[hechicxxrr]

I think the whole thing with Harrison was scripted anyway. Everyone knows Rodney is a Pats homer, this was calculated.

per peter king, harrison told brady before he went on the air that he was going to have fun with it.

[ssupermegatone]

Brady pleading for it is one of the worst parts.

I have no problem with Brady pleading for the call, that's just a heads-up play. You know refs are sensitive to QB contact this year, so if you can ham it up and get 15 yards for your team, you need to do it.

[marketheal]

I have no problem with Brady pleading for the call, that's just a heads-up play. You know refs are sensitive to QB contact this year, so if you can ham it up and get 15 yards for your team, you need to do it.

Suggs should have said that next time he thinks he might get 15 yards for grazing a leg, he's going ligament hunting.

[GueseVekdet]

also it shouldn't be a surprise that it was ron winter and his crew doing a game in which officiating was horrendous.

[Axxflcaj]

I have no problem with Brady pleading for the call, that's just a heads-up play. You know refs are sensitive to QB contact this year, so if you can ham it up and get 15 yards for your team, you need to do it.

Whatever. Him pleading for it makes him look like a giant pussy. I hope somebody destroys him next game. I've had enough of his faggotty crying.

[actifadepette]

Suggs should have said that next time he thinks he might get 15 yards for grazing a leg, he's going ligament hunting.

Yeah. In fact, it looked like Suggs actually tried to avoid hitting him in the leg/knee area. I guess we want to penalize people for that. Brilliant.

[AgowlSown]

Whatever. Him pleading for it makes him look like a giant pussy. I hope somebody destroys him next game. I've had enough of his faggotty crying.

He may look like a pussy, but it turned a 3rd and 10 into a 1st and 10 and ended up with a touchdown.

IMO, the Ravens look like cry-babies for whining about it. That's been their MO in the past though, so it's not a big surprise.

[UpperMan]

He may look like a pussy, but it turned a 3rd and 10 into a 1st and 10 and ended up with a touchdown.

IMO, the Ravens look like cry-babies for whining about it. That's been their MO in the past though, so it's not a big surprise.

And the Patriots have relied on biased officiating for the better part of 10 years now. It's not a surprise that referees have bailed them out yet again.

[doxinwasido]

He may look like a pussy, but it turned a 3rd and 10 into a 1st and 10 and ended up with a touchdown.

IMO, the Ravens look like cry-babies for whining about it. That's been their MO in the past though, so it's not a big surprise.

They end up with a guy in intensive care because of a late hit on the QB, I guess they should just suck it up and lick Brady's balls like you and the rest of the league.

[gambleingsites]

They end up with a guy in intensive care because of a late hit on the QB, I guess they should just suck it up and lick Brady's balls like you and the rest of the league.

Classy.

So just because I'm not hating on Brady for taking advantage of the rules, I'm licking Brady's balls? I don't care if it's Brady, McNabb, or a scrub like JaMarcus Russell. If a guy hits their legs, they should be motioning for a flag, not because it's a legit penalty, but because the refs will call it. Every player should be doing whatever they can, within the rules, to win. Getting an easy 15 yards is a no-brainer.

[ppaelkos]

Yeah. The favoritism is ridiculous. Mcnabb gets pounced on well into the endzone and gets his rib broken. A guy grazes Brady and gets called for it. How does that make sense? I loved how in the video you could see Brady go to the ref behind him pleading for it to be roughing and the ref nods as though he's saying, "Yes Mr. Brady."

Stop, please.

There's been no 'favoritism' that hasn't included McNabb in the past.

ALL QB's have been shown to be 'favorites' of the NFL. It's how and who they market to the public.

[eskimosik]

Yeah. In fact, it looked like Suggs actually tried to avoid hitting him in the leg/knee area. I guess we want to penalize people for that. Brilliant.

Brady has a tender knee.

...from giving his g/f a hummer.

[Ivanaishere]

Classy.

So just because I'm not hating on Brady for taking advantage of the rules, I'm licking Brady's balls? I don't care if it's Brady, McNabb, or a scrub like JaMarcus Russell. If a guy hits their legs, they should be motioning for a flag, not because it's a legit penalty, but because the refs will call it. Every player should be doing whatever they can, within the rules, to win. Getting an easy 15 yards is a no-brainer.

Don't worry, I meant Atomic Fireballs. Gotta love the cinnamon.

[erepsysoulpfbs]

Classy.

So just because I'm not hating on Brady for taking advantage of the rules, I'm licking Brady's balls? I don't care if it's Brady, McNabb, or a scrub like JaMarcus Russell. If a guy hits their legs, they should be motioning for a flag, not because it's a legit penalty, but because the refs will call it. Every player should be doing whatever they can, within the rules, to win. Getting an easy 15 yards is a no-brainer.

The problem is that you need to almost be out-of-control to play defense at the level necessary to win in the NFL. You're expecting a guy who probably struggled to break 800 on his SAT's to be going at 1000%, dive at the QB, and have enough control to keep his hands away from his head and knees?

What they've done is given the referees yet another way to adversely affect the outcome of the game.

[GOLAGLULT]

The problem is that you need to almost be out-of-control to play defense at the level necessary to win in the NFL. You're expecting a guy who probably struggled to break 800 on his SAT's to be going at 1000%, dive at the QB, and have enough control to keep his hands away from his head and knees?

What they've done is given the referees yet another way to adversely affect the outcome of the game.

I agree with you. I think the NFL protects the QB too much. However, I'm not going to blame a QB for taking advantage of the rule.

[BuyCheapest]

I agree with you. I think the NFL protects the QB too much. However, I'm not going to blame a QB for taking advantage of the rule.

Honestly, I'm not sure why I gave you such a rough time. I just don't like Brady's attitude, but yes, I don't blame him for being a baby. The problem is that the Competition Committee was (gasp with surprise) too vague with their rule...that goes for both the head and leg shots. You allow a referee to judge whether a defender pulls up or not on taking down a QB, why can't he judge the intent of a defender when he hits a QB on the head or in the shins? It's stupid to say that you can never hit a QB's head...does that mean that, if his arm's going back, you cause a fumble, but your hand contacts his head that it's a 15 yard penalty and you don't keep the fumble you recovered?

Do I think they need to protect QB's? Yes. But there was already plenty of protection. You get one step before hitting a QB w/o the ball (unless you're New England, who can take three steps and crunch as hard as they want). You can't throw them to the ground. You can't drive them into the ground. You can't make helmet-to-helmet contact. That's good enough. This knee injury and head injury stuff happens to every player, even after rules to penalize face mask infractions, horse collars, and chop blocks. It still happens. Ed Reed was right to joke about two hand touch, because that's what it's coming to. You will never legislate injury out of the game, and reacting ONLY because a marquee player goes down (where was the rule when Carson Palmer, Donovan McNabb, Joe Montana, Michael Vick, and many others went down with leg and head injuries?) is senseless and indicative of a poorly-managed league.

[buIf6yoW]

Interesting...the NFL will not fine Ed Reed or Ray Lewis for their remarks after Sunday's game against New England.

That usually doesn't happen, if you bitch about officiating, you get fined.

Makes me think that the NFL believes that the Ravens have some credibility in their complaints.