Decided to start a new thread on this rather than just include it in the Tomlin fined thread
Pretty clear followup FU from the league office to Tomlin about his comments on the officiating
TJ's brother has some thoughts on that
Decided to start a new thread on this rather than just include it in the Tomlin fined thread
Pretty clear followup FU from the league office to Tomlin about his comments on the officiating
TJ's brother has some thoughts on that
Wow he didn't even scrape him. Put flags on them already.
Stumbling towards the QB after getting off the block of the O lineman and it looks like he gave up, so as to not roll into his legs. $20k for that? Its not like he followed thru and grabbed for the leg. What a sad game it has become.
I know unreal total BS and, it reminded like back in 06 Kiesel went low near Drew Brees knees got flagged as well.
This is just the NFL grinding salt into Mike Tomlins wound. The NFL sucks!!
"Zeds dead baby, Zeds dead." - Butch
I miss the days when there were QB's that actually embraced the physicality of the game. Like Elway and Favre. Roethlisberger is the last of that breed
What this all shows is exactly what I was saying in another thread. The problem isn't the refs. The problem is what the refs are being told to call by the league.
Agreed - but unlike the league office issuing an apology for the blown roughing call on Myles Garrett when he made a clean tackle of Ben in week one, the league here doubles down by fining TJ Watt for a flag that not just Tomlin but the Fox announcers said at the time was a poor call. That may just be reiterating the message to both Tomlin and the refs that we have your back when a coach criticizes you (with TJ Watt's bank balance as collateral damage), but more likely it is to tell refs throw the flag anytime a defender goes low anywhere near the QB. I assume refs also are being told that when the league breaks down postgame video and grades refs on what should have been flagged but what not. Which will lead to more calls like the one on TJ until defenders get even more hesitant.
And more good news for everyone who thinks the problem with the NFL in 2018 is not enough penalties being called
As we all focus on the roughing the passer rule that’s allegedly ruining football (and causing enough of a stir to be an SI cover story), the initial rule change that was supposed to ruin football in 2018 has gone as unnoticed in the regular season as it has gone uncalled....
For now, the league is trying to legislate such hits mostly after the fact, with warnings and fines rather than in-game penalties....
But there is reason to believe we’ll be seeing flags on such plays, and other lowering-the-helmet shots, more frequently in weeks to come....
an after-the-fact fine for an infraction that went uncalled isn’t a good look for the men in stripes.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/10/12/he...es-2018-season
Agreed.
The NFL just got word that ratings are up.
What do you think Goodell is going to do? He's going to pounce on an opportunity to expand and then strictly enforce any safety rules that appear to be accepted by the public.
He looks at this as a chance to make the game safer, prevent future lawsuits, and last but not least....make more money and acquire more power.
He is emboldened by everything above. Fining these players like Watt is the trial balloon to see how much the public will accept.
He doesn't care about the players. This is about money and power.
The penalties are going to get worse....not better.
I always did find Gabrielle Union attractive for some reason. Now, if you can pull your eyes away from that for a few seconds, the other gifs in there made me shake my head at some of the penalties that were called, like the defensive players on his knees making a tackle, and being called for going in head first.
Roger Goodell is laughable, he really is
I am hoping that all the karma that the league has built up through ongoing pussification will snap back like a rubber band soon, with the result that you can stab the QB up to three times without a penalty.
See you Space Cowboy ...
People keep asking me why I stopped watching the NFL. This shit is one of the main reasons.
Pffft... $20,000. Harrison would have been fined $50,000.
#salty
When I heard that they really fined Watt for that... I'm just waiting that they fine anyone who touches the QB unless it's a sack. Like when it's roughing/running into the kicker when you try to block a punt but don't get a piece of the football.