Ejections coming this week (1 Viewer)

[mad sweeney]

Refs to eject players for helmet to helmet hits.

"Officials will be reminded this week to pay strict attention to these rules and disqualify the fouling player if the action is judged to be flagrant," Pereira wrote in the memo sent to the 32 NFL teams. "Actions that involve flagrant helmet to helmet contact are the likely acts that will include disqualification. Our commissioner and this office remain very focused on the safety of our players.

I didn't see the two that were fined this week from last week's games but the Florence hit on Shaub was cheap and unnecessary. As much as I like the Chargers they have some guys that like to take cheap shots. I wish they would extend this to flagrant horse collars, whish are almost always flagrant to begin with. Sometimes helmet to helmet just happens, but the HC is almost always deliberate.

 

[Keith Lewis]

NEW YORK -- The NFL has told its officiating crews to start ejecting players for flagrant helmet-to-helmet hits.

The new policy was outlined Saturday in a memo from supervisor of officials Mike Pereira, which was obtained by The Associated Press. It followed two fines last weekend for what the officiating department had determined were hits against players in defenseless positions.

One fine was against Washington Redskins safety LaRon Landry, who will forfeit a game check of $16,764 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on New York Jets quarterback Kellen Clemens. The other was against Philadelphia defensive tackle LeJuan Ramsey, who was fined his game check of $21,176 for spearing Dallas' Julius Jones.

Two weeks ago, San Diego cornerback Drayton Florence was fined $15,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit that gave Houston quarterback Matt Schaub a concussion.

"Officials will be reminded this week to pay strict attention to these rules and disqualify the fouling player if the action is judged to be flagrant," Pereira wrote in the memo sent to the 32 NFL teams. "Actions that involve flagrant helmet to helmet contact are the likely acts that will include disqualification. Our commissioner and this office remain very focused on the safety of our players."

In the memo fining Landry and Ramsey, NFL director of football operations Gene Washington said emphasis would be on hits against players in defenseless positions.

Landry previously was fined $7,500 for two unnecessary roughness violations on Oct. 21 against Arizona. Ramsey was fined $5,000 on Oct. 14 for roughing the passer against the Jets.

After Florence was fined, the Texans complained that the punishment wasn't severe enough.

"We are disappointed in the sense that we have lost our starting quarterback for at least one game after the player took the crown of his helmet and delivered an illegal blow to Matt's jaw and the fine levied is only a small fraction of the player's weekly pay," general manager Rick Smith said.

"Is that equitable? The punishment doesn't appear to fit the crime when all factors are considered."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3103608

 

[BusMan]

It'll be interesting to see if any ejections actually happen this weekend. Is this worth slightly downgrading repeat offenders in IDP leagues?

 

[Sabertooth]

Looks like John Lynch might want to polish up his resume.

 

[[scooter]]

Looks like John Lynch might want to polish up his resume.

Same goes for Hines Ward.

 

[mr. furley]

there will be at least one over-reaction by the refs that leads to an ejection this weekend

probably a Packer player

 

[Jayrod]

It'll be interesting to see if any ejections actually happen this weekend. Is this worth slightly downgrading repeat offenders in IDP leagues?

I'm was planning on starting Laron Landry this week.

 

[Sinn Fein]

It'll be interesting to see if any ejections actually happen this weekend. Is this worth slightly downgrading repeat offenders in IDP leagues?

This is the NFL's response to fears that Brady will be targeted by teams down the stretch.

 

[mad sweeney]

It'll be interesting to see if any ejections actually happen this weekend. Is this worth slightly downgrading repeat offenders in IDP leagues?

This is the NFL's response to fears that Brady will be targeted by teams down the stretch.

Not everything revolves around Brady. Since Brady hasn't been hit yet and several others have I would say that it has absolutely nothing to do with Brady any more than it does any other player. If it's about any QB it's Shaub. Florence got a 15K fine and Shaub got a concussion and several games off. The Texans were very upset at the lightness of the fine, especially considering it drew 2 personal foul flags for the one hit.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Looks like John Lynch might want to polish up his resume.

Same goes for Hines Ward.

No flag and no fine for his hit.

 

[Swing 51]

It'll be interesting to see if any ejections actually happen this weekend. Is this worth slightly downgrading repeat offenders in IDP leagues?

I'm was planning on starting Laron Landry this week.

That was a bad flag he took for the shot against Klemens. Plus LaRon claims he won't change his the way he plays. He needs to smarten up quick if he wants to stay on the field!

 

[mad sweeney]

Looks like John Lynch might want to polish up his resume.

Same goes for Hines Ward.

No flag and no fine for his hit.

I was a little curious how that wasn't a penalty for spearing. I'm not saying it should have been, but it looked to me like he just rammed his helmet into the chest/chin of Reed (?). It's a shot that no safety would hesitate to take on a WR so I don't blame Ward for taking it, but it seems to me that it should be an illegal hit. What does pointing to a FF excuses shirt have to do with it in any way, shape or form?

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

I was a little curious how that wasn't a penalty for spearing. I'm not saying it should have been, but it looked to me like he just rammed his helmet into the chest/chin of Reed (?). It's a shot that no safety would hesitate to take on a WR so I don't blame Ward for taking it, but it seems to me that it should be an illegal hit.

It was close. I was kind of expecting a fine to come down.

What does pointing to a FF excuses shirt have to do with it in any way, shape or form?

 

[bigreese82]

I think the NFL should review hits after the week and make ejection calls only after intense review of game tape. This is too much to ask a ref to make an ejection call in the heat of the moment. The crowd and coaching staff can effect their judgement. How many times have we seen a helmet-to-helmet hit that really wasn't after video review??

I see at least 1-2 ejections that will be second guessed

 

[big0mar]

this is ridiculous

referees cannot even make pass interference calls

now they are asked to determine is a helmet-to-helmet hit is 'flagrant'???

im all for trying to decrease these type of hits, but to have the referees decide this is asking for trouble

 

[big0mar]

also, i might add, horse-collars are not illegal in every situation.

plus they are poorly and inconsistently called

 

[RenegadeGM]

I think Chuck Cecil gets the first ejection.

 

[mad sweeney]

this is ridiculousreferees cannot even make pass interference callsnow they are asked to determine is a helmet-to-helmet hit is 'flagrant'???im all for trying to decrease these type of hits, but to have the referees decide this is asking for trouble

Some of them are very easy to call. The Florence hit was flat out wrong, drew 2 flags and should've never happened. It's the really flagrant ones that are gonna get the boot, not the ones that happen so fast that it's questionable as to the flagrancy.And yet another year goes by without puttin PI up for replay. They need to overhaul the rules for PI, make a flagrant spot foul and a 15 yarder and subject it to replay because it's a judgment call that refs make while running full speed and they can't see everything.

 

[Macdaddy_2004]

Good call with Priest coming back

 

[redman]

I didn't see the two that were fined this week from last week's games but the Florence hit on Shaub was cheap and unnecessary. As much as I like the Chargers they have some guys that like to take cheap shots.

I'm a 'Skins fan and I'll absolutely say the Landry hit was a flagrant penalty. He's lucky he wasn't ejected because it was clearly a shot to a QB's head - on the run - leading with a helmet. Textbook.