Buchanty
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2006
- Messages
- 637
- Reaction score
- 286
I also subscribe to the tired from 71 reps theory. I would also suggest that he was also fatigued by the constant bumping and pulling that he got on almost every snap, many beyond the 5 yard from scrimmage and not one of them called by any of the refs.
I also couldn't blame him for a sense of utter frustration from the PI call against him earlier on, his 3rd of the season. No other single player has been called out more than once that I can tell (OK I havent checked all 32 teams but I am getting there). So he now has 3 and is getting shunted all over the yard and not a single flag is dropped against a physically aggressive secondary.....if I were RM I think I would be chewing nails and spitting rust as well.
And in the end it didnt matter, because he acted as the decoy so that Welker could perform... I like Jaws but that was an unnecessary comment, because it will give grist for the complainers' mill, and does not reflect the imbalance in the referees' judgement on what level of physicality constitutes interference (offensive versus defensive).
I also couldn't blame him for a sense of utter frustration from the PI call against him earlier on, his 3rd of the season. No other single player has been called out more than once that I can tell (OK I havent checked all 32 teams but I am getting there). So he now has 3 and is getting shunted all over the yard and not a single flag is dropped against a physically aggressive secondary.....if I were RM I think I would be chewing nails and spitting rust as well.
And in the end it didnt matter, because he acted as the decoy so that Welker could perform... I like Jaws but that was an unnecessary comment, because it will give grist for the complainers' mill, and does not reflect the imbalance in the referees' judgement on what level of physicality constitutes interference (offensive versus defensive).
Last edited: