Coaches Fear the NFL’s New Ejection Rule Could Lead to ‘The Goon Scenario’

March 25, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

An NFL coach outlined a scenario after the league officially passed a rule Wednesday that two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on a player will now lead to ejection. He called it "the goon scenario."
Early in a game, a star player gets a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. Say it's the Bengals' Vontaze Burfict. One more unsportsmanlike and he's done. So the opposing team, sensing a chance to get a good player kicked out of the game, sends in a backup player to act as an agitator. Or has a starter with no unsportsmanlike penalties do it.
Burfict makes a tackle. Under the pile, he's elbowed in the face by the agitator. The refs don't see it. A few plays later, the same thing happens. A purposeful elbow to the face. Burfict ignores it. Later comes another cheap shot. This time, Burfict responds, and the refs see it. Poof. Burfict's gone. Second unsportsmanlike penalty is called, and Burfict is kicked out.
Other coaches I spoke to had the same angst over the unintended conseq...

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