January 22, 200719 yr Such a compicated rule. Everyone knows it needs work. It has played a big factor in some games this year. What do you suggest? Should it be reviewable?
January 22, 200719 yr They need to back off a little I think. I almost think it should be like the facemask rule with a 5 and 15 yarder. I jumped off the couch when Jackson picked the ball off tonight but I wasn't so sure that it should have been a roughing call.
January 22, 200719 yr Such a compicated rule. Everyone knows it needs work. It has played a big factor in some games this year. What do you suggest? Should it be reviewable? No. If that happened, everytime a QB is hit, they'd have to review it. My opinion, is that the rule should be ammended to where the QB actually hits the ground. An arm in the face is just pathetic. It would have been different if the defender smacked him with his arm on the helmet. This rule caused some teams a win on touches.
January 22, 200719 yr The roughing the passer call on the Pats tonight was pretty bogus. The guy just tapped Manning's helmet.
January 22, 200719 yr They have 100% been very touchy with the call this year. But, it is a judgement thing. They are going to have to be a little tougher on it, but at the same time more consistent. I saw Peyton get hit a lot harder after another pass than he was on that throw. I wouldn't be opposed to having a 5 and a 15 yard penalty as that would smooth it out a bit. P.S. That call didn't lose the Pats the game tonight.
January 22, 200719 yr P.S. That call didn't lose the Pats the game tonight. Although I thought it was a bad call, I agree with you on that statement. I think Manning gets them in the end zone.
January 22, 200719 yr P.S. That call didn't lose the Pats the game tonight. If I remember correctly that call was during a very critical drive and advanced the ball half the distance to the goal. It may not have cost them the game, but it was a huge call that ESPN even said was sketchy.
January 22, 200719 yr Author Hit the helmet and get the flag. Not a hard rule to grasp for the D... I didn't want this to be about the call on Manning but about the rule in general.
January 22, 200719 yr A terrible choice to call a penalty, I am so happy it had no measurable effect on the outcome of the game.
January 22, 200719 yr Hit the helmet and get the flag. Not a hard rule to grasp for the D... Not hard to grasp but some of the calls I've seen were terrible. The Smith on Gradkowski, and Jenkins vs Hasselbeck were two awful calls by NFL refs.
January 22, 200719 yr Are they really bad calls? The rule is that if you hit them in the head it's a penalty. Seems pretty straightforward to me. The problem shouldn't lie with the officials throwing the flag; instead, it should be with the rule in general. But as long as the quarterback is the highest paid player in the league, we'll have this problem.
January 22, 200719 yr Are they really bad calls? The rule is that if you hit them in the head it's a penalty. Seems pretty straightforward to me. The problem shouldn't lie with the officials throwing the flag; instead, it should be with the rule in general. But as long as the quarterback is the highest paid player in the league, we'll have this problem. :thumb:
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