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OT: Starving for defense?
Watch the Panthers tonight at home vs. the Pats. Carolina has quietly assembled the best front 7 in the NFL...and that's not hyperbole. Last week, by the 4th quarter Kaepernick looked dazed and completely befuddled, and the front 4 manhandled what was supposed to be the best OLine in the game...
SI.com: Dominant defensive line play key to Panthers' resurgence
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
What did you of that call-turned-non-call at the end of the game? Had to be defensive holding at least, but since it was the Patriots getting screwed by the officials for a change, I took it all in stride...Way to go, Panthers!
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
It was interesting to say the least.(fair warning here, I'm a Patriots fan) I really don't understand how you throw the flag, and then pick it up. It's pretty tough to say that a ball that's under thrown by 5 yards is uncatchable to me. It didn't look like Gronk was going to be able to get back to the ball, but a lot of that could have to do with the defender hugging him as he turned around.
I've seen worse calls for sure, and the Patriots wouldn't have needed a call there if they hadn't fumbled the ball on the 10 earlier in the game. It was a great game, and both teams looked really good. I always hate it when games end on controversial calls, but like I said, I've seen much worse than this before.
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
It wasn't just the underthrow. The Head Official said Tuesday, after reviewing the tape, that they made the right call. The determination was that Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the point where the ball was intercepted even without being defended. Since the interception happened too far upfield, it was uncatchable for the receiver in question.
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
for my point of view , if the receiver can catch the ball or not had nothing to do with pass interference
Got no reason to change the call ,,,,,the defender interfere or not
many time in the nfl you see player catch ball that seem unreal
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11-20-2013 04:21 PM |
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
(11-20-2013 03:46 PM)blazr Wrote: It wasn't just the underthrow. The Head Official said Tuesday, after reviewing the tape, that they made the right call. The determination was that Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the point where the ball was intercepted even without being defended. Since the interception happened too far upfield, it was uncatchable for the receiver in question.
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A head official is going to side with his people when he can. It was a close call, and a bit of a judgement call. I just don't see how you determine Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the ball when he was being hugged. He was in the middle of the end zone when the ball was in the air, and the ball was intercepted in the end zone. Again, I don't think he could have gotten to it either, but these guys are all incredible athletes, so who knows?
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11-20-2013 05:07 PM |
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Re: RE: OT: Starving for defense?
(11-20-2013 04:21 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote: for my point of view , if the receiver can catch the ball or not had nothing to do with pass interference
Got no reason to change the call ,,,,,the defender interfere or not
many time in the nfl you see player catch ball that seem unreal
But the very definition of pass interference includes whether a pass is catchable. That covers over- or underthrown but also covers, say, balls that are tipped. If the ball was intercepted at a point before it would ever have reached the receiver, then it's uncatchable.
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Re: RE: OT: Starving for defense?
(11-20-2013 05:07 PM)blazers9911 Wrote: (11-20-2013 03:46 PM)blazr Wrote: It wasn't just the underthrow. The Head Official said Tuesday, after reviewing the tape, that they made the right call. The determination was that Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the point where the ball was intercepted even without being defended. Since the interception happened too far upfield, it was uncatchable for the receiver in question.
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A head official is going to side with his people when he can. It was a close call, and a bit of a judgement call. I just don't see how you determine Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the ball when he was being hugged. He was in the middle of the end zone when the ball was in the air, and the ball was intercepted in the end zone. Again, I don't think he could have gotten to it either, but these guys are all incredible athletes, so who knows?
The ball was intercepted at the 2 yd line. That was part of the official's statement. It means Gronk was 7-8 yards away when the ball was caught. He would have had to stop his momentum and get MORE THAN 7-8 yds back upfield to have caught the ball before it was intercepted. Take out the interception and the flag definitely stands.
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
(11-20-2013 05:07 PM)blazr Wrote: (11-20-2013 04:21 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote: for my point of view , if the receiver can catch the ball or not had nothing to do with pass interference
Got no reason to change the call ,,,,,the defender interfere or not
many time in the nfl you see player catch ball that seem unreal
But the very definition of pass interference includes whether a pass is catchable. That covers over- or underthrown but also covers, say, balls that are tipped. If the ball was intercepted at a point before it would ever have reached the receiver, then it's uncatchable.
it understand but those guys are too fast ,,,,the ref cannot make all those decisions in a fraction of second ,,,,because if they did ,,,they will not be referee
the no call was predeterminate before he make the call .They will never admit it
that is same reason why when UAB play well against rich teams ,,,,we rarely get the call
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11-20-2013 05:22 PM |
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
Hehe, true Frenchy. But, in this case, I would think the NFL would be more interested in protecting the Pats than Carolina. Especially with their showdown against the Broncos coming up this Sunday.
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11-20-2013 05:50 PM |
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
(11-20-2013 05:13 PM)blazr Wrote: (11-20-2013 05:07 PM)blazers9911 Wrote: (11-20-2013 03:46 PM)blazr Wrote: It wasn't just the underthrow. The Head Official said Tuesday, after reviewing the tape, that they made the right call. The determination was that Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the point where the ball was intercepted even without being defended. Since the interception happened too far upfield, it was uncatchable for the receiver in question.
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A head official is going to side with his people when he can. It was a close call, and a bit of a judgement call. I just don't see how you determine Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the ball when he was being hugged. He was in the middle of the end zone when the ball was in the air, and the ball was intercepted in the end zone. Again, I don't think he could have gotten to it either, but these guys are all incredible athletes, so who knows?
The ball was intercepted at the 2 yd line. That was part of the official's statement. It means Gronk was 7-8 yards away when the ball was caught. He would have had to stop his momentum and get MORE THAN 7-8 yds back upfield to have caught the ball before it was intercepted. Take out the interception and the flag definitely stands.
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And end zone is 10 yards, correct? Gronk was towards the back, but he was not in the very back when he started getting bear hugged. I'm thinking if the ball was caught 2 yards in, Gronk had to make up about 5 yards to get near it. It seems like a tough task, but again, with a guy pushing him in the opposite direction, we'll never know. Personally, I don't think the fact that it was intercepted should have anything to do with it. If there is pass interference, the fact that a defender made a play shouldn't take it out.
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
(11-20-2013 05:53 PM)blazers9911 Wrote: (11-20-2013 05:13 PM)blazr Wrote: (11-20-2013 05:07 PM)blazers9911 Wrote: (11-20-2013 03:46 PM)blazr Wrote: It wasn't just the underthrow. The Head Official said Tuesday, after reviewing the tape, that they made the right call. The determination was that Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the point where the ball was intercepted even without being defended. Since the interception happened too far upfield, it was uncatchable for the receiver in question.
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A head official is going to side with his people when he can. It was a close call, and a bit of a judgement call. I just don't see how you determine Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the ball when he was being hugged. He was in the middle of the end zone when the ball was in the air, and the ball was intercepted in the end zone. Again, I don't think he could have gotten to it either, but these guys are all incredible athletes, so who knows?
The ball was intercepted at the 2 yd line. That was part of the official's statement. It means Gronk was 7-8 yards away when the ball was caught. He would have had to stop his momentum and get MORE THAN 7-8 yds back upfield to have caught the ball before it was intercepted. Take out the interception and the flag definitely stands.
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And end zone is 10 yards, correct? Gronk was towards the back, but he was not in the very back when he started getting bear hugged. I'm thinking if the ball was caught 2 yards in, Gronk had to make up about 5 yards to get near it. It seems like a tough task, but again, with a guy pushing him in the opposite direction, we'll never know. Personally, I don't think the fact that it was intercepted should have anything to do with it. If there is pass interference, the fact that a defender made a play shouldn't take it out.
It is a long standing rule that any "tip" or other defensive player's contact with the ball before it reaches the receiver nullifies the interference penalty. The same thing would have been the ruling had the ball been tipped at the line of scrimmage.
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11-20-2013 06:03 PM |
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RE: OT: Starving for defense?
(11-20-2013 06:03 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: (11-20-2013 05:53 PM)blazers9911 Wrote: (11-20-2013 05:13 PM)blazr Wrote: (11-20-2013 05:07 PM)blazers9911 Wrote: (11-20-2013 03:46 PM)blazr Wrote: It wasn't just the underthrow. The Head Official said Tuesday, after reviewing the tape, that they made the right call. The determination was that Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the point where the ball was intercepted even without being defended. Since the interception happened too far upfield, it was uncatchable for the receiver in question.
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A head official is going to side with his people when he can. It was a close call, and a bit of a judgement call. I just don't see how you determine Gronk couldn't have gotten back to the ball when he was being hugged. He was in the middle of the end zone when the ball was in the air, and the ball was intercepted in the end zone. Again, I don't think he could have gotten to it either, but these guys are all incredible athletes, so who knows?
The ball was intercepted at the 2 yd line. That was part of the official's statement. It means Gronk was 7-8 yards away when the ball was caught. He would have had to stop his momentum and get MORE THAN 7-8 yds back upfield to have caught the ball before it was intercepted. Take out the interception and the flag definitely stands.
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And end zone is 10 yards, correct? Gronk was towards the back, but he was not in the very back when he started getting bear hugged. I'm thinking if the ball was caught 2 yards in, Gronk had to make up about 5 yards to get near it. It seems like a tough task, but again, with a guy pushing him in the opposite direction, we'll never know. Personally, I don't think the fact that it was intercepted should have anything to do with it. If there is pass interference, the fact that a defender made a play shouldn't take it out.
It is a long standing rule that any "tip" or other defensive player's contact with the ball before it reaches the receiver nullifies the interference penalty. The same thing would have been the ruling had the ball been tipped at the line of scrimmage.
Yes, but that doesn't mean you can mug a guy before the ball is tipped.
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OT: Starving for defense?
It was definitely bang-bang and I thought for sure we had lost the game right there. It was an excellent job by the Back Judge to immediately call the Line Judge in to get his perspective.
I'll tell you, this city was pumped for that game. Granted we only get "special" college games (bowl games, ACC champ, kickoff classics) but this is an NFL town. And I hate to say it, but NFL tailgating beats the pants off the college version...and I've been to Tuscaloosa, The Grove, and the Biggest Cocktail party.
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