Official 2012-2013 NFL Football Thread

[onebadmollafolla]

This season has left me uncertain...all around. The only team I see being very dominant is the 49r's. Their defense is disgusting. Packers need to improve if they plan on going all the way. Time will tell.

[CoreyB]

Patriots W T F was that?

[j2k4]

Patriots W T F was that?

Surprised?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Golden Tate doing work.




Bonus gif

[stealthee]

New Orleans Saints' Jonathan Vilma meets with commissioner Roger Goodell - ESPN

[zelstin]

I really don't care for the defenseless reciever rule, but that should have been a PF with or without it. 1. He launched 2. He was too high

And that game still makes me sick.

Apparently, he heard me through the TV.
Washington Redskins WR Josh Morgan receives death threats on Twitter - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

[HilbillyHomeboy]

I really don't care for the defenseless reciever rule, but that should have been a PF with or without it. 1. He launched 2. He was too high

And that game still makes me sick.

Apparently, he heard me through the TV.
Washington Redskins WR Josh Morgan receives death threats on Twitter - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

Yeah, I don't like it either.

“It is a foul if a player initiates unnecessary contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture.
(a) Players in a defenseless posture are: [. . .]
(2) A receiver attempting to catch a pass; or who has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a runner. If the receiver/runner is capable of avoiding or warding off the impending contact of an opponent, he is no longer a defenseless player;
[. . .]
(b) Prohibited contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture is:
(1) Forcibly hitting the defenseless player’s head or neck area with the helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder, regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the defenseless player by encircling or grasping him; and
(2) Lowering the head and making forcible contact with the top/crown or forehead/”hairline” parts of the helmet against any part of the defenseless player’s body.”

1. To my knowledge, there's nothing that says you can't launch. You just can't spear with your head. He did not spear.

2. I can't tell from this angle, but it looks as if the hit is to the shoulder pads/chest, rather than the head/neck. Plus, he caught the ball, faced the defender and took ~2 steps(aka becoming a runner, admittedly this one is borderline and probably should've been called). HOWEVER, the rule is not being called consistently, and I don't mean just this year with the replacement refs. It was the same way last season.

3. Finnegan is a dick that gets away with a lot of shit, and baits players into pf's. Still no excuse for Morgan throwing the ball; friggin' bonehead.

"He's the ultimate competitor, a great competitor," Morgan said. "He's one of those guys that plays—you know how they say play to the whistle? He's one of those guys that plays until you walk back to the huddle…He's just got a little extracurricular with him, you know." [...]
"You don't want to be the second guy because the second guy is going to get caught," Morgan said. "He's going to come at you and he's going to be the first, second and third guy. You've got to remind yourself not to be that fourth and fifth guy, and throw your hands up and walk back to the huddle."

Jeremy

[zelstin]

Yeah, I don't like it either.



1. To my knowledge, there's nothing that says you can't launch. You just can't spear with your head. He did not spear.

2. I can't tell from this angle, but it looks as if the hit is to the shoulder pads/chest, rather than the head/neck. Plus, he caught the ball, faced the defender and took ~2 steps(aka becoming a runner, admittedly this one is borderline and probably should've been called). HOWEVER, the rule is not being called consistently, and I don't mean just this year with the replacement refs. It was the same way last season.

3. Finnegan is a dick that gets away with a lot of shit, and baits players into pf's. Still no excuse for Morgan throwing the ball; friggin' bonehead.



Jeremy

h) If a receiver has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself, a defensive player is prohibited from launching (springing forward and upward) into him in a way that causes the defensive player’s helmet, facemask, shoulder, or forearm to forcibly strike the receiver’s head or neck area—even if the initial contact of the defender’s helmet, facemask, shoulder, or forearm is lower than the receiver’s neck.

But I'll agree that the refs have been inconsistant with this rule since it was implemented...unless you're name is James Harrison.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

But I'll agree that the refs have been inconsistant with this rule since it was implemented...unless you're name is James Harrison.

Yes, but none of that happened. What I see is Morgan getting tattooed so hard in the chest that his head snaps back. It is a shitty angle though. Perhaps a different camera would show he did get struck in the neck.

In this still frame, it is clear the helmets never make contact. I can also see the defenders right and left hand to Morgan's right side. He's maybe a touch early, but a no call there is legit in my book.



Yes, James Harrison simply being on the field is a personal foul, according to the refs. He makes some nasty, and often dirty, hits, but he also gets unfairly categorized a lot.

Jeremy

[onebadmollafolla]

Amature hour.