They got him for $20.
Two separate fines two separate violations committed on same play. Carrol manned up afterward by not trying to defend Metcalf's behavior and saying they'd talk.
Shanny, by contrast, played the "Help me to understand" card in '20 when confronted with a player's egregious behavior - slick but feeble attempt at blame-shafting, as if the rule is the problem. Sometimes it is, Shanny, but when the violation is in-your-face, it isn't the rule's fault.
AJ's fine? OK... pretty obvious.
AD's fine for hitting the QB? Guess I didn't see it - was he flagged?
Was the league sending a message last week? If so I hope so - it's about time.
That said, they'll get the enforcement uneven and wrong, but still... if they're serious about reducing injuries to key players from cheap and dirty shots, with the unintended consequence that clean, hard-hitting football takes an occasional perplexing or uneven call, so be it.
Lenoir picked one up last week as well - we'll see if the 49ers whoa down their cheap and dirty stuff tomorrow. I hope they do whoa it down, but don't expect it. The habits are too ingrained.
In any event, I hope our guys are ready - and win or lose, that they stay well-disciplined, play real hard from snap to whistle every play, and leave it all on the field.
An afterthought: maybe Tomlinson's face mask was part of the reason he mostly sat out the Seattle game.
