Bolts223 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 I have a really bad feeling that the main continuing controversy this season is going to be BS ejections due to the new rule on targeting. Please convince me that I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 wonder will they enforce this on offensive players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 40 minutes ago, Bolts223 said: I have a really bad feeling that the main continuing controversy this season is going to be BS ejections due to the new rule on targeting. Please convince me that I'm wrong. My worry is twofold - not only is it a new rule in principle, there are a lot of new refs out there to interpret it following the retirement of several guys. This will be a mess of a situation, IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Any rule that is subjective is going to become a lightning rod of controversy. This one is no different. And most will feel their team is singled out in some way when it happens at a crucial juncture in the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamedayGuru Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Davenport has had his hands full with terron armstead. Armstead has basically been owning him but davenport did get 1 sack on him. I guess this is a good thing because if he was desteoying armstead I would/should be more worried. Our star rookie has been Tre'Quan Smith. Dude is looking like a freak, burning past corners, but also making crazy leaping catches. Challenging Ginn and Meredith for the #2 spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Slim Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 9 hours ago, ET80 said: My worry is twofold - not only is it a new rule in principle, there are a lot of new refs out there to interpret it following the retirement of several guys. This will be a mess of a situation, IMO. counterpoint: having the new refs could be a benefit given rather than old refs now direly trying to relearn new rules the new refs can come in never having reffed this level with the old rules, so they can acclimatise to the new rules quicker? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadyToThump Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 3 hours ago, GamedayGuru said: Davenport has had his hands full with terron armstead. Armstead has basically been owning him but davenport did get 1 sack on him. I guess this is a good thing because if he was desteoying armstead I would/should be more worried. Our star rookie has been Tre'Quan Smith. Dude is looking like a freak, burning past corners, but also making crazy leaping catches. Challenging Ginn and Meredith for the #2 spot. wut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Shady Slim said: counterpoint: having the new refs could be a benefit given rather than old refs now direly trying to relearn new rules the new refs can come in never having reffed this level with the old rules, so they can acclimatise to the new rules quicker? I don't disagree, but it's not like these guys are new to reffing completely - lot of them got their hours in coaching college, CFL, Arena, etc. A few just got "promoted" from other NFL based gigs too. So, they're new, but entrenched in their current mindset... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamedayGuru Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 8 hours ago, ReadyToThump said: wut What in the world, I posted this in the how are ur rookies doing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanedorf Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 20 hours ago, ET80 said: My worry is twofold - not only is it a new rule in principle, there are a lot of new refs out there to interpret it following the retirement of several guys. This will be a mess of a situation, IMO. There was an undercurrent of unspoken commentary that you could pick up on in some of the retirement rhetoric. The Old Line refs think a lot of these new rules are BS and Mike Periera backed em up on this. Not only are they lousy changes, but they put the refs in an even more difficult spot. The League certainly didn't want to deal with any pushback from the Silverback Refs publicly, while the new guys are easier to push around. This was a cleansing as much as anything and rather than battle the old guys - they simply made them an offer they couldn't refuse. NFL to Veteran refs: Do as we say, or hit the bricks. And for guys like Hochuli and Steratore, they chose the Golden Brick road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I'm going to be real salty when I see players on other teams not ejected for the same hit that Burfict will be ejected for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlNFL19 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Can anybody tell me what this rule is going to mean for quarterback sneaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 It will happen to a player on your team, and you will complain. It will not happen to a player on another team, and you will complain again. I think targeting in the NFL is really stupid, and it's going to cause a lot of negative attention on that rule, and then next year it'll be removed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanedorf Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 32 minutes ago, TheVillain112 said: I'm going to be real salty when I see players on other teams not ejected for the same hit that Burfict will be ejected for... This comment is quite revealing in terms of how NFL fans see it... 1) " Its a horrible rule !!!!" 2) "You better call it against our opponents !!!!" Remember: The only level playing field in Life... is a Cemetery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 5 hours ago, ET80 said: ...it's not like these guys are new to reffing completely - lot of them got their hours in coaching college, CFL, Arena, etc. But didn’t the replacement refs come from college too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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