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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.What?You obviously didn't watch the Pats-Jets game. Maybe you should do that first before showing you don't know what you are talking about in here and putting words into our mouths.
Doesn't matter if he was waving to his momma... hit the QB in the head and it is 15 yards, period.
Yeah, I remember when suggs smashed into the back of him and knocked the ball out, thank god you guys got a penalty on that one!YouTube - Ray Lewis calls officiating 'Embarassing'
Those ticky-tacky calls may be "correct," but you literally cannot touch Tom Brady now without expecting a penalty.
What exactly did he get it for, anyways?
Yeah, I remember when suggs smashed into the back of him and knocked the ball out, thank god you guys got a penalty on that one!
Oh... wait ....
Harbaugh was yelling and screaming at the official on the sideline. I think he may have even swore at the official..
And Harbaugh continued even AFTER the flag was thrown.. I have to give the official credit for ignoring Harbaugh after the flag because Harbaugh was being an idiot, in all honesty..
You obviously don't follow the Ravens at all .
They always blow this stuff out of proportion, but they do have a basic point.
Ray isn't disputing whether the call was correct or not, he is just frustrated that as a linebacker, he cannot even think about taking a shot at Brady unless Tom has absolutely no clue the rush is coming and still has the ball tucked away. Otherwise, just let Brady throw the ball and hope it isn't caught.
Ed isn't saying that Willis would have reached the first down marker, he is just ticked that the referees brought out the chains for a ball which was a full two yards short of the first down marker upon other poor spots.
If the ball had been out of Brady's hand, and Terrell had lunged at him, then Suggs would have again been flagged for 15 yards irrespective of whether he had launched before Brady threw the ball or not.
I'm sorry, there's nothing to complain about. Officiating is officiating and it happens in every game.
On a side note, I was a huge fan of Terrell Suggs, but after that attempted dirtball move today, i have absolutely no respect for him. There is no doubt in my mind that he legitimately made an effort to go after Brady's knee and take him out of the game. I understand it's a contact sport, but to tell me that he fell or had momentum into Brady's knee is a huge crock. Maybe I'm sensative or protective of Brady, but it was a bush league move in my book.
I'm not a fan of all these new special rules to protect the QB, but that's where we are. It's not just about Brady either, it's all the QBs out there because that's the face of every franchise.
About the chains, I thought the coach can request a measurement even if it isn't close to a first down, just to see how much is left.
YouTube - Ray Lewis calls officiating 'Embarassing'
Those ticky-tacky calls may be "correct," but you literally cannot touch Tom Brady now without expecting a penalty. The guys are just expressing their frustration at Brady basically being untouchable in every single way, and even as New England fans, I don't think you can deny that.
Ngata reached his hands out to try to bat the ball down, which, by the way, is usually next to the quarterback's head right before being thrown. . .
Also, how often do you see a coach being flagged in football? Harbaugh wasn't publicly showing up the referees, but they actually called a personal foul on him anyway.
The spots were pretty bad too.
The bad officiating undoubtedly went both ways, but Baltimore got the shaft more often than New England.
Sorry, I'll speak louder: You said "The guys are just expressing their frustration at Brady basically being untouchable in every single way, and even as New England fans, I don't think you can deny that."What?
A player can be frustrated at whatever the heck he wants to, but if he's going to wave your arms at the ball (or at his momma) then he has only himself to blame if he smacks the QB's head on the follow through.And a player can't be frustrated about that?
They called a penalty on Harbaugh because Harbaugh was told to SHUT UP with his complaining there on the sidelines and he kept going and even swore. So, forgive me for not having any sympathy for him.
But, my opinion is we need to protect the QB's below the knee, and what I think it was Simms said was right about the blows to the head, sure the ones that were called were nothing, but you don't want to put the officials in the position where they have to decide which blows to the head are worthy of being called.
I think that many players think that Brady is especially protected.
Look at it this way - Flacco was being busted up all game, but do you think the officials were nearly as protective of Flacco as they were of Brady?
I know that you're all going to say yes, but I, with my probable bias, do not think so.
I was under the impression that the officials just brought the chains out themselves.