whydirt wrote:

is that before Dungy challenged the play, the refs were going to pick up the flag they originally threw for the play. If the receiver is in a position that a tough hit might not even cause a penalty, giving that hit a $75,000 fine seems a bit steep. Plus the guy was a tight end: they're supposed to take hits like that, right?

And honestly, Dungy taught Lynch to hit like that anyway, so shouldn't the situation just cancel itself out?

Tony Dungy, the Indianapolis coach, and Bill Polian, the team's general manager, told league officials that Lynch should be suspended for the playoff game.