Studs And Duds - Week 1

[Pugger]

Officiating was a dud. Apparantly defensive PI isn't a thing anymore? Too many phantom calls, Richardson's being the worst, and the holding being second. Overall a sloppy game by the officials, but at least they caught Cobb covering the TE, because that's a POE this season... because it's obviously ruining the game.

And as usual, Buck/Aikman were duds. Most annoying commentary was on Jones' first TD, where he had one arm being held down and the defender's body all up in him, and Aikman praising the great coverage.

If you read bare forums they are all crying about our DBs holding and no calls.

[Tony Oday]

WTF really?! They mugged our WR as per usual and no calls ever.

[pbmax]

To be fair, Demarious Randall, world's greatest tackling DB, was doing a surprisingly effective imitation of Grabby McSmurf on a few plays.

[mraynrand]

"Most annoying commentary was on Jones' first TD, where he had one arm being held down and the defender's body all up in him, and Aikman praising the great coverage."


"If you read bare forums they are all crying about our DBs holding and no calls."



- "good coverage" is stopping the WR using whatever tricks you can get away with - the interference by the Chicago DB was 'good coverage' because he turned his head enough to convince the ref he was playing the ball.

This is Belicheat 101 - mug the WRs early and often and force the Refs to call everything or swallow their whistles, don't be obvious enough that they have to call it, bump and hold as much as you possibly can get away with.

[MadScientist]

- "good coverage" is stopping the WR using whatever tricks you can get away with - the interference by the Chicago DB was 'good coverage' because he turned his head enough to convince the ref he was playing the ball.

This is Belicheat 101 - mug the WRs early and often and force the Refs to call everything or swallow their whistles, don't be obvious enough that they have to call it, bump and hold as much as you possibly can get away with.

To be fair, Woodson and Harris pretty much flat out stated that was the way they played.

I'm not sure they qualify as studs, but the special teams and the OL were solid, when I was expecting complete shit for both.

[SkinBasket]

I understand it happens frequently on both sides of the ball, but every GB TD throw and the ONE they actually did call for Jones in the end zone was PI. Hell, their WR even committed PI without a call. Just wish they would change the rules to achieve competitive balance between offense and defense instead of changing which rules they choose to enforce or not enforce from one season to the next.

[mraynrand]

Overall a sloppy game by the officials, but at least they caught Cobb covering the TE, because that's a POE this season... because it's obviously ruining the game.

It's hard to see why this is retained as a penalty.

Also dislike the penalty that wouldn't exist but for the previous penalty. Case in point: Shields' interference in end zone, which would not have mattered if Chicago O-line had not held. But there's no good way to eliminate these kinds of annoying offsetting penalties, methinks.

[mraynrand]

dp

[pbmax]

All DBs should just wear boxing gloves.

[sharpe1027]

It's hard to see why this is retained as a penalty.

Also dislike the penalty that wouldn't exist but for the previous penalty. Case in point: Shields' interference in end zone, which would not have mattered if Chicago O-line had not held. But there's no good way to eliminate these kinds of annoying offsetting penalties, methinks.

They made a point of emphasis to get rid of offsetting personal fouls by penalizing the instigator. Of course, that sends the message that you can do whatever you want as long as you do it second (short of something that would get you tossed out of the game)

They could, for example, have certain pre-throw penalties take priority over post-throw penalties. Thus, a PI would not cancel out the OL holding because the ball would be need to be in the air for the PI to occur (post-throw), but holding by the DB would offset holding by the OL (pre-throw). It is kind of similar to how they presently differentiate dead ball, after-the-play, penalties from live play penalties.

[Guiness]

at least they caught Cobb covering the TE, because that's a POE this season... because it's obviously ruining the game.

Not sure what your talking about here?

[pbmax]

Not sure what your talking about here?

Illegal formation call. You cannot have 2 eligible receivers next to each other and both on the LOS. That is why slot/WR or TE must step back 1-2 yards from LOS when getting set.

You do need one eligible on the LOS though. Remember Chmura always gesturing to the receiver out side of him to step up when he moved back to be a wing? If an eligible receiver isn't on the LOS, then the Tackle is in an eligible position with an ineligible number.

Its all a very simple 8 page flowchart.

[mraynrand]

They made a point of emphasis to get rid of offsetting personal fouls by penalizing the instigator. Of course, that sends the message that you can do whatever you want as long as you do it second (short of something that would get you tossed out of the game)

They could, for example, have certain pre-throw penalties take priority over post-throw penalties. Thus, a PI would not cancel out the OL holding because the ball would be need to be in the air for the PI to occur (post-throw), but holding by the DB would offset holding by the OL (pre-throw). It is kind of similar to how they presently differentiate dead ball, after-the-play, penalties from live play penalties.

Yes!

This is what I was proposing to the family yesterday during the game. They were completely uninterested.

[ThunderDan]

Yes!

This is what I was proposing to the family yesterday during the game. They were completely uninterested.

Maybe it was the presenter ..... ZING!

[mraynrand]

Maybe it was the presenter ..... ZING!

Probably so!