Would you sign Vontaze Burfict?

[Phrazbit]

He's been in the league 8 years and never injured a team mate. So how likely is it?

Incorrect. He famously started a brawl after trying to blowout a teammate’s knees during practice... and best of all, it was a non contact drill.

He is a pile of trash.

 

[Jetstream Green]

Why is this even still being talked about lol... it’s such a dumb idea

We need one of those analytic guys from PFF to show how dumb we are lol

 

[Brian in Mesa]

He's been in the league 8 years and never injured a team mate. So how likely is it?

Pretty likely given how reckless he has been in the past.

As someone stated, he has gone after teammates in practice and has landed a hit in an actual game as well...(teammate Jessie Bates).

 

[BritCard]

Your brook no contradiction approach to 'discussion' invariably turns into a tedious monologue.

Carry on.

Jog on

 

[BritCard]

Incorrect. He famously started a brawl after trying to blowout a teammate’s knees during practice... and best of all, it was a non contact drill.

He is a pile of trash.

He didn't injure Giovani though did he?

 

[Phrazbit]

He didn't injure Giovani though did he?

Not for lack of effort.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Burfict should never be allowed on a field again, he should have been banned years ago. The dude is scum. IMO, the players union needs to look at their own safety and expel him.

Get out of here. You are showing your personal bias against the guy.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Get out of here. You are showing your personal bias against the guy.

I think that's not his personal bias.

We (people from Arizona) have watched Burfict since his college days. He was a hothead and a cheap shot artist at ASU before he ever came into the league. He has an extensive history in the NFL of cheap shots, starting fights, and extra contact after on teammates.

Plus....he cant cover worth a damn.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I think that's not his personal bias.

We (people from Arizona) have watched Burfict since his college days. He was a hothead and a cheap shot artist at ASU before he ever came into the league. He has an extensive history in the NFL of cheap shots, starting fights, and extra contact after on teammates.

Plus....he cant cover worth a damn.

Not wanting him on the Cards is MUCH different than saying he should have been kicked out of the league years ago. No one that I can remember has been kicked out of the NFL without the possibility of reinstatement.

 

[Solar7]

Not wanting him on the Cards is MUCH different than saying he should have been kicked out of the league years ago. No one that I can remember has been kicked out of the NFL without the possibility of reinstatement.

There's a difference between being officially banned, and just ignored by teams who won't put up with that conduct.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Not wanting him on the Cards is MUCH different than saying he should have been kicked out of the league years ago. No one that I can remember has been kicked out of the NFL without the possibility of reinstatement.

He should have been kicked out of the league several years and several incidents ago. That's not the same thing as saying there should be no possibility of reinstatement though. I don't think the NFL ever goes further than suspending a player "indefinitely" like they did with Rae Carruth.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

No.

 

[Phrazbit]

Get out of here. You are showing your personal bias against the guy.

No way, I am dead serious. If I were the commissioner of a league I would absolutely ban players who have, on multiple occasions, deliberately attempted to cause serious injury to other players. I have said this about other guys with a history of deliberately injuring people too. However, Burfict is probably the most prolific that I can think of.

He is a liability to the league's image, he is a liability to the safety of his fellow competitors and he has looooong since proven that he won't change.

He should be banned.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

No way, I am dead serious. If I were the commissioner of a league I would absolutely ban players who have, on multiple occasions, deliberately attempted to cause serious injury to other players. I have said this about other guys with a history of deliberately injuring people too. However, Burfict is probably the most prolific that I can think of.

He is a liability to the league's image, he is a liability to the safety of his fellow competitors and he has looooong since proven that he won't change.

He should be banned.

And again, I think your personal bias is affecting your decision. There is no way in hell the NFLPA would allow an absolute ban.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

There's a difference between being officially banned, and just ignored by teams who won't put up with that conduct.

Exactly. I wouldn't mind if he is Kaepernick'd. (too soon?) Just not officially banned by the league.

 

[Phrazbit]

And again, I think your personal bias is affecting your decision. There is no way in hell the NFLPA would allow an absolute ban.

The NFLPA should be the ones pushing for it. It’s their members careers at stake.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

The NFLPA should be the ones pushing for it. It’s their members careers at stake.

As soon as you start attacking your own members and trying to kick them out, it sets a very bad precedent. It is pretty much why you never see that happen in professional sports.

 

[Phrazbit]

As soon as you start attacking your own members and trying to kick them out, it sets a very bad precedent. It is pretty much why you never see that happen in professional sports.

Burfict is literally attacking his own members.

I think you’re being too literal here. Call it an indefinite suspension that never ends and it is in the union’s best interest to agree with.

He should never be on an NFL field again and it is something that should have happened years ago.

 

[wit3card]

where is that meme "No, Hell No!"

So basically no.

 

[BritCard]

As soon as you start attacking your own members and trying to kick them out, it sets a very bad precedent. It is pretty much why you never see that happen in professional sports.

While I agree with you I was looking at something else today and discovered that Justin Blackmon is still suspended by the NFL. His 2014 indefinite suspension was never lifted.