Is there anything Roeth cannot do?
As for the events of that fourth quarter....
This Big Ben is the "Real Deal". Nice tackle in the open field. I'm guessing that he could play at least 4 positions on "D" and another 4 on "O". He can also read and write.
I was very disappointed in the Colts. They didn't look playoff ready at all. They acted like they were surprised that playoff football was more intense. Lame effort all around.
I'm still waiting for a rational explanation of the interception that wasn't. How can a defender catch a ball with both hands, fall to the ground WITH CONTROL of the ball, roll over, and begin to get up and run, THEN lose the ball as he's coming to his feet, and IT'S NOT A CATCH?! I don't care how many ways they read that rule on tv, it's absolutely crazy. An offensive player has to do nothing more than control the ball and get both feel down. The guy's WHOLE BODY was down! Glad THAT worked out right anyway.
Karl Wrote:I'm still waiting for a rational explanation of the interception that wasn't. How can a defender catch a ball with both hands, fall to the ground WITH CONTROL of the ball, roll over, and begin to get up and run, THEN lose the ball as he's coming to his feet, and IT'S NOT A CATCH?! I don't care how many ways they read that rule on tv, it's absolutely crazy. An offensive player has to do nothing more than control the ball and get both feel down. The guy's WHOLE BODY was down! Glad THAT worked out right anyway.
Welcome to the new tuck rule - my guess is that they said that he did not get up off the ground to make his "football move" with control, as his right knee was still on the ground while his left knee was knocking the ball out of his hand.
Does that mean that if he stays on the ground, it is an INT. That makes no sense. Under the old rules, he was down and the INT is good and he is not entitled to advance the ball. CRAZY.
Quote:Under the old rules, he was down and the INT is good and he is not entitled to advance the ball. CRAZY.
I believe in the NFL you have always been able to get up and run with the ball. (Assuming, of course, an opposing player hasn't touched or tackled you.)
Hate the Steelers but Big Ben is definitely a good NFL QB.
Hate the Steelers but the officials clearly screwed them on that INT call.
Hate the Steelers but they were the better team today. I just hope they lose next weekend.
Ben showed once again that he is clearly the best QB from that draft class. He's got all the tools and that tackle was just the icing on the cake yesterday.
Go Bears?
Too bad for the Colts, I would have liked to see Diem get a superbowl ring. I guess it is up to Big Ben to get the MAC a superbowl ring. Are there any other MAC players who may still get a chance?
RobertN Wrote:Go Bears?
Too bad for the Colts, I would have liked to see Diem get a superbowl ring. I guess it is up to Big Ben to get the MAC a superbowl ring. Are there any other MAC players who may still get a chance?
Kelly Herndon, Seattle
GFlash68 Wrote:Does that mean that if he stays on the ground, it is an INT. That makes no sense. Under the old rules, he was down and the INT is good and he is not entitled to advance the ball. CRAZY.
That is the irony - I do believe that if he just stayed down he would have been given the INT.
HuskieDan Wrote:Welcome to the new tuck rule - my guess is that they said that he did not get up off the ground to make his "football move" with control, as his right knee was still on the ground while his left knee was knocking the ball out of his hand.
That whole "football move" thing is THE dumbest addition to the NFL rulebook ever. Not only is it extremely ambiguous but it opens the door to completely nonsensical calls like that. The rule is broken and needs to be fixed during the offseason.
-Dan
To be on the safe side, after interceptions, NFL defensive backs should mimic reaching toward their socks for a Sharpie or just shake their asses like TO or Chad Johnson. Since the NFL allows that crap as a "football move" after a wide-out victimizes a defense, it stands to reason it should work when the D-back finally gets his.
The standard should be simple: if the catch, had it occurred in the endzone by an offensive player, would have resulted in a TD, then it's a catch anywhere else on the field, be it an offensive completion or a defensive INT.
Is there anyone on the planet who believes that Polamalu's INT wouldn't have been an instant TD had he been a receiver in the end-zone? If a nano-second's worth of posession is good enough for it to be a TD, it's good enough for it to be an INT at mid-field...
Photodan Wrote:HuskieDan Wrote:Welcome to the new tuck rule - my guess is that they said that he did not get up off the ground to make his "football move" with control, as his right knee was still on the ground while his left knee was knocking the ball out of his hand.
That whole "football move" thing is THE dumbest addition to the NFL rulebook ever. Not only is it extremely ambiguous but it opens the door to completely nonsensical calls like that. The rule is broken and needs to be fixed during the offseason.
-Dan
So lets say a player makes a reception but then follows it up by skipping towards the endzone where he eventually spikes the ball in the endzone. Is skipping a football move? Is it a incomplete pass? They better define a football move quick.
ESPN just reported the NFL admitted the a bad call was made and it should have been an interception.
HuskiemobileMan Wrote:Photodan Wrote:HuskieDan Wrote:Welcome to the new tuck rule - my guess is that they said that he did not get up off the ground to make his "football move" with control, as his right knee was still on the ground while his left knee was knocking the ball out of his hand.
That whole "football move" thing is THE dumbest addition to the NFL rulebook ever. Not only is it extremely ambiguous but it opens the door to completely nonsensical calls like that. The rule is broken and needs to be fixed during the offseason.
-Dan
So lets say a player makes a reception but then follows it up by skipping towards the endzone where he eventually spikes the ball in the endzone. Is skipping a football move? Is it a incomplete pass? They better define a football move quick.
Does Leon Lett still play?
Okie Chippewa Wrote:ESPN just reported the NFL admitted the a bad call was made and it should have been an interception.
Yep. Earlier in the day the NFL spokesman said that it was a judgment call on the part of the referee's.
While I wholeheartedly agree that it should have been an INT, replay allows a referee to apply every level of silliness in the NFL rulebook. While this one didn't result in the same change of outcome, the tuck rule began the Patriots NFL rule and should have been a fumble - if the ball is knocked out of your hand, it's a fumble.