Packers play dirty ball, but refs and announcers look away
Jan 10, 2017 9:57:57 GMT -6
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Post by Minniman on Jan 10, 2017 9:57:57 GMT -6
When watching the Packers play, there is often holding by the line, pushoffs by receivers, forced contact by receivers, illegal picks, illegal downfield blocks, and other dirty ball.
Yet, the refs don't throw flags for this. It wasn't until the Bears and Lions starting blocking downfield that the NFL cracked down on it. The Vikings were too inept to notice.
In the Wild Card week game between the Packers and Giants, four key no-calls set that game up for the blowout: the push, the arm bar, the pick, and the PI.
Most of us noticed the big push off by Cobb in the end zone before catching the Hail Mary at the end of the first half. The refs failed to notice, and the announcers, Aikman and Buck, just shrugged it off.
On another important touchdown play, T.J. Lang had an arm bar on a defender that could have sacked Rodgers, but no call was made.
On third and long, the Packers extended a drive with a pass play to an open player in the middle. He was open because his man-defender had been illegally picked on the play. Again, no flag. Aikman stated that there was a pick, but he forgot to explain that picks are illegal in football.
When the game was still in reach, the Manning threw a deep pass to Odell Beckham over the middle. The ball bounced off Beckham's gator arms. Aikman called it a drop, but Beckham was clearly interfered with by a defender with a full arm wrap before the ball came in. He had gator arms because his arms were not allowed to be extended for the catch.
The Packers, as usual, also forced contact on passing plays. If a ball is too deep or too wide to catch, Packers receivers will slow up or arm tangle to force contact and get the PI call. They have done this for years, so it is not just by happenstance. The receivers also fall down and put on the full flop. The NHL and NBA have cracked down on flopping, but the NFL Packers get the calls game after game.
We have seen this all before, and we know the results. In the end, the Packers beat the Giants handily, but when it was close, the no-calls took their toll. Dirty ball wins games.
Yet, the refs don't throw flags for this. It wasn't until the Bears and Lions starting blocking downfield that the NFL cracked down on it. The Vikings were too inept to notice.
In the Wild Card week game between the Packers and Giants, four key no-calls set that game up for the blowout: the push, the arm bar, the pick, and the PI.
Most of us noticed the big push off by Cobb in the end zone before catching the Hail Mary at the end of the first half. The refs failed to notice, and the announcers, Aikman and Buck, just shrugged it off.
On another important touchdown play, T.J. Lang had an arm bar on a defender that could have sacked Rodgers, but no call was made.
On third and long, the Packers extended a drive with a pass play to an open player in the middle. He was open because his man-defender had been illegally picked on the play. Again, no flag. Aikman stated that there was a pick, but he forgot to explain that picks are illegal in football.
When the game was still in reach, the Manning threw a deep pass to Odell Beckham over the middle. The ball bounced off Beckham's gator arms. Aikman called it a drop, but Beckham was clearly interfered with by a defender with a full arm wrap before the ball came in. He had gator arms because his arms were not allowed to be extended for the catch.
The Packers, as usual, also forced contact on passing plays. If a ball is too deep or too wide to catch, Packers receivers will slow up or arm tangle to force contact and get the PI call. They have done this for years, so it is not just by happenstance. The receivers also fall down and put on the full flop. The NHL and NBA have cracked down on flopping, but the NFL Packers get the calls game after game.
We have seen this all before, and we know the results. In the end, the Packers beat the Giants handily, but when it was close, the no-calls took their toll. Dirty ball wins games.
... and neither is this Chris guy.