I don't know, Huff- I see where you are coming at, but I think a good fine, a serious talk, and having White apologize to the team would be enough- btw, are we even sure White is sitting out and if he is is this even the reason?
Right, my point is if LW had just had a punching brawl with Nickey it would have been over. But spitting is a ethics violation, because it violates you in a personal way, and it can cause a team cancer to grow.titansfan9 said:
Sit his spit tonight.
And that might have been enough punishment, but we have to trust Fisher to do what he's getting paid big dollars to do.titansfan9 said:
And no, I'm not sure of any of this, probably should be in the Rumor Mill.
yeah, I understand you, but it may not even be the reason White could be sitting out, he could be sore- and what if Nickey violated a code of ethics, you know what I mean, but White is just not saying anything...
White Unlikely to Play in Opener
SUMMARY: Rookie RB LenDale White will likely be forced to sit out tonight's preseason opener because as a result of disciplinary action for a practice incident Thursday, a team official confirmed. White spit on S Donnie Nickey in practice on Thursday morning leading to a fight initiated by Nickey a few plays later. On Friday, Coach Jeff Fisher said White would play in the game after Chris Brown and Travis Henry played the first half. Jarrett Payton and Quinton Ganther will get additional playing time if White is not allowed to play.
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SUMMARY: Rookie RB LenDale White will likely be forced to sit out tonight's preseason opener because as a result of disciplinary action for a practice incident Thursday, a team official confirmed. White spit on S Donnie Nickey in practice on Thursday morning leading to a fight initiated by Nickey a few plays later. On Friday, Coach Jeff Fisher said White would play in the game after Chris Brown and Travis Henry played the first half. Jarrett Payton and Quinton Ganther will get additional playing time if White is not allowed to play.
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Hoffa said:
Amen to that. If LW has an attitude I wan't Fisher to stomp it out of him as soon as possible
yeah, this is pretty much just a rumor, and the Tennessean could be reporting it because it is on 3 or 4 different websites like this...
well never mind, I still not so sure about this story, because of what Fisher said about White's PT yesterday- my question is what would have made him change his mind overnight over an incident that happened two days ago...
titansfan9 said:
yes he did swing the helmet within seconds (not 30) and it was the same play
I talked to a friend last nite, and I was asking if its really that big a deal. He played football through college, and he said its a HUGE deal. You can fight with someone, say bad things about his momma, and its forgive and forget, but spitting is an absolute no no. He said its pretty much the worst thing you can do to another player. As he said "think about it, the last time you heard about a player spitting on a guy was Bill Romanowski."
As a fan, it sucks that we wont get to see him play. But Fisher needs to take a stand on this, to prevent a rerun of last year.
As a fan, it sucks that we wont get to see him play. But Fisher needs to take a stand on this, to prevent a rerun of last year.
To put Lendale's punishment in perpective - Last season in the Redskins / Tampa Pay playoffs Redskin Sean Taylor was ejected from the game and fined 17,000 for spitting on Tampa's Michael Pittman.
LazyManJackson said:
Dude I kno ur not serious but look at the UFC,Pride or boxing.After a fight bad blood is usually forgotten. Imagine if one fighter spat at another mid fight. The bad blood would never end.
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You know this stuff happens every year. I was watching the NFL Network one day a few weeks ago. I somehow got caught up in watching an "Inside Training Camp: Jaguars" from a few years ago. I saw a rookie spit in another guys face and then half the team ended up in a brawl in the middle of the field at midday. I would say that this "rookie spitting in faces" thing is pretty common. I would bet you that if Pacman was in camp last year, this would have happened last year with him. It's certain rooks with that "I was a higher pick than you so I'm better than you" attitude. I am guessing that a lot of the times, the person who is spat on is just giving a young teammate advice. The rook just takes it the wrong way. It may have been what happened the other day.
Sukrillux said:
Could be.
Could also be that the rookie was also showing a tremendous amount of disrespect toward his teammate.
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