When did Pollard have his head surgically removed and the rettached?

**PerpetuallyBored74** · 11-25-2012, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Ravenswintitle

Yeah the receiver was going Outabounds that's why they called it

Reminded me of that hit in a preseason game where the reciever landed hard on his back out of bounds after taking a hit, got a concussion and if I'm not mistaken was one of the plays that helped usher in all these new rules regarding protecting the receiver.

Well that and (what was then) the pending lawsuits.

**Ravenalytics** · 11-25-2012, 09:10 PM

If you take off the purple-colored glasses, it's easy to see why that play got flagged.

**wickedsolo** · 11-25-2012, 09:11 PM

That play today reminded me of Darren Stone.

If you guys dont remember him and the play Im referring to, you're lucky. Lets just say it was a really dumb and unnecessary play that led to a game changing penalty. In the end, it cost the Ravens the game.

Point is, he needs to be smarter than that and realize the refs are going to be giving him the eagle eye every week.

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**purplepoe** · 11-25-2012, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

Sorry man, I disagree. I watched the replay of that a few times and Pollard is clearly looking at the ball the entire time he is running at the receiver. As soon as the ball had sailed over the guy's hands, Pollard lowered his shoulder and decked him.

Clean hit or not, it was unnecessary and a hot headed move. He has to be smarter than that. He has a target on his back anyway because he is a notoriously aggressive player who likes to lay the lumber.

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This.

Look, we can all hate the call but this is the NFL today.

Pollard didn't have to do it and he chose to.

As soon as he hit the guy I knew the flag was coming.

He needs to know that as well.

PP

**purplepoe** · 11-25-2012, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

That play today reminded me of Darren Stone.

If you guys dont remember him and the play Im referring to, you're lucky. Lets just say it was a really dumb and unnecessary play that led to a game changing penalty. In the end, it cost the Ravens the game.

Point is, he needs to be smarter than that and realize the refs are going to be giving him the eagle eye every week.

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I was at the game you are referring to.

Thanks for the memory!

PP

**wickedsolo** · 11-25-2012, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by purplepoe

I was at the game you are referring to.

Thanks for the memory!

PP

Haha, you were there too? I have never been so irate over a game before, but that really got me fired up. I couldn't believe how stupid that whole play was and what made it worse was that fucker acting like he was wronged.

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**Beerracuda** · 11-25-2012, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by purplepoe

I was at the game you are referring to.

Thanks for the memory!

PP

Was that the Pitt game in the playoffs?

**Sirdowski** · 11-25-2012, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

Except that hit was on a player in the actual field of play. Not against a guy who had no shot at a pass and was already 1 yard out of bounds.

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When he made contact they were still in bounds and for all Pollard knew, he could have made a miraculous catch.

I get why they made the call, but they just as easily could have let it go.

**wickedsolo** · 11-25-2012, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Sirdowski

When he made contact they were still in bounds and for all Pollard knew, could have made a miraculous catch.

I get why they made the call, but they just as easily could have let it go.

Pollard watched the pass sail 3 feet over the guy's hands before hitting him. Pollard could have hit him while making an attempt to pull up. He just didnt. Watch the replay man. Pollard very clearly wanted to lay this guy out.

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**Corey** · 11-25-2012, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

That play today reminded me of Darren Stone.

If you guys dont remember him and the play Im referring to, you're lucky. Lets just say it was a really dumb and unnecessary play that led to a game changing penalty. In the end, it cost the Ravens the game.

Point is, he needs to be smarter than that and realize the refs are going to be giving him the eagle eye every week.

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Why do you drag up such horrific memories, Wicked? Let's leave all the memories of our AFC championship failures in the past.

**wickedsolo** · 11-25-2012, 09:20 PM

Again, im all for the big hit. I disagree with a lot of these rules because they favor the offense, but those are the rules and Pollard knows them.

I want him to lay the smack down on guys out there, but I also want him to play intelligently.

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**purplepoe** · 11-25-2012, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Beerracuda

Was that the Pitt game in the playoffs?

AFC Championship in Pitt.

PP

**wickedsolo** · 11-25-2012, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Corey

Why do you drag up such horrific memories, Wicked? Let's leave all the memories of our AFC championship failures in the past.

My bad.

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**Sirdowski** · 11-25-2012, 09:45 PM

I'll have to check the replay again, I'm probably mistaken.

**Mr OC** · 11-26-2012, 07:20 AM

I want the big hit made every time as long as it's legal. Hits like that make receivers get alligator arms later.

**Ngata_Ate_My_Lunch** · 11-26-2012, 07:30 AM

What if, upon further review at the league offices, the review board (or dude, or whatever the post game penalty review process is) they decide that the penalty was thrown erroneously? I think a way to fix the NFL would be to penalize the head ref for the game like they would have penalized the player. I know the ref's aren't 'working for the money' but fine one 10k for screwing up a game and I bet the ticky tacky calls stop pretty quick.

**JohnBKistler** · 11-26-2012, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by HKusp

It was a clean hit, he left his feet when the play was still in question. You can't stop physics. He had already committed to the hit, and he committed in a clean manner.

Clean or not, when you launch yourself at a player, the officials are going to call it 9 times out of 10.

**Rxdoxx** · 11-26-2012, 07:43 AM

From what I've heard and read there has been a shift in officials powers.

My understanding is that they are now to call it If They Think They Saw It

The issue is no longer did you see it? or even to a degree did you think you saw it.

The Pollard call looks to be "did you think it could have been helmet"

The mind set has changed from:
What you saw
To what you think you saw
To what you might have seen.

Sadly, like Dan Deerdork calls what people are talking to each other about on the field (existing only in his mind), Officials are starting to call plays that exist in their mind.
It is called bias, and they have now been trained to be biased to call it, expected to call it, and are now covering their butts and calling it if it was a possibility.

Bring out the pink tu-tus, in addition to Brady, we need more for a couple of officials.