Talib: Facemask was intentional

[DaFace]

http://nesn.com/2016/02/aqib-talib-c...-foul-was-b-s/

Aqib Talib Committed Facemask ‘On Purpose’; First Personal Foul ‘Was B.S.’
by Doug Kyed

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There was no one more ecstatic in the post-Super Bowl 50 press conference room than the always entertaining and sometimes volatile Aqib Talib.

The Broncos cornerback marched up to his podium with his three children and let out an enthused, “Yoooooo” after Denver beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 for his first championship ring.

The night didn’t start out too positively for Talib, who was charged with two personal fouls in the first 20 minutes of action.

“It was all good,” Talib assured. “It was B.S. flags. One was on our sidelines — the guy was talking on our sideline. One I just did on purpose, and I just had to show him. It’s probably going to be a fine, but hey, we’re world champs.”

Talib’s first personal foul came when he was called for taunting after pushing Panthers wideout Corey Brown out of bounds following a Broncos sack.

“We were just talking, and it was getting a little chippy, so the ref picked me to slow the game down,” Talib said. “We didn’t do anything. We were just talking noise to each other, me and (Brown), a regular conversation.”

The second was thrown when he yanked Brown out of bounds by the receiver’s facemask to prevent a touchdown. Talib downplayed the impact of the foul.

“My teammates knew what it was,” Talib said. “He was on the 3-yard line. (With) a personal foul, he was on the 1 1/2-yard line, so it is what it is.”

The Panthers scored their only touchdown on the ensuing play, when running back Jonathan Stewart leaped over the line for the score.

“That was the most fun game I’ve played in by far,” Talib said. “I had about four or five catches on me, and I still think that was the most fun I’ve had in a game in my life.”

By the looks and sounds of it, Talib also had plenty of fun after the game, too.

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

How does someone you don't see shot you in the back of the thigh and the bullet exits out of your calf? Was the shooter in a hot air balloon?

Maybe he was in the middle of doing the stanky leg, and the shooter fired at just the right moment.

[GloucesterChief]

Still not sure why he wasn't suspended for admitting that the really vicious facemask was intentional.

If Goodell really gave a crap about player safety Talib would be gone for at least a quarter of the season.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Still not sure why he wasn't suspended for admitting that the really vicious facemask was intentional.

If Goodell really gave a crap about player safety Talib would be gone for at least a quarter of the season.

And that type of action wouldn't withstand even 2 seconds in a hearing, Mr Libertarian.

[Rain Man]

The NFL's message is this:

- hit a woman and we'll ban you from the league because women are a growth market
- murder someone and we'll cut you unless you're a top-five pick, because it's bad but then again dead people don't buy jerseys
- use steroids or human growth hormone and we'll suspend you unless you've been to a pro bowl, because we don't want players you've never heard of to gain an advantage (or hold even)
- we're very concerned about player safety as long as the game isn't close.
- shoot yourself while trying to murder someone when you're drunk in a strip club, and we don't have a problem with it since strippers aren't an identified target market for the league. Now, if you're trying to shoot one of the strippers who's your girlfriend, we might have to reconsider since we strongly oppose violence against women unless they're strippers.