More Banjo: Week 6 vs Detroit

[Teamcheez1]

I'm not buying the supposed bad calls against Detroit.
There were numerous calls against the Packers that were just as suspect.
That's football.
Booger showed his true colors by complaining about every single call that didn't go the Lions way.

[Fosco33]

Ha! All those folks calling for PI in 4th q. Come on. The first hands to the face seemed bad but the second from refs angle would’ve been tough - give it to Bahk for acting. And maybe that was happening all game and we were bitching about it. For all the times refs have really screwed us - the Lions left tons of points out there. Six drives inside our 35 and come away with 22 pts... blaming refs w/o taking notice of the teams role is just bitching.

[pbmax]

It’s also pretty clear on the replay of the concussion hit, he stops playing the ball before it gets there because he’s anticipating contact. Literally turns his head and shoulder. This isn’t rocket science. Stop hitting people in the head.

Same thing in a college game this weekend, I forget who, might have been the Badgers. Defender is in classic spear position but never pulls off when runner goes to ground. Just a plain old fashioned spear.

[pbmax]

Also, on the Redmond contact play, I don't care what those fools say, he ran his arm across the receiver's chest, but he never blocked his arms nor moved the player. It's actually a pretty damn fine defensive play. Patricia with his NE upbringing should never complain (and for all i know he didn't complain at all), considering those guys grab and hold all the time, as a matter of technique and strategy.

It was the easiest of all the non calls on PI last night. Its dramatic looking because he arm travels all the way across, but it doesn't affect the receiver much at all.

[ThunderDan]

If you are not calling the Det player for shoving Jones in the chest and putting him on the ground, you are not calling Redmond for running his arm across the Det WR's chest.

[Fosco33]

Didn’t jones get pushed (and fell down) on a route too? There are probably a dozen non calls every game. Let them play.

[pbmax]

If you are not calling the Det player for shoving Jones in the chest and putting him on the ground, you are not calling Redmond for running his arm across the Det WR's chest.

Detroit was operating with the normal 10 yard chuck zone that the Patriots use.

[pbmax]

Only thing better would have been throw to outside shoulder so he could ask the cheerleader out that night.

[pbmax]

Caught it with his eyes shut.

[texaspackerbacker]

It seemed like the refs had their minds made up to be lax on calling pass interference the whole game - both teams. One of the few good points Ol' Booger made was about Patricia copying Belichek (and I suppose the Packers and pretty much all teams do this) studying the tendencies of officials going into the game.

[Radagast]

Bakh said the guy had his hand in his throat all night. When I think about it, he does grab the jersey, but then he shoves his fist right in the OTs throat but thinks he should get away with it cuz he’s also gripping the jersey. Its a veteran move. Savvy by flowers. But he is the throat punching him in a sneaky way and that is illegal hands to to the face.

RG is quite right about Mr.Flowers. He was using a sneaky move to try to gain an advantage on LT David Bakhtiari. The official was most correct to call it too. I won't be surprised to see this move flagged in more league games moving forward.

As for Tex, by now he should have a greater appreciation for the GB running game.

[texaspackerbacker]

RG is quite right about Mr.Flowers. He was using a sneaky move to try to gain an advantage on LT David Bakhtiari. The official was most correct to call it too. I won't be surprised to see this move flagged in more league games moving forward.

As for Tex, by now he should have a greater appreciation for the GB running game.

You haven't been paying attention hahahaha. I do have a degree of greater appreciation for the running game. HOWEVER, the very first series that the Packers had the ball, what did they do? Run it twice, and then a throw by necessity on third down - catchable but dropped, then punt. THAT to me, typifies the run-first mentality that so many seem to crave. I was ranting at the TV about that time calling it (and LaFleur) stupid.

Of course, we had good success running the ball later - I will say good, not great. The fact is, though, it was the passing success of Rodgers or at least the threat of it that made that running game possible. Another point damn Booger made (and hell yeah, I hate him as much as anybody) was that the Packers running game worked best, maybe only worked, if we had a lot of WRs and it looked like we were set up for a pass play. Does anybody seriously think that would have been possible with a lesser QB, especially with this O Line which rose all the way up to mediocre plus one last night?

[pbmax]

Its obvious that this team, Jones or Williams, runs better inside. No reason to stop featuring it.

[pbmax]

Is hands to the throat a hands to the face penalty? Is that part of the of the rule?

Good to know, its a penalty. All the Lions fans and radio guys can get stuffed.

ARTICLE 7. ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS BY DEFENSE
It is a foul if a defensive player thrusts his hands or arms forward above the frame of an opponent to forcibly contact him on the neck, face, or head.

Note: Contact in close-line play is not a foul, unless it is direct and forcible, or prolonged.

Penalty: For Illegal Use of Hands by the Defense: Loss of five yards and an automatic first down.

[bobblehead]

I am not being dumb about that last call. Bach got his hand on the facemask for a moment and the Lions defender got his whole hand into Bach, right? Same play?

I find that play less controversial that the earlier defensive holding called hands to the face.

As I said before. The lions were mugging our already depleted WR all game. The TWO plays before the drive he cried about Redmon committing interference the Lions DBs should have been flagged. Never even looked for the ball. Blatant interference. I didn't hear booger cry for us. He was more biased than aikman doing a cowboy game.