[ForearmShiver]

Throwing a punch in a football game is just asinine. Despite the fact that you are sure to be ejected and suspended, it just does not make sense in the spirit of retribution. Particularly in football, a player can "get back" at another in many different legal ways if said player makes a conscious decision to be deliberate. That discipline is somehow definitive of what separates a smart player from a reactionary hothead. A smart player knows very well that somewhere later in the game that player to whom he feels he "owes one" will be in a vulnerable compromised position. That is where the smart player selectively chooses his moment and delivers his retribution within the rules and justifiably so. No penalties, no suspensions, just good old school hard nosed football. I do not mean to imply whatsoever that a player should ever try to injure another. But, putting the guy on his arse is part of the game and sends the appropriate message. It is somewhat akin to the brushback pitch. Ya' gotta' keep your head in the game. Damn! I love football!!!