You're right. Announcers confused me.It wasn't the QBs and Marty.
It was QBs.
Then RBs and TEs on another one.
Bill is downright gregarious.
"No days off" chant - wut?
You're right. Announcers confused me.It wasn't the QBs and Marty.
It was QBs.
Then RBs and TEs on another one.
Inside the NFL on Showtime has some, it will be on again at 11 eastern. It might even be on line by now.Where do i watch the micd up? Looked on nfl app
"For your mom. For your mom, bro"...it got awfully dusty in here.Edelman was great. "It's not over! Get the fuck off the field!" Then Bill comes over and hugs him and Bill casually is like, "yeah they reviewed it, it's over."
Brady was the guy telling everybody that it had to be reviewed. Then JE picked up on it and started bossing people around about it. He sounds like a little brother to Tom, waiting for what Tom has to say. After the AFCCG you heard JE ask Tom "are you happy?Edelman was great. "It's not over! Get the fuck off the field!" Then Bill comes over and hugs him and Bill casually is like, "yeah they reviewed it, it's over."
Yeah, I love the guy unconditionally, but he always sounds a little too aware that he's mic'd up.Brady was the guy telling everybody that it had to be reviewed. Then JE picked up on it and started bossing people around about it. He sounds like a little brother to Tom, waiting for what Tom has to say. After the AFCCG you heard JE ask Tom "are you happy?
I'm not happy yet." Tom said "I"m happy", then JE said "I'm happy". Little twerp, but he's great.
Or a Harmon Wages prison jumpsuit.One of the best things about the Seahawks reaction videos from 49 is that almost none of the fans in those videos wore a uniform that predated the new uniforms. All current Wilson/Lynch/Chancellor/Sherman jerseys. I think I remember seeing one woman wearing the mid-aughts jersey for a punter.
This time, even less variety. The one black throwback was still a Devonta Freeman jersey. Just Ryan/Freeman/Jones jerseys. I mean, no one could dust off an old Jamaal Anderson jersey for the occasion?
The photo and video in the link Theo sent above show it clearly a forward pass.I'd have to look at it a little closer, but I think there is a case to be made that the Amendola 2-point conversion was a lateral/backward pass making any OPI claims moot. Brady was under center, Amendola in motion behind the line of scrimmage. Brady took the snap and threw it, no drop back. It's close.
The first play is never called a foul in today's NFL. The blocks were right at one yard, that's too close to nitpick.Apologies if this has been posted up thread.
Horrors, the zebras missed two calls in the Pats favor. That NEVER happens.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/several-key-penalties-by-the-patriots-should-have-been-called-late-in-super-bowl-li/
Yup. For some reason I thought Brady didn't drop back.The photo and video in the link Theo sent above show it clearly a forward pass.
Headline reads several.. article admits it is nitpicking and discusses two. And doesn't bother mentioning that the Pats don't need a 2 point conversion there if the refs hadn't blown the call on the Falcon's PAT earlier.Apologies if this has been posted up thread.
Horrors, the zebras missed two calls in the Pats favor. That NEVER happens.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/several-key-penalties-by-the-patriots-should-have-been-called-late-in-super-bowl-li/
The refs have to get that call right or it needs to be reviewable. PAT's are important. If TD's are reviewable why not the entire PAT sequence.Headline reads several.. article admits it is nitpicking and discusses two. And doesn't bother mentioning that the Pats don't need a 2 point conversion there if the refs hadn't blown the call on the Falcon's PAT earlier.
Steve, eventually:A dynasty (UK /ˈdɪnəsti/, US /ˈdaɪnəsti/) is a sequence of rulers from the same family,[1]
Jonathan Kraft + Josh + Jimmy or Jacoby
Asked what Bill Belichick is like as a father, Steve answered, “I’m just here to talk about football right now.”
Unless you are going to go through the whole game and nitpick calls missed in favor of each team, this is useless cherry-picking.Apologies if this has been posted up thread.
Horrors, the zebras missed two calls in the Pats favor. That NEVER happens.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/several-key-penalties-by-the-patriots-should-have-been-called-late-in-super-bowl-li/
People on both sides are being too black and white on this.I generally like Brandon Marshall but he's covering himself in stupid on Inside the NFL.
"Why would you run it there? A 41 yard FG? That's not easy."
This is followed by Article 4, which the author quotes:Acts that do not occur more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage are not pass interference, but could be offensive or defensive holding
The rule book seems contradictory. But it does not seem reasonable for a blocker to suddenly stop blocking 1 yard downfield when the ball is in the air. More likely, the intention of the 2nd note could be to prevent a blocker coming in and taking out a defensive player shadowing the intended receiver while the ball is in the air, even if the receiver is in the backfield (hence the "in the vicinity" quote). But that didn't happen here.Blocking more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage by an offensive player prior to a pass being thrown is offensive pass interference.
Note: It is also pass interference by the offense to block a defender beyond the line while the pass is in the air, if the block occurs in the vicinity of the player to whom the pass is thrown...
This is what annoys me about all this stuff. As a kid and teen I read every sports book I could find. I read all the ghost written autobiographies, histories, etc. The guy that got the ege wanted to win was admitred, and the story was once the game was over, and you got away with it that was that. The Celtics turning up the heat in the visiting locker room, Whitey Ford scuffing balls, Nettles corked bat, Bucky Dents corked bat, the dodgers ground crew making sure Maury Wills bunts stayed fair, th giants wetting down the basepath between 1st and 2nd to stop Maury, they Yankees building a park with a short RF, the Red Sox putting the bullpens in RF so Ted would have a shorter fence, the Blue Jays camera in the CF restaurant looking at signs, the Twins turning of the fans when the visitors hit, Villinova being coked to the gills in th greatest upset ever, etc.https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2013/09/11/mlb_stealing_signs_part_of_the_game_since_the_beginning_of_time.html
MLB: Stealing signs ‘part of the game since the beginning of time’
Agreed, by definition it is a scoring play, don't know why it wouldn't be reviewable.The refs have to get that call right or it needs to be reviewable. PAT's are important. If TD's are reviewable why not the entire PAT sequence.
Agreed. The really egregious part of the Prisco/Brinson article is that they are making a big deal of a play that is not clearly a violation and where Atlanta was offsides so worst-case is Pats get another shot at it. And they are doing this without referencing the blown PAT call that Pereira (and essentially everyone else) agrees gave Atlanta a free point which is why Pats needed to go for two.Unless you are going to go through the whole game and nitpick calls missed in favor of each team, this is useless cherry-picking.
Even the two calls they point out are hardly proof of anything. On the 2 point conversion it would have offset with the offsides and the Pats get another try. The chop block would have been a setback but the Falcons defense was reeling and it's not hard to imagine them overcoming that and scoring.
Hell in two of Brady's signature 4th quarter Super Bowl drives (Panthers and Seahawks) they overcame offensive pass interference penalties that seemed backbreaking when they happened.
Yup, I think this is one of those areas where they just let anything go that is close to the LoS. I don't think I've ever seen this called on a WR screen where the blocking was occurring a yard and a half downfield instead of a yard.It's not even clear the author is interpreting the OPI rule correctly. Rule 8, Section 5, Article 3(e)(2) of the NFL rulebook notes the following:
This is followed by Article 4, which the author quotes:
The rule book seems contradictory. But it does not seem reasonable for a blocker to suddenly stop blocking 1 yard downfield when the ball is in the air. More likely, the intention of the 2nd note could be to prevent a blocker coming in and taking out a defensive player shadowing the intended receiver while the ball is in the air, even if the receiver is in the backfield (hence the "in the vicinity" quote). But that didn't happen here.
On the conversion it does say that they'd get a retry, but says something like "The Falcons would be able to catch their breath and design a play..." Uh, they couldn't do that the entire 4th quarter or OT, so there's no reason to believe they'd be able to do it now.Even the two calls they point out are hardly proof of anything. On the 2 point conversion it would have offset with the offsides and the Pats get another try.
Inside the NFL on Showtime on Tuesday nights. Should be on NFL Network tonight.Where do you see the mic'd up stuff?
Yes...but I think there's a difference between "nursing a lead" which to me is more of something you would do up, say, 25 in the 3rd quarter, and something you do with 3 minutes left, in FG range, where a FG puts the game likely out of reach. I don't think running the ball 3 times there is going away from your style. It's winning the game.People on both sides are being too black and white on this.
Atlanta could not, and should not have, gone completely away from their style just to nurse a lead.
I can't tell if that is a deflection of the question or an answer to the question.Steve, eventually:
Asked what Bill Belichick is like as a father, Steve answered, “I’m just here to talk about football right now.”
Yes.I can't tell if that is a deflection of the question or an answer to the question.
I agree. In that last setup, they needed to be running and throwing safe, quick screen type passes that eliminated the sack risk.Yes...but I think there's a difference between "nursing a lead" which to me is more of something you would do up, say, 25 in the 3rd quarter, and something you do with 3 minutes left, in FG range, where a FG puts the game likely out of reach. I don't think running the ball 3 times there is going away from your style. It's winning the game.
I mean, watching inside the NFL last night, if Freeman gets even a small piece of Hightower, and buys Ryan another half second, there is a very good chance he connects on a long bomb, possibly scoring a TD. There was single coverage deep and he (gabriel?) had beaten his manThat is the conundrum that coaches face. Do I pull the pitcher? Do I milk the clock or do I strike fast and score? Ig you go against the grain, you can catch the team off guard, and make a big play. Dave Roberts gets thrown out everybody complains about Francona, He had the guts and it worked out.
I expect Shanahan feels had his guy executed and blocked Hightower they pick up a gain to put the game away. Even on the holding play, the pass probably got them back to FG range without the penalty. Josh or Bill called a risky fade from the 2, that almost backfired. At the NFL level coaches have plays that they believe in that have to do with the situation, personal etc. Shanahan put the ball in his MVP's hands, because that got him there. Not saying it was the correct move, but I can understand why he did it.
To me the real thing is to see how he learns from it. He has prided himself on his aggressive play calling, will he have the talent to use that style in the future. IMHO what makes Belicek great is the willingness to be almost style free, to change to the opponent. Jesse Palmer was on TSN post game and he said he had BB as the best coach ever before 49 for that reason. He said Chuck Knoll won the same way each time. Bill Walsh was basically the same offence same QB, all through his run. BB does not even do the same stuff week to week.
There are examples of teams doing exactly this, missing/blocking the fieldgoal, and the coach getting pilloried. There are examples of teams doing this, the runningback fumbling, and the coach getting pilloried. There are examples of teams going up two scores with less than 4 minutes left and still losing - the coach gets pilloried. There are examples of teams in this sort of situation scoring touchdowns and putting the game away.Yes...but I think there's a difference between "nursing a lead" which to me is more of something you would do up, say, 25 in the 3rd quarter, and something you do with 3 minutes left, in FG range, where a FG puts the game likely out of reach. I don't think running the ball 3 times there is going away from your style. It's winning the game.
I prefer the latter.I can't tell if that is a deflection of the question or an answer to the question.
INT. BELICHICK HOUSEHOLD, 2005. STEVE BELICHICK SITS ON COUCH. BILL BELICHICK WALKS IN.
STEVE BELICHICK: Hey Dad, can I borrow the car so I can go see Revenge of the Sith with some friends?
BILL BELICHICK: I’m just here to talk about football right now.
Is this all they've got? Really. As mentioned, the first play never, ever is getting called. Come on. And while the second play is a foul, it is sort of astonishing that there are not another 20 plays at this level.The first play is never called a foul in today's NFL. The blocks were right at one yard, that's too close to nitpick.
The second play is very clearly a foul.
I don't know if this was even a thought, but Freeman looked wide open after missing the block. If Ryan sees that and dinks a pass over Hightower's head to Freeman, it's off to the races.I mean, watching inside the NFL last night, if Freeman gets even a small piece of Hightower, and buys Ryan another half second, there is a very good chance he connects on a long bomb, possibly scoring a TD. There was single coverage deep and he (gabriel?) had beaten his man
I'm guessing that's the number of attempts Manning had that year?Gerry Austin speculated that refs are usually looking for a chop block in scrums and when players are engaged. That play happened quickly in the open field, Andrews and Mason hit Jones simultaneously so the officials arent primed to look for a chop block. Think it was a foul though.
If that play at the goal line was OPI the 2013 Broncos would have racked up a league record 397 penalties.
Freeman turned around and ran back towards Ryan as Hightower ran by and ends up standing over Branch as he recovers the fumble. And remember the blocking scheme per Shanahan--Freeman should have been blocking. Not chipping and certainly not letting him fly by. Ryan had no reason to look that way.I don't know if this was even a thought, but Freeman looked wide open after missing the block. If Ryan sees that and dinks a pass over Hightower's head to Freeman, it's off to the races.