"He's a fantastic defensive end. Couple that with the increasingly strict rules protecting quarterbacks, and he's racked up a decent handful of personal fouls."
Yes, this. He's not got a reputation as a headhunter or a dirty player like Vontaze Burfict or Ndamukong Suh. Burfict has a LONG history of egregious hits designed only to injure his opponent. He was suspended indefinitely earlier this year and I'm partially of the opinion that he should never be allowed to play again.
The change in rules and the stated need to protect defenseless players has led to more calls that never would have been called in the past. Some of them are legitimate, others are judgement calls that error on the side of caution.
But I'm sorry, I've still seen nothing that makes me believe anything other that this was started, and escalated to a ridiculous level, by Garrett.