What would one have to do to get flagged for DPI vs Gronk?

[Froob]

Beat him with a baseball bat? Holly Holms kick him? Hit him with a car? Maybe banish him to the shadow realm?

 

[fightingirish595]

That is a concept that does not exist, same thing when it comes to holding against chandler jones. I've never seen a guy take an arm around a neck so much (not suggesting this happened last night but just in general) and not draw a hold

 

[FrodoBagginz]

Join a team other than the Patriots.

 

[Raymond]

Apparently this does not qualify.

 

[Fixit]

Apparently this does not qualify.

Holy ****.

 

[Tom meets Kaepernick]

Beat him with a baseball bat? Holly Holms kick him? Hit him with a car? Maybe banish him to the shadow realm?

Banish him to the shadow realm LMFAO. I see someone's a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh. You get a like for that.

 

[HeadHunter]

Apparently this does not qualify.

Infuriating.

 

[Tom meets Kaepernick]

Apparently this does not qualify.

People need to start talking about this more and showing this evidence. This is pathetic.

 

[Nehalem]

Nothing they would be allowed to show on network television

 

[InRodWeRust]

Holy ****.

LOL! I was just about to respond with this exactly

 

[RobertWeathers]

Apparently this does not qualify.

Its almost like Shaq @ LSU in 1991. Refs stopped calling fouls because they'd call them every single play regardless.

Looks like Edelman took a shot in the back running the crossing route.

The Pats should just send the NFL a highlight film of all of the PI on Gronk this year. If they get one as a gift it'll be worth it

 

[Raymond]

Looks like Edelman took a shot in the back running the crossing route.

Damn, I missed that.

 

[ivanvamp]

Apparently this does not qualify.

Neither does this:

 

[Urgent]

"Al, that was gunfire. Aqib Talib just pulled a gun and shot Rob Gronkowski in the leg. I have never seen anything like that."

"Chris, neither have I. Look, he's waving the gun over him while he rolls around on the ground. Oh, and the refs call the foul on Gronkowski. Belichick is livid."

 

[libra957]

After what i saw last night, any contact, any touching made by a receiver is offensive PI. The refs are simply calling them only against Gronk. Everything is offensive PI.

 

[Gumby]

I guarantee the smart defensive coaches (Giants, Rex Game 2, Broncos) saw this early on this season in the films (as early as Game 1) and told their guys hit him, you wont be called and there is a good chance he will.

IMO, in most of those OPIs, Gronk didnt initiate contact, he reacted to the defender. And in a couple it almost seemed like the defender play acted a greater push and may have initiated contact to draw the OPI.

Personally, i dont think they call OPI often enough, but just sad that they focus on TB's receivers and not Flaccos, Eli's, or Pay-me-a-ton's.

 

[Nikolai]

What would one have to do to get flagged for DPI vs Gronk?

Even then, it's not a given...

 

[JMC00]

A referee that has integrity?

Absolutely ****ing sickening how this league tells the refs to throw the flag for any slight contact that Gronk gets separation from and also to allow defenders to mug him.