The Lonely NFL Thread (complete with tumbleweeds)

[El Kabong]

Mason Rudolph did try to take Garrett's helmet off first.

A lot of shit gets said during games, I was never one to waste my time with that. You talk trash you put a target on your back.

[TitoFan]

It's true, trash talking is part of the game. But racial slur claims are an all-too-convenient "go to" when you have no other defense. The fact he brought it up a week later makes his case flimsier than a house of cards.

You're right, Rudolph tried (stupidly) to rip off Garrett's helmet first. He didn't succeed... and Garrett did. IMO, to bash him over the head with it crossed a line clearly drawn by the NFL.

Regardless of whether the league has become "pussified", a helmet swung full force at someone else's head by a 270-pound lineman is assault.