It became very obvious during the 5-game losing streak. Seems like defenses learned that the way to stop Waddle & Hill was to grab them, bump them and get them off their timing routes. The gamble was having the refs call penalties. The refs haven’t.
Been saying it all year bro
This was basically the formula for how the Pats beat the Greatest Show on Turf in the SB. They clutched and held all game and the refs just let them play. That, and they secretly (and illegally) videotaped all of their practices
I mean, I could live with it, if they didnt whip their flags out every time we did the same thing.This was basically the formula for how the Pats beat the Greatest Show on Turf in the SB. They clutched and held all game and the refs just let them play. That, and they secretly (and illegally) videotaped all of their practices
Agreed. I thought the game yesterday was the first one all year where they let them play both sides (the hand fighting on the boundaries) and were consistent
Mostly, yes. But Hill got mugged on a possible TD, and then later we got called for PI on a ball that was uncatchable.
I forgot about the Hill play and the one on us. I thought Hill’s could have been called as the guy kinda ran through him and didn’t play the ball. I don’t remember the one on us - as in what happened. I recall the one on Kohou or Crossen where they grabbed the guy - that one seemed blatant to me and unnecessary.
Cmon you know it feels like it at times, though!
Not to sound like a conspiracy nut, but I have said it all year Dolphins have been the NFLs whipping boy. It all started with the Flo stuff. There was a rumor in the offseason that some of the power owners, were basically not happy that Ross didn't get a NDA signed by Flo. Then Flo went scorched earth. Then the NFL couldn't due much with the race allegations (without basically admitting fault them self) so they laid down the hammer on the stupid tampering crap. That crap goes on every year, never should have a first and a 3rd. Then all the Tua/concussion crap. Screwed in the game that lost TB on first play. We have been invested twice for concussion protocol (no one else). I still think the NFL didn't like that Tua came back and was tearing up most teams to Hill/Waddle. It really started in the Chargers game. They way you influence a game is by allowing DB holding or OL holding. Want to slow down a good D let the OL hold, want to slow down an O allow DBs to hold. DB holding in that Chargers game was unreal. Got to watch the all 22 film. Tua is great at timing routes, easy to throw off timing if you let the DBs hold up the WRs all day. They was like 5 overthrow/to far in front and a int that was basically a direct result of the WR being held up.
There was a jersey tug if I remember right, but didnt look like PI, Holding at best. Seemed ticky tack to me, certainly nowhere near how bad hill was being tackled before the ball got there.
I dont think its intentional, at least I hope not. I just think its confirmation bias. Opposing coaches and players complain about it and they throw the flag.
