More Banjo: Week 14 vs Seahawks

[beveaux1]

Nope, not true. Even though the Packers beat the Giants if the Giants have a better record they get the home playoff game.

I believe that a division winner will always get home field over a wild card team, no matter the record.

[ThunderDan]

I believe that a division winner will always get home field over a wild card team, no matter the record.

I was picturing both GB and NY as wild card teams. PB is correct if we win our division and NY is the wildcard.

[Fritz]

Seattle is vulnerable, but those vulnerabilities show up on the road. Which hurts their mediocre or worse O line and slows down the normally excellent D line.

They will be different in Seattle, but not invulnerable as the Packers have showed 3 times in a row.

Here's what should keep you up at night: Giants are going to make the playoffs as a wildcard team. Which means if both Packer and G-men are in, they would play at Lambeau.

Oh, I'm there already. The frigid conditions, the supposedly superior Packer team. It's déjà vu all over again.

[smuggler]

I do not ever want to play the New Eli Giants again. Ever.

[Joemailman]

Rob Demovsky
ESPN Staff Writer

Richard Sherman was fined $18,231 as a repeat offender for an unpenalized hit on Packers receiver Davante Adams. K.J. Wright was fined $48,620 as a repeat offender before an unnecessary roughness hit on Richard Rodgers. Cliff Avril was not fined for punching T.J. Lang below the belt. It's possible it couldn't be seen on video.

[hoosier]

The all-22 doesn't show the Avril punch but it's weird to think that none of the TV cameras in the stadium would have captured it.

[George Cumby]

A good recent example is the 49ers. It was just a few short years ago that many on here feared them over anyone else in the NFC. How many times were the Packers, TT and MM compared to the 49ers? Many come and go to the playoff scene, but only a few remain in it for prolonged periods.

When the Niners were in their recent heyday, the local radio guys were GUSHING over Baalke having a passel of early round picks and were giddy as an eighth grade girl going to the prom with the Varsity QB. They were convinced they were on the brink of a dynasty.

If I cared, I would go back and dig up the thread foretelling the demise of the pocket QB as Wilson and Kaepernick were the new standard by which quarterbacks would be measured.

A few years later? Here we are.

[pbmax]

2 out of 3 ain't bad

After an unnecessary roughness penalty, linebacker K.J. Wright was fined $48,620 as a repeat offender. Wright delivered a high hit to Packers tight end Richard Rodgers as Rodgers attempted to make a reception.

Cornerback Richard Sherman was fined $18,231 as a repeat offender for a hit on Packers wide receiver Davante Adams. Sherman was not flagged during the game.

No fine was given to Seahawks pass rusher Cliff Avril after Packers offensive lineman T.J. Lang accused Avril of hitting him below the belt.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/12/16/wright-sherman-fined-heavily-for-repeat-offenses/

[pbmax]

http://www.footballzebras.com/2016/12/16/week-14-remainders-brady-signals-for-play-clock-reset-and-gets-it/

From an officiating standpoint, the rules of play say Sherman was allowed this hit. But the NFL review committee also considers player safety, which is why Sherman got fined. Video at site above.

UPDATE: Per ESPN, Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman was fined for his hit on Packers receiver Devante Adams. Characterized as a “repeat offender,” Sherman was fined $18,231. It’s worth noting that a different part of the NFL’s Football Operations rules on the fines. For the most part, there is coordination with the Officiating Department. The hit was categorized under general unnecessary roughness and is entirely a judgment call, with Jon Runyan making the call on roughness fines. The hit was clean within the rules but the league prioritizes and maintains discretion over player safety.