AWESOME fake by Hester/Knox (1 Viewer)

[Ocram]

And what a terrible penalty on what should have been an easy 6.

 

[Winning IS Everything]

What a shame, not only to get hosed by a bad call, but at home too. The announcers, watching replay, could not even figure out who was holding or where there was even a hold.......... Bears still likely would have lost though, but a sweet fake!!!!!!

 

[nysportsfan]

That was one of the slickest things I've seen in a while.

 

[Illegal Pants Downfield]

What a shame, not only to get hosed by a bad call, but at home too. The announcers, watching replay, could not even figure out who was holding or where there was even a hold.......... Bears still likely would have lost though, but a sweet fake!!!!!!

I agree, it was a phenomenal play, both in design and execution, and it was a shame that it was wasted by a penalty. However,
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[belljr]

Why did they pull this out now though. WOuld have thought better circumstances instead of "wasting" it.

Either way if was great.

 

[dgreen]

Why did they pull this out now though.

Had it been successful, they might have raised their chances of winning that game from 0.1% to about 1%.

 

[drater]

Jeebus, Hester is so freaking fast. Almost covers the field diagonally from a standing start faster than Knox does vertically with a head start.

 

[ldizzle]

Jeebus, Hester is so freaking fast. Almost covers the field diagonally from a standing start faster than Knox does vertically with a head start.

You do realize that Knox sprinted all the way down field, caught the ball, and then ran all the way back, right?

 

[Illegal Pants Downfield]

Why did they pull this out now though. WOuld have thought better circumstances instead of "wasting" it.Either way if was great.

That was my thought, too. Now other teams have it in the back of their mind to watch for. The Bears should've saved it for a game where they were down 4, not a game where they're down 10.

 

[sho nuff]

What a shame, not only to get hosed by a bad call, but at home too. The announcers, watching replay, could not even figure out who was holding or where there was even a hold.......... Bears still likely would have lost though, but a sweet fake!!!!!!

I agree, it was a phenomenal play, both in design and execution, and it was a shame that it was wasted by a penalty. However,

That and Graham admitted he did it...but some will continue to call it a bad call, phantom call or whatever.

 

[pollardsvision]

Why did they pull this out now though. WOuld have thought better circumstances instead of "wasting" it.Either way if was great.

That was my thought, too. Now other teams have it in the back of their mind to watch for. The Bears should've saved it for a game where they were down 4, not a game where they're down 10.

I'm struggling to think of a better situation. At home against your arch rival. If you lose, you go down 2 games to 2 teams in the division. Offense has looked like crap. Saving it for a playoff game would be foolish, as the Bears should not be banking on the playoffs this year.That play very well could've changed the complexion of their entire season. Good time to try, imo.

 

[Raiderfan32904]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

 

[glock]

Jeebus, Hester is so freaking fast. Almost covers the field diagonally from a standing start faster than Knox does vertically with a head start.

You do realize that Knox sprinted all the way down field, caught the ball, and then ran all the way back, right?

 

[comfortably numb]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

Excellent point.We almost forgot how Vegas actually controls the games.

 

[Illegal Pants Downfield]

Why did they pull this out now though. WOuld have thought better circumstances instead of "wasting" it.Either way if was great.

That was my thought, too. Now other teams have it in the back of their mind to watch for. The Bears should've saved it for a game where they were down 4, not a game where they're down 10.

I'm struggling to think of a better situation. At home against your arch rival. If you lose, you go down 2 games to 2 teams in the division. Offense has looked like crap. Saving it for a playoff game would be foolish, as the Bears should not be banking on the playoffs this year.That play very well could've changed the complexion of their entire season. Good time to try, imo.

I didn't say save it for a playoff game. I said save it for a game where that one play could be the difference between winning and losing (i.e. they're down 4 or 6 with a minute left to play).And I agree with you that this was an important game to win for the Bears. But I'd argue that the game was almost out of reach even if this play worked. In this game, if I recall, there was right around one minute left to play. Bears down 10. IF the play works and they put 7 on the board, they're still a huge longshot to win the game - they still have to get the onsides kick (not a sure thing) and the offense (which was struggling by your own admission,) has to move them into position to kick a field goal in under a minute. And then they have to get the ball in overtime and (again with the struggling offense) move the ball down to score. That's a lot of "if's" that have to happen to make this game the smart time to use that play...just my opinion....

 

[dgreen]

I wonder what was going through the punter's mind. "Um, guys, the ball is on the other side of the field. Remember, we called for a directional punt? And not one of you runs toward the spot it's supposed to be?"

 

[Raiderfan32904]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

Excellent point.We almost forgot how Vegas actually controls the games.

Don't know if this is sarcasm. But for another instance, go look at Syracuse/Toledo.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/26/no-recourse-to-reverse-outcome-of-toledo-syracuse-game/There is no way to explain this but to go look at the gambling spreads. Vegas controls things a lot more than you think.

 

[pollardsvision]

Why did they pull this out now though. WOuld have thought better circumstances instead of "wasting" it.Either way if was great.

That was my thought, too. Now other teams have it in the back of their mind to watch for. The Bears should've saved it for a game where they were down 4, not a game where they're down 10.

I'm struggling to think of a better situation. At home against your arch rival. If you lose, you go down 2 games to 2 teams in the division. Offense has looked like crap. Saving it for a playoff game would be foolish, as the Bears should not be banking on the playoffs this year.That play very well could've changed the complexion of their entire season. Good time to try, imo.

I didn't say save it for a playoff game. I said save it for a game where that one play could be the difference between winning and losing (i.e. they're down 4 or 6 with a minute left to play).And I agree with you that this was an important game to win for the Bears. But I'd argue that the game was almost out of reach even if this play worked. In this game, if I recall, there was right around one minute left to play. Bears down 10. IF the play works and they put 7 on the board, they're still a huge longshot to win the game - they still have to get the onsides kick (not a sure thing) and the offense (which was struggling by your own admission,) has to move them into position to kick a field goal in under a minute. And then they have to get the ball in overtime and (again with the struggling offense) move the ball down to score. That's a lot of "if's" that have to happen to make this game the smart time to use that play...just my opinion....

Yeah, given the lack of time, I guess you're right.

 

[goldenchild]

I wonder what was going through the punter's mind. "Um, guys, the ball is on the other side of the field. Remember, we called for a directional punt? And not one of you runs toward the spot it's supposed to be?"

Well, it's certainly possible for the punter to shank the kick...But what I want to know is why the freaking punter is standing on the side that everyone is running to?!? The punter has the best view of where the ball is going and he's standing on Hester's side as if that's where he kicked it! LMAO...Check out the slow mo replay and you'll see him hanging out until Knox starts up field. So bizarre.

 

[ThePittbully]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

Yes, great point. Except for the fact that we already identified where the penalty came from and have pictures and video of it. Other than that,

 

[Zegras11]

They called a hold on 21, but it was really 35. You can see this near Hester on his fake.

 

[guderian]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

The penalty was on #21 who was definitely on the field and who was the player in the video linked above that shows an apparent hold.

 

[Reepicheep]

They called a hold on 21, but it was really 35. You can see this near Hester on his fake.

Error, please see post #4.

 

[B-Deep]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

the Illuminati control our sporting events, our media, our livesproof:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEljS3ib84open your mind

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

What a shame, not only to get hosed by a bad call, but at home too. The announcers, watching replay, could not even figure out who was holding or where there was even a hold.......... Bears still likely would have lost though, but a sweet fake!!!!!!

I agree, it was a phenomenal play, both in design and execution, and it was a shame that it was wasted by a penalty. However,

Yeah, possibly good call there; hard to make it out but it looks like Graham 21 is pulling down on teh jersey or pads.Still, great play, wonder why teams don't try more of this misdirection stuff.

Also, it's amazing to me the punter and ST coach don't coordinate with the ST unit where the ball is going. Even the punter went right towards Hester, though he comes back late to take a shot at Knox.

 

[smackdaddies]

best. damn. play. ever.

The Packers did coordinate and call the punt direction. However, punts don't always go where they are supposed to, and the Packers drilled covering Hester since he has destroyed the pack, so they went to Hester

Crazy Crazy Crazy. for all the crap Lovie/Martz get for play calling (deservedly so) that was awesome.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

yeah.....when the ref threw that flag for the infraction (that happened almost immediately after the snap)......he just KNEW the Bears were going to take it back to the hizzy..... seriously dude.....feel sorry for your guys who will spend the rest of your sports viewing life thinking that every sport is corrupt and any questionable/controversial call is somehow tied to the mob/vegas....why do you even watch sports.....

 

[Utter Chaos]

You can see the hold in the video at 6-7 seconds. It's in the upper left hand corner of the video. Number 21 is grabbing the gunners arm trying to slow him down. Knox and Hester should have let him know what's going on because you can tell by his reaction around 0:13 that he has no clue Knox is catching the ball.

 

[Zegras11]

They called a hold on 21, but it was really 35. You can see this near Hester on his fake.

Error, please see post #4.

thanks, but 35 held also...

 

[BuffaloWings]

Had that been a legitimate TD, one could make an argument that this play belongs in the top 10 or 20 plays in NFL history. I don't remember ever seeing a fake so well executed before, and on a punt no less.

 

[Lash]

ummmm... guys Knox was one of the two guys blocking the gunner that got held by #21

are we so sure this wasn't a total ad-lib by Hester and Knox and not pre-planned

Knox was double-team blocking the gunner but the gunner took a hard line to the inside and left Knox with no one to block when he noticed the shanked punt

Hester was doing what alot of returners do

just saying we may be giving too much credit here on what may have been just a couple players making smart (but instantaneous) moves, not necessarily pre-planned

 

[Lash]

and with the hard move inside by the left gunner, i think it was a shank not directional

i dont see 10 guys all forgetting it was a directional punt to the left

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I'm glad there's a thread on this. It's obviously tied to gambling. Packers had a 10 point lead and it was late and the phantom call would have closed the spread to 3. Bears would have coverered. They called the penalty, which no one saw on a guy who wasn't even on the field. This is Vegas wanting Packers to cover desparately. Plain and simple.

Excellent point.We almost forgot how Vegas actually controls the games.

Don't know if this is sarcasm. But for another instance, go look at Syracuse/Toledo.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/26/no-recourse-to-reverse-outcome-of-toledo-syracuse-game/There is no way to explain this but to go look at the gambling spreads. Vegas controls things a lot more than you think.

The line movement suggests this outcome wasn't in the bookmakers' favor, as it moved from 3.5 to 4.5/5 last week due to all the money pouring in on the Packers.

 

[Sabertooth]

The play was actually the second time they ran the same play according to McCarthy on the Mike McCarthy show. The first one didn't work and the ball was downed inside the 5 by the Packers apparently.

 

[mbuehner]

Why did they pull this out now though. WOuld have thought better circumstances instead of "wasting" it.Either way if was great.

That was my thought, too. Now other teams have it in the back of their mind to watch for. The Bears should've saved it for a game where they were down 4, not a game where they're down 10.

I'm struggling to think of a better situation. At home against your arch rival. If you lose, you go down 2 games to 2 teams in the division. Offense has looked like crap. Saving it for a playoff game would be foolish, as the Bears should not be banking on the playoffs this year.That play very well could've changed the complexion of their entire season. Good time to try, imo.

I didn't say save it for a playoff game. I said save it for a game where that one play could be the difference between winning and losing (i.e. they're down 4 or 6 with a minute left to play).And I agree with you that this was an important game to win for the Bears. But I'd argue that the game was almost out of reach even if this play worked. In this game, if I recall, there was right around one minute left to play. Bears down 10. IF the play works and they put 7 on the board, they're still a huge longshot to win the game - they still have to get the onsides kick (not a sure thing) and the offense (which was struggling by your own admission,) has to move them into position to kick a field goal in under a minute. And then they have to get the ball in overtime and (again with the struggling offense) move the ball down to score. That's a lot of "if's" that have to happen to make this game the smart time to use that play...just my opinion....

Yeah, given the lack of time, I guess you're right.

you could look at it differently and figure that the bears can get a little pressure off hester in the punt return game going forward by giving teams something else to think about. If guys are looking up at the ball that gives the return team a big advantage. The bears special teams are so good, any little edge or insecurity could be enough in itself to break more plays.

 

[drater]

Jeebus, Hester is so freaking fast. Almost covers the field diagonally from a standing start faster than Knox does vertically with a head start.

You do realize that Knox sprinted all the way down field, caught the ball, and then ran all the way back, right?

Nope, completely missed that. Had to watch it twice more after you mentioned it to catch where he comes from. Makes sense, I knew Knox timed blazing fast at the combine. Thanks for pointing that out, I'm even more impressed by that play now.

 

[FunkyTeaParty]

Alright, I need to hear from one of these guys about what exactly happened here.

It all seems impossible.