Can't believe this isn't on here yet...Merriman

[El Pendejo]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Honestly I do not know why it has not been banned.. If horsecollar tackling is banned for a few injuries then cut blocks need to be banned also.. Keep the pussification going to the offensive side also..

It's going to be nearly impossible to outlaw cut blocking. There's really no reason for it to be axed. It's effective, and the only time defenders are hurt is when they are lazy and don't use their hands to fight it off. There are of course exceptions. (See Steve Herndon taking out Jamaal Williams.)...but for the most part it's clean.

I know everyone on this board understands the difference between a cut block, and a chop block...but a lot of people like to see the two as one in the same. As a Donks fan I've heard it all for years. I don't like the cheap shots, but all teams are guilty of those...including KC. I know to Chiefs fan...all forms of cheating were created in Denver.

Back on topic. Steroids or not Merriman is a special athlete. Understanding that the Dolts wanted him to play all a long...I wonder if the specialists made him think that going under the knife won't make him right again. Who really knows for sure...but this situation doesn't seem right.