Super Bowl XLVII - GDT

[shmenguin]

the officiating was pretty terrible, so it's reasonable to think it affected the game.

it's a small detail i know, but when he pointed the wrong way when calling out a penalty in the first half, it looked like the dude was legit nervous.

[TheHammer24]

Relatedly, are we full of whine re offensive and defensive pass interference, or do the Ravens get every call? Do they strategize to exploit the rules? It seems like they get more calls than anyone, both ways and on both sides of the ball.

[shmenguin]

Relatedly, are we full of whine re offensive and defensive pass interference, or do the Ravens get every call? Do they strategize to exploit the rules? It seems like they get more calls than anyone, both ways and on both sides of the ball.

i think they strategize. flacco throws balls into coverage all the time and the receivers are trained to

a) block out the DB from intercepting
b) flop
c) make the "throw the flag" motion when they're on the ground

it's too many years of this for it to be just mere coincidence

[skullman80]

They are smart because it works.

[Troy Loney]

flacco does throw some duckballs into coverage that magically seem to work out, but i'm not sure his receivers do anything different then guys on every other team. i'm more intrigued by what their DB's do to avoid getting the calls on the other side of the ball. I think they just know the sort of contact that is allowed, and then extrapolate that to the point where the refs don't throw the flag.

[Kaizer]

in what way is that a characteristic of just the ravens. it happens in every game, to every team. the refs blew the call at the end though, that was way past letting them play.

[pens9192]

I can't believe SF didn't try a designed run for Kaepernick during their last series. He had 67 yards rushing the entire game and was gashing Baltimore and instead they try a run up the middle with their back up (?) RB, and three straight incomplete passes all to the same side of the field? What was up with that?! If I was a SF fan, I would be ticked.

But still, it shouldn't have come down to that. If they showed up in the 1st half, they are probably the champs and Ray Ray is still crying.

[Froggy]

Relatedly, are we full of whine re offensive and defensive pass interference, or do the Ravens get every call? Do they strategize to exploit the rules? It seems like they get more calls than anyone, both ways and on both sides of the ball.

i think they strategize. flacco throws balls into coverage all the time and the receivers are trained to

a) block out the DB from intercepting
b) flop
c) make the "throw the flag" motion when they're on the ground

it's too many years of this for it to be just mere coincidence

you forgot the pushing off that rarely gets called. I really think that this is the big reason why this season might be my last really caring about the NFL. Offenses are no longer based on skill. the qb's are protected too much, the days of the feature back are going away, and you can be a productive reciever without actually catching any balls. It drives me nuts.

[Froggy]

also, i am amused by all the whining and conspiracy theories regarding the blackout i've heard today. The ravens WON, you idiots! STOP WHINING!

i also have a co-worker who actually believes that the league is out to get the ravens, and they never get any breaks on any of the calls. I can't remember a super bowl champion benefiting from iffy decisions as much as this ravens team. Hell, even the botch of the qb sneak in the steelers/seahawks game can be off-set by that terrible non-interception by troy against indy.

just so much whining.

[shafnutz05]

If they wanted a black official so bad, why not Mike Carey? At least he is solidly qualified.

[Lt. Dish]

Oh, that's right. I keep forgetting that ravens fans don't exist outside of the Baltimore metro area

they exist for 5 minutes in the sycophantic world of the philadelphia suburbs, where joe flacco is king of all losers

It hasn't been quite Smarty Jones hysteria, but the Flacco bandwagon has been quite amazing. Smug Jerkface Harbaugh coached special teams and D backs for the Eagles for 9 years or so and that makes him "Philly's," too.

I'm just glad it's over.

You win some, you lose some.

Drop the puck! Let's go, Pens!

[Lt. Dish]

They are smart because it works.

This. It's like diving in the NHL and hitting your baby brother. Until someone says you can't do it, well, then you keep doing it.

[pens9192]

Also I'm not sure the Ravens even make it to the Super Bowl, yet alone win it, if they still had Cam Cameron as their OC.

[shmenguin]

Also I'm not sure the Ravens even make it to the Super Bowl, yet alone win it, if they still had Cam Cameron as their OC.

maybe, but caldwell's play calling should have cost them the denver game...but there's a fine line between what could have happened and what did happen in the NFL

[Kaizer]

also, i am amused by all the whining and conspiracy theories regarding the blackout i've heard today. The ravens WON, you idiots! STOP WHINING!

i also have a co-worker who actually believes that the league is out to get the ravens, and they never get any breaks on any of the calls. I can't remember a super bowl champion benefiting from iffy decisions as much as this ravens team. Hell, even the botch of the qb sneak in the steelers/seahawks game can be off-set by that terrible non-interception by troy against indy.

just so much whining.

well, even IF ben's TD in that game was botched, it was off set by seattle playing like ass, they werent going to win anyway. balt. got a gift that could have resulted in them losing. i dont know what they have to complain about.

[joopen]

As I have said before, I would be all for a new rule that penalizes any player making a flag motion for unsportsmanlike conduct. I hate that almost every incomplete pass is followed by idiots waiving their arms in the air like they are doing a half-a**** disco.

[Froggy]

As I have said before, I would be all for a new rule that penalizes any player making a flag motion for unsportsmanlike conduct. I hate that almost every incomplete pass is followed by idiots waiving their arms in the air like they are doing a half-a**** disco.

They do it because it works.

[Rocco]

Let's not forget the NFL adjusted the head official's grades because they wanted a black official to officiate the super bowl. When you bolster someone's credentials to get them in the game, expect bad calls

I think that's a stretch.

On my phone, but it isn't a stretch at all

If the NFL just wanted a black/minority ref, they could have put Mike Carey or Alberto Riveron there and no one would have cared. They wanted Jerome Boger there.

[mac5155]

Well its been over 12 hours and Ray hasn't killed anyone yet while celebrating.

[slappybrown]

Relatedly, are we full of whine re offensive and defensive pass interference, or do the Ravens get every call? Do they strategize to exploit the rules? It seems like they get more calls than anyone, both ways and on both sides of the ball.

i think they strategize. flacco throws balls into coverage all the time and the receivers are trained to

a) block out the DB from intercepting
b) flop
c) make the "throw the flag" motion when they're on the ground

it's too many years of this for it to be just mere coincidence

This applies to every team.

The only exception is Mike Wallace, who appears to have been trained to approach any contested ball situation with the utmost caution.

[CERV96]

Well its been over 12 hours and Ray hasn't killed anyone yet while celebrating.

He obviously took care of buisness when the lights went out.

[shmenguin]

Relatedly, are we full of whine re offensive and defensive pass interference, or do the Ravens get every call? Do they strategize to exploit the rules? It seems like they get more calls than anyone, both ways and on both sides of the ball.

i think they strategize. flacco throws balls into coverage all the time and the receivers are trained to

a) block out the DB from intercepting
b) flop
c) make the "throw the flag" motion when they're on the ground

it's too many years of this for it to be just mere coincidence

This applies to every team.

i guess. without any statistical evidence to back my theory, it's just sour grapes. but i don't know if any records are publicized on pass interference per game by team.

[Froggy]

I guess if one was feeling frisky, they could go back through box scores

[mac5155]

[ExPatriatePen]

Well its been over 12 hours and Ray hasn't killed anyone yet while celebrating.

I know I'm not going to stay if he walks into my local.