The Bengals disaster last night had more than just local implications. The reactions from football minds across the nation were swift and severe. These reactions are accurate and well-deserved.
My last post quoted Boomer Esiason.
Here's more from Esiason and others---
“This was a disgraceful performance by the Cincinnati Bengals, an ugly performance by one Vontaze Burfict who should not only be find but should be suspended for a significant amount of time,” Esiason said over highlights from the final drive. “The guy’s a danger on the field to opposing football players. Adam Jones right there, he gets into it. Another penalty. This leads to this easy field goal kick for Boswell.
“But I have to tell you right now – I’m a former Bengal – I’m embarrassed by the way this game ended.
Former Steelers coach, Bill Cowher says---
“And I need to say this: when you’re talking about this game, we saw this with Odell Beckham and Josh Norman, right now that responsibility – I take it away from the officials – that is the head coach,” Cowher said. “They get to a line and they cross it, they should no longer be in the game because they can become a detriment to your team. That was Vontaze Burfict at the end of the game. He lost this game and that goes on the head coach in my opinion."
Former player, Bart Scott weighed in as well---
“What it is, is selfish,” said former Baltimore and New York Jets linebacker Bart Scott on the CBS postgame show. “He let his personal vendettas get in the way of the team goals. This game was won. He was a hero. He made a tremendous interception. He came back and became the goat."
Rodney Harrison put it this way---
Added Harrison: “I think they are two selfish players. You work all year to put yourself in a position to make a playoff run, with a backup quarterback, and you have two guys clearly acting like thugs on the football field. If I’m Marvin Lewis, if you can’t control your players, then maybe somebody else should be trying to control them.”
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