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Quote:"What do you say to Clay? His head is out of it, his hand is on the
ground, that's not roughing the passer," Rodgers said. "Same thing with
Kendricks, what do you say to him on that? I didn't get up off the
ground thinking, 'Where's the penalty?' I saw a late flag and couldn't
believe there was a penalty on the play."
and he continues the bullshit
Quote:"I'm a
traditionalist," Rodgers said. "I've watched the game and loved the
game for a long time, and some of the rules I think help, but some of
the rules maybe are going the wrong direction."
Anyone got a highlight of Rodgers on that hit by Kendricks?
It sucj a joy to see the Packers get burned by this rule.
Regardless of his reaction to the flag on Kendricks, all of this was brought about because the Packers could not stop complaining about a legal hit that injured their QB last season. Rodgers complained. Matthews complained. McCarthy complained. And they complained loudly and repeatedly. Then the media joined in to say nobody wants to watch the NFL without Rodgers. And they beat that drum for months.
Then the NFL caved in and said from now on, even legal hits on a QB - even when he is outside the pocket - will be illegal.
So nobody complained about the flag on Kendricks that kept a GB drive alive and led to points - the hit that Rodgers now says was fine and legal. But when the Rodgers rule was used CORRECTLY against GB - against one of last season's most vocal complainers - and it led to a Vikings score, the Packers started complaining again. Matthews complains. McCarthy complains. Rodgers complains. The same group as last season. And the media have joined them. Just like last season. How long before the new rule gets tweaked again in some way to help out GB?
And years from now, when GB no longer has Rodgers and their best players are on defense, what do you think will happen to the Rodgers rule? The Packers will complain about the pussification of the NFL. And the NFL will respond.
You want to complain about something? Just check out the "legal" holding that goes on every time Rodgers drops back to pass. Zimmer better start beating that drum. Griffen should, too. And Hunter. But it has to start with Zimmer. And he needs to be public about it. Zimmer may think that coaching is all about plays, and technique, and strategy. But a lot of it is PR. And the Packers and McCarthy know that. He knows he can complain his way into calls. And he is working that angle. Zimmer better get on it.
The Rodgers (aka the butthurt whiner rule) is ridiculous but will continue to be enforced inconsistently and incompetently. I am glad Green Bay got a taste of their own medicine.
It's "your rule" pussy-wimp, so STFU.
What about the "non-holding" calls for the last three decades?
When your DT's and DE's have to fix their jerseys after every play....maybe there was a hold
Quote: @dadevike said:
And years from now, when GB no longer has Rodgers and their best players are on defense, what do you think will happen to the Rodgers rule? The Packers will complain about the pussification of the NFL. And the NFL will respond..
Do you think so? I'm not being sarcastic, I really don't know. I don't doubt the NFL gives the Packers favorable treatment, but I don't know why exactly, and if it will continue forever.
On the one hand, it may be that the NFL favors GB because they have Rodgers (and Favre before). The NFL is an entertainment company and star QBs are their leading men, the performers they market heavily. If their next QB stinks, the NFL might abandon them.
But another possibility is that Green Bay is an official "special case" supported by the NFL because they can use that franchise to deny some complaints leveled at the league. Isn't the NFL just a Billionaire Owners Club? Oh no, look at the Packers, community owned. Doesn't the NFL favor big-market teams? Oh no, a small market team is a perennial playoff contender. They hope 1 exception lets them get away with it.
If it's the latter, the NFL will keep propping up Green Bay even after Rodgers.
Rodgers is about the furthest distance from old school you can get.
Quote: @"BarrNone55" said:
Rodgers is about the furthest distance from old school you can get.
Right? I am not sure he knows what that term even means. It doesn't mean "modern day putz", so it really doesn't fit.
still looking for the video that shows the entire play. But one I did see on yahoo briefly shows Aaron with a raised hand towards the ref.
Quote: @Jor-El said:
@ dadevike said:
And years from now, when GB no longer has Rodgers and their best players are on defense, what do you think will happen to the Rodgers rule? The Packers will complain about the pussification of the NFL. And the NFL will respond..
Do you think so? I'm not being sarcastic, I really don't know. I don't doubt the NFL gives the Packers favorable treatment, but I don't know why exactly, and if it will continue forever.
On the one hand, it may be that the NFL favors GB because they have Rodgers (and Favre before). The NFL is an entertainment company and star QBs are their leading men, the performers they market heavily. If their next QB stinks, the NFL might abandon them.
But another possibility is that Green Bay is an official "special case" supported by the NFL because they can use that franchise to deny some complaints leveled at the league. Isn't the NFL just a Billionaire Owners Club? Oh no, look at the Packers, community owned. Doesn't the NFL favor big-market teams? Oh no, a small market team is a perennial playoff contender. They hope 1 exception lets them get away with it.
If it's the latter, the NFL will keep propping up Green Bay even after Rodgers.
I really am not a conspiracy theorist. I tend not to believe that a league dictates to refs the outcomes they want whether in the NFL, NBA, MLB, etc. And it may not be that the NFL consciously favors GB - although there may be reasons to do so. GB is a huge part of NFL lore. So are the Giants and Bears, and more recently, the Cowboys, Steelers, 49ers, and Patriots. Of all those teams, it seems GB has an outsized influence. Maybe that is a result of Vince Lombardi, Starr, Favre, and Rodgers, Title Town, the Lombardi trophy, etc. Maybe they are also a media darling, like the Cowboys.
Or Maybe they are just better at driving a narrative than other teams. They seem to be the most vocal team, maybe in all of the major sports, as far as appealing to their league through their players and coaches via the media. They do not care whether a hit or a play is legal or whether a call is technically correct. If they feel they were victims of an injustice, they will complain. Loudly. And often. And someone will pick it up. Every team is subject to bad calls or correct calls that are nonetheless wrong. Few teams create the uproar that GB does. Fewer still can dictate change like GB can.
Perhaps the NFL believes that its business is better when GB is a contender - like MLB makes more money when the Yankees are good. And if that is the case then so be it. But I would not sit back and let GB drive the narrative. The Vikings should speak up.
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