Comments on: Mike Smith wipes out review by throwing red flag

By: jdhein22

jdhein22 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:55:51 +0000

Seriously, though. Shouldn’t teams have a replay assistant? Someone whose job it is to know these rules? Someone who could interject and say coach, you can’t do that!

By: mrlaloosh

mrlaloosh — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:30:00 +0000

The Falcons and their coach are frauds. Enjoy your regular season success. Everybody knows what the playoffs will bring.

By: koenig61

koenig61 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:26:48 +0000

I could have sworn I saw a game earlier this year where a coaoach threw a challenge flag on a turnover, yet no penalty was called and the replay still reviewed the play, anyone else remember it?

By: chattanola

chattanola — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:21:49 +0000

Certainly this rule was given some discussion and thought before they put it in the book but how could the league not see this coming? This example is a ridiculous loophole. Just ridiculous.

By: Stiller43

Stiller43 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:53:12 +0000

It wasnt close, the falcons werent going to win that challenge anyway. It would have been confirmed

By: nelszz

nelszz — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:49:13 +0000

one of the dumbest rules. isn’t the point of the whole review process to get the call right? such rich mckay will have that looked at in the offseason.

By: hoober27

hoober27 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:41:07 +0000

The NFL needs to get rid of this whole challenge system. If its really to make sure the correct call is made, who cares how the replay is initiated. Just review every play and take it out of the coaches hands or don’t review anything. This mixed crap with certain plays out of the coaches hands while other plays they’ve got 10 seconds to make a judgement call on something that will potentially have a huge contrived impact on the game. This is coming from a Packer fan who doesn’t really care either who wins this Falcons/Cardinals game; just a fan of good, well played football.

By: patriotinvasion

patriotinvasion — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:40:13 +0000

What the hell? Worst rule ever…

By: generalherald

generalherald — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:38:55 +0000

you guys forgot youre all cozy with union folk

By: shaggeez

shaggeez — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:35:17 +0000

That has to be one of the dumbest rules I’ve ever heard of.

Isn’t the point of the review to actually get the call right, rather than punish a team on some BS basis?