Should Cary Williams have been fined by the league?

[OriginalColtsFan]

The NFL has decided NOT to fine Cary Williams for his [unintentional] pushing of a ref in the Super Bowl. Was that the right move? Or not?

[baltiMOREO&R]

He should have been ejected and fined.

Could have lost the Super Bowl because he "has to protect his teammates".

Ever since he turned down $15M from the Ravens... we can do without him.

Good riddence!

[jessup270]

Some guys have a history on the field, of being out of control at the times, in today's NFL it is extremely rare that a player is ejected from a game.

Is that because the NFL leadership has told referees to seldom use ejection or it is because they have accepted a new standard for player conduct?

[cprenegade]

He was probably not ejected because the refts generally don't want to eject anyone from the superbowl. But after the fact, the NFL should have levied a hefty fine on him. I would have even agreed with a one or two game suspension to start next year. His push was not incidental by any means.

[can you hear me now!]

honestly, yes.....however, the league decided not to fine him....could be because he isn't a known behavior problem....

I'm willing to bet each official gets a letter emphasizing the need to not allow players to touch them and reminding them they are supposed to control the game...there were times the game came close to breaking out in to a series of small brawls...

[OriginalColtsFan]

honestly, yes.....however, the league decided not to fine him....could be because he isn't a known behavior problem....

I'm willing to bet each official gets a letter emphasizing the need to not allow players to touch them and reminding them they are supposed to control the game...there were times the game came close to breaking out in to a series of small brawls...

Or...

...it could be that IF the league had levied a fine, particularly a hefty fine, it would have cast doubt as to what actually happened in the game, further fueling the (IMO FALSE accusations) that the Ravens received preferential treatment in the Super Bowl. By refusing to levy a fine, it seems to support the ref's decision to not call a penalty and/or eject Williams.

Just food for thought.

[can you hear me now!]

keep in mind the 49'er who also pushed an official got no fine....so in effect the after the game "officiating" has been fair and equal.....need to look at the issue from both sides and not just one side....

I do not by into any of the referee's are biased in one direction or another crap...Those excuses are for losers and I also believe you never should be in a position where 1 call is going to change the entire game.....but that's just me....

[OriginalColtsFan]

keep in mind the 49'er who also pushed an official got no fine....so in effect the after the game "officiating" has been fair and equal.....need to look at the issue from both sides and not just one side....

I do not by into any of the referee's are biased in one direction or another crap...Those excuses are for losers and I also believe you never should be in a position where 1 call is going to change the entire game.....but that's just me....

Do you know around which point in the game a Niner pushed a ref? I've got it on DVD, and have also watched the NFL replay of the game. Is it in the same scrum, or did it happen elsewhere?

[can you hear me now!]

Do you know around which point in the game a Niner pushed a ref? I've got it on DVD, and have also watched the NFL replay of the game. Is it in the same scrum, or did it happen elsewhere?

same scrum....I'd have to watch it again to give you better details.....

[OriginalColtsFan]

same scrum....I'd have to watch it again to give you better details.....

N/P. If it's in that same scrum, I'll go back and watch that part for the Niner who bumped a ref. Thanks.

[LarryN]

N/P. If it's in that same scrum, I'll go back and watch that part for the Niner who bumped a ref. Thanks.

go to buzz feed.com and do a search for Cary Williams. you'll find a page with gifs and a video. look at about two seconds into the video, right after the Lombardi Trophy graphic. #48, Bruce Miller knocks an official flat on his ***.

[Fang]

The NFL made the right call. The 49ers ripped Cary's helmet off and he was left defenseless. I can understand why he pushed anything in eye sight away from him.

[OriginalColtsFan]

go to buzz feed.com and do a search for Cary Williams. you'll find a page with gifs and a video. look at about two seconds into the video, right after the Lombardi Trophy graphic. #48, Bruce Miller knocks an official flat on his ***.

Thanks. Then Haloti picked him up afterward.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ktlincoln/a-...f-during-the-s

[DColeman]

Are they going after the guy who kicked him in the head? Doubt it. I was very nervous that someone would get baited into getting ejected by those cheap arse niners being so chippy. If you fine Cary for what he did, then you better throwing out a lot of fines at alot of players/

[OriginalColtsFan]

Are they going after the guy who kicked him in the head? Doubt it. I was very nervous that someone would get baited into getting ejected by those cheap arse niners being so chippy. If you fine Cary for what he did, then you better throwing out a lot of fines at alot of players/

Hmmmmm...interesting logic. But we're really only talking about shoving a ref. Period. Belichick got fined for shoving a ref AFTER a game was over. Whether or not Williams intended to shove the ref, he DID shove the ref, and should definitely have been fined. After watching the video, so should Bruce Miller. Because he ALSO shoved a ref. Those two infractions are comparable. The other penalties have nothing to do with what Williams did.

[Manny]

It was disgraceful and disgusting. In fairness, he should have gotten ejected from the Super Bowl.

[OriginalColtsFan]

It was disgraceful and disgusting. In fairness, he should have gotten ejected from the Super Bowl.

I don't know about all that, Manny. But the fact is...he did it, and should have been fined.

(Now...what my ex-g/f did was disgraceful and disgusting. But that's a horse of another color.)

[DColeman]

Hmmmmm...interesting logic. But we're really only talking about shoving a ref. Period. Belichick got fined for shoving a ref AFTER a game was over. Whether or not Williams intended to shove the ref, he DID shove the ref, and should definitely have been fined. After watching the video, so should Bruce Miller. Because he ALSO shoved a ref. Those two infractions are comparable. The other penalties have nothing to do with what Williams did.

They are very relevant as they contributed to williams foul, can't single out ones guys actions when it was a reaction to what was going on IMO.

[JasonM]

No, he shouldn't have been ejected. The official's hand makes contact with Williams's face as soon as he gets up. Without his helmet on, it's easy to believe Williams thought the zebra was a 49er taking a shot at his unprotected head.

Jerome Boger made the right call by not ejecting anyone.

[Pickle20]

Fined, yes. Ejected, no.