Talib suspended for the Chiefs game

[DaFace]

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."

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

This is the first one I found and stopped looking

http://national.suntimes.com/nationa...pponent-throat

Yep put his knee in his throat and drove it down with all of his weight. What a cheating pos.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Miller could sneeze... on the sideline, 15 feet from the nearest human and you would say he was trying to sling snot across the field at Alex Smith.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Yep put his knee in his throat and drove it down with all of his weight. What a cheating pos.

Ban him. Seriously, if the league office thought it was anything close to being bad - they'd do something.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Thug gonna thug

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

No Shit - I's called Mile High MULE TOOL VISION.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Thug gonna thug

Yep, and MULE TOOL gonna excuse.

[Mile High Mania]

You must have taken me off ignore... I knew you missed our talks.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Yep put his knee in his throat and drove it down with all of his weight. What a cheating pos.

yeah as he lost his balance. Maybe there is more too it, but the video presented doesn't pull my trigger

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by TEX

No Shit - I's called Mile High MULE TOOL VISION.

...and the BS is spewed PILE HIGH

[New World Order]

Donkos going down.

#Fakedonkass

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by New World Order

Donkos going down.

#Fakedonkass

Here are some raw highlights from week 2... I didn't recall that Charles fumbled twice in that game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL5wjc4cd2s

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Does TJ still run that thing? I know he lives in DC pretty much now... haven't been over there in years.

No clue. They've become pretty classless little ****s so it's not even fun anymore. I check in occasionally, and it looks like there's a growing level of concern as Manning appears to be nearing the end.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

No clue. They've become pretty classless little ****s so it's not even fun anymore. I check in occasionally, and it looks like there's a growing level of concern as Manning appears to be nearing the end.

Appears to be... Seriously, I'm enjoying this for what it is, the remainder of the 2015 season and whatever happens in the playoffs. I don't know what they plan for 2016, but right now, I'm enjoying 7-1.

It is what it is and the man is 39 years old... all good things come to an end, and it's been a fun 4 year ride with or without a title.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Appears to be... Seriously, I'm enjoying this for what it is, the remainder of the 2015 season and whatever happens in the playoffs. I don't know what they plan for 2016, but right now, I'm enjoying 7-1.

It is what it is and the man is 39 years old... all good things come to an end, and it's been a fun 4 year ride with or without a title.

Luck for you y'all don't have team Hunt-Dorsey-Reid, so when he's gone I'm sure the next HoF-to-be QB will agree to come play for you. As for us, we ARE stuck with team Hunt-Dorsey-Reid so we're stuck with Alex being the best we can attract.