The Officials Explanation On The Collie Hit

[smeags]

that was probably the worst officiated game i ever saw i my life.

that said,  the eagles won inspite of the horrible calls and lousy redzone performances in the beginning of the game which impressed me because that is a game the eagles lose if mcbenched is still the QB.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Not going to read this whole thread, but my whole thinking on that call was that there was no intent there.  But it infuriated me at the time that it was called when Vick getting ridden out of bounds and driven to the ground well over the line was not.

I give the NFL a lot of credit for not fining anyone on the play, though.

[Sgt PSN]

I think the reason that the refs didn't throw a flag on that Vick play is because it was like the play right before that, or maybe 2 plays before, that the Eagles were the beneficiaries of a pretty flimsy call that went against the Colts.  So they kept the hanky in their pocket and I'm ok with that. 

[Seabiscuit36]

yeah, and they kept  those flags in their pockets when the game was on the line too

[smeags]

I think the reason that the refs didn't throw a flag on that Vick play is because it was like the play right before that, or maybe 2 plays before, that the Eagles were the beneficiaries of a pretty flimsy call that went against the Colts.  So they kept the hanky in their pocket and I'm ok with that. 

no

[ice grillin you]

because they have nothing to do with determining the outcome of a play im admittedly very conservative when it comes to throwing a flag for late hits but i didnt think the vick hit should have been called...he carried him pretty far out of bounds but it was more from momentum thant it was from a huge hit

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

because they have nothing to do with determining the outcome of a play im admittedly very conservative when it comes to throwing a flag for late hits but i didnt think the vick hit should have been called...he carried him pretty far out of bounds but it was more from momentum thant it was from a huge hit

no

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Whitlock is obviously a racist when it comes to unnecessary roughness.

[The BIGSTUD]

three pages after the fact on a bad call in a game the eagles won?

really?

If they lost everyone would be saying that anyone who complains about the refs are a bunch of whiners and excuse-makers. So might as well bitch about it when you win.

[Rome]

does anyone else find igy complaining about others belaboring a point completely hysterical?

[General_Failure]

Not hysterical, but clownish and completely in character for him.

[Sgt PSN]

Whitlock is obviously a racist when it comes to unnecessary roughness.

Sarcasm?  Because even though Whitlock often makes race an issue when it isn't, I'm not getting that sense from the article.  I thought it was a well written piece.....except the first line:

Let me repeat: I'm all for Roger Goodell's effort to make the NFL safer for its players.

How can you open an article by saying "Let me repeat?"  That seems like a phrase more suitable for the latter 2/3's of a column.  Todd must be Whitlock's ghost writer or something. 

[ice grillin you]

does anyone else find igy complaining about others belaboring a point completely hysterical?

theres tons of points that deserve to be belabored...crying about the refs for three days after a win is not one of them

[MMH]

Here's my problem with that explanation.  By their definition, Collie was protected all the way through the play because it wasn't a reception.
So why the farg was the hit on Celek in the 1st quarter not hitting a defenseless receiver.  He'd already clearly dropped the ball and got leveled.
I call bullshtein.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Carl Johnson defends personal foul penalties on Eagles
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 10, 2010 8:00 PM ET
Two personal foul penalties called against the Eagles in Sunday's win over the Colts have drawn a great deal of scrutiny, with many Eagles fans crying foul that hits on Austin Collie and Peyton Manning of the Colts drew flags.

NFL V.P. of officiating Carl Johnson, however, says that he's comfortable with his officials throwing flags on both plays in question.

In the most-discussed hit of this week in the NFL, Eagles safety Quintin Mikell hit Collie with a hard but legal shot to the midsection, and then Eagles defensive back Kurt Coleman collided with Collie, helmet-to-helmet. The NFL decided not to fine Coleman because Mikell's legal hit redirected Collie into Coleman. But Johnson said that doesn't mean his officials were wrong to throw the flag.

"Our officials are instructed to err on the side of safety," Johnson said on NFL Network's Total Access. "Our number one priority is player safety and when we make calls on the field we don't determine what discipline may follow."

Late in the fourth quarter, Trent Cole's hand hit the back of Manning's helmet in what seemed to be a fairly minor shot to the head. But Johnson said 15-yard penalties are called for even in minor cases of contact with the helmet.

"That 15-yard penalty is a strong deterrent," Johnson said. "We want to do everything possible to protect our players. . . . We want them to lower their target. I know he's trying to strip the ball, but we can't officiate intent. When they swing and make contact to the head, especially with a quarterback in the pocket looking downfield, it is a foul. It will draw a flag."

So that's the official word from the boss of all the NFL officials. I have a feeling Eagles fans won't be satisfied.

Is this farging guy serious?