If it walks like a duck....
Gotta love curmudgeon s in the morning. Interesting comment when you say "typical"
Have a great day, hope it gets better and you find a chance to smile today my friend.
Let's stop playing games here, please. I'm pretty sure you don't like me. It's a carry over from that other forum.
That's fine. I know I don't like you. Rules say I have to leave it at that. So please, put me on ignore, or whatever you want to do to stop interacting with me.
That would definitely make me smile.
Oh come ON Ax, I agreed with your initial interpretation, like I said I was just as disgusted, but now that we see the league has apologized and it wasn't even illegal we and everyone who was outraged were just wrong. The kid made a good play that never should have been flagged. If it fired up the Eagles so what? If the refs handled it correctly they would have flagged Philly and tossed Philly players who reacted wrongly to a legal play and that bump would have been a hit to them. They have to give up the ball instead of scoring there and it would have made a significant difference in the scoring differential and momentum. It's OK to admit we're wrong without getting bent about it.
Like you, I was going on what has been the case for a while. I know damn well over the last few seasons the issue has been raised a time or two. I also don't doubt that if it happens to Brady, or Manning, we might get yet another interpretation. Or, a re-write of the rule. Before this indecent, I'd bet most officiating crews in the league would have called it the same way. The league office does a poor job at time concerning it's own rules. That why coaches send film and complaints to them all the time. Their rulings are often inconsistent.
Nothing wrong with being wrong. I just lack much respect for "I told you so" people. Most, though not all, don't deserve any. IMHO
Well, the league felt differently. Told everyone the hit was legal. There would be no fine.
These 'cheap shots' you mention happen on about 40% of all plays. It's every player's responsibility to have their head on a swivel and anticipate getting blocked. Especially qbs who throw interceptions. There was nothing 'cheap' about that legal hit.
You're right, they did claim it as "legal". They also left open the interpretation of it being a cheap shot, which it was, IMO. And they did call it a blind side hit.
Again, let's see what happens next time. Who it's against. Who gets hit. Who gets hurt.
I know in the good ole days, turnovers meant, seek out and kill the QB. They just reopened the season. Just aim for the ribs.
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