Juggernaut in Trouble

I'll preface the post by saying I really don't give a crap about this situation. I've heard of athletes doing much worse to people who deserved it. Whether or not Reagan Mauia is guilty or not is irrelevant to me. He's a 23 year old who got hot-headed at a bar and made a mistake. Whatever. Sometimes people make too much out of the actions of athletes.

Should he be punished? Yes, of course. We can't have players running around beating people up for looking at them wrong. Let Reagan know this type of behavior is unacceptable and bench him for a game or two once the season starts. Losing a pair of paychecks will certainly get through to the young fullback. But cut him? Come on. If you don't think he's got the talent or skill sets you want at FB on this team, then fine, release him. But how many of us would be out of a job if our employers dumped us after one of our indiscretions on our own time?

There is something to be said for keeping up the image of a quality organization in the Miami Dolphins, but I sincerely doubt too many fans have deluded themselves to thinking NFL teams employ choir boys.