Belichick And Thielan Discuss Call

I was wondering what AT was so PO'd about.  Adam is a competitor, but he didn't bring his best yesterday either.  Just another crappy offensive game for the Vikes, and the frustration was showing up.

If there is a way to circumvent something during a game, Belichick knows that way. It's not considered "cheating," but I agree with Adam it is cheap and that's the kind of crap the Patriots do all the time.

@"prairieghost" said: If there is a way to circumvent something during a game, Belichick knows that way. It's not considered "cheating," but I agree with Adam it is cheap and that's the kind of crap the Patriots do all the time.

Same thing Rodgers does.  If he sees a defensive man walking off the field he will hurry up and hike the ball and catch the opposing team with 12 men on the field.  I have noticed that Cousins does not think like this. 
He will ground the ball at a receiver's feet on a swing pass and not realize that it was a backwards pass (lateral) and he just created a fumble.  I saw him in a utube video with the Redskins where he ran up to the line and took a knee thus letting the clock run out when he should have spiked the ball. 
Some people are always thinking and others just think the game is going to go as it should.

@"prairieghost" said: If there is a way to circumvent something during a game, Belichick knows that way. It's not considered "cheating," but I agree with Adam it is cheap and that's the kind of crap the Patriots do all the time.

I love how feisty Thielen is, I really do. Its a big part of why he's so successful.

@"StickyBun" said: I love how feisty Thielen is, I really do. Its a big part of why he's so successful.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"prairieghost" said: If there is a way to circumvent something during a game, Belichick knows that way. It's not considered "cheating," but I agree with Adam it is cheap and that's the kind of crap the Patriots do all the time.

it should be a delay of game,  but how do you prove it?  I think that plays shouldnt be able to be challenged by a team that has an "injury" on the play.

@"greediron" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"prairieghost" said: If there is a way to circumvent something during a game, Belichick knows that way. It's not considered "cheating," but I agree with Adam it is cheap and that's the kind of crap the Patriots do all the time.

it should be a delay of game,  but how do you prove it?  I think that plays shouldnt be able to be challenged by a team that has an "injury" on the play.

Good idea.  Team with an injury also shouldn't be able to sub anyone other than the injured player unless the offense huddles. 

Anyone think the reffing was awful yesterday?  I get the no call on the interference on Theilen in the endzone, but that guy tackled Robinson before the ball was there.  Then on the spot that was reviewed, the 2 plays prior to that had a better chance of being a first down than it did.  The 2nd down play should have been a 1st down and probably should have been challenged IMO.  the 3rd down was a bad spot as well, should have been only inches away instead of a yard.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"greediron" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"prairieghost" said: If there is a way to circumvent something during a game, Belichick knows that way. It's not considered "cheating," but I agree with Adam it is cheap and that's the kind of crap the Patriots do all the time.

it should be a delay of game,  but how do you prove it?  I think that plays shouldnt be able to be challenged by a team that has an "injury" on the play.

Good idea.  Team with an injury also shouldn't be able to sub anyone other than the injured player unless the offense huddles. 

Anyone think the reffing was awful yesterday?  I get the no call on the interference on Theilen in the endzone, but that guy tackled Robinson before the ball was there.  Then on the spot that was reviewed, the 2 plays prior to that had a better chance of being a first down than it did.  The 2nd down play should have been a 1st down and probably should have been challenged IMO.  the 3rd down was a bad spot as well, should have been only inches away instead of a yard.

I was so disgusted with the reffing I quit watching at times and just listened from the kitchen for a bit.   they can say there was no penalty on AT, but thats bullshit,  IMO the refs dont know what PI is any more since face guarding is now allowed,   but the defender still has to be playing the ball if they are going to make contact with the receiver,  they cant run through the receiver as he is trying to make a play on the ball without the defender themselves making an earnest attempt on the ball.   it was a bad call.  also one the was called holding should have been PI on a pass to Rudolph,  the contact (hold) was made after the ball was in the air.  Some really bad calls and no calls yesterday.  I think a person could spend all week submitting shitty calls both ways on that crew.