bubba9497 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Many sports guys are saying the Colts have no right to complain about the Pats obvious defensive holding in the AFC championship game, that this is the playoffs, and you have to let the teams play, and put away the flags unless blatant. It has been reported that the NFL office informed the officials to keep the flags down. So in the playoffs should the game be officiated any different? If it is a rule, shouldn't it be called in the playoffs just like the regular season? My Opinion... I agree ticky tack calls are not desired in the playoffs, but if you called a penalty in the regular season one way, you have to be consistent in the post season. Holding the WR was clearly an added advantage that helped take the Colts out of their game plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 be consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankRizzo Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 be consistant...I think they should call the regular season like the do the playoffs, not vice versa. Let 'em play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 i'm with tank. i don't understand why in the regular season you can't touch a guy but in th eplayoffs people get mauled and there's no flag. it happens in all sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 It's one thing to let the guys play but another to let players get away with blatantly obvious holds, espescially when they come on consecutive plays. The officiating the Patriots game was extremely weak in that respect and the league should definitely take a closer look at that game and make sure that officiating crew doesn't get another playoff game next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 The Pats got away with a lot of abuse from the secondary. It was ridiculous. No way you change the rules for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofluid Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 The refs should strive for consistency. This isn't playoff hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Master Jay Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 It's only fair to be consistent the road teams are already at a hugh disadvantage. The Refs suck anyway because theres holding damn near every play that doesn't get called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasEagle Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 The officiating this weekend was horrendous. It's been bad all year but the playoffs this weekend took all that mess to a whole new level. On one play Pinkston was thrown (literally) to the ground while running a route. That's ridiculous. The Pats DBs were no better in the early game. Letting some things go in the playoffs is one thing (like a ticky-tack PI or holding) but being able to mug the receivers of pass oriented offenses isn't good for the game. They really need to do something about the officials before next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 If they would actually enforce the 5 yd chuck rule for just once. Why is the rule even on the books if they never enforce it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadd Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 be consistent. We expect as fans to see a level of play that is professional. The NFL marketing machine wants to give the illusion that the teams that play by the rules make the playoffs. They also want the playoff games to move at a faster pace so the TV viewers don't get bored. It is a insult to us armchair coaches to see so many penalties NOT get called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogwash Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 THe biggest problem is that so much can ride on a single call. As a coach and or a player you hate to see your entire season go down the tubes due to one shady call. That should never happen. The NFL has mad leaps and bounds to imporve the quality of officiating in the last few years with the introduction of instant replay. But that only goes so far. Only certain plays are reviewable. It all comes down to human error in the end. And those are a few things that can never be totally fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 The refs should rig thegames so that the teams in the best markets are in the super bowl. That way the NFL makes the most money and the fans are more entertained in week20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleSteve Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I'd agree with Texas (among others). Manning had such a good game because he was allowed to toss the recievers out of the way and bring them to the ground. The fact the the Eagles receivers were tossable was also pathetic, but a receiver does have a right to run their route. McNabb had tons of time and no one to throw the ball to because his receivers were being held and on the ground a lot of the time. That, and they couldn't catch a cold at a daycare center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan62 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Absolutely the calls should remain consistent. It's crazy what happened with Indy's recievers. They weren't ticky-tack infractions, they were getting MUGGED! I'm not saying Indy would have fared much better but hey, there were times the recievers couldn't even make a play on the ball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon the Black Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 This is something that comes up not only in NFL postseason, but at the end of NBA games too. Commentators say dumb things such as, "At this stage in the game, the PLAYERS should be determining the outcome, not the REFS!" Well, the players should be determining the game by playing legally, not having carte blanche to do whatever they want. Why should the rules be different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Brown #43 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I have a MUCH bigger problem with the phantom pass interference calls that plague the regular season than I do with the refs letting them play in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I'm all for consistency. There were so many illegal holds by the Patriots, it's just so unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmythehair Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I think they should be consitant but Indy can not complain about it. Everyone knows the refs treat the playoffs differently and they could have done the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sick Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 IMO, the Eagles should know how the referees call penalties in the playoffs. They have been to the NFC Championship game three years straight, right? Besides, my 77 year old Grandma could throw Todd Pinkston around. What a stick-boy. It's called the weight room, Todd: use it! On a related note: What do you want to bet that there is a PI / defensive holding called within the first five passes in the Super Bowl? Kind of a "make-up call" two weeks late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinhan Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 i do agree with refs needing to be consistant but refs do need to check themselves so that they dont call a ticky tack penalty which will cause the result of the game... however i did not like how Manning threw the pass hoping for penalty... i mean with the game on the line and hoping for the ref to throw the flag seems little chicken out move on his part... i do agree that it definitly looked like a foul but i just dont like the mentality of hoping for a penalty kind of thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 teams need to teach their WR's to get off the line, that play by Law to run Harrison right out of bounds is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I'm remembering a line from a commercial (never saw the movie) from a Billy Crystal movie. Billy plays an NBA ref, and a player (I think it was Kareem) is pleading "You can't eject me! This is my farewell game!" Crystal: "Well, let me be the first to wish you 'farewell'." Be consistant. (Now, if they could only be consistant against the Skins.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I----I "Drama" I------------------------I "Change the Channel" America Loves Drama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Murphaaay Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 The playoffs in any league should be officiated differently. The postseason is naturally more physical, more intense in the NBA and the NFL. Am I mistaken or did the Colts win 2 playoff games. The officiating in the 3rd game was very forgiving of the defense. However the 1st 2 games were officiated well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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