Tony Dungy blames Lions' coaches for Ndamukong Suh's behavior

Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy says the Lions organization and its coaches are partly to blame for the on-field discipline problems demonstrated by defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.

"I really have to fault the Detroit organization," Dungy said Monday on the Dan Patrick radio show. "I think they really could have stopped this. I think they could have made a preemptive strike and said, 'Hey, we've got to get this player under control.'"

During Thursday's loss to Green Bay, Suh pushed the head of guard Evan Dietrich-Smith into the turf three times and then stomped on the player's arm. Suh, who was ejected from the game, has seven personal fouls in 1.5 NFL seasons.

Suh is expected to be suspended by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this week. Dungy, currently a NFL analyst for NBC, said Goodell prefers not to suspend players because he doesn't like to change the competitive balance on the field. But Dungy said Goodell might have to suspend Suh since Suh is a repeat offender.

"He's a great player; he plays with high energy," Dungy said of Suh. "But they need to do a better job of channeling it in the right direction. I think that starts with the coaching staff and the organization."

Click HERE to hear Patrick's entire interview with Dungy.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20111128/SPORTS0101/111280385#ixzz1f1mEn8Ja