to know what Crowder said to Light, especially since Logan Mankins blamed Porter, not Crowder, for the fight.
“I videotaped your mom last night,” maybe?
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Matt Light’s a saint, it must have been awful whatever Crowder said…
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
turley ripped the helmet off the guy who had done the same to erring brooks just before that.
the only hitch is that he screwed his team out of a sure TD and yes they lost to the jets.
maybe channing should watch whose wife or sister he talks about and to whom.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
dolfans1323 says: “6 or 7 punches”
Stupid and inaccurate.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Blah blah blah what is this middle school blah blah blah Light should have been banned from the league blah blah blah Roger Goodell and Robert Krafts anuses blah blah blah cheating blah blah blah referees love Patriots blah blah blah the Patriots should be disbanded and their best players should be put on my favorite team blah blah blah
Does that about cover it?
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Crowder: You missed your assignment and are the reason why Brady’s ligaments got shredded. Hurry up and die.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I watched the fight a few times and I didn’t see Light “rip of his helmet.” AND what Kyle Turley did was in response to Aaron Glenn trying to snap Brooks’ neck on the previous play. I don’t think you can even compare the two, Dolfans. What I did see was (in law enforcement terms) MUTUAL COMBAT with Crowder finishing first, backing up, and Light letting him go.
In radio interview Monday, Vince Wilfork alluded to something Crowder had been saying all game to Light but didn’t say what.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Anticipating that people will post comments critical of the Patriots and the way Goodell treats them doesn’t make said comments any less valid.
If anything, it bolsters the idea of unfairness, because it means even Patriots apologists can see the uneven treatment that New England receives at the league’s hands, and assume that somebody’s going to point it out.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Two sets of rules…
1. For the patriots..
2. For the rest of the league..
My man was holding his hair, punching him in the head and gets only a fine..
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
It wasn’t Aaron Glenn…it was another DB named Glenn, but point taken.
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November 27th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
i didnt know a miami player was responsible to pick up kc blitzes.
helmetless player ran off, that’s what happened.
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I wish I played in the NFL, if I could go punch someone in the face and get away with a fine that is less than 1% of my annual income, I would so do it.
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
ughhhh c’mon…. i don’t wanna get into that he said, she said, thing….
lol, but seriously
… if i walk in the street and someone is pissing me off, i have the choice to say bad things about him or his relatives … or i can simply pull his hair and give him 3-4 punches, and you know what ! The charges against me will be the same !
thank god the law isn’t as dumb as goodell’s policy… thank god nothing is dumb as goodell
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
“kayC says:
November 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Anticipating that people will post comments critical of the Patriots and the way Goodell treats them doesn’t make said comments any less valid.
If anything, it bolsters the idea of unfairness, because it means even Patriots apologists can see the uneven treatment that New England receives at the league’s hands, and assume that somebody’s going to point it out.”
That’s an interesting jump in logic. Whine enough, and when people make fun of you for posting the same things ad nauseum and come to expect it, claim they are doing so because the constant whining is accurate, not because it’s ridiculous.
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
“Yo Mamma” Jokes… gets you every time
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
HELEN KELLER says:
November 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Anticipating that people will post comments critical of the Patriots and the way Goodell treats them doesn’t make said comments any less valid.
If anything, it bolsters the idea of unfairness, because it means even Patriots apologists can see the uneven treatment that New England receives at the league’s hands, and assume that somebody’s going to point it out.
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Oh booo hooo he said something mean to me so I will rip his helmet off and feed him a few punches…. That sounds like something a 10 year old would do not a grown man. Now I’m not a huge conspiracy theory kinda person but seriously they get the same punishment? Goddell doesn’t seem to understand how to hand out proportional punishment relating to the type of offense. He just seems to wake up each morning and pick at random what he will give for fines or suspensions. I don’t know how someone with an IQ as low as his has such a prominent job!
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Crowder: “Matt, you are a little bitch.”
Light: “Allow me to disprove that by pulling your hair and slapping the back of your head”
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Just like to point out an interesting flaw in a lot of your logic…..Patriots videotape from unauthorized locations, a memo is issued to stop, they don’t, you think Belichick should be suspended for a year…..Trash talking gets out of control, the league issues a memo to knock it off, Crowder ignores the decree, yet it’s unfair he gets punished?
I just thought that was interesting.
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November 27th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
i would really be curious to hear what exactly crowder said…. in my experiences personal stuff gets said all the time in the game. i wonder what, exactly, the NFL is deeming “offensive personal.”
and i won’t comment further until we know what exactly was said.
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November 27th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
while i do believe the fines shouldn’t be equal, can you imagine if it had been Joey Porter and Matt Light? I mean, PFT planet wouldn’t know who to hate on!!
hmm.. the patriots cheat, but joey porter is a scumbag… suspend them both 23490 games!!!
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November 27th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
The irony is that the Cheatriots are considered to be the biggest trash-talking team in the league…..and I’m SO sure it’s just light-hearted banter that NEVER crosses into the personal huh? *rolls eyes*
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