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**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, 03:51 PM

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Don't forget about the drug suspensions and front office dui's.

Yep, and the bullsh that Josh brought with him in that short tenure... man, the cap infractions, greased up jerseys, name calling, drugs, etc ... the good ol days.

**New World Order** · 11-10-2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Yep, and the bullsh that Josh brought with him in that short tenure... man, the cap infractions, greased up jerseys, name calling, drugs, etc ... the good ol days.

Were you a believer in Tebow? Serious question.

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 04:01 PM

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Were you a believer in Tebow? Serious question.

It was painful to watch those games... the fun part was the drama and ultimately the wins. I loved the passion he brought and while his skills didn't translate, he has/had what a lot of current QBs do not. Tebow had the ability to inspire those around him and lead them, whether they really believed he could do it... they bought in. After the first few wins, I did get that "if we can keep it close, something good will happen" vibe.

After winning the playoff game, I was shocked, as were most. And, not seeing another viable alternative, I mentally prepared myself that Tebow was the QB for 2012. There was no way out of it... until the Colts released Manning.

Elway had the out clause and quite possibly the only way to reasonably walk from Tebow without any real backlash.

So, no I was not a fan of his from the perspective of "Sweet, this is our QBoTF", but I wanted him to win because I think he's a genuinely good dude and he gave it everything he had. I loved his answer to Sharpe in that interview they did for CBS late in the year.

Sharpe was putting him in a corner, saying something like "Yeah, but they pay you to score TDs and throw 300 yards." and Tebow said, "No, they pay me to win games." Something to that effect anyway.

I wish the guy had panned out somewhere in the league, he has so much that many other QBs lack.

In an odd way, 2015 has been similar to 2011 ... just a much better defense and prettier play at the QB level, with lots of "WTF" moments.

**New World Order** · 11-10-2015, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

It was painful to watch those games... the fun part was the drama and ultimately the wins. I loved the passion he brought and while his skills didn't translate, he has/had what a lot of current QBs do not. Tebow had the ability to inspire those around him and lead them, whether they really believed he could do it... they bought in. After the first few wins, I did get that "if we can keep it close, something good will happen" vibe.

After winning the playoff game, I was shocked, as were most. And, not seeing another viable alternative, I mentally prepared myself that Tebow was the QB for 2012. There was no way out of it... until the Colts released Manning.

Elway had the out clause and quite possibly the only way to reasonably walk from Tebow without any real backlash.

So, no I was not a fan of his from the perspective of "Sweet, this is our QBoTF", but I wanted him to win because I think he's a genuinely good dude and he gave it everything he had. I loved his answer to Sharpe in that interview they did for CBS late in the year.

Sharpe was putting him in a corner, saying something like "Yeah, but they pay you to score TDs and throw 300 yards." and Tebow said, "No, they pay me to win games." Something to that effect anyway.

I wish the guy had panned out somewhere in the league, he has so much that many other QBs lack.

In an odd way, 2015 has been similar to 2011 ... just a much better defense and prettier play at the QB level, with lots of "WTF" moments.

I agree. I thought he at least deserved a roster spot somewhere.

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

I agree. I thought he at least deserved a roster spot somewhere.

It's kinda fun to check out some of those highlights on YouTube from that season... especially the damn game @ Miami, when Denver is down 0-15 with less than 3 minutes. Tebow gets it tied, with the help of special teams, defense and they win it OT.

Crazy. You could see that whole team rise up from the change at QB in a matter of two games. Surreal.

**New World Order** · 11-10-2015, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

It's kinda fun to check out some of those highlights on YouTube from that season... especially the damn game @ Miami, when Denver is down 0-15 with less than 3 minutes. Tebow gets it tied, with the help of special teams, defense and they win it OT.

Crazy. You could see that whole team rise up from the change at QB in a matter of two games. Surreal.

They were 1-4 before Tebow started. Wow.

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

They were 1-4 before Tebow started. Wow.

Exactly. Go watch highlights on YouTube of those games... he was freaking awful in his decisions and stats through most, but when it was on ... it was cool. And, the ST and DEF jumped up.

Hell, check out the Bears game... crazy stuff. Went from 1-4, to 7-1 with SEVERAL OT games... then blew the final 3, took the division at 8-8 and beat PIT in the wildcard round.

**New World Order** · 11-10-2015, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Exactly. Go watch highlights on YouTube of those games... he was freaking awful in his decisions and stats through most, but when it was on ... it was cool. And, the ST and DEF jumped up.

Hell, check out the Bears game... crazy stuff.

I still remember that Chargers game where it took almost 5 quarters to score something like 16 points.

But they won.

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

I still remember that Chargers game where it took almost 5 quarters to score something like 16 points.

But they won.

Those were some brutal games.

O.city · 11-10-2015, 04:26 PM

Suspension upheld, miss sundays game

Via mike klis

**New World Order** · 11-10-2015, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Suspension upheld, miss sundays game

Via mike klis

Yes, the stars are aligning.

Mile High Mania · 11-10-2015, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Suspension upheld, miss sundays game

Via mike klis

Good.

**TrebMaxx** · 11-10-2015, 04:35 PM

Yep, just saw that the appeal was upheld on NFL network.

Halfcan · 11-10-2015, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

We're going in dry in Denver this Sunday.

Broncos, prepare thy anus.

Before they leave for Denver- Andy should lock them in a room and make them watch the Royals road to the Championship-so they can see what a team with guts, drive, heart and determination looks like.

Al Czervik · 11-10-2015, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Suspension upheld, miss sundays game

Via mike klis

That's a shame....

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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