Moose Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's called "flag begging" and, sadly it works too often. If they flag a player for faking getting "roughed" a.k.a. in soccer, then they should be able to penalize flag begging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 From a guy who wants a flag thrown against the opponent on every play, this is rich... I know it would hurt the Pats significantly, which is why you chimed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVABillsFan Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Late flags are the problem... Players know to beg for them on every incomplete pass, especially on 3rd down They beg because it works about 1/3 of the time Agreed. If a flag is not thrown at the time of the infraction then - no foul should be allowed. IF they allow these late flags then I say the coach gets a free challenge for every "late" flag. Edited October 19, 2015 by NOVABillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortlandiaEast Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I know it would hurt the Pats significantly, which is why you chimed in. RIGHT ON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuSeYiN_NYC Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) I agree and take it one step further. Even if you gesture with your hands outstretched as in "where is the flag", you also get flagged. I will also add that if you roll your eyes it also is fragrant. Oh and that would have to ban visors on helmets also. Edited October 19, 2015 by HuSeYiN_NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I will also add that if you roll your eyes it also is fragrant. Oh and that would have to ban visors on helmets also. Rolling your eyes is fragrant? Sounds like a magic trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 At least two posters have come to the conclusion that many of the late flags were a direct result of players "begging" for a call. I'd love to see some proof of this. More likely what fans are seeing is a ref who for whatever reason doesn't get the flag out of his pocket quickly....and therefore assumes it is a "late" flag. That being said, believe what you may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) At least two posters have come to the conclusion that many of the late flags were a direct result of players "begging" for a call. I'd love to see some proof of this. More likely what fans are seeing is a ref who for whatever reason doesn't get the flag out of his pocket quickly....and therefore assumes it is a "late" flag. That being said, believe what you may. I've always wondered if sometimes the referee does not throw the flag until he sees the receiver did not catch the ball. I seem to think they'd rather if he catches it pretend the penalty didn't happen as long as the offense gets what they deserve so to speak. Edited October 19, 2015 by Coastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis in NC Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 The CFL has instituted such a rule. I saw a receiver who felt he was wronged waving the "throw a flag" gesture. He "received" an "objectionable conduct" penalty. I think it was 15 yards. This must be a new rule in the last year or two. The CFL seems to be going the same over-officious route just like the NFL. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not a fan of new NFL rules (good God), but one thing I would love to eliminate is players doing the "first down" signal. Jerks like Julian Edelman and Golden Tate seem to use it like a legal taunt. Just eliminate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuSeYiN_NYC Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Rolling your eyes is fragrant? Sounds like a magic trick. Oh damn. Flagrant* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Any player caught giving the "throw the flag" sign gets a 15 yard penalty. I'm sick of seeing it. So, they would in fact get a flag. That should make them happy. And if we carry this over to soccer, there should be executiuons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Jax Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This is a little off topic, but did anyone see the one Stealer TD yesterday where the WR goes up high in the back of the endzone to make the catch, and clearly only comes down with ONE foot in bounds (the other one is up in the air), then his butt comes down, again, clearly, with half of it in the green and half of it on the white OB? I commented about this yesterday in the Shout Box too. This "highlight" has been playing on ESPN all day today, and I can't believe that no one is questioning it. After reviewing it closely on DVR, it looks like MAYBE his left leg's knee (same leg with foot that came down IB) hit the ground before his butt did, but because of his position (falling backwards onto his butt) the physics of that make it virtually impossible. It should not have been a TD. Oh, and then there's the "no catch" in the Lions/Bears game by the Lions. Bottom line is that the Refs/NFL continue to BLOW calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 The CFL has instituted such a rule. I saw a receiver who felt he was wronged waving the "throw a flag" gesture. He "received" an "objectionable conduct" penalty. I think it was 15 yards. This must be a new rule in the last year or two. The CFL seems to be going the same over-officious route just like the NFL. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregthekeg Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I thought you weren't allowed to use the ball as a prop, coordinate a celebration with other team members, or spike the ball. Then you see on the primetime NFL games "GRONK" gets an illegal pick gets the touchdown then goes on to spike the ball. Sometimes he even hands it to other players such as lineman to spike the ball.... and the announcers just laugh,,,,, or those say something along the lines of "Those crazy Patriots like to have fun huh" Could you imagine if Hughes got a fumble recovery and handed the ball to Mario and he spiked it. The refs would probably throw their arms out of socket trying to throw the flag as fast as they could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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