Posted on 01/16/2023 9:13:52 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
The New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings had a back-and-forth game on Sunday, but a horrible roughing the passer penalty almost played a huge role in deciding the game.
The play occurred late in the fourth quarter with the Vikings trailing 31-24 and driving. New York defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence applied pressure on Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins, forcing an errant pass and sending Cousins to to the ground.
It looked like any normal hit on a quarterback, but officials flagged Lawrence for a roughing the passer call, which seemed completely ridiculous in real time and worse when looking at the replay.
Without the penalty, the Vikings would have faced a critical third-and-four. With it, they got a new set of downs.
The NFL world was justifiably outraged at the call.
“Roughing the passer… Tough look for football as a whole normally. Let’s fix that this off-season,” tweeted former NFL punter Pat McAfee.
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SCREW the NFL!
Diversity & inclusion has thoroughly destroyed the quality & character of NFL officiating over the past couple of decades...
Today’s referees, etc, make it all about themselves and any little bit of spotlight they can capture...
OTOH, the quality of the game itself has been run through the cookie-cutter and there is little character left...
IMHO, it is a pathetic semblance of what it was at its quality peak in the 70s & 80s...
You probably have heard this one:
Q: What do the Vikings and a car in the junk yard have in common?
A: Neither have a title
Love it.
Intent, which you raise, is in the eye of the beholder. The announcer said it was because he slung him down.
Either way - really bad call and I am not sure how they want to fix it. The old rule for hitting the QB along the sideline used to be if the defensive player stayed in bounds. Now, the QB can just act like he is going out of bounds but continue towards the defender and they get an extra 15 yards.
This is BS. If you are going out of bounds do so or slide early. If not, you should be fair game like any other player.
I need to look again. I thought that was a sack far from the sidelines. I was not saying I agreed with the way the rule is written. It seems that players have found a way to abuse some of them - as you said, and by ducking to put their head in the line of fire. How do you officiate intent? Above my pay grade. But that is what they have left themselves open to.
I disagree.
He struck him on the facemask with his arm
I’m pretty sure the NFL is fixed by the professional gamblers. Not all the games, but a lot of them. And not all the refs, but maybe one or two on each crew. And not most calls, just 3 or 4 key calls or non calls that change the outcome of the game.
Later Josh Allen threw a pass completion downfield when he was a full yard over the line of scrimmage.
The rule has been amended and clarified so that if ANY PART of the QB is behind the line, it’s a LEGAL forward pass.
Personally, I think that’s ridiculous - just as when the ball breaks the plane at the goal line, it’s a TD - end of play. Now they wrestle with it to knock it loose, etc.
I think college ball is also rigged by Vegas .
This is supposedly their idea of preventing concussions and concussion protocols that rob teams of their mid-season mojo like Miami. And speaking of a team that wuz robbed by bad calls.
But making calls against the defense (versus making them against the offense) is a much easier way of assuring the big tv market teams advance. I can't explain why the Bills have the following they do, but they do.
Why rest Lamar when he wanted to play? Writing is on the wall, Lamar, ask for the trade.
The fumble six theft looked like it broke the plane to me. Huntley was stuned. And why the bad clock management that looked damn near intentional?
“Barry Sanders was a class act. Score an amazing touchdown, hand the ball to the officials. He was paid to be good.”
During a televised game Sanders broke a nice run for about 20 yards and a touchdown. He handed the ball to the official. John Madden who was doing color commentary said “Barry Sanders has scored before and he’ll score again, no big deal to him.”
Pat Summerall simply said “Barry Sanders is a class act.”
Pat Summerall simply said “Barry Sanders is a class act.”
I miss all three of those men.
“I miss all three of those men”
Me too.
The game isn’t as fun and the commentary is atrocious.
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