Football Talib suspended for the Chiefs game - Page 11

**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."

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackOp

He actually has realistic expectations for that crap franchise.....now, when he finally admits they cheated to get Elway a ring...there may be hope for him. Redemption is a noble cause..

Good luck with all that.

vailpass · 11-10-2015, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Good luck with all that.

Not much use talking to Gollum...

**DaneMcCloud** · 11-10-2015, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

I still think of the Chiefs as the teams from the '90s. God I'm getting old.

I know, it's sad, huh? On both counts...

**Bowser** · 11-10-2015, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

I still think of the Chiefs as the teams from the '90s. God I'm getting old.

So do the majority of Chiefs fans. Great seats still available!

O.city · 11-10-2015, 12:25 PM

We're going in dry in Denver this Sunday.

Broncos, prepare thy anus.

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

When was that?

2000: 7-9
2001: 6-10
2002: 8-8
2003: 13-3
2004: 7-9
2005: 10-6
2006: 9-7
2007: 4-12
2008: 2-14
2009: 4-12
2010: 10-6
2011: 7-9
2012: 2-14
2013: 11-5
2014: 9-7
2015: 3-5

In the last 16 years, the Chiefs have had exactly two back-to-back winning seasons. Out of those 16 years, they've only had 6 winning seasons in total, which is 38% of the time.

They've sucked forever.

I believe I was referring to that timeframe... the Plummer era, so while Denver was doing well, the Chiefs weren't too shabby and the trash talk was fun.

**DaneMcCloud** · 11-10-2015, 12:30 PM

Oh and FWIW, I don't have a problem at all with MHM.

I was just pointing out that the Chiefs haven't been consistently good since the formation of Chiefsplanet.

Chiefs Pantalones · 11-10-2015, 12:30 PM

I'll believe we beat Denver when it's a final. They're our daddy.

TEX · 11-10-2015, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

We're going in dry in Denver this Sunday.

Broncos, prepare thy anus.

Just ONCE I hope the Chiefs can pull it off. I mean how many damn times does one franchise get to have it's way with another one? And, how many damn times does one QB get to have his way over another team? And how much SHIT does one fan base have to put up with from a rival total douche fan base? The Chiefs are due and so are we. But...

Because Chiefs

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TEX

Just ONCE I hope the Chiefs can pull it off. I mean how many damn times does one franchise get to have it's way with another one? And, how many damn times does one QB get to have his way over another team? And how much SHIT does one fan base have to put up with from a rival total douche fan base? The Chiefs are due and so are we. But...

Because Chiefs

And, I'll say this ... rival fans don't come here to talk noise and kick you guys in the nuts, it's posts like this that show you guys do that all too well on your own.

Spott · 11-10-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

I still think of the Chiefs as the teams from the '90s. God I'm getting old.

Ah, the glory years. There used to be a time when we lost in the first round of the playoffs every year. Now we just lose in the first round every 3 or 4 years.

Red Beans · 11-10-2015, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

I believe I was referring to that timeframe... the Plummer era, so while Denver was doing well, the Chiefs weren't too shabby and the trash talk was fun.

Thank God you clarified that. Here I thought you were just some weirdo perusing a rival message board.

Red Beans · 11-10-2015, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

And, I'll say this ... rival fans don't come here to talk noise and kick you guys in the nuts, it's posts like this that show you guys do that all too well on your own.

Your presence is enough. It says volumes. More than words...

TEX · 11-10-2015, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

Maybe some of you ignorant ****s should get to know some of the members here instead of blindly spewing your hate at anyone who roots for another team.

MHM is a good dude.

I've been here from day 1 as have you. I've gotten to know his takes quite well and I have a very different opinion of the guy than you. You keep your opinion and I'll keep mine. He and I actually feel the same about each other, and it works for both. In fact, I respect him more for his bad opinion of me than I do for anything he's ever said here. You know why? Because it's real.

vailpass · 11-10-2015, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I know, it's sad, huh? On both counts...

Every time I say I'm going to tape a tv show my sons laugh at me.
Then I send them to their rooms...

11-09-2015, 03:23 PM
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1733101	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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