SoulfishHawk
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This tough guy crap doesn't help the team one bit, period
pmedic920":1l4t4p3f said:https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2017/08/03/frank-clark-punch-germain-ifedi-ejected-practice-seatte/537330001/
Calling Ifedi's injury "undisclosed"
ApnaHawk":2gx95p7o said:This is how you want your players to be. This is a tough sport man.
Pete has kicked players out in the past and still does when they're out of line. When it's the 4th quarter in the game, would you rather have someone like Clark next to you in the fight or some soft d-lineman?
Jerhawk":w5rtv27v said::greetingsearthling: rApnaHawk":w5rtv27v said:This is how you want your players to be. This is a tough sport man.
Pete has kicked players out in the past and still does when they're out of line. When it's the 4th quarter in the game, would you rather have someone like Clark next to you in the fight or some soft d-lineman?
If our players are getting into a fight in the 4th quarter, they're risking getting ejected. Composure is just as important as toughness in this sport
kidhawk":3inbfo5z said:I understand the heat of competition can get pretty nasty, but the line is injuring teammates. It's one that should never be crossed.
pmedic920":z4edx6em said:kidhawk":z4edx6em said:I understand the heat of competition can get pretty nasty, but the line is injuring teammates. It's one that should never be crossed.
Not only that but fighting during games gets you a penalty or worse, ejected.
The guys need to learn how to control and focus their anger and frustrations.
KiwiHawk":8syrwwwf said:Not sure if we're blowing this out of proportion because the incident deserves it or because it's the only news we have to talk about at the moment.
Either way, I reckon we need to back up the truck here a moment.
Practices are designed to put people under pressure. Pete balances his players on the knife edge between extreme competitiveness and aggression. Clark stepped over that line and got pulled up for it. That's the pitfall of being on a knife edge - it's an extremely narrow place and it's easy to take a step wrong. The benefit is you hone the players against one another.
You also practice living on that knife edge, so that when you are in the game situation, and it is the 4th quarter, and the game is on the line and everyone is playing as hard as they can, our guys have experience handling the pressure of competition. They practice it so that when it counts they don't make the mistake.
SO this isn't an indication he's going to blow up and be ejected from games. It's just a step too far in a high-pressure environment. Nothing to see here; move along.
ACFan":2cvwzz98 said:It's all fun until someone gets hurt.
KiwiHawk":26cuxb4s said:Not sure if we're blowing this out of proportion because the incident deserves it or because it's the only news we have to talk about at the moment.
Either way, I reckon we need to back up the truck here a moment.
Practices are designed to put people under pressure. Pete balances his players on the knife edge between extreme competitiveness and aggression. Clark stepped over that line and got pulled up for it. That's the pitfall of being on a knife edge - it's an extremely narrow place and it's easy to take a step wrong. The benefit is you hone the players against one another.
You also practice living on that knife edge, so that when you are in the game situation, and it is the 4th quarter, and the game is on the line and everyone is playing as hard as they can, our guys have experience handling the pressure of competition. They practice it so that when it counts they don't make the mistake.
SO this isn't an indication he's going to blow up and be ejected from games. It's just a step too far in a high-pressure environment. Nothing to see here; move along.
gowazzu02":dref2wu6 said:ACFan":dref2wu6 said:It's all fun until someone gets hurt.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!
Broken Hand for Clark. Broken jaw, nose, orbital bone whatever for Ifedi.
We NEED both of these guys. Knock this crap off.
Also cheap shot much clark?
SoulfishHawk":2hnocnq4 said:And it's too bad he's such a hot head. I suspect they believe he can take over for Bennett or Avril down the road. He clearly has a ton of talent and can be a beast. But can he be trusted to not fly off the handle?
Seymour":kvky68bj said:gowazzu02":kvky68bj said:ACFan":kvky68bj said:It's all fun until someone gets hurt.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!
Broken Hand for Clark. Broken jaw, nose, orbital bone whatever for Ifedi.
We NEED both of these guys. Knock this crap off.
Also cheap shot much clark?
Come on man! You hear this or is this just "for example" stuff?
You posted as fact the way I read this.