Yeah that was really stupid playcalling/decision making. They should have sent megatron over the top or something
I think, if I were you, I'd be complaining more about the missed DH penalty than the picked up flag. I watched the play over and over, and although there was technically a little contact I don't believe it was enough to move Pettigrew or restrict his ability to catch the ball. He was going to have to go back through Hitchens' body anyway, and the contact was so minor that it didn't matter in the overall play. Now, Hitchens DID clearly grab the jersey so that's a missed DH call, but eh what are you going to do? That happens very frequently and is periodically missed. Just stop exaggerating the DPI as if the defender grabbed and piledrove the TE, because that's not what happened. The contact on the play was minor at best as both players were moving the same way and Pettigrew did not stop to come back to the ball.Faceguarding is putting your hands in someone's face without initiating contact or incidentally initiating minimal contact to impede his vision. Pass interference is “contact by a player who is not playing the ball that restricts opponents’ opportunity to make the catch.” Hitchens made contact. Hitchens was not playing the ball. Pettigrew's opportunity to make the catch was restricted. Not to mention that Hitchens grabbed Pettigrew's jersey less than one second before the pass interference, which was a missed holding call. And that Dez Bryant ran onto the field with no helmet to argue with the ref, which was a missed unsportsmanlike conduct call. You could possibly argue that Pettigrew committed illegal hands to the face on the same play, but to say that Hitchens did not commit at least two fouls on the play is just explicitly wrong.
Detroit had other opportunities to win that game, but that was a bad call plain and simple that significantly hindered Detroit's ability to win the game. Detroit made other blunders, like failing to go for it on fourth-and-1 when you have so many offensive weapons and shanking the punt. Whether the officiating errors decided the game is debatable (Detroit did not play a great game, though I definitely believe they outplayed Dallas), but whether the flag should have been picked up is not.
In 2011 The Ravens lost off a Lee Evans Drop, and a Cundiff missWhat is it with Patriots fans never giving us credit? How big of a win would it take over you guys next week for you to say "fuck, props to the Ravens - they deserved the win"? I bet if we win I'm gonna see a "Patriots shot themselves in a foot" type post. I'm a homer in the heat of the moment but after the emotions of a game cool down I'd like to think I can look at things rationally and give credit where it's due.
Yeah I guess I'm guilty of that. Especially that missed field goal, fuck me even I can hit a 29 yarder. That game still makes me furious to this day.In 2011 The Ravens lost off a Lee Evans Drop, and a Cundiff miss
What do you think Ravens fans said about that loss? Do you think they said the patriots deserved the win? Or did they say "Fuck, props to the Patriots - they deserved the win." All I saw was the "Ravens shot themselves in the foot" type of reactions after that game.
Its a 2 way street here.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I stopped readingThe Ravens DLine is one of the few DLines I give any respect to, because I know they can do it all, not just pass rush (yo sup Detroit, Arizona, Buffalo, etc.).
Awww did my realistic look at your Bills 11th ranked total rush yards, 14th ranked per carry yards hurt your feelings? A Dline getting penetration like they do falling so far down is a testament to how they clearly don't do it as well as they could.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I stopped reading
I hate to poke into this, but they did give up 140ish yards rushing to the Raiders and Carr only got sacked once. I agree the Bills Dline was awesome but consistency means a great deal.WHY WOULD YOU BE TALKING ABOUT ANY OTHER YEAR EXCEPT THIS ONE
you know, the one in which they were fucking DOMINANT and allowed under 70 yards rushing per game
In that game, Lacy ran for about 55 yards on 3 consecutive plays on a single hurry up drive where both Bills DTs (Dareus/Williams) were resting at the same time, and managed about 40 yards the rest of the game. either way 15/97 is a good day, sure, but hardly a "field day" especially given just a little bit of context.DM
I mean let's just ignore the field day that Eddie Lacy had on them two weeks ago and you can still see that they weren't as lights out against teams that would run more diverse looks.
2nd quarter, Marcell Dareus got hurt, and suddenly Oakland was able to run the ball. up until that point, Oakland had three 3 and outs, one 50 yard pass play, and probably like 5 rushing yards. then, suddenly without PFF's highest rated run-stuffing DT, Oakland was able to run the ball at least somewhat effectively (23/86 from Murray isn't exactly a great day regardless).I hate to poke into this, but they did give up 140ish yards rushing to the Raiders and Carr only got sacked once. I agree the Bills Dline was awesome but consistency means a great deal.
This could potentially be a misleading stat, as it might just be volume based since the Ravens throw deep a LOT. I'm sure some people would assume this means they are being favored by the refs or intentionally try to draw DPI, but I think it's just a by-product of a team that chucks up deep balls multiple times a gameThe ravens have led the league in yards gained from pass interference in 4 of the last 5 years
Torrey smith leads the league in drawn PI Calls and Joe Flacco leads the league in balls thrown that have lead to DPI.
The Problem with the Flacco is that he constantly underthrows his passes and the NFL rewards him with spot fouls.This could potentially be a misleading stat, as it might just be volume based since the Ravens throw deep a LOT. I'm sure some people would assume this means they are being favored by the refs or intentionally try to draw DPI, but I think it's just a by-product of a team that chucks up deep balls multiple times a game