Thread: Julius Peppers fined 10 grand for hit on Aar

Yeah, he led with the helmet. Watching the replay it is obvious.

On a side note... does anyone else feel these fines need to be percentages of salary rather than set numbers? At the rate he's paid, Peppers probably made $10k just by scratching his nuts on the sidelines.

A league minimum guy would get hurt by some of the fines they hand out.

Originally Posted by Butka

On a side note... does anyone else feel these fines need to be percentages of salary rather than set numbers? At the rate he's paid, Peppers probably made $10k just by scratching his nuts on the sidelines.

A league minimum guy would get hurt by some of the fines they hand out.

Agreed, but some players could get find a pretty stiff amount depending the fine. Even at 1% A player making say, 10 Million a year would only be out 100K. A noticeable chunk missing, but probably wont be hurt by it.

Originally Posted by Butka

On a side note... does anyone else feel these fines need to be percentages of salary rather than set numbers? At the rate he's paid, Peppers probably made $10k just by scratching his nuts on the sidelines.

A league minimum guy would get hurt by some of the fines they hand out.

I was thinking about back a month agao when everyone was comparing Favres 50K fine to what that would equate to me.

Originally Posted by The Benjamin

Agreed, but some players could get find a pretty stiff amount depending the fine. Even at 1% A player making say, 10 Million a year would only be out 100K. A noticeable chunk missing, but probably wont be hurt by it.

I spend that on breakfast.

Jesus Christ guys, he led with his helmet.

Originally Posted by GlobeOfFrogs

I spend that on breakfast.

I wiped my ass today with 10K.

Originally Posted by Jimmors

From what i remember, he DID lead with his helmet, they even mentioned that fact in the announcing, and it was a typical helmet to helmet hit, hence the fine and penalty. Seemed pretty clear cut to me.

Video:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-h...es-a-hard-shot

Watch it again Jimmors. He hits him around the shoulders before he contacts the helmet so the first point of contact was not his helmet. In addition his helmet slides past Rodgers head as he follows through with the tackle. The way I'm looking at the replay the hit was not face mask to face mask and was incidental to the actual hit. The bottom line is that if they keep tightening up the rules soon you'll never see a Dlineman with double digit sacks unless the guy is under 6' 2".

Originally Posted by Butka

On a side note... does anyone else feel these fines need to be percentages of salary rather than set numbers? At the rate he's paid, Peppers probably made $10k just by scratching his nuts on the sidelines.

A league minimum guy would get hurt by some of the fines they hand out.

Honestly, i dont think they should be fined at all. I think fines should be reserved for blatantly egregious behavior. What they should do is stick to penalties, but keep track of how many of these helmet-to-helmet penalties a player racks up. If someone becomes a frequent offender (showing no signs of adjusting their play style to avoid these contacts), then start suspending them...one game, 2 games, 4 games, etc. That way they WILL lose a percentage of their pay, and also will hurt their team. But its also fair in that if its an accidental hit on a rare occasion, then that player will only be subject to the penalty.