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The_Jazz · 12-14-2010, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetée

I totally disagree with you here. You are not in any part a member of the NFL coaches association, (I'm assuming) or a member of the New York Jets organization. When you implicate and state your broadly-generalized "WE", (-should be 12 hours after...) it comes across that you are only speaking as the general audience of being an NFL fan and/or casual watcher.

Sure, what that assistant did was funny, and at the same time cheap and/or wrong. You can even argue that it was egregious, and a serious issue to which could be cause for termination, but in now way should you (or I, or "WE", as fans) be the sole judge and determinators to what happens to him as a ramification of his actions, and whether or not he is still employed by the NFL.

You have no right to determine his fate by your own moral clause of what you happened to catch on television and/or subsequent highlight (lowlight) reels.

What no one else is willing to take issue with is that the Dolphins speal-teamer in question (Cb Nolan Carroll) was already WAY outside the bounds of play when he was streaking. He was knee deep in sideline white chalk, and was just a step or two from taking a seat on the Jets bench. Now, I'm not defending this Sal guy, for what he did was just a very fine step short of deliberate interference, and he should at the very least be fined for his contemptible actions (and my guess is he will be handed a end-of-year suspension from the NFL board, and regarding his fate with the Jets, it's a 60/40 split in my mind that he will be fired within a two-week period).

I just don't see the blatant outrage and undue entitlement that a few folks like yoursleves have to pass down instant Roman Emperor judgment ('thumbs down'). I can see having an opinion on the matter, and if you think this is the most important talking point from the weekend, so be it. That's your right to free thought. But I don't understand whatsoever what role any of us have as fans (or a "rival" team fan) have to castigate him any further than what he already (likely) has coming to him. His life, role, and particular one-noteworthy actions probably never affected you before yesterday, nor will ever again. I just can't see why others won't let it go (I'm speaking very-broad here, and while I'm encompassing a couple few replies above here, it's more an essay on what other anonymous voices are crying out about, and on mainstream {ESPN} media).

Have some more ~~fun~~ hate beating down on the horse, if you so choose, I guess.

You've got the right to your opinion just like I've got the right to mine. You're correct that he never entered into my sphere of recognition until yesterday, but I don't see how that's in any way relevant. The only reason he did was because he did something that's so outside the recognized rules of conduct both on and off the field that, in my mind, he forfeited his right to his job immediately. He interferred with and attempted to hurt a player from an opposing team. There is no room for that in the game, especially from a coach/staff member. I can't draw a line between what actually happened and taking a folding chair to the back of his head.

As far as saying that there was no deliberate interferrence, well, Sal Alosi disagrees with you since he's already admitted as much.

As for the rest of what you posted blathering about "undue outrage" and Roman emporers, I'm not going to apologize for stating my opinion. I don't care if you agree with me or not, but telling me that I don't get to have one make you look arrogant. You don't own this thread and you don't get to tell folks what they can think.