2016 NFL Playoffs Thread

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

I'm still amazed that NFL players don't have the game awareness to recover a dropped pass like that. It's football 101

That backwards pass? The lame part is that the ref blew the play dead so no wonder only one player went for the ball. It would otherwise be the right call, but the recovery was easy because the ref blew a whistle

[TheWatShot 14,497]

I didn't know a play like that could be overturned if the ref had blown it dead. 

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Latimer again coming up huge on special teams, saving that ball from entering the endzone and pinning the Pats on the 1.

 

 

I didn't know a play like that could be overturned if the ref had blown it dead. 

It's a weird call, if this were a team I cared about, I would go back and listen for the whistle more precisely. I'm sure there will be an article somewhere. Once it's blown dead, it certainly feels like no one should be able to recover it.

[Brass Cannon 25,115]

I'm still amazed that NFL players don't have the game awareness to recover a dropped pass like that. It's football 101

 

The whistle was getting blown like crazy

[Hovadipo 58,112]

Cody with another tackle.

[theriverpilot 5,824]

The whistle was getting blown like crazy

True but these guys have to know they need to recover it. Don't give the refs a chance to decide the play for you

[theriverpilot 5,824]

Latimer is having a strong game today

[Brass Cannon 25,115]

True but these guys have to know they need to recover it. Don't give the refs a chance to decide the play for you

 

No they are taught to play till the whistle.  And they have to stop after the whistle for safety.  It would be silly to dive and fight for a ball after the whistle is blown. 

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Cody is going to the Super Bowl!

[TheWatShot 14,497]

That was such a New England finish until the very last play. So glad those ****tards are out. 

 

 

Looked like Gronkowski stepped out of bounds before making the catch. 

[Josh 12,783]

I won some good $ tonight. I can't understand why the Pats were the favorites, they lost 5 of the last 8...the money line was good to me.

[TheWatShot 14,497]

See ya in 8 months, Brady. I hope Father Time is horrible to you this summer. 

[theriverpilot 5,824]

No they are taught to play till the whistle. And they have to stop after the whistle for safety. It would be silly to dive and fight for a ball after the whistle is blown.

Playing till the whistle is one thing; in game awareness and knowing the rules are another

[Brass Cannon 25,115]

Playing till the whistle is one thing; in game awareness and knowing the rules are another

What rule did the player break. The whistle blew the ball was supposed to be dead.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

That was such a New England finish until the very last play. So glad those ****tards are out. 

 

 

Looked like Gronkowski stepped out of bounds before making the catch. 

They showed a great angle from almost down the line during the replays and he was way in front of it, not even close to stepping out. I was sure he'd stepped out on the live play too.

[theriverpilot 5,824]

What rule did the player break. The whistle blew the ball was supposed to be dead.

 

This explains it best.  Point #1

 

"1. Hillman not going after that ball is the height of laziness and stupidity. The old adage is that you play to the whistle. It doesn’t work in the NFL though, not when the league has decreed that plays taking place after the whistle are still reviewable. Hillman may not have gotten the ball had he pursued, but he had to realize it was close enough to at least try."

 

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/denver-broncos-lateral-reversed-challenged-afc-championship-bill-belichick-ed-hochuli-explanation

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

Carson Palmer is going to have nightmares for the rest of his life after that fiasco. I've never seen a QB choke that badly. 6 TOs by himself. 

[Naturalhoosier 15,439]

Carson Palmer is going to have nightmares for the rest of his life after that fiasco. I've never seen a QB choke that badly. 6 TOs by himself.

He went Bungles all over the field. I was pulling for Arizona. Oh well. Go Carolina now.

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

Carson Palmer is going to have nightmares for the rest of his life after that fiasco. I've never seen a QB choke that badly. 6 TOs by himself. 

 

You can take the QB out of Cincy but you can't take the Cincy out of the QB. 

[KingPG21 6,587]

Latimer again coming up huge on special teams, saving that ball from entering the endzone and pinning the Pats on the 1.

 

 

It's a weird call, if this were a team I cared about, I would go back and listen for the whistle more precisely. I'm sure there will be an article somewhere. Once it's blown dead, it certainly feels like no one should be able to recover it.

Yeah, I sat there and was like, meh that is a bad call. But I don't really care about either team so I didn't invest too much time into it