Pittsburgh at Baltimore (2 Viewers)

[Mister CIA]

I don't like gratuitous jacked-up hits, but the NFL has passed me by.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Hit him in the ####### shoulder pad and they call a penalty. That td is a joke

 

[renesauz]

Daniels again?

Just dropped him in one league earlier today. :(

 

[Avery]

Ugh. I don't have a dog in this race, but I don't know what those defenders could have done much differently.

Looked like clean, hard hits to me.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Owen Daniels night! Lol.

 

[Omniscient Deity]

This is why I feared/avoided drafting Pitta as a TE1, Kubiak brought his boy Daniels with him.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Nice job refs!

 

[lod01]

Kubiak putting his stamp on the O. Forget about any WR td's inside the 20

 

[The Captain]

Put bubble wrap on the players and call it a day.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

####### owen daniels

#### you!!

 

[Porkchop Express]

You hit a receiver in near the head, you're gonna get a flag.

 

[Prince Myshkin]

LOL@ Forsett looking better than Pierce crowd.

I stand by my earlier analysis.

 

[irish eyes]

Officiating just abysmal.... no wait the No Fun League abysmal. It really is turning into a joke with these hits.

 

[HellToupee]

watching games is starting to piss me off

 

[renesauz]

FWIW, Daniels was nearly upright and was definately hit in the head. Smith was ducking down and the defender went low, and led with a shoulder (not an elbow)to the chest.

The first was a good call, the second was a bad call.

 

[Widbil83]

Owning zero Ravens seems like the right play this year.

 

[Raider Nation]

You hit a receiver in near the head ANYWHERE, you're gonna get a flag.

 

[jurb26]

Owning zero Ravens seems like the right play this year.

Owning Daniels seems like the right play at the moment.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

You hit a receiver in near the head, you're gonna get a flag.

 

[SameSongNDance]

You hit a receiver in near the head, you're gonna get a flag.

 

[Rick James]

Wish announcers would critique obvious terrible calls but they always let it slide

 

[ImTheScientist]

stop crying about the calls and play ball.

 

[Porkchop Express]

You hit a receiver in near the head ANYWHERE, you're gonna get a flag.

Too true.

 

[Buffaloes]

i feel like the nfl should be fining officials for making these calls. why do teams even field defences at this point?

 

[The_Man]

First call was correct. This one is not

This is correct - if you freeze frame it, Troy definitely went helmet-to-helmet and Mitchell got him in the shoulder.

But the broader point is this is the way they're calling it from now on. So if you're hitting a defenseless receiver, you just have to go to the waist or below, or you're getting flagged.

 

[fred_1_15301]

FWIW, Daniels was nearly upright and was definately hit in the head. Smith was ducking down and the defender went low, and led with a shoulder (not an elbow)to the chest.

The first was a good call, the second was a bad call.

Yup and there is a decent chance this is still a one score game if not for that bs call. Just a joke....

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

the abc's of steelers football

always be cryin'

 

[LargeMouthBass]

LOL@ Forsett looking better than Pierce crowd.

I stand by my earlier analysis.

And what is that? They both suck?

 

[irish eyes]

It is getting hard to watch, I've seen harder collisions in girls softball

 

[Bojang0301]

stop crying about the calls and play ball.

How bout they let the players play ball. The call on the hit on Ben was bull #### early in the game and these "helmet to helmets" are bull #### late in the game.Edit to add: Steve Smith is 5'5 what is Mitchell supposed to do? Hines Ward would have popped Ed Cockuli by now.

 

[Buffaloes]

So if you're hitting a defenseless receiver, you just have to go to the waist or below, or you're getting flagged.

pretty much. but then ask Dustin Keller how that woprked out when his career was ended by a guy who didn't want to get fined

 

[ImTheScientist]

Mentally weak teams let those calls get to them.

 

[Rick James]

Big Ben had looked bad all nigjt

 

[Shutout]

Put bubble wrap on the players and call it a day.

You mean just put flags on them and let's get on with it. Any fans of defense are sick these days.

But to be fair, we are the catalyst for this. You read through game day posts and people are crying and whining if it's half way through the first quarter and their fantasy player hasn't scored a td and caught 6 for 87 already. Offense is expected and drives the league..in real life, in fantasy, in betting, and everywhere else where public opinion matters.

 

[irish eyes]

Glad that we got the officiating expert with a lisp to NOT dispute official calls.

 

[renesauz]

First call was correct. This one is not

This is correct - if you freeze frame it, Troy definitely went helmet-to-helmet and Mitchell got him in the shoulder.

But the broader point is this is the way they're calling it from now on. So if you're hitting a defenseless receiver, you just have to go to the waist or below, or you're getting flagged.

The frustrating part for me is that when a receiver ducks his head and lowers himself, the defender should get the benefit of the doubt on a close play. When he does not duck down, I have no problem giving the benefit of the doubt to the offense. Daniels didn't duck, Smith (a small guy to begin with) did.

 

[jaydarl]

It is looking like a true TEBC with Daniels. Pitta value is taking a big hit.

 

[SameSongNDance]

Yay, now we get to watch Pierce rip off 2 yards gains for the next 20 minutes.

 

[brianj74]

Like all the others who have posted...why would anyone want to be a defensive player in the league, as it stands now ?

 

[Porkchop Express]

i feel like the nfl should be fining officials for making these calls. why do teams even field defences at this point?

Its the NFL making these stupid rules that the officials are enforcing.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

3-and-out for the Steelers. Time for the Ravens to do what they do best - lean on their ground game and grind that clock.

Ha! I slay myself.

 

[jurb26]

Like all the others who have posted...why would anyone want to be a defensive player in the league, as it stands now ?

Well it pays more than RB. So there's that.

 

[Liquid]

Hope Forsett can show something in the final quarter to earn himself some more touches to rack up some more points from carries and receptions

 

[SameSongNDance]

It is looking like a true TEBC with Daniels. Pitta value is taking a big hit.

Pitta saw 15 targets last week, Daniels saw 5. This is just good game planning by Kubiak, it's likely not a TEBC.

 

[Raider Nation]

Good answer there by PIT.

 

[Blackshirt]

#### the Baltimore offense. If they had Jimmy Graham and Calvin Johnson, they'd use them as decoys and then sign Steve Breaston off waivers to feature him in the red zone.

 

[Buffaloes]

Yay, now we get to watch Pierce rip off 2 yards gains for the next 20 minutes.

I ses you are an optimist

 

[Insein]

You hit a receiver in near the head, you're gonna get a flag.

 

[Steeler]

First call was correct. This one is not

This is correct - if you freeze frame it, Troy definitely went helmet-to-helmet and Mitchell got him in the shoulder.

But the broader point is this is the way they're calling it from now on. So if you're hitting a defenseless receiver, you just have to go to the waist or below, or you're getting flagged.

These rules are why Gronk's knee was shreded last year... none of the 3 personal foul calls should have been called.

 

[Prince Myshkin]

LOL@ Forsett looking better than Pierce crowd.

I stand by my earlier analysis.

And what is that? They both suck?

maybe, but forsett sucks way less. pierce gets absolutely nothing but what is there (sometimes not even that).