15 Yards or 15 Years ?

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by BoomerSooner

Are you quoting me in your post because you interpreted my post to say I thought the contact in this situation should have been ignored?

I referenced your observation simply as a point of reference to the subject matter. Whether the contact displayed merited a penalty was a judgment call, and hopefully was made for appropriate reasons.

In a very broad, general sense, "Ignoring (tolerating, excusing) blatant disrespectful/thugish behavior ONLY serves to encourage more of it. It's a genie, once let out of the bottle, is really hard to get, and keep, back in.", and although often the seemingly "less confrontational, or convenient choice" inevitably has lasting counterproductive consequences.

We owe to each other and the game itself, to maintain and enforce existing high standards and consistent compliance.