More Banjo: Week 2 versus Vikings

[bobblehead]

Clay should just be cut right now. That is 2 weeks in a row.

He sees Cousin throwing the ball. Just push him and don’t give the ref any reason to fuck up the call.

And what if cousins tucks the ball and you just pushed him and then he rolls away and throws a TD pass?

[mraynrand]

And if you shove him and he doesn't throw the ball but stumbles away and then completes a 50 yard bomb?

Ask Mike Daniels what he thinks

[bobblehead]

Awful call and the explanation is even worse. Clay lifted him? Try again

I guess he is supposed to leg sweep him so he can get him to the ground without lifting?

[bobblehead]

SWEEP THE LEG JONNY!!!

[bobblehead]

COBRA KAI!!!

NO MERCY!!!

[Rutnstrut]

Shit like this is what these players should be protesting. With rules and enforcement like this defensive players are going to be afraid to do their job. This will affect the quality of the "product" across the board. Great job NFL on cutting your own throat.

[Rutnstrut]

Discretion is the better part of valor. Tight game with lead, might be time for the 2 handed shove. Why risk giving them the time and field position they need to tie up the game?

These guys are coached all their lives to go hard until the whistle. Now you want them to kinda go hard. Just make the game flag football and get it over with.

[Patler]

Anyone besides me see the second db come in and intentionally drop a forearm to Adams head? Should have been 15 yards no question. The officiating in this game was horrendous. Its the way it works in the NFL. When you get the reputation as the better team you get the calls as well.

On the first incompletion in the end zone? Ya, I mentioned it to Mrs. Patler as we watched the game. But, I think it was Kendricks, not a DB.

[texaspackerbacker]

I waded through the last four pages here since I last was on, and hell yeah, the Matthews hit was NOT illegal - old rules, new rules, any rules. The only play where the news rules entered into it was Daniels acting out of fear of a penalty on that near-sack. Enough has been said about Matthews, though.

The rotten call on Lane Taylor was just as egregious, and the no call of pass interference when Graham's arm was clearly grabbed before the ball arrived was worse yet and probably had more effect on the game.

I haven't read much here about Davante Adams' TD catch that was taken away. Clearly - to me - he was on the ground with possession - hand pinning it to thigh or body - before the ball started to come loose. Anybody disagree with that?

For all those reasons, this game was stolen from the Packers.

[texaspackerbacker]

On the bright side, coming out of this with a tie, considering all the adversity of the officiating plus Rodgers being less than 100% plus our young DBs not being as good as they should be farther into the season, I'd say the Packers clearly established their superiority against their prime division opponent and one of the top teams in the league.

[yetisnowman]

It's really a sad state of affairs. Here we are debating whether a Packer defender should try to put a clean hit on a QB, or just hold back because even if he does 5/5 of the things correctly he will still get penalized. I've watched that play 30 times, and it's just as ridiculous as the first time I watched it. I still can't believe that gave the game away.

[Harlan Huckleby]

If he doesn't dip his head he goes helmet to helmet. He made a textbook tackle and rolled away from "driving" him into the ground.

exactly right. I really don't get what else anybody is seeing.

[Harlan Huckleby]

For all those reasons, this game was stolen from the Packers.

the Packers would have won if the rules were correctly enforced.

But I don't feel that bad about it because the Vikings played a good second half, they made big plays. It's not like the Packers dominated them if you look at big picture. So packers got fucked, but vaseline was used.

[channtheman]

Refs were terrible. Couple bad calls both ways, but we got hurt way more. Took away a TD on a phantom hold. Took away INT to seal game with phantom roughing passer. Vikings should consider themselves lucky to even get a tie.

[channtheman]

To add to the Matthews situation. We see what happens when you let up "after the QB throws the ball" during the Mike Daniels play in the 3rd quarter. Defender doesn't wrap up or hit QB and instead of a sack it's a 1 yard gain... or potentially worse.