Panthers crying about Mac's hold on Burns.

[NovaScotiaPatsFan]

Apparently Mac's arm isn't so weak because he can spin a 250lb DE like a top by just his ankle...

 

[Guts]

I mean all the homers here would be crying if it were Darnold doing that to one of our defensive players

 

[mosi]

Pretty darn sure he held his ankle but not sure how that could have caused him so much pain. Dirty? Not really. More weak and desperate.

 

[Username]

The twisting motion was from Burns trying to break free, not from Mac Jones being some sort of catch wrestling expert

 

[amfootball]

Looked pretty bad. He grabbed it and twisted and did not even go over to see if he was Ok. Probably gets fined.

 

[sb1]

That probably should have been flagged for holding or maybe tripping but I didn't see a deliberate attempt to injure there.

Looked more to me like a guy trying to escape the hold spun around and landed awkwardly on a bang bang play. And it says a lot that Burns didn't say anything about it after the game either, or at least I don't think he did.

 

[amfootball]

That probably should have been flagged for holding but I didn't see a deliberate attempt to injure there.

Looked more to me like a guy trying to escape the hold spun around and landed awkwardly on a bang bang play. And it says a lot that Burns didn't say anything about it after the game either, or at least I don't think he did.

Eh. What if Burns did that to Mac? It was pretty bad. He did not have to twist it like that. He could have just held on and Burns would have gone down.

 

[Patsfan1958]

Bill believes Mac thought Burns had the fumble.

 

[oldrover]

Here's another angle:



I still can't really tell from the angle of that who did the twisting.

 

[sb1]

Eh. What if Burns did that to Mac? It was pretty bad. He did not have to twist it like that. He could have just held on and Burns would have gone down.

It's not clear to me though that wasn't exactly what happened - Mac was just holding on and the "twist" came from Burns himself.

If Burns didn't say anything about it after the game that tells me he didn't think it was deliberate.

I'd guess the Panthers players would have also gotten in Mac's face if they thought it was deliberate and they didn't.

 

[amfootball]

Here's another angle:



I still can't really tell from the angle of that who did the twisting.

This shows it much better.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

LOL the Bills are whining about the play too…

Bills LB Tyrel Dodson is livid with Mac Jones' 'dirty hit' on Brian Burns

Mac Jones is catching some heat following a "dirty hit" on Brian Burns in the New England Patriots' 24-6 win over the Carolina Panthers. In the first quarter, Jones was strip-sacked by Burns and he grabbed onto his ankle as the defensive end tried to run forward -- putting…

patriotswire.usatoday.com

 

[Tottie]

He didn't think he had the ball, that's not believable. That said, who cares? These players are whinners.

 

[n1997y]

All the whining shows desperation and fear. They know the Patriots are better than their record suggests, and are grasping at straws trying to do anything that might distract them and bring them down a notch.

 

[n1997y]

He didn't think he had the ball, that's not believable. That said, who cares? These players are whinners.

I’d find it very believable. Mac just got hit by a freight train, knows he lost the ball and the guy who hit him a good lick and knocked the ball out of Mac’s hand is trying to get up and run. He doesn’t know where the ball is but assuming the guy who took it out of his hand has it isn’t at all unreasonable.

 

[Tottie]

I’d find it very believable. Mac just got hit by a freight train, knows he lost the ball and the guy who hit him a good lick and knocked the ball out of Mac’s hand is trying to get up and run. He doesn’t know where the ball is but assuming the guy who took it out of his hand has it isn’t at all unreasonable

Looking at the replay I don't find it reasonable and disagree with you. His head was facing the play as it unfolded. Sure it is possible that he thought he had the ball but I personally think he didn't. One thing in his favor is that he hasn't done anything like this before so that helps your your case.

 

[aluminum seats]

He just got hit and lost the ball, he was probably pissed off and was trying to stop the guy from doing anything else. So?

 

[Boomer B]

Nice, I like a QB who can handle himself

 

[A Defiant Goose]

I mean all the homers here would be crying if it were Darnold doing that to one of our defensive players

 

[borg]

The twisting motion was from Burns trying to break free, not from Mac Jones being some sort of catch wrestling expert

Bingo
Somehow Burns did a 360 on a 90 degree MacTwist.......... and forgot to stick the landing