Ehh... I think Beckham's act was worse. Much worse, actually. It was a clear target and hit to the head.
Didn't Jaws already report it as a done deal?
lol the media was all talking about how it was gonna get overturned and then denied
Really surprised to be honest. Having the unfortunate pleasure of watching that game they were both going at it pretty hard from the first play. You have to blame the refs. Yeah they threw their flags but they never had control. He may have been provoked. That doesn't excuse the spear but this was hardly a one sided affair. Fining both or suspending both would have been the right call. Really both guys should have eventually been ejected from the game.
Lol Francesa rant on this Monday
So I am not defending Odell Beckham Junior. Can't. Won't. The helmet-to-helmet hit, in particular, was indefensible. Much as I hate to say it, he should have been expelled yesterday, and the one-game suspension is justified.
BUT...
Something else needs to be said as well.
JOSH NORMAN STARTED IT.
ODB let himself be provoked, and that's bad. But it was Norman who initiated the ugliness, and we should not lose sight of that. He is not the innocent victim here, and his postgame comments reek of hypocrisy. ODB went way too far, agreed, but the dirty stuff began with Norman.
On the fourth play of the game, Beckham blew past Norman downfield, and Eli Manning hit him in stride for what would have been a 52-yard TD... if the ball had not bounced off Odell's hands. 'My bad,' ODB gestured after the play, taking responsibilty [sic] for the error. Some talking heads said afterwards that it was that drop that made Beckham so angry and led to what followed.
But that's wrong. It was Norman who most impacted by that pass, not Beckham. After a week of hype about this great match-up, he had allowed ODB to burn him on the first series for what would have been a humiliating touchdown. Plainly, that near miss pissed him off... because ON THE VERY NEXT PLAY, he grabbed ODB and bodyslammed him to the ground. There was no flag, even though a ref was right on top of them. (Picking up a player and slamming him to the ground is also against NFL rules). A couple plays later, Norman fouled ODB again, running into his back and knocking him down. That time ODB struck back and blows were exchanged. But Norman's came first.
JOSH NORMAN STARTED IT.
ODB let himself be provoked, and that's bad. But it was Norman who initiated the ugliness, and we should not lose sight of that. He is not the innocent victim here, and his postgame comments reek of hypocrisy. ODB went way too far, agreed, but the dirty stuff began with Norman.
Famed competitive eater and noted Giants fan George R.R. Martin had this to say about the Odell/Norman debacle:
http://grrm.livejournal.com/460398.html
Uh. So was Wallace's. And Wallace is a gigantic offensive lineman. Not sure how Wallace's wouldn't be worse. Wallace's also lead to injury.
Famed competitive eater and noted Giants fan George R.R. Martin had this to say about the Odell/Norman debacle:
http://grrm.livejournal.com/460398.html
A couple plays later, Norman fouled ODB again, running into his back and knocking him down.
Later on in the podcast Francesa went on a hilarious rant about how soft Beckham was for taking offense at the Panthers swinging bats. Francesa is completely right. Beckham shouldn't be crying because the Panthers allegedly trash talked him
He is mentally fragile if that's the case