Bad phrasing on my part. They're definitely not tortured. It was more along the lines of they just didn't have a clue as to the shit that Chargers fans have had to deal with over the past 20+ years.
I was thinking they haven’t been close enough to be tortured but maybe you’re right
The Cleveland Browns might be the worst
Herbert has generally been very good this year... their line isn't very good, their passcatchers are either washed or bad, and their defense is a trash fire (also special teams).
Herbert is actually having a very good season. He's in the top 5-8 in most metrics (8th in EPA/play, 7th in PFF grade, 5th in total QBR) after a disappointing 2022 season. His 2021 was crazy good, and he hasn't matched that again yet, but obviously he has many years ahead of him. He's not the reason they are sucking this year.
And since going back to Cleveland, the team has had 3 playoff games in 23 years, winning one of them.
They also haven't won a division title since the same calendar year Ronald Reagan was still in the White House. Both versions of the Oilers/Titans and the Jaguars have won the AFC Central/North more recently and they haven't been in it since 2001. They haven't even finished in the top half of the division since 2007!
And this year when they have what is certainly their best, most complete team in 23 years, they lost the QB1, (three weeks ago) RB1,(week 2) WR1,(this week) DL1,(this week) OL1,(week 3) and CB1,(last week) among a lot of other injuries.
I don't think the NFL has ever interpreted that to mean the front of the jersey. At the nameplate or above still implies the back/side as that is where the nameplate is located and the area noted in the first part of the rule.
I don’t know, he pulled the front collar, not the side or the back. That was Hochuli’s reasoning anyway. I assume he knows the rule but maybe that’s giving him too much credit.
Screens are a little different and there was a rule clarification that allowed that. Also if Allen had begun his throwing motion before contact then that is different as well. But he was already being thrown down and that pass had no chance whatsoever of being completed. Ref knew it, Allen knew it, everyone watching knew it.
Steratore flatly said it was a missed call. He doesn’t usually do that, so I assume he was right. But as I said, I’m sympathetic to officials trying to make these calls at full speed — they’re never going to be perfect, and a missed call is vastly preferable to a phantom call.
It's funny, I initially watched that clip without audio and was like "eh, not a horse collar.". I didn't even see the last little moment where Reddick grabbed the back. Because 95% of the force was from the front grab. Then you watch with audio and Nantz and Romo are like "it's obvious!". Maybe Gene was swayed by them. Also I never agree with those guys anyway. Maybe @CFB_Rules could weigh in.
I hate hate hate this foul. The rule says you cannot grab the name plate, back or side collar of the jersey and pull the runner toward the ground. Looking at this clip, he grabs the back collar and obviously he also tackles the runner (pulls the runner down). But that's not what the rule is really meant to prevent. The rule is meant to prevent the pull-back where the knees buckle because it's an injury risk. There's no injury risk on the Allen tackle, but because we're not very good at writing rules this became a foul on a routine tackle for no real reason.
Would have been a perfect week to flex in Jaguars-Texas, give two young QBs and teams the stage in a meaningful game
This.
Part of what makes him fun is the rollercoaster ride. He'll throw a pick and fumble twice, but also run for a TD and keep it interesting. Safe, solid QB play is not what you're getting with Dobbs, it's just Yolo Jameis with more running
The refs regularly receive calls from up above based on quick replay reviews all the time, and yet this kind of thing gets messed up constantly.
Certainly seems like a flag that should’ve stayed in the official’s pocket. Offering a totally different explanation for the call after the first one was shown to be bullshit doesn’t inspire confidence.
Refs show no judgment when officiating. They just aggressively apply the rulebook. I guess that's how they're taught and graded but it really lessens the product.
That field was frozen solid, a combination of ice and dirt, no grass anywhere.
