Whitlock has a great idea

[orange]

Originally Posted by orange

I've already read it and responded in a different thread.

Here's that other discussion for your edification:

Originally Posted by blaise

As long as you're patting yourself on the back about that, orange. I just wondered if you'd heard that the NFL aplogized to the Chiefs for the incorrect call on Page in the Giants game.

Originally Posted by orange

I feel fine about it. The NFL didn't apologize - that was GOCHIEFS' interpretation. The actual article says nothing like that. It says the NFL admits it wasn't a helmet-to-helmet hit. I never said it was. I said it was a shoulder-to-chest* hit - just like Teicher reported. It's still illegal. The sole disputable point is whether he hit Smith in the "neck area" - as vague a term as any you'll find. Page's hit left it to the ref's judgement, and he drew the penalty as usual. Teicher's little blurb doesn't address the "neck area" at all, which leads me to believe that like the posters here (yourself included) he still doesn't understand the rule.

Did the NFL change the standings? I didn't see anything about that.

Maybe you could quote or link to the actual letter to the Chiefs and clear this up completely for me.


Or maybe Alex Jones or Paul Joseph Watson will get to bottom of this, since they specialize in conspiracies.



* GOCHIEFS - that's shoulder-to-chest, by the way, not shoulder-to-shoulder - according to Teicher.

Originally Posted by blaise

I don't have a copy or a link to the letter. Page claimed the NFL sent him a letter of apology. Let's assume they did. You're saying that the NFL apologized because the ref used the incorrect terminology? Give me a break.

And I never said it changes the standings.

Originally Posted by orange

Where? A twitter or something?

The Teicher article says nothing of the kind.

It talks about a letter the Chiefs received - which happens every week for every team, addressing any issues with the officiating. It says nothing about Page receiving a letter. And it certainly doesn't use the word "apology."

Seriously, if you've seen something else about this, I'd love to see their (NFL's) reasoning.

Originally Posted by blaise

It doesn't say they apologized. It says they acknowledge a mistake was made. I take that to mean that the call was incorrect. You take it to mean the NFL is clarifying the terminology.

Originally Posted by orange

You have that correct. I would still love to see the actual letter. If the NFL is now saying they're not going to enforce the new rule, that would be quite a scoop. Someone in KC should call Teicher and alert him to get on this.