Monday, September 21, 2009
I read the edge of sports blog and i thought it is a very good site and it is put together well. The Author's basic argument is that the player LeGarrette Blount from Oregon received to harsh of a penalty for punching a Boise St. player at the end of the game. He basically says that getting banned for the entire season because of one punch is way to severe and should be lessened. He names many great players in different sports who have thrown a punch at one time or another. I actually agree with him to a certain degree. He definitely needs to have a serious punishment but to end his season and virtually end his chances to get drafted is to harsh. He made a huge mistake and should pay for it but now he may never play in the NFL because of this. In my opinion he should miss half the season but still get a chance to come back at the end. That would be punishment enough in my mind.
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I also read the article about Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount. If Blount had just punched the Boise player, then I think that half of the season would be a good punishment. I personally think however, that his sucker punch was the minor mistake he made that post game. When he tried jumping into the stands was a scary moment. Putting the safety of fans in danger is unacceptable. Fans will trash talk players until the end of time. That is part of the game. There was no reason for him to take it out on a fan. If there were no security guards there, and Blount got into the stands, he would be facing jail time. So he is going to have to live with that choice he made, and I feel no sympathy for him
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