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Now I just want to see the Swinging Gate formation used to win the SB.
The Statue of Liberty play would be great to see also, but I'd take the most boring win in SB history.
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Well, Harbaugh called it 'deception' in his PC 30 minutes back. He also admitted that he had never seen it before.
I don't get why its being perpetuated that the pats waited for the last second so that they could gain an advantage.
I'm calling BS on this. Does anyone really think the entire offense was able to draw this up on the fly? Patriots players don't expose their practice details to the media like that. Sounds like LaFell is just playing with the media on this.
Belichick always speaks of "situational football," and last night was the ultimate case of situational football. Down late in the game to a physical team with a dominant front 7 and weak DBs, down one offensive lineman, how are you going to move the chains? Keep the opponent from knowing who is eligible. I bet they've been sitting on this one for some time now.
Yet another reason why Belichick is the GOAT.
As is often the case, Matt Chatham has one of the best takes :
http://www.footballbyfootball.com/column/hot-mess-nfl-rulebook-strikes-again
What the Ravens should have done is not focus on who they have, but instead check out of any defensive call that requires them to matchup presnap. In other words, when the formation is confusing, check out of man coverage calls immediately into a zone one where it doesn't matter if you fully understand who's eligible.
^ In short, Hooman lined up as left tackle, Vereen out wide reported as ineligable to make the formmation legal, Ravens didnt cover Hooman off the snap, he was wide open up the seem.... twice.
Doug Kyed @DougKyedNESN 37s37 seconds ago
Harbaugh was asked if he's every seen a 4-OL alignment: "No. Nobody’s ever seen that before."
YesCan lineman take laterals?
The ineligible was announced over the pa.Because that's what they did. You can't line up and then have an outside receiver whisper to a linesman "hey, #34 is ineligible" just before the ball's snapped. The refs will flag that as illegal procedure every time. Ineligible/eligible has to be declared at the latest as the players are going to line up, which is when Vereen declared.
In the case of a substitution, the player must declare before he can even join the huddle. I don't have the game on tape, but I assume Vereen was in the game on the previous play, allowing him to legally hold off on declaring until the play was "in," which is the rationale for allowing late reporting for field players vs. the declaration required for subs, who must declare before they can join the huddle.
I believe the Pats carefully managed the reporting requirements so they could gain an advantage through deception, rather than exploiting a matchup advantage. (I.e. the Ravens moving their DE out over Vereen because he's an "OT.")
NCAA 15, came here to post that same thingThe play is in the Madden or NCAA video games
As is often the case, Matt Chatham has one of the best takes :
http://www.footballbyfootball.com/column/hot-mess-nfl-rulebook-strikes-again
What the Ravens should have done is not focus on who they have, but instead check out of any defensive call that requires them to matchup presnap. In other words, when the formation is confusing, check out of man coverage calls immediately into a zone one where it doesn't matter if you fully understand who's eligible.
There is no loophole. If a player with an eligible number will be ineligible you report and alert the defense. If a player with an ineligible number will be eligible you must report and alert the defense.Several things about this play:
- No it won't be the Wildcat. Going forward, the refs will stand over the ball and let the defense adjust whenever a eligible player reports ineligible taking away the advantage of the play. Odds are good that after the year, the rules committee will close the loophole.
- I love how many in the national media are turning this into the Pats cheating by following the rules. The Pats found a loophole in the rules and exploited it. It is good strategy, not cheating. It isn't the Pats' fault that refs didn't give the Ravens enough time to adjust.
I believe it resulted in a piece of cake 3rd down pass to Hoomanowanui