And the Referee Crew for this game is . . .

[Buehler445]

Good.

I heard some guys postulating that the NFL told the refs to chill the **** out after the WC round because of the blowback and there weren’t many flags in any of the division games.

It was incredibly weird to watch ****hole Brady play a properly officiated game. It was like the twilight zone. He’d throw the same garbage pass that misses bad and he’s staring at the official not throwing a flag. Wheras most of his career he gets that flag, is back in the huddle and hurting up to get his checkdown game going. SUPER WEIRD. And where the **** has that been the last 20 years?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Good.

I heard some guys postulating that the NFL told the refs to chill the **** out after the WC round because of the blowback and there weren’t many flags in any of the division games.

It was incredibly weird to watch ****hole Brady play a properly officiated game. It was like the twilight zone. He’d throw the same garbage pass that misses bad and he’s staring at the official not throwing a flag. Wheras most of his career he gets that flag, is back in the huddle and hurting up to get his checkdown game going. SUPER WEIRD. And where the **** has that been the last 20 years?

Um....he got screwed on that dead ball penalty, right?

Am I wrong there? Because I have NEVER seen a targeting sort of penalty called a dead ball foul and lead to a turnover like that. Is there a precedent for that?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Um....he got screwed on that dead ball penalty, right?

Am I wrong there? Because I have NEVER seen a targeting sort of penalty called a dead ball foul and lead to a turnover like that. Is there a precedent for that?

I've not seen it either but I'm not sure I've ever seen a play that the hit happened so soon after the ball hitting the ground.

Once the ball hits the ground, the play is dead. It was the right call, by a hair.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I've not seen it either but I'm not sure I've ever seen a play that the hit happened so soon after the ball hitting the ground.

Once the ball hits the ground, the play is dead. It was the right call, by a hair.

Just seems to me that there should be a 'continuation' of sorts. He began the act while the ball was still in the air. We're going to say that there wasn't a penalty until the point of actual contact and parse the line that thin?

It sure seems to give guys a green light on 4th downs to go being a guided missile out there. Seems to run opposite of what the league's been trying to do on those plays.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Just seems to me that there should be a 'continuation' of sorts. He began the act while the ball was still in the air. We're going to say that there wasn't a penalty until the point of actual contact and parse the line that thin?

It sure seems to give guys a green light on 4th downs to go being a guided missile out there. Seems to run opposite of what the league's been trying to do on those plays.

The studio ref analyst agreed the rule was clear and the call was correct.

It is a bright line rule. Although I agree you could write the rule so it was like roughing the passer where it didn't matter whether the ball had sailed by or hit the ground.

Teams aren't throwing on fourth down all that much.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

The studio ref analyst agreed the rule was clear and the call was correct.

It is a bright line rule. Although I agree you could write the rule so it was like roughing the passer where it didn't matter whether the ball had sailed by or hit the ground.

Teams aren't throwing on fourth down all that much.

That’s the natural comparison, isn’t it? QB fires a ball on a swing or something, short/quick pass that goes straight into the dirt. Then the DL smokes him after the ball hits.

Are we really going to argue that should be a dead ball foul?

It’s just an odd application of that rule and one that I think they should fix/clarify. I hate targeting but that’s EXACTLY the kind of thing it exists to prevent and the Rams really didn’t suffer for it.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Um....he got screwed on that dead ball penalty, right?

Am I wrong there? Because I have NEVER seen a targeting sort of penalty called a dead ball foul and lead to a turnover like that. Is there a precedent for that?

Brady picked a hell of a week to publicly brag about getting favorable officiating before the game.

I think the NFL has been doing more of those dead ball calls. The first one I thought of was Winfield's taunting penalty to Tyreek last year after that 4th down incompletion. Different deal, obviously, since that wasn't targeting from a defender who was reacting to a play in progress, but calling dead ball fouls that way on 4th down does seem to be an emphasis of the NFL lately.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Um....he got screwed on that dead ball penalty, right?

Am I wrong there? Because I have NEVER seen a targeting sort of penalty called a dead ball foul and lead to a turnover like that. Is there a precedent for that?

technically the ball hit the ground and it was 4th down, so the play is over. So the roughness was a dead ball penalty. Don't like the rule, but **** Brady.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

technically the ball hit the ground and it was 4th down, so the play is over. So the roughness was a dead ball penalty. Don't like the rule, but **** Brady.

Well…yeah.

[Clyde Frog]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Good.

I heard some guys postulating that the NFL told the refs to chill the **** out after the WC round because of the blowback and there weren’t many flags in any of the division games.

It was incredibly weird to watch ****hole Brady play a properly officiated game. It was like the twilight zone. He’d throw the same garbage pass that misses bad and he’s staring at the official not throwing a flag. Wheras most of his career he gets that flag, is back in the huddle and hurting up to get his checkdown game going. SUPER WEIRD. And where the **** has that been the last 20 years?

The funniest part was that their bandwagon got completely butthurt by that and the hit from Miller and complained about the refs on social media after the game. It is a glorious time to be a Chiefs fan.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Good.

I heard some guys postulating that the NFL told the refs to chill the **** out after the WC round because of the blowback and there weren’t many flags in any of the division games.

It was incredibly weird to watch ****hole Brady play a properly officiated game. It was like the twilight zone. He’d throw the same garbage pass that misses bad and he’s staring at the official not throwing a flag. Wheras most of his career he gets that flag, is back in the huddle and hurting up to get his checkdown game going. SUPER WEIRD. And where the **** has that been the last 20 years?

Maybe THAT'S why he's talking about retiring...salad days have come to an end...