I actually didn't see Ray Ray's bonehead penalty yesterday. Is there any film on it?
I'm fully behind Fisher trying to make a statement with this. He's been VERY patient thus far with this teams' rash of penalties. To be honest, i'd like to see a statement made to the offense too if the false starts continue...and i LIKE Kendricks. Not saying that you cut Kendricks(thats silly), but its time to get out of preseason mode fellas. Its October!
I agree.
As much as Special Teams penalties hurt, so do the penalties on offense (false starts, holding, personal fouls, etc.) and defense (offsides, holding, pass interference, personal fouls, etc.).
Obviously, those units are on the field much more than Special Teams.
I just don't know if/how cutting Armstrong will impact the other unit's propensity to commit penalties. To me, those units are the ones that need to limit the penalties.
A couple questions:
1] Fisher was pretty adamant that it wasn't just the penalty Sunday that got Armstong cut - he said it was his body of work and that he wasn't progressing as a player. So, is that really a message that, if you commit penalties, your roster spot may be in jeopardy? Or is it a message that, if you don't progress as a player AND you commit panalties, then your job is in jeopardy?
Two different messages.
2] IF the message is intended to address penalties, how many and of what kind will get a player in trouble? Does it matter if the player is a starter and valuable piece of the team? For example, Quinn and Jenkins both lead the team with 4 penalties this year. What if they continue to lead the team and it costs them games?
My point is... these things are never as simple as one action and done. It's complicated.
I hope cutting Armstrong results in fewer penalties in all three phases of the game.
Just not sure it will have that impact.
Ultimately, it's up to the coaches to instill that discipline and the players to accept and execute on what they've been taught.