[quote]ss847859 wrote:
I actually thought the officiating in the NE v. NY game wasnt that bad so it doesnt really matter.
However I think their is some kind of bias toward the Pats and has been all season. Just look at how the NFL downplayed Spygate. Discussing Spygate next with you would be pointless.Your gonna say it doesnt matter because it hasnt effected any of their games which is true but then I would say cheating and getting caught is just as bad as if it had. They get a break because they got caught, not in my book.
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Yeah, let’s not start down that road. We’d never agree…I personally think it was blown way out of proportion–as indicated when the Jets were caught doing the same thing and nothing happened–but we’re fans of different teams, we’re not supposed to agree on things like this.
Anywho, enough of all the hostility…good luck to everyone’s teams in the playoffs, I think this is a great season with a number of very deserving teams, I could see any of about 7 teams in the SB. I’m obviously hoping the Pats make it there, but they have a tough road against (possibly) Jax then Indy.
Oh, and Happy New Years! I’m done for the day, time to get in a festive mood.
[quote]Hambone1818 wrote:
…Yeah, let’s not start down that road. We’d never agree…I personally think it was blown way out of proportion–as indicated when the Jets were caught doing the same thing and nothing happened–but we’re fans of different teams, we’re not supposed to agree on things like this.
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Not to go down that road but the Jets were not doing the same thing. The seriousness of the penalty against NE indicates that the NFL was very concerned about it. The fact that the NFL then destroyed all the evidence makes me think that it was not an isolated incident but the NFL didn’t want to open a huge can of worms so they handed out a harsh punishment and then tried to move on.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Hambone1818 wrote:
ss847859 wrote:
The pass interference in the endzone wasnt PI, you actually have to touch the other player to commit PI. I thought they got rid of the “face guarding” penalty.
Sorry, you’re wrong here:
"Actions that constitute defensive pass interference include but are not limited to:
(a) Contact by a defender who is not playing the ball and such contact restricts the receiverâ¿¿s opportunity to make the catch. "
The defender never turned to ‘play the ball’. It clearly restricted the receiver’s opportunity to make the catch. Clear case of defensive PI.
Any other ones?
New this year the defender does not have to look back at the ball in order to make a play. Or so I have read and heard many times. What version of the rules are you looking at?[/quote]
It was my understanding the rule did not change, especially when in that close of proximity to the reciever.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
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My cousin Sal in Bergen county looks exactly like that guy, except with a bit more hair. Even the shoulder, triceps and back hair lol
Actually, a couple of days ago I noticed my triceps hair has gotten thicker and darker. Maybe its not so funny…
Eli is not a bust. Has he lived up to expectations? No.
29 wins and 3 consecutive playoff appearances in 3 years are not a bust.
All of us Giants fans are frustrated with him. He plays brilliantly in 2 games this year, against 2 of the top 3 teams in the league (against NE and the 1st cowgirls game), and then throws stinker after stinker against bad teams.
He does great in the 2 minute drill, which is the hardest part of quarterbacking. Then, he’ll throw terrible passes in regular passing situations with no pass rushers in his face.
In the NE game, he showed why he was the No.1 pick.
He made all the throws, from deep bombs to Plaxico; 15 yard outs to the opposite side of the field (the hardest pass in football) to the Boss-man; precise sideline passes while scrambling where only his man can get it on Plaxico’s 1st td catch; shuffled in the pocket to buy time and then threw another TD to Boss-man.
He also scrambled 11 yards in the red zone; switched to a hard count and drew NE offside at the goal line.
In other words he was fan-f’n-tastic.
He also saw Toomer and Jacobs drop passes when they were wide open.
Frustrating? Yes.
Bust? Hell no!