Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Butler

[khiladi]

http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...ys-15-yard-penalty-vs-green-bay-participating

Just another made-up call like in 2014.

There is NO HUDDLE yet and Butler isn't even communicating to any teammate in the huddle and is looking at the sideline to the coaches, just like Dak is..

 

[Maverick84]

 

[sbark]

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Just another made-up call like in 2014.

There is NO HUDDLE yet and Butler isn't even communicating to any teammate in the huddle and is looking at the sideline to the coaches..

One wonders if G.Bay coaching maybe noticed it happening several times, as they were watching game tape during the week, and alerted Blandino and crew to look at it...............that call, as some have stated hasnt been seen for decades......it had to get on the ref's radar in some way or form.

 

[manster4ever]

That's the thing...we can't just lose NORMALLY. Has to be like this.

 

[Sepia]

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Just another made-up call like in 2014.

There is NO HUDDLE yet and Butler isn't even communicating to any teammate in the huddle and is looking at the sideline to the coaches, just like Dak is..

Totally confusing, obscure, BS call multiple media people and fans admit to having NEVER heard in all their years watching football. AND I didn't see him participate in the huddle.

 

[Cowboyz88]

I swear I have seen the same thing from team after team for as long as I've been watching football (a long time).

Only against the Cowboys.

 

[Sydla]

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Just another made-up call like in 2014.

There is NO HUDDLE yet and Butler isn't even communicating to any teammate in the huddle and is looking at the sideline to the coaches, just like Dak is..

Yep, looks like a BS call. He seems to substitute for Williams but then Williams runs back onto the field and Butler runs out.

 

[movaughn88]

Check my thread. It's made up.

 

[remdak]

I believe they made the proper call. However, I would bet that exact same thing has happened hundreds of times without being called.

 

[Sydla]

I swear I have seen the same thing from team after team for as long as I've been watching football (a long time).

Only against the Cowboys.

And FWIW someone on twitter says the Packers did the same thing later in the half. Allison or someone ran in and Rodgers waived him off as he got to the huddle.

 

[movaughn88]

It was a crucial drive. We would have been inside the 20

 

[Zman5]

I agree this was a bogus penalty but I chalk it up to JG not having the team prepared. You can't have these kind of gaffes 19 weeks into the season.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I swear I have seen the same thing from team after team for as long as I've been watching football (a long time).

Only against the Cowboys.

It's always stuff like this. I remember the year Seattle and Denver were using pick plays every game and soon as we did one we got called for it.

 

[AzorAhai]

"Violations of this rule MAY be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct."

This sounds like complete horse****. The wording of that rule sounds like it is up to the referees discretion to call the penalty if they deem the player was trying to confuse the opponent.

If this is indeed a discretionary call as worded, that is exactly the kind of thing that leaves the NFL open to cries of conspiracy and bias.

 

[bsbellomy]

I believe they made the proper call. However, I would bet that exact same thing has happened hundreds of times without being called.

Actually if the rule is he can't enter the huddle then they made a mistake.

 

[Zordon]

This crap makes my blood boil.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Butler

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[dwreck27]

Wonder if we will get a whole offseason of breaking down how this rule isnt horse **** by the head ref...whats that jackholes name again??

 

[IAmLegend]

Technically by the rule book, it was the correct call I believe. But it's sort of like traveling in the NBA, unless it's egregious, they usually don't call it. And it definitely was not egregious. The refs had a stick in their bum today for some reason.

 

[Sydla]

"Violations of this rule may be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct."

This sounds like complete horse****. The wording of that rule sounds like it is up to the referees discretion to call the penalty if they deem the player was trying to confuse the opponent.

If this is indeed a discretionary call as worded, that is exactly the kind of thing that leaves the NFL open to cries of conspiracy and bias.

And again, someone else on twitter is saying the intent is really to not run a guy in quickly, have the defense adjust and then run the guy out trying to catch the D putting in a certain package.

Butler seems to have run in, Williams ran out, then Williams ran back in and Butler left. So it wasn't like we ran in two OL signaling we were going to run the ball, then quickly ran Butler back in trying to catch the Pack in some sort of "jumbo" D.