Twitter: Micah and Sam escape fines

[Chuck 54]

I miss the days when they just lined up and played football.

I definitely agree about my enjoyment of the old style football, but I’m willing to put up with these rules if it means I never have to hear about another Marion the Barbarian or Junior Seau, especially if it means some of my beloved Cowboys stars. The NFL has done an amazing job of keeping so many of the old timers who have lost themselves from the public eye. Their stories are so tragic. If that was Roger or Bob or Troy, Michael, or Emmitt, I would be even more for the new rules. I’ve read numerous articles that Tony D has been struggling for years.

 

[BrassCowboy]

 

[MarcusRock]

I definitely agree about my enjoyment of the old style football, but I’m willing to put up with these rules if it means I never have to hear about another Marion the Barbarian or Junior Seau, especially if it means some of my beloved Cowboys stars. The NFL has done an amazing job of keeping so many of the old timers who have lost themselves from the public eye. Their stories are so tragic. If that was Roger or Bob or Troy, Michael, or Emmitt, I would be even more for the new rules. I’ve read numerous articles that Tony D has been struggling for years.

Refreshing take. Someone actually giving a spit about the players.

 

[guag]

I dunno, it sure looked to me as though he slammed him into the ground, but that's just me lol. Glad he wasn't penalized.

 

[plymkr]

The Replacements is a very funny movie. Favreau’s character is great.

Favreau is one of my all time favorite actors. He also pretty much restored my faith in Dysney's Star Wars with the Mandalorian. Favreau is awesome.

 

[Hawkeye19]

They’re trying to prevent concussions. Players these days are bigger and faster than ever before. I applaud the league otherwise there would be no football. You get your *** out there and get slammed to the ground like Tua did and you would have a different opinion I guarantee you.

You can balance safety AND reasonable contact. It’s not difficult.

Allow teams to replay roughing the passer calls. Way too much ambiguity and protection for QBs. If you are going to reduce contact zones and try and make the game safer through increasing penalties and fines, then the least that should be done is to allow teams a measure of protection and a way to appeal when refs clearly miss a call.

 

[Rockport]

You can balance safety AND reasonable contact. It’s not difficult.

Allow teams to replay roughing the passer calls. Way too much ambiguity and protection for QBs. If you are going to reduce contact zones and try and make the game safer through increasing penalties and fines, then the least that should be done is to allow teams a measure of protection and a way to appeal when refs clearly miss a call.

I like the idea of reviewing roughing the QB penalties. I think we’ll see that next year.

 

[Hawkeye19]

I like the idea of reviewing roughing the QB penalties. I think we’ll see that next year.

Man I hope so… the product on the field is suffering badly due to inconsistent and incompetent officiating.

Teams already have two challenges. Just expand challenges to include teams being able to review roughing, holding, and PI calls (for or against)— and you don’t lengthen the game any more than it already is— and you allow teams the opportunity to diminish game breaking poor calls.

 

[DogFace]

If hits like that are illegal pump fakes by the QB have to be as well. There’s no way a guy can stop moving forward once he’s committed like that. Micah clearly let up a lot.

 

[DogFace]

I like the idea of reviewing roughing the QB penalties. I think we’ll see that next year.

Yep. Just auto review each one that’s called. And don’t encourage the refs to call more “just to be safe”.

 

[DogFace]

Man I hope so… the product on the field is suffering badly due to inconsistent and incompetent officiating.

Teams already have two challenges. Just expand challenges to include teams being able to review roughing, holding, and PI calls (for or against)— and you don’t lengthen the game any more than it already is— and you allow teams the opportunity to diminish game breaking poor calls.

There should be a replay official full time looking at plays. If it takes the announcers and us two to three looks at it to be sure then it should take them the same amount of time—1minute at the most.

 

[Pantone282C]

 

[MWH1967]

Micah is fine. Sam on the other hand?

 

[PhillyCowboysFan]

 

[SultanOfSix]

I haven't seen everyone play in the NFL, but when from what I have seen it seems to me like Micah has one of the fastest, if not the fastest, closing speeds in the NFL.

 

[HungryLion]

I like the idea of reviewing roughing the QB penalties. I think we’ll see that next year.

And then the refs will probably throw a hissy fit and refuse to overturn clearly bad calls. Just like they did with the PI rule. God forbid the refs have any accountability.

 

[shabazz]

I miss the days when they just lined up and played football.

………and somehow they were able to play without the obligatory and NFL mandated “ choose love” on their helmets……oh, the humanity

 

[Scotman]

If Sam had drawn the flag and Micah had not, this wouldn't even be news in my opinion. Sam could have easily drawn the flag even though it didn't look like it was malicious. He had him in a position to destroy him.

All of that said, I can't tell you how happy I am to have guys that want to blow things up. The "bend but don't break" philosophy seemed like an infection we couldn't get rid of.

 

[Risen Star]

If Sam had drawn the flag and Micah had not, this wouldn't even be news in my opinion. Sam could have easily drawn the flag even though it didn't look like it was malicious. He had him in a position to destroy him.

All of that said, I can't tell you how happy I am to have guys that want to blow things up. The "bend but don't break" philosophy seemed like an infection we couldn't get rid of.

Sam Williams has the instincts to be a moron. He is a dumb but talented player.

 

[Scotman]

Sam Williams has the instincts to be a moron. He is a dumb but talented player.

I agree with that. Super talented. But if he doesn't play smarter, he won't help. Maybe that's why he hasn't seen more playing time