Sherman angered by Sapp hit, celebration

ESPN.com ^ | Sunday, November 24 | Len Pasquarelli

[southern rock]

Michael Strahan is quoted as saying he believes Sapp is a "jackass". Do we agree?

[Catspaw]

You bet.

And Chad Clifton is still hospitalized.

[gaspar]

It was the cheapest of cheap shots, far from the action. In the old days every offensive lineman on opposing teams would make the effort to "cut" at the knees a player who so flagrantly violated the unwritten rule of football conduct.

[marajade]

It was reviewed by the NFL and it was a legal hit... If coaches don't like it they should vote a new rule about the length of yardage a tackle can take place away from the catch...

[dfwgator]

He went to Miami, nuff said.

[Enterprise]

Ditto!

[jwalsh07]

The rules of football have always been that the game is played from sideline to sideline and until the whistle blows. Every football player is taught that simple rule and those that fail to heed it get knocked on their behind and, unfortunately, sometimes get injured.

I am unfamiliar with the "unwritten rule" you refer to.

[vetvetdoug]

In the old days a man hit someone on the field and returned to the huddle quietly. No showboating, no waving of the hands, and no "hey look at me, look what I did". No matter how vicious the hit was, after it was over it was over (ie look at how Butkus acted after some of the meanest hits on the field ever). These new players aren't players, they are gorillas, monkeys; overpaid rectal openings with no honor or grace. The people that pay to see these cretins are the ones responsible for their actions. A little bankruptcy in the NFL would be a good thing.

[jwalsh07]

Two different issues. One is bs showboating which I don't like and the other is football.

[Gee Wally]

It was reviewed by the NFL and it was a legal hit.

Yes it was a legal cheap shot. When 11 Green Bay Packers slam into Sapp's knees it will also be legal. The NFL is a freakshow now and Sapp is among the leaders of the show. Does anybody doubt if the player that had been assaulted was Brett Favre instead of a no-name lineman that the NFL would have taken action. Offensive lineman count for nothing. If the NFL wants to condone cheap shots like Sapp's, then it had better be prepared to accept the retaliation.

[marajade]

It was a legal hit... If owner's don't like it they need to change the rules...

Do you think its just Sapp making those hits?

[Willie Green]

He went to Miami, nuff said.

IOW, he can't read or write at the 6th Grade level.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Bumping to keep an eye on this thread. (I'm proud of Mike Sherman.) And by the way, GO PACK.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I'm not so much bothered by the original hit(everybody who's ever gone to a football game loves a good solid hit on an opposing player), it's part of the game. It's the celebration part when an injured player is lying there on a backboard that pisses me off. That's bush league.

When I played ball in high school, I once hit a defensive end in practice so hard he flew about 8 feet from where he was standing. But I was protecting my quarterback, who he was rushing up the blindside to sack. I didn't intentionally seek him out to injure him(he was fine), and I damn sure didn't celebrate. I just did my job on the field.

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

Time to take Sapp out. Next time they play Green Bay, Green Bay should have the Guard Cut him as the Tackle cuts the side of his knee. Should either end his season or career, a little retaliation. Revenge is a dish best served Cold. GO Packers.

[Zack Nguyen]

It was a legal hit, but totally unnecessary. Sapp saw someone who wasn't looking and wanted to ring his bell. It had no bearing on the play whatsoever. It was completely pointless, other than to cause serious injury to an opposing player.

[damncat]

The "hit" is being gratuitously used by the media to hype the game of football. Ancient history, what the packers do today is of far greater importance.

They better wake up before the bears extend our losing streak.

[mngalt]

I agree with everything except the Go Pickers.

I've been waiting for someone to take this bloated halfwitted moron's head off, legal or otherwise, ever since he intentionally and maliciously knocked Steve Young out and hastened the end of his career. It's especially galling to see an animal like this guy affecting the play and career of his better, on the field and off.

[LouD]

A legal cheap shot, intended to take Clifton out of the game. I used to have a lot of respect for Sapp, but I hope the Pack declares open season on him next game.

[southern rock]

These new players aren't players, they are gorillas, monkeys; overpaid rectal openings with no honor or grace.

This is exactly the way I feel. Wether Sapp's legal hit was a cheap shot or not is secondary to the prideful, dancing, gloating, showboating monkey gestures that go on after every play. It is sickening.

And yes, Warren Sapp is a jackass!