doubleofive said:
Sunday afternoon's Colts game was painful. The Eagles had the ball so long and so many Colts are injured that I literally forgot I was watching a Colts game at all. I'm not kidding.
I have to say the penalties for the hit on that wide receiver and one for hitting Manning's helmet were ridiculous. Is the NFL going to become flag football? What's really stupid is that they say that the reason the hit on the receiver was penalty was because it was an incomplete pass. It was an incomplete pass because he got hit! Also, it sure looked like a completed pass to me. It looked like he had control of the ball, he had both feet on the ground, and it looked like he made a football move, all before he got hit. Are the defenders supposed to just stand and wait to see if he catches the ball??? I thought part of their job was to try to keep receivers from catching ball, and if they do catch it, tackle them or knock them to the ground and perhaps cause a fumble? I thought football was supposed to be a tough sport? Finally, why the hell should accidentally brushing the helmet of the quarter back be a penalty? That was asinine. The NFL needs to do something about this stuff. This going to wind up effecting the quality of the game we love. Its also wind up effecting the outcome of big games, playoff games. Maybe even the Superbowl.
