Just for the record, I think it was intentional and worthy of a fine although my fellow Cards fans seem pretty split on whether it was dirty or not.

I swear, it spills over into other things. I like the Paul Silvi coach show, after SNF, but I don’t like the “The game isn’t over until [Mike/Mora] has the last say” slogan. Always had this feel to me of taking, “yes we lost” and turning it into “yes we lost, but because we got screwed.”

So Hasselbeck’s tweet when asked about Dockett was appreciated. Was that something typical, or is Dockett just dirty? he was asked. Typical, he said. He was oversensitive about EJ Henderson so I appreciated that response.

the announcers seem to ignore 95% of penalties that arn’t called. In all games. Announcers don’t like going against the refs, and they also tend to be oblivious and too busy talking about some random inane subject that has little to do with Football.

If Dockett was innocently pushing himself up, his left hand was already planted on the turf and his feet are on the ground. He could’ve simply stood up using his left arm and legs. At the tail end of the video, there is a deliberate movement of his right arm, leading with the elbow. He was intending to give Hass a little post-whistle business. IMO, that part of it’s pretty cut and dried.
  
The only question is was he just recklessly throwing an elbow into the chest area and it slid down on the throat, or was he purposely going after the throat? Either way, it’s a fine. Intentionally going after the throat crosses the line into suspension. But unfortunately, that’s something that we’ll never know, because Dockett was sly enough to get away with it, and of course he’s never going to admit to it.

But either way – I find myself agreeing with “sports radio” crowd on this (Ray Roberts & Wyman on the 710AM post-game show, and Brock Huard on his afternoon show) – this type of stuff happens on pretty much every play. Complaining about it in post-game press conferences or taking the spat into the media doesn’t accomplish anything. Like fighting in hockey, it’s up to the players to self-regulate it on the field. Somebody from the OL needs to be there to throw Dockett off or get in his face. Somebody needs to give him the business the next chance they get. Don’t instigate stuff, but when one team takes a shot, you need to immediately let them know that you’ll dish it out twice as hard. The OLine needs and “enforcer” type on it, just like NHL teams have them.

$7500 is a joke, considering how much Dockett makes per game.

No suspension either.