phanan
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Yeah, I think there were more bad calls against the Pats. The PI on Mayo was one. Drive should have been over. One of the illegal contacts on McCourty was also poor judgement. He got nothing but air.
speedracer said:I can't remember a bad call against the Ravens other than the unsportsmanlike conduct.
Stopping the run wasn't really that big a problem for the Pats imo. Certainly not nearly as much as getting beat deep down the sidelines.
Yeah, I think there were more bad calls against the Pats. The PI on Mayo was one. Drive should have been over.
Out of 20 accepted penalties by the beginning of the 4th quarter, there were no unfair calls on the Ravens? There was one immediately prior to the unsportsmanlike conduct. Numerous absurd PIs. It was awful for both teams, and it seemed to ebb and flow based on whoever had the lead at a given moment. But, as a fan, I'll be honest and say that I remember far fewer of the Bengals' penalties than the Skins' today. It's the way things go. I was rooting for the Ravens and noted all sorts of bullshit.
Re: Rice, run sets up the pass. Without any threat up the middle of the field, Flacco of all people would not have been able to carve up the edges the way he did.
Guess I mixed up the holds and PIs. That's OK, the refs mixed up defensive holding and illegal contact at least once.
speedracer said:The other thing I don't get is how the refs can be so ignorant of some of the rules and penalties. It's not that much different from college. The worst I saw today was a ref calling intentional grounding on Michael Vick, then declaring that the penalty was 10 yards and replay the down (offensive holding) instead of spot foul and loss of down (the equivalent of a sack, which is designed to make perfect sense).
The other thing I don't get is how the refs can be so ignorant of some of the rules and penalties. It's not that much different from college. The worst I saw today was a ref calling intentional grounding on Michael Vick, then declaring that the penalty was 10 yards and replay the down (offensive holding) instead of spot foul and loss of down (the equivalent of a sack, which is designed to make perfect sense).
The other thing I don't get is how the refs can be so ignorant of some of the rules and penalties. It's not that much different from college. The worst I saw today was a ref calling intentional grounding on Michael Vick, then declaring that the penalty was 10 yards and replay the down (offensive holding) instead of spot foul and loss of down (the equivalent of a sack, which is designed to make perfect sense).
the next-worst decision against the Ravens that I can think of was the unnecessary roughness on Ngata for landing on Brady after he was on the ground (and Brady lobbying for the flag certainly doesn't help the perception of the play). Granted it wasn't especially brutal, but Ngata definitely had enough time and space to avoid it.
LUNEDEMINUIT said:.............and another lost for the Saints.........
what's it gonna take for them to get a won?
What's it gonna take for them to get a won?
Not everyone on this forum has English as their primary language. At least he's trying to communicate.
As opposed to, what, U2Kitten?
PhilsFan said:New Orleans probably should have came into the season with, you know, coaching. That often helps. Instead, they're operating with the interim interim and playing like shit.