Football Talib suspended for the Chiefs game - Page 8

**DaFace** · 03:30 PM

It's in the other Talib thread, but this is obviously newsworthy since we play them this week.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...-game-eye-poke

Broncos CB Aqib Talib suspended 1 game for poking player in eye
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Staff Writer

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib has been suspended for one game by the NFL for poking Indianapolis Colts tight end Dwayne Allen in the right eye in the closing minutes of the Sunday's 27-24 loss.

However, Talib, according to team sources, is appealing the suspension in the hopes of playing Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. If the suspension is upheld, Talib would lose one game check -- $323,529.41 on a $5.5 million base salary.

"Talib was penalized for unnecessary roughness late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game in Indianapolis for forcefully poking an opponent in the eye after the conclusion of a play," the league said in a statement explaining Talib's punishment.

NFL Vice President of Football Operations Merton Hanks "ruled that Talib's action placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided," according to the statement.

"I sat with Aqib on the plane, coming home [Sunday] night,'' said Broncos coach Gary Kubiak on Monday. "I had a long talk with him. He's wrong, he needs to stay out of the situation. It hurt the team, he knows that. But by no means did he, I'm convinced, have intentions of poking anybody in the eye. That's where we're at. I'm come straight from meetings to you guys.''

Kubiak said Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway had been in contact with league officials Monday morning about the incident.

"My understanding is that they were jawing at each other,'' Kubiak said Monday. "And he went to push him, which he shouldn't do anyway, it doesn't matter and obviously his hands are inside his facemask. But I'm convinced and after talking to Aqib that he had no intention of poking anybody in the eye.''

Talib was assessed two penalties that came four plays apart in the final 2 minutes, 35 seconds of Sunday's game. The first was when Talib was flagged for poking Allen in the eye following some pushing and shoving after a 2-yard run by Frank Gore.

Broncos linebacker Von Miller and Allen were facemask to facemask after some post-play shoving and Talib joined the fray and jabbed two fingers inside Allen's helmet.

"From my angle, I see [Allen] head-butt Von a little bit. I went over to poke his head, and I think my hand slipped and hit his face,'' Talib told reporters after the game. "He acted like he got in an 18-passenger car wreck. I guess that's what type of guy he is."

Allen thought it was an intentional act by Talib.

"You're taught since little league football to play to the whistle within the boundaries of the game," Allen said. "I just felt like Aqib, who is a heckuva player, Pro Bowl player, a guy of his caliber I look up to, went outside the boundary of the game and decided to take a cheap shot. Out of nowhere, I saw something, and it went into my eye. First time I've ever been poked in the eye intentionally when I'm not on the bottom of the pile. Very blurry. My eye is still really sore."

Talib responded with "You think I play football to poke people in the eye? It was an honest mistake."

Kubiak said following the game Talib must stay composed as the game gets "chippy.''

"Both sides are talking, and you have to handle your business," Kubiak said late Sunday night. "So that's on me, and I've got to make sure if he's out there he's got to handle his business." Kubiak said after the game that he didn't see what caused the second penalty on Talib but he would take a look at the game video to see what transpired.

"I thought we did a great job of keeping our composure in the second half, thought we got ourselves in a position to win," Kubiak said. "Did we do some not very smart things at the end of the game to not get the ball back? I agree with that.

"[Talib] knows we can't do those things," cornerback Chris Harris Jr. said following the game. "We know we have to keep our composure, and we usually do. Emotions run high. We were going to lose, and people were frustrated all around."

**Baby Lee** · 11-10-2015, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Awesome!

HA! puttaputtaspaspaspa!! . . .

OctoberFart · 11-10-2015, 09:45 AM

Don't be surprised if Talib wins appeal and plays sunday.

Mr_Tomahawk · 11-10-2015, 09:51 AM

Talib will win his appeal.

Because Chiefs.

TEX · 11-10-2015, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Talib will win his appeal.

Because Chiefs.

Yep. And as I said earlier, if he does, the system is broken beyond repair.

Besides, according to Gary Kubiak, he didn't poke anyone in the eye, so...

**DaFace** · 11-10-2015, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Don't get too excited.

He'll appeal and the league will wait until after the game to come down with a ruling....because Chiefs.

KC seems to perpetually be the red-headed step child of the NFL so if they can let him play against KC and then have him out against the Bears in a non-conference game, they'll gladly do so.

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

He will appeal and play.

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Originally Posted by ILChief

He will win the appeal and play, because...

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Originally Posted by OctoberFart

Don't be surprised if Talib wins appeal and plays sunday.

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Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Talib will win his appeal.

Because Chiefs.

Ah, quality discussion.

Mr_Tomahawk · 11-10-2015, 10:09 AM

#Broncos' Aqib Talib's appeal on suspension will be held via conference call later this morning with a decision possible later today
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) November 10, 2015

**notorious** · 11-10-2015, 10:42 AM

Don't care if he is suspended or not, but he will forever be known as a colossal dumb**** piece of shit.

staylor26 · 11-10-2015, 10:50 AM

How the hell could he possibly win this appeal?

jerryforeverrice80 · 11-10-2015, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

How the hell could he possibly win this appeal?

Derrick Brooks former teammate is over seeing his appeal thats how.

OctoberFart · 11-10-2015, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

How the hell could he possibly win this appeal?

They have only fined for it in the past so why start suspensions now?

**Rain Man** · 11-10-2015, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

How the hell could he possibly win this appeal?

Elway does a lot of cash transactions.

TEX · 11-10-2015, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryforeverrice80

Derrick Brooks former teammate is over seeing his appeal thats how.

OF COURSE!

Pasta Little Brioni · 11-10-2015, 11:14 AM

The Mule Tools seem kind of nervous this week.

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

The Mule Tools seem kind of nervous this week.

So, you're picking up TEX's line... cool. And, what is it that makes you think I'm nervous?

Technically, anything can happen on any given Sunday. We all know that. I was nervous before the Packers game and nervous before the Colts game, although I never imagined the defense crapping the bed like that.

I'm not all that nervous about the KC game. Yes, the Chiefs could win, but I highly doubt it. Take Ware and Talib out, the Broncos are pretty deep on defense and it's not like KC gives you too much reason to be scared.

But, if you wanna run with the notion that I'm nervous... have at it.

I think it will be close in spurts, but in the end - Denver wins 27 to 17 or 30 to 20.

Pasta Little Brioni · 11-10-2015, 11:23 AM

It was plural. Know Mo is wetting his power rangers underoos

11-09-2015, 03:23 PM
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1743101	Talib suspended for the Chiefs game It's in the other Talib thread, but this is obviously newsworthy since we play them this week. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...-game-eye-poke Broncos CB Aqib Talib suspended 1 game for poking player in eye Jeff Legwold, ESPN Staff Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib has been suspended for one game by the NFL for poking Indianapolis Colts tight end Dwayne Allen in the right eye in the closing minutes of the Sunday's 27-24 loss. However, Talib, according to team sources, is appealing the suspension in the hopes of playing Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. If the suspension is upheld, Talib would lose one game check -- $323,529.41 on a $5.5 million base salary. "Talib was penalized for unnecessary roughness late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game in Indianapolis for forcefully poking an opponent in the eye after the conclusion of a play," the league said in a statement explaining Talib's punishment. NFL Vice President of Football Operations Merton Hanks "ruled that Talib's action placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided," according to the statement. "I sat with Aqib on the plane, coming home [Sunday] night,'' said Broncos coach Gary Kubiak on Monday. "I had a long talk with him. He's wrong, he needs to stay out of the situation. It hurt the team, he knows that. But by no means did he, I'm convinced, have intentions of poking anybody in the eye. That's where we're at. I'm come straight from meetings to you guys.'' Kubiak said Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway had been in contact with league officials Monday morning about the incident. "My understanding is that they were jawing at each other,'' Kubiak said Monday. "And he went to push him, which he shouldn't do anyway, it doesn't matter and obviously his hands are inside his facemask. But I'm convinced and after talking to Aqib that he had no intention of poking anybody in the eye.'' Talib was assessed two penalties that came four plays apart in the final 2 minutes, 35 seconds of Sunday's game. The first was when Talib was flagged for poking Allen in the eye following some pushing and shoving after a 2-yard run by Frank Gore. Broncos linebacker Von Miller and Allen were facemask to facemask after some post-play shoving and Talib joined the fray and jabbed two fingers inside Allen's helmet. "From my angle, I see [Allen] head-butt Von a little bit. I went over to poke his head, and I think my hand slipped and hit his face,'' Talib told reporters after the game. "He acted like he got in an 18-passenger car wreck. I guess that's what type of guy he is." Allen thought it was an intentional act by Talib. "You're taught since little league football to play to the whistle within the boundaries of the game," Allen said. "I just felt like Aqib, who is a heckuva player, Pro Bowl player, a guy of his caliber I look up to, went outside the boundary of the game and decided to take a cheap shot. Out of nowhere, I saw something, and it went into my eye. First time I've ever been poked in the eye intentionally when I'm not on the bottom of the pile. Very blurry. My eye is still really sore." Talib responded with "You think I play football to poke people in the eye? It was an honest mistake." Kubiak said following the game Talib must stay composed as the game gets "chippy.'' "Both sides are talking, and you have to handle your business," Kubiak said late Sunday night. "So that's on me, and I've got to make sure if he's out there he's got to handle his business." Kubiak said after the game that he didn't see what caused the second penalty on Talib but he would take a look at the game video to see what transpired. "I thought we did a great job of keeping our composure in the second half, thought we got ourselves in a position to win," Kubiak said. "Did we do some not very smart things at the end of the game to not get the ball back? I agree with that. "[Talib] knows we can't do those things," cornerback Chris Harris Jr. said following the game. "We know we have to keep our composure, and we usually do. Emotions run high. We were going to lose, and people were frustrated all around." Last edited by DaFace; 11-09-2015 at 03:30 PM..
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