Comments on: Jerron McMillian thinks NFL “has a hit out” on Packers

By: lambeaufieldwest

lambeaufieldwest — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:34:58 +0000

After the NFL gave Seattle a win, Sam Shields was flagged 4 consecutive weeks for phantom pass interference calls and Ryan Taylor was fined for his perfectly legal block vs AZ on a punt return… I’m with McMillian…

By: clayme52

clayme52 — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:41:05 +0000

What exactly makes the Packers the “NFL’s Darlings”? All I remember is Jerry Rice’s fumble in the playoffs in the 90′s and the fiasco in Seattle. Where have all these supposed beneficial calls taken place?

By: packerbacker12

packerbacker12 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:25:28 +0000

I love how Viking fans emerge from under their rocks to call Packer fans crybabies. I am pretty sure you Viking fans went beserk when they got the rear ends handed to them by the Saints. 3 years later they still can’t let it go.

By: axespray

axespray — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:57:00 +0000

lrt79 says:
Nov 30, 2012 11:07 AM
“When did the Green Bay Packers turn into the Green Bay Crybabies?”
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Probably when Walden was called for “Roughing the passer” during Jerron’s Interception in week 3 – or when Receivers were constantly shoving Shields – only for Shields to be the one called for PI – Tate’s *touchdown …. Saints Fumble on a Kickoff return – refs hand them the ball – Nick Perry/Brad Jones clean hits/sacks on QBs getting them fined – compared to JJ Watt & Alan Branch ripping Rodgers helmet off not getting so much as a flag… Duane Brown wiping out DJ Smith’s Knee…
a Ton to complain about.

By: thundersandpackers

thundersandpackers — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:06:22 +0000

Nfl might as well play flag football

By: nananatman

nananatman — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:32:11 +0000

Yeah dude, that was a super clean hit, and I can prove it, you stand on that x on the ground and I’m gonna have Bennett take a 15 yard run at you from behind, leave his feet, drive a shoulder into your head, that’s cool with you, right?

By: thetokyosandblaster

thetokyosandblaster — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:38:16 +0000

Shut up and play, rook!

By: hard2getausername

hard2getausername — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:28:37 +0000

Packers are the NFL golden boys, right, like how they changed how interceptions and touchdowns work for 1 game to steal a win from us. You can yell replacement refs, but the NFL defended that call, which says all you need to know about what they think of the pack.

By: jonny42671

jonny42671 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:27:17 +0000

League called and apologized for 2 blown TD calls in the Packer Viking game in 2010 against the Vikings. That win got them in the playoffs and Superbowl. Packers and their fans are right up there with the Saints. Stop CRYING !!

By: purplehaze12

purplehaze12 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:14:38 +0000

The NFL beat us…

By: bringbackwayne

bringbackwayne — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:07:05 +0000

I really, really dislike the Packers. They’ve been the NFL darlings for many years now.

By: wjmoffatt

wjmoffatt — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:49:24 +0000

The NFL does seem to attack more teams than others; Packers, Steelers, Ravens, and Saints come to mind. While others never seem to get punished, Patriots……

By: deuce2222

deuce2222 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:25:34 +0000

He was fined for a helmet to helmet hit, not for being a packer.

By: offthelows

offthelows — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:17:41 +0000

From a logical standpoint, the NFL has no reason to have anything out for the Packers. They travel as well as any team in the league thus sell more tickets, they have one of the most popular QBs, and they are a ratings draw. As for the officials, they owe GB a debt of gratitude for ending the lockout.

If there was any reason, it’s because the team is publicly owned, and that could be perceived as a threat to the billionaire boys club, or it could mean they don’t have a true seat at the table, rather a representative figurehead, when it comes to running the league.

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:14:28 +0000

A “hit” out on the league’s 17th ranked defense? Sure, something needs to stop that juggernaut.

By: shaggytoodle

shaggytoodle — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:08:18 +0000

Its been frustrating season for them, I think he is just blowing off some steam.

Thats ok everyone does it, its just not blasted all the internet, for everyone to critique.

Last week a Packer was fined for hitting a QB in the head with his hand while trying to deflect a pass. I understand its flagged for everyone, but you can tell he was going for the ball.

Sometimes its just tough luck.

By: 1oldpro

1oldpro — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:08:02 +0000

38-10? Apparently that was the only hard hit for the Packers that night.

By: castleofcheese

castleofcheese — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:07:29 +0000

McMillan… Seriously… Take my advice and shut up.

By: whatjusthapped

whatjusthapped — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:31:58 +0000

Please, watch the play before commenting. It was not “helmet to helmet” It was a shoulder pad into the middle of the guy’s chest. Its called breaking up the pass.

Now its borderline to say the WR was defenseless but what if McMillian pulled up and the guy caught the football for a TD? We would be all over McMillian for not doing his job.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:26:29 +0000

Well, then don’t hit the guy with the ball. Just hope he falls and you can touch him.

By: jefe17

jefe17 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:26:03 +0000

thefox61 says:
Nov 30, 2012 11:12 AM
Wow! What were all these Packers fanatics saying about the forearm to Tannenhills head by Earl Thomas? Karma? Payback? Whatever. There is no “hit” out on the Packers. Poor picked on Packers cry me a river. You are still in 2nd place behind the Bears and need some help winning your division. So, before you start hating on the Seahawks, I’ve got one question for all you cheeseheads, who are you rooting for this Sunday at Soldier field? I thought so.
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Honestly, I am rooting for the Bears. And I am a Packers fan. A GB win and a Seattle loss actually benefit the Packers more… Pack already has the Tiebreak on Chicago, so to separate from Seattle would be more important at this point. A 2 game lead on the WildCard with 4 games to play is huge. Gives you some wiggle room. Chicago and GB play in 3 weeks, that will decide the division. Not this week or next week.

So as hard as it is for me to root for the Bears, it’s for the best.

By: mrqwag

mrqwag — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:09:02 +0000

Does anybody else think when he said “us” he meant fellow defensive players instead of his fellow Packers? If that’s what he meant, then he has a point.

By: medialovesthecowboys

medialovesthecowboys — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:07:43 +0000

Oh please the NFL loves Green Bay. Case in point. Almost every celebration is forbidden – under the idea that it interrupts the flow of the game. And yet the league thinks a player JUMPING INTO THE BLEACHERS does nothing to disturb the flow of the game.

By: uwsptke

uwsptke — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:49:02 +0000

So McMillian complains about how the target for hitting a receiver is shrinking, and that the league “has a hit out on us” and you automatically assume he’s talking about his team specifically? Dude, come on.

What really puts defensive backs in poor position is that had Bennett caught the ball and McMillian’s hit dislodged it, it wouldn’t have been a penalty.

By: herbbster

herbbster — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:48:42 +0000

Based on the ENTIRE context of the quote, it’s clear that the “us” that Jerron is referring to is defensive players as a whole…not the Packers.

By: pistolsmoke

pistolsmoke — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:47:08 +0000

McMillian is just a whiner. JA69 got the same fine amount (21K) for a non-penalty hit and didn’t call conspiracy. McMillian’s hit was an actual penalty, but his is a conspiracy!

By: isphet71

isphet71 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:45:47 +0000

“thekiller678 says:
Nov 30, 2012 10:47 AM
Does any team whine more than the Packers?”

Just the Saints. And that’s debatable.

By: samanthasteeleruinedmyqb

samanthasteeleruinedmyqb — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:44:58 +0000

It seems like the Packers used to be an easy team to root for, but now there are so many whiners on the team I don’t see how anyone can stand them.

By: iluvbears

iluvbears — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:30:16 +0000

If the NFL does have “a hit out” on the Packers, it is only to make up for the years and years of the NFL treating the Packers like their favored team.

By: illinininer

illinininer — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:30:07 +0000

The 49ers are arguably the most physical team in football and they don’t get fines and penalties for illegal hits because their coaches have taught them to play the right way. The league isn’t the problem, obviously it’s the mentality of the coaches.