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FRPLG · 06-30-2006, 02:25 PM

Carey is good. He should have ejected ST as he did but he should have also ejected Pittman. The are rules for a reason and breaking one in front of the ref for any reason should result in the normal punishment. The rule doesn't say "Upon throwing a punch a player shall be ejected except if done in response to something really really bad." It says you get ejected. If there were caveats to rules to allow for emotional responses then why the hell are there rules at all? I think he did a very good job and was right with ejecting ST but he blatantly disregarded the rules by not ejecting Pittman. He doesn't get to decide whether punching someone is ejectable or not and in which situations it is. Maybe someday he will get that power but he doesn't have it now.

06-30-2006, 02:25 PM	#21
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 47 Posts: 10,164	Re: Ref in the TB playoff game was awesome Carey is good. He should have ejected ST as he did but he should have also ejected Pittman. The are rules for a reason and breaking one in front of the ref for any reason should result in the normal punishment. The rule doesn't say "Upon throwing a punch a player shall be ejected except if done in response to something really really bad." It says you get ejected. If there were caveats to rules to allow for emotional responses then why the hell are there rules at all? I think he did a very good job and was right with ejecting ST but he blatantly disregarded the rules by not ejecting Pittman. He doesn't get to decide whether punching someone is ejectable or not and in which situations it is. Maybe someday he will get that power but he doesn't have it now.