I take offense to that. Just kidding.
Ya know MET82... I will add you to the GOOD 10%... maybe hiking up the good Giant fans to a 11% good, 89% bad... those are STILL not good numbers... LOL! Sorry...
2011-12 NFL Playoffs
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Ya know MET82... I will add you to the GOOD 10%... maybe hiking up the good Giant fans to a 11% good, 89% bad... those are STILL not good numbers... LOL! Sorry...
Actually, it happens all the time. Once the whistle blows a play dead for forward motion, the runner CAN'T extend the play (by bouncing backwards and running a hook). The same happens when a player is knocked out of bounds backwards on an angle... The clock keeps running due to forward motion being stopped. This stops exactly what happened, four defenders lifting up a runner off the ground and driving a guy backwards, mugging a guy to release the ball. Meanwhile, the zebras negated another fumble this week by our opponents early in the game.... I'm not sure how he was down either on that play. Believe me, the Giants have lost many more iffy calls than they have won over the last month...
From ESPN Stats & Information:
Patriots are the 4th team to win two playoff games in a single season with a negative turnover differential. The others to do it were all Steelers teams, in 1975, 1979, 2005.
Patriots are the 4th team to win two playoff games in a single season with a negative turnover differential. The others to do it were all Steelers teams, in 1975, 1979, 2005.
BobMurdoch made a case for me to cheer for the Giants in SB XLVI.
Bill, Hart5150- I'd like to see you state a case for me to cheer for the Pats.
Bill, Hart5150- I'd like to see you state a case for me to cheer for the Pats.
Things I'd like to see before Super Bowl 46:
1. The Giants sign WR Ricky Proehl. He then scores a TD for the Giants to tie the game with a little over a minute left (Just like he did for the Rams and Panthers in SB 36 and 38)
2. The Pats sign PK Adam Vinatieri. He then kicks the winning FG to win the Super Bowl (just like HE did for the Pats in SB 36 and 38)
And then there's my nightmares:
1. The Giants sign WR's David Tyree and Plaxico Burress. (no explanation needed)
2. The Giants sign Bernard Pollard so he can complete the job, and take out the rest of the Patriots team!
1. The Giants sign WR Ricky Proehl. He then scores a TD for the Giants to tie the game with a little over a minute left (Just like he did for the Rams and Panthers in SB 36 and 38)
2. The Pats sign PK Adam Vinatieri. He then kicks the winning FG to win the Super Bowl (just like HE did for the Pats in SB 36 and 38)
And then there's my nightmares:
1. The Giants sign WR's David Tyree and Plaxico Burress. (no explanation needed)
2. The Giants sign Bernard Pollard so he can complete the job, and take out the rest of the Patriots team!
It wasn't reviewed because it wasn't a Scoring Play.
Had it been called a TD they could have reviewed it.
The Lions lost a TD the same way in the playoffs.
They need to change the Review to any plays in the endzone, not Scoring Plays.
The Pats cheerleaders are hotter!:
Good enough for me.
Patriots it is!
(I know we're division rivals, and Buffalo has won only twice against them in the entire Brady era- but I have a lot of respect for New England and what they've done. I was not bitter over 56-10 (when one side knows what to do and the other doesn't, you can name the score as far as I'm concerned))
Bradshaw was clearly moving backwards when the ball came out
[video]http://www.nfl.com/videos/auto/09000d5d8263fe84/Bradshaw-s-controversial-near-fumble[/video]
It was pretty close and that's why there's doubt, but he was pulled backwards a full yard+ before the ball was tore loose, that's why they gave him forward progress. Good call.
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My biggest issue with the forward progress ruling is that the official who made it was so unsure of it that he also threw down the blue fumble spot indicator. If you're sure of the call, fine. If you're that uncertain, then you shouldn't make the non-reviewable call.
In the end, the runner was in fact going backwards. However, it was still a very quick whistle. Watch the play in real time and tell me that it couldn't just as easily been ruled a fumble. There are plenty of similar plays throughout the season where that whistle isn't blown that quickly.
All that said, 1-13 on third down doesn't cut it. The 49ers had every chance to win and couldn't put it away. It's a shame the backup kick returner gave away 10 points, but the offense didn't do enough either. Where were the WRs throughout the game?
Losing one game away from the Super Bowl hurts, but I'm proud of what they accomplished when everyone expected this to be a lost season. A couple of different bounces and they're playing in Indy in two weeks.
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The "blue fumble spot indicator" is a bean bag that the official used to mark the spot of the forward progress. He dropped it there because he left the spot to go tell the referee what he had. He should not have left the spot, he should have held his spot which if he had done so would have helped "sell the call"....
If anyone has seen Michael Crabtree, please inform authorities. He was a complete no show. And to think, he was SUCH a hot commodity coming out of college.
If we saw Crabtree returning punts instead of Kyle Williams, the Ninners would probably be in the Super Bowl.
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