Welker's first TD - lateral?

[BradysBunch12]

Maybe I'm just being paranoid after the league called a Brady TD pass to Faulk several years ago a backward pass...but I noticed that the pass was thrown and caught exactly at the same spot...no forward movement, no backward movement. Is this still considered a pass?

 

[jbb9s]

Re: Welker's first TD.

if it is exactly sideways, i think it is a lateral and should be a rush TD.

 

[pwes]

Re: Welker's first TD.

Brady was behind welker with that pass.

 

[BradysBunch12]

Re: Welker's first TD.

Do you mean his body was behind him or he threw it behind him?

 

[BradysBunch12]

Looking at the replay, Brady threw it from the 12 and Welker caught it at the 12...which would make it a sideway pass. Not that 1 TD means much to Brady's stats in the grand scheme of things...but I guess I'm a stat-freak.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

Who cares????....if the league calls it a rushing TD-- great. If they call it a recieving TD great. All I care is it was a TD.

 

[A.C Vegas]

And I am hoping they use that play a lot more often Crumpler and Gronk Blocking and a screen play there is simply nothing better

 

[resdubwhite]

And I am hoping they use that play a lot more often Crumpler and Gronk Blocking and a screen play there is simply nothing better

Both crumpler and Gronk destroyed Would be tacklers on the play.


Very nice.

 

[Calciumee]

I don't care if it is a rush TD or a receiving TD, the Pats won and Welker had a good game back

 

[Seacoast Fan]

And I am hoping they use that play a lot more often Crumpler and Gronk Blocking and a screen play there is simply nothing better

yes, that was a great formation and they can do alot out of it, ie, fake the quick toss to Welker, and have one of the TE's be the primary receiver, etc, etc, but one thing before we all get too carried away with that play, if you look at the replay, Cincy only had two defenders out there to cover the three Pats, so the TEs were blocking one on one, and there was no one to stop Wes. That kind of D oversight probably isn't going to happen again anytime soon.

 

[PatsDeb]

Who cares????....if the league calls it a rushing TD-- great. If they call it a recieving TD great. All I care is it was a TD.

You obviously don't play Fantasy Football. All the people who have Brady on their team (my brother included) would be very upset if this were scored a rushing TD rather than a receiving one.

I thought it looked like a lateral too (if you watch the replay, Wes takes a step backwards at the snap), and it was brilliant. What maybe didn't show on TV was that they lined up in that formation and stood there for about 10 seconds and the Bengals made no move to shift a 3rd guy over there. My H and I were muttering, "Only 2 defenders. What are they doing?" Obviously they were asking themselves the same thing. A linebacker shifted over there once the play started, but he ran right into either Crumpler or Gronk (can't remember who was on the inside) and his man, and boom, Wes was by him.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

yes, that was a great formation and they can do alot out of it, ie, fake the quick toss to Welker, and have one of the TE's be the primary receiver, etc, etc, but one thing before we all get too carried away with that play, if you look at the replay, Cincy only had two defenders out there to cover the three Pats, so the TEs were blocking one on one, and there was no one to stop Wes. That kind of D oversight probably isn't going to happen again anytime soon.

But even if you put three guys over there, either GRONK or WWW is probably going to be open anyways.

 

[Patsrock]

Maybe I'm just being paranoid after the league called a Brady TD pass to Faulk several years ago a backward pass...but I noticed that the pass was thrown and caught exactly at the same spot...no forward movement, no backward movement. Is this still considered a pass?

Unless you have Brady for a fantasy QB, why does it matter if it is a passing or rushing td?

 

[GrogansHeros]

yes, that was a great formation and they can do alot out of it, ie, fake the quick toss to Welker, and have one of the TE's be the primary receiver, etc, etc, but one thing before we all get too carried away with that play, if you look at the replay, Cincy only had two defenders out there to cover the three Pats, so the TEs were blocking one on one, and there was no one to stop Wes. That kind of D oversight probably isn't going to happen again anytime soon.

Not with Welker but watchout for Eddleman in this kind of situation in the future...Not a fan of gadget plays but the kid has an arm

 

[The Brandon Five]

You obviously don't play Fantasy Football. All the people who have Brady on their team (my brother included) would be very upset if this were scored a rushing TD rather than a receiving one.

I thought it looked like a lateral too (if you watch the replay, Wes takes a step backwards at the snap), and it was brilliant. What maybe didn't show on TV was that they lined up in that formation and stood there for about 10 seconds and the Bengals made no move to shift a 3rd guy over there. My H and I were muttering, "Only 2 defenders. What are they doing?" Obviously they were asking themselves the same thing. A linebacker shifted over there once the play started, but he ran right into either Crumpler or Gronk (can't remember who was on the inside) and his man, and boom, Wes was by him.

Both laid out defenders. Crumpler on the inside and Gronk on the sideline. Not sure if either defender is still living.

 

[BradysBunch12]

Unless you have Brady for a fantasy QB, why does it matter if it is a passing or rushing td?

I do. Should have mentioned that.

 

[Jared]

My H and I were muttering, "Only 2 defenders. What are they doing?"

I thought the same thing. After the play, I paused my Tivo and asked my roommate about it, and he said the same thing. Any 12 year old Madden player would say the same thing.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

You obviously don't play Fantasy Football.

I do play FF. But not for money.

Mostly likely I am gonna lose this week. And if I win I am gonna be pissed.

One of my WR is TO. My opponant had Welker. Yet still I cheered when Welker got TDs.

For me to win. My QB (Mark Sanchez) needs to get 12 more points than his QB (Flacco). I am rooting for me to lose FF big time.

I never let FF get in the way of rooting for the Patriots.

 

[Deus Irae]

I do play FF. But not for money.

Mostly likely I am gonna lose this week. And if I win I am gonna be pissed.

One of my WR is TO. My opponant had Welker. Yet still I cheered when Welker got TDs.

For me to win. My QB (Mark Sanchez) needs to get 12 more points than his QB (Flacco). I am rooting for me to lose FF big time.

I never let FF get in the way of rooting for the Patriots.

1.) I don't play FF, but couldn't Sanchez get those 12 points with the Jets still losing the game?

2.) How many people are in your league, if you're ending up with Sanchez as your QB?

 

[A.C Vegas]

But even if you put three guys over there, either GRONK or WWW is probably going to be open anyways.

it is still going to be a great formation to do so many things out of