2013 NFL regular season thread

[troutman]

Good game. Fumble by Ridley in the first was costly.

Pats are putting up an unreal fight with all the injuries.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Gronk was holding the linebacker too.

[Flabbibulin]

Thats a tough call either way.

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by nik-

You totally can, it was intercepted 4 yards in front of him.

Yeah because he was forced into that position when he was hugged into the back of the endzone.

Pats don't really need to win with their record and because their division is pretty mediocre. But they'll be in tough to get a bye with the Bengals and Colts hanging with them right now.

[Flabbibulin]

Originally Posted by troutman

Good game. Fumble by Ridley in the first was costly.

Pats are putting up an unreal fight with all the injuries.

And Talib acting like a little b----

[Sylvanfan]

That is a tough judgement call to make. Is that not at least illegal contact on Kuechly? Either way 6 straight wins for the Panthers, they look playoff bound to me.

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by nik-

You totally can, it was intercepted 4 yards in front of him.

I dont think Gronk could have caught it, necessarily

but for Gronkowski to have no ability to make and adjustment because Luke Keuchly was hugging Gronkowski around the waist is a bad way to go out

[browna]

Seen a lot less been called PI, a lot more often.

[dirk diggler]

if there rational is that it couldn't have been caught, then why is it pass interference when the ball sails over a guys head by 10 yards, the refs should call the game not try to determine what "might" happen... if not PI, then it is at least holding.

[dirk diggler]

Originally Posted by browna

Seen a lot less been called PI, a lot more often.

exactly, almost everything gets called but the refs were too gutless to make the call against the home team

[OILFAN #81]

Looking at it again, it could have gone either way. Really close. Wouldn't have an issue either way.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Yeah because he was forced into that position when he was hugged into the back of the endzone.

Pats don't really need to win with their record and because their division is pretty mediocre. But they'll be in tough to get a bye with the Bengals and Colts hanging with them right now.

He wasn't being pushed, the defender had his arms around him while Gronk was running to the back of the endzone.

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by nik-

He wasn't being pushed, the defender had his arms around him while Gronk was running to the back of the endzone.

Well forced into the endzone then. Gronk had no where else to go because he was being essentially held up by the defender.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Gronk ran to the back of the end zone and the throw was nowhere near him. It's asking a lot of a defender to all of a sudden let the guy run through him going the other way. Let them play.

[Flabbibulin]

That 3rd and 1 play call in the redzone on the pats second last possession was idiotic and another big factor in the outcome.

[OILFAN #81]

After Week 11 of Week 17:

AFC

Byes:

(1) Denver (9-1)
(2) Indianapolis (7-3)

(6) NY Jets (5-5) @ (3) New England (7-3)
(5) Kansas City (9-1) @ (4) Cincinnati (7-4)

NFC

Byes:

(1) Seattle (10-1)
(2) New Orleans (8-2)

(6) San Francisco (6-4) @ (3) Detroit (6-4)
(5) Carolina (7-3) @ (4) Philadelphia (6-5)

[dirk diggler]

Originally Posted by M*A*S*H 4077

Gronk ran to the back of the end zone and the throw was nowhere near him. It's asking a lot of a defender to all of a sudden let the guy run through him going the other way. Let them play.

I agree, let them play but when the refs call so many PI penalties, then this one needed to be called. problem is they don't let them play... except for this time?

[Sylvanfan]

Denver at New England next Sunday should be a gooder. Patriots are in no danger of losing the Division, but I'm sure they want to make a statement, and two game losing streaks are rare for them.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

I agree, let them play but when the refs call so many PI penalties, then this one needed to be called. problem is they don't let them play... except for this time?

Compare it o the call they made on McCourty earlier, Olson did grab him. If they're going to let them play, than you let that one go too.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

I agree, let them play but when the refs call so many PI penalties, then this one needed to be called. problem is they don't let them play... except for this time?

Then call the defender and call Gronk for the hold simultaneously. I don't think this one needed to be called. That's just football. The earlier PI call to extend that drive was on the weaker side too.