Lurker Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 The Texans fans should start a collection to pay his fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: Thank u, just wanted to make sure I was going to hurl for all the right reasons. The NFL is a ***** joke. See which way Allen is running. See the back of Ford’s jersey. It’s a penalty. Learn the god dam rules and stop complaining about the officiating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 phew, he got off lucky. I was expecting a suspension and loss of draft picks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Three things need to happen for the NFL to fundamentally change. 1. Jerruh and Kraft Singles need to go away. 2. Goodell needs to go away. 2. A competitor worthy of stealing some of the NFL's dollars must come along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: Thank u, just wanted to make sure I was going to hurl for all the right reasons. The NFL is a ***** joke. Clearly Jacob Martin (#54) has eyes in the back of his head, if that's supposed to be blocking his 'blind' side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Hopefully he never has to pay this and NFL is just doubling down fur show. What a joke the NFL has become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemma Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Anyone know the name of the ***** that came out with that ruling? Needs to be on the Wall of Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: See which way Allen is running. See the back of Ford’s jersey. It’s a penalty. Learn the god dam rules and stop complaining about the officiating What is the rule? What is the rule on kickoffs while you are at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: See which way Allen is running. See the back of Ford’s jersey. It’s a penalty. Learn the god dam rules and stop complaining about the officiating Damn why such a jerk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 28K for this? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DabillsDaBillsDaBills Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Scott7975 said: What is the rule? What is the rule on kickoffs while you are at it. From https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/2019-rules-changes-and-points-of-emphasis/ BLINDSIDE BLOCK Owners voted to expand protection of defenseless players by eliminating the blindside block. It is now prohibited for a blocker to initiate forcible contact with his head, shoulder or forearm when his path is toward or parallel to his own end line. The penalty for an illegal blindside block is a loss of 15 yards and an automatic first down. So its actually debatable if Ford's play was a penalty or not. I don't think it was because it not was FORCIBLE contact. KICKOFF The ball is dead if it is not touched by the receiving team and touches the ground in the end zone (touchback). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, billsfan1959 said: 28K for this? I think the proper thing for Ford to do there is to step out of the way and watch his QB get killed. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 “But Clowney” is trending on Twitter, in response to Ford’s fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said: From https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/2019-rules-changes-and-points-of-emphasis/ BLINDSIDE BLOCK Owners voted to expand protection of defenseless players by eliminating the blindside block. It is now prohibited for a blocker to initiate forcible contact with his head, shoulder or forearm when his path is toward or parallel to his own end line. The penalty for an illegal blindside block is a loss of 15 yards and an automatic first down. So its actually debatable if Ford's play was a penalty or not. I don't think it was because it not was FORCIBLE contact. KICKOFF The ball is dead if it is not touched by the receiving team and touches the ground in the end zone (touchback). I know what the rules are lol. I was talking to angry guy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: See which way Allen is running. See the back of Ford’s jersey. It’s a penalty. Learn the god dam rules and stop complaining about the officiating I've never understood a guy who opines on all sorts of football topics yet gets upset when someone else does the same. I understand that you believe the officiating is a quality product and that human error may/is part of it, but why the frustration with others who recognize that officiating is a huge part of the game. It's not like there is a consensus that the highly paid, supposedly highly trained, post-game graded apparenly-average aged 65 do an exceptional job. It's not even that they are widely viewed as consistent. NFL experts are weighing in all the time on the issue. Guys like Pat Kirwin acknowledge the officiating issues, albeit only when calls tilt games that matter at inopportune times. The NFL itself comes back with comments, but typically only after marquis games are impacted at inopportune times. The reality is its beyond the control of the fan, but officiating influences games and there is a stunning lack of consistency which seems at times to benefit some ar the expense of others. Why do you care if someone else cares? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said: 28K for this? It was a penalty. But I agree a fine is unwarranted. We see a lot worse go unfined. NFL sending a message that the officials got the call correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Defense Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Probably a response to the almost across the board criticism of that bad call, spite and to legitimize it. Ridiculous. But, another point of motivation for the Bills next year.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Is the Houston defender actually blind? Perhaps that’s the reason it was a blindside block and fine? This is unreal. The Bills will never win a playoff game. It’s obvious that the NFL hates Buffalo. I guess the Smoking Man on the X- Files was right and they must still be following his guidance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: It was a penalty. But I agree a fine is unwarranted. We see a lot worse go unfined. NFL sending a message that the officials got the call correct. By the rules it is. My issues are that (1) it is a penalty you would rarely see called in overtime of a playoff game (particularly when the defensive player initiated the contact as much as the offensive player) and (2) it is certainly not worthy of a fine. Edited January 11, 2020 by billsfan1959 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: I've never understood a guy who opines on all sorts of football topics yet gets upset when someone else does the same. I understand that you believe the officiating is a quality product and that human error may/is part of it, but why the frustration with others who recognize that officiating is a huge part of the game. It's not like there is a consensus that the highly paid, supposedly highly trained, post-game graded apparenly-average aged 65 do an exceptional job. It's not even that they are widely viewed as consistent. NFL experts are weighing in all the time on the issue. Guys like Pat Kirwin acknowledge the officiating issues, albeit only when calls tilt games that matter at inopportune times. The NFL itself comes back with comments, but typically only after marquis games are impacted at inopportune times. The reality is its beyond the control of the fan, but officiating influences games and there is a stunning lack of consistency which seems at times to benefit some ar the expense of others. Why do you care if someone else cares? Because this board is filled with people posting that the NFL has chosen which teams are going to win. And that the refs are biased for one team over another. Refs make mistakes all the time and I call that out. Why not be objective and lay the blame where it should, on Ford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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