Think I am more ok with Pouncey punching Garrett than the kick if they can be at all separated. Whoever instigated it, Garrett elevated it to a whole new level as he used a weapon basically, in court he would then be seen as the “aggressor” and I think it’s the same here for me. I don’t think Pouncey punching him as they go down elevates it, but the kick was poor judgment (unsurprising given what just happened to his QB but still. Understandable more than excusable/excusable more than justifiable, whichever you think.)