While the clock slowly ticks....Bill's No Timeout Decision in SB 49

[ilol@u]

Does anyone remember the game where something along those lines happened? Because I got it from that game but my Google fu skills fail me.

Arizona did it in a playoff game I believe back in 2010. I'll try finding it as well. But I know Arizona tried the free kick before half time.

 

[edoug]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_catch_kick
 
The last one attempted:
 
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000251221/Dawson-fair-catch-kick-attempt

 

[AB in DC]

Repeated delay of game penalties is unsportsmanlike conduct with disqualification of the player if flagrant. So the refs could start ejecting players.

 
The rules allow the ref to do practically whatever he wants if one team commits a "palpably unfair act".  

 

[JerBear]

I imagine it would only take one or two before Brady saw an opening to sneak for a yard.

 

[AB in DC]

Yeah, people forget that Brady has like a 90% success rate on QB sneaks.

 

[Koufax]

And in this case success is getting to the line of scrimmage, not past it.

 

[Old Fart Tree]

I think this whole discussion underscores the absolute brilliance of BB.  And how he calls upon his years of experience - his "gut" - to guide him with split second decisions.  All the while, as the opponents are getting up in a lather about spying cameras, ball inflation, or even phantom microphones in meeting rooms, it is this brilliant approach to the strategy and legitimate gamesmanship that has really been the secret that has made him and his teams winners.  Go ahead, other teams, keep distracting yourselves with trivial accusations and peripheral issues coming from owners and coaches who are loud-mouthed buffoons.  Keep ignoring BB's genius that's most likely the major reason they have been winning so many games!! 

He can beat your'n with his'n, and he can beat his'n with your'n. This must have been what watching Auerbach with Russell was like.

 

[jacklamabe65]

He can beat your'n with his'n, and he can beat his'n with your'n. This must have been what watching Auerbach with Russell was like.

Exactly.

 

[Eddie Jurak]

I'm surprised that the league hasn't suspended BB for not calling the time out - it was an obvious situation for a time out and the Seahawks were justified in expecting BB to call it there. His decision not to do so put the Seahawks at an obvious competitive disadvantage in a way that is a clear violation of the competitive integrity policy. (We can see this from the obvious dropoff in Seattle play calling effectiveness and Russell Wilson's performance following the non-timeout.) In the future, league officials need to have the discretion to call a team's timeout in obvious time out situations where the team doesn't call it themselves.

 

[joe dokes]

Does anyone remember the game where something along those lines happened? Because I got it from that game but my Google fu skills fail me.
 

     
First time I heard about it was the Mac Percival kick in '68 listed in the Wikipedia entry above.    Didn;t realize that there's only been one good one since then.