Goodell is (still) an idiot

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(02-13-2023, 01:41 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: There's been many times where I questioned refs in the NBA, but the one that always stands out to me is the Kings vs Lakers series around 2002 (?). 

Sorry if that upsets you as a Lakers fan, but that series is pretty infamous and I watched it when it happened and couldn't believe what I was seeing.

I try to reserve hard complaints about refs for times they actually deserve it. 

Just as flags should only be thrown when there is a clear violation, I believe fans should only pull the "refs card" when it's clear they're either doing a very poor job or outright not calling the game evenly. 

Meaning they are calling late hit on Mahomes, but not roughing on Burrow. For example. Or when they make up rules as they go. 

My memory is (very) foggy, but I want to say there was a time the Steelers hit one of our guys late in a key game and the NFL "adjusted" the rule after the season, but it should have been a violation at the time. It was something along those lines. Not sure if anyone will remember what I'm talking about.

It was when Ryan shazier paralyzed himself for helmet to helmet on gio. It used to be helmet to helmet on a defenseless receiver (and they deemed gio not one), and adjusted to be no helmet to helmet at all after.

Or the Hines ward one, where he broke Keith rivers jaw and ruined him.

Or maybe the Palmer one.


2006: The "Carson Palmer rule"

Some call the rule designed to protect quarterbacks' knees the "Tom Brady rule," but it was the "Carson Palmer rule" first.

In the AFC Wild Card matchup between the Bengals and Steelers in January, the Steelers' Kimo von Oelhoffen hit Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer on the second play from scrimmage in the knee on a long pass play, tearing Palmer's ACL.

During the offseason, the NFL's competition committee proposed a rule change in the interest of quarterbacks' safety.

The rule: "A rushing defender is prohibited from forcibly hitting in the knee area or below a passer who has one or both feet on the ground, even if the initial contact is above the knee. It is not a foul if the defender is blocked (or fouled) into the passer and has no opportunity to avoid him."

2008: The "Hines Ward rule"

During a 38-10 Pittsburgh win, Hines Ward blindsided Bengals linebacker and first-round draft pick (earlier that year) Keith Rivers with a vicious block, breaking his jaw. Rivers was never the same.

It was a legal hit at the time that would later draw a 15-yard penalty after the rule change making blindside blocks illegal if the blocker's helmet, shoulder or forearm makes contact with the head or neck area of the opponent, who is considered defenseless in that situation.

The Steelers, ironically, were the only team to vote against the rule.

2016: Clarification on helmet-to-helmet hits and leading with the crown of the helmet

The interpretation of a helmet-to-helmet hit was changed after Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier - the player who seriously injured his back while making a tackle on Monday night - used the crown of his helmet to contact Bengals running back Giovani Bernard, who suffered a concussion.

Shazier was not penalized because officials said Bernard wasn't a defenseless receiver, adding that Shazier didn't deliberately line up "head on" with Bernard.

The NFL's clarification prohibits defensive players from leading with the crown of the helmet outside the tackle box, no matter which angle is taken by the tackler.