NFL Thread

[Seeker]

Patriots unveil Tom Brady statue: ‘His story wasn't scripted, it was earned'

Tom Brady will forever be a part of Patriots history. The new 12-foot statue in Foxboro ensures he'll forever be a part of Gillette Stadium.

www.yahoo.com

 

[BrokenWing]

What a game the Ravens V Bills looked. 20 minutes of highlights and they all were.

Can anyone more knowledgeable than myself elaborate on the two point conversion that was disallowed?

Receiver stepped out but was back in quite comfortably before catching the ball?
If they step out on purpose, does that mean they are ineligible for the rest of the play? It looked like the defender didn't really give him a choice.

Is it where his feet are when the ball is thrown?

I tried googling illegal touching and now I'm on some sort of register.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

If they step out on purpose, does that mean they are ineligible for the rest of the play? It looked like the defender didn't really give him a choice.

Yeah, if you voluntarily go out of bounds you can't receive a pass (but I think can receive a tip/claim a fumble?) - only if you're forced out of bounds are you still eligible
Guess the forced out of bounds is up to refs interpretation - do you have to be physically shoved or can you be shepherded out etc

Apparently the above is all guff, despite tons of analysts saying it/complaining about it, the actual rulebook says the following is ineligible

An eligible receiver who has been out of bounds prior to or during a pass, either by his own volition or by being legally forced
out, even if he has reestablished himself inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands

Good to know American Football is just as confusing for fans and experts as rugby is

 

[BrokenWing]

I mean, you were right first time really as being shoved isn't legal.

The defender didn't even shepherd really, just held his line.

Didn't help that you couldn't really see where he came from, and then they had a slo-mo replay where he wasn't visible at all.

Even the ref didn't sound convinced.

 

[Saintjay]

Channel 5 and 5 Action showing two games every Sunday this season if people didn't know.

 

[BrokenWing]

It's good there's more coverage of it on UK TV, but I thought the studio sections were awful.

Redzone is pretty good and you’re not stuck with a tedious game.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Redzone is pretty good and you're not stuck with a tedious game.

Yeah, this is how I watch it - don't support a team (yet?) so just getting all the action with none of the delays/adverts suits me down to a tee

 

[Seeker]

Green Bay easily beat Detroit, the 2x defending NFC North champs (27-13) on Sunday. If it weren't for a TD pass with 50 seconds left in garbage time the Lions never would have made it in the end zone. Go Pack Go!

 

[TommiG88]

Yeah, this is how I watch it - don't support a team (yet?) so just getting all the action with none of the delays/adverts suits me down to a tee

I bloody love Redzone. I will only watch an eagles game over it if it’s available to watch. Otherwise my Sunday evening is watching 4-6 hours of Redzone

 

[Vaquer]

 

[AlRums]

Michigan high school football player speaks out after teammate fractures opponent’s spine during game

“It was an illegal move and had no place. I’m not going to try to defend that. It was a horrible decision.”

nypost.com

Not NFL, but you have to question how the sport is being coached in high school.

 

[big ginger 8]

This is surreal. Pity tickets were stupidly expensive.

 

[TommiG88]

This is surreal. Pity tickets were stupidly expensive.

You there?

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

This website is unavailable in your location. – WFTV

www.wftv.com

Unleash the national guard

 

[big ginger 8]

You there?

Nah, would have been cool for the novelty but I don’t think it’s the best place to watch a game due to the distance from the pitch and I don’t support either team so wasn’t going to pay €215 for tickets.