Rule 17 Section 2 Article 3 (CONGRESS Getting Involved???)

[venecol]

This a little bit funny no?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxZ9DPKUwAAVLvL.jpg:small

Or this one.
Mike Francesa thought the fake jersey exchange between Todd Gurley and a ref was real

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Sincere question.... Can you think of a valid situation where this could be reasonably applied?

Tomlin coming on the field and trying to trip a returner.

 

[ALP]

Or this one.
Mike Francesa thought the fake jersey exchange between Todd Gurley and a ref was real

oh look, a microcosm of where the country is politically today! lmao

 

[XLIX]

Tomlin coming on the field and trying to trip a returner.

That is the sort of play where the referee could have - and should have - awarded a touchdown.

 

[ViperGTS]

It was a bad no-call. You cannot set a precedent like this. The Saints still has numerous opportunities to win the game.

Nah. Not like this. Have you seen the endzone angle? It is so much more violent. It literally changed the outcome of the game.

The whole “they had plenty of other opportunities to win” is the exact reason things like this happen. They know fans and media will parrot that message.

 

[XLIX]

Sincere question.... Can you think of a valid situation where this could be reasonably applied?

I've wondered this myself.... one of the potential situations I came up with was remember earlier in the season when the Steelers kept going offsides to block a kick when there was 0:00 on the clock? Suppose one of those plays a Steeler deliberately took the kicker out at his knees, seriously injuring him. I have to wonder what the NFL would do in that case.

 

[mosslost]

Tomlin coming on the field and trying to trip a returner.

right, but they wouldn't really "miss" that call if he made contact

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Nah. Not like this. Have you seen the endzone angle? It is so much more violent. It literally changed the outcome of the game.

The whole “they had plenty of other opportunities to win” is the exact reason things like this happen. They know fans and media will parrot that message.

As I said, it was a bad no-call. Not on the level of changing the course of professional sports forever. Did the Saints not beat the Steelers on a terrible call? Do you replay that too to see who gets HFA during the NFCCG replay?

Part of the risk of throwing there includes the risk of a bad call, especially at that point in the game where refs don’t want to decide the game. Payton should have run it.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

The “12th man” for Bama half a century ago coming off the bench and making a tackle would be the kind of unfair act that triggers this rule.

Not for a terrible ref call.

Or a similar play by a Pats fan 57 years ago.

 

[XLIX]

Nah. Not like this. Have you seen the endzone angle? It is so much more violent. It literally changed the outcome of the game.

The whole “they had plenty of other opportunities to win” is the exact reason things like this happen. They know fans and media will parrot that message.

There is another horrible call which is getting no attention today: The blatant face mask on Goff which made the Rams settle for 3 instead of having 1st and goal on the 2 yard line.

If you are going to have the Commissioner step in to erase one atrocious non-call, then why shouldn't he reverse another atrocious non-call?

 

[Delicate Genius]

Or this one.
Mike Francesa thought the fake jersey exchange between Todd Gurley and a ref was real

Lol. After SB49 one his callers suggested Belichick hacked into the Seahawks' headsets and "Photoshopped" the call for the pass play Butler intercepted.

 

[mosslost]

Or a similar play by a Pats fan 57 years ago.

That was a pretty good effort

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

Not a chance this gets invoked for this situation. Goodell would destroy the league if he was stupid enough to do it.

I'm sure he's stupid enough, but the Saints aren't one of his preferred teams.

 

[ViperGTS]

There is another horrible call which is getting no attention today: The blatant face mask on Goff which made the Rams settle for 3 instead of having 1st and goal on the 2 yard line.

If you are going to have the Commissioner step in to erase one atrocious non-call, then why shouldn't he reverse another atrocious non-call?

Again, this literally (assuming a 20 yard FG is made) would have sent the Saints to the SB. Plus the headshot, player safety and all. That DB came in like a rocket and launched into the reciever. Not only a bad call PI wise, but a viscous illegal hit. It wasn’t missed. It was seen by the entire world.

 

[XLIX]

Again, this literally (assuming a 20 yard FG is made) would have sent the Saints to the SB. Plus the headshot, player safety and all. That DB came in like a rocket and launched into the reciever. Not only a bad call PI wise, but a viscous illegal hit. It wasn’t missed. It was seen by the entire world.

You didn't answer my question. Saints got away with a blatant face mask on Goff a couple minutes earlier. So why should the Commissioner reverse one game-altering bad call made on the field but not the other game-altering bad call made a little bit earlier?

 

[ViperGTS]

You didn't answer my question. Saints got away with a blatant face mask on Goff a couple minutes earlier. So why should the Commissioner reverse one game-altering bad call made on the field but not the other game-altering bad call made a little bit earlier?

Because this involved a shot to the head. That’s player safety. If it had been a “routine” PI I wouldn't be so adamant. A facemask isn’t in the same realm, imo, and I would say its equal to them missing a PI.

Plus with Vinovich lying about not having seen it...well the NFL gets to deal with the blowback.

 

[XLIX]

Because this involved a shot to the head. That’s player safety.

And a facemask doesn't involve player safety??? Have you ever had your head forcibly turned around 180 degrees while running in the opposite direction?

 

[IcyPatriot]

This a little bit funny no?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxZ9DPKUwAAVLvL.jpg:small

 

[ViperGTS]

And a facemask doesn't involve player safety??? Have you ever had your head forcibly turned around 180 degrees while running in the opposite direction?

In some cases sure. All I have seen is a screen shot of it so I can’t say for sure. The fact nobody is up in arms about it is interesting. Look I get it. In your mind they are the same. Mine they aren’t. It’s fine

 

[mosi]

Honestly, the Saints still had every chance to win the game and they did not do it. The Saints got the ball in OT and lost it. Sure the Refs blew it but honestly, they refs blow in every game. Pats were getting the shaft and still won.