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SmashMouth 01-11-2012 03:28 PM
Tebow's game winning throw may have been illegal
 
Was Tim Tebow

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9ke...-formation.jpg

Illegal formation .... it's playoffs, however.

WhoDat!656 01-11-2012 03:30 PM
Says a lot for the Steelers that they aren't crying about it.

SaintsRule11 01-11-2012 03:52 PM
I'm glad the Broncos won. I can't stand even looking at Pig Pen.

halloween 65 01-11-2012 03:57 PM
I like Tebow!! 8-4 as a starter, not bad, unconventional yes, bad no. As a Saints fan there was a time 8-4 as a starter would have eased a lot of pain in those years. Just saying!!

AlaskaSaints 01-11-2012 04:55 PM
Not even the Good Lord called that!

Nice find, SM.

Alaska

ScottF 01-11-2012 05:01 PM
They won, beating a good team. Fact is, it's the only good team they've beaten since Tebow took over, and Prater should get more credit than TT anyway

Danno 01-11-2012 06:33 PM
That would have been pretty ticky-tack to call in regular season, much less in the playoffs.

WhoDat!656 01-11-2012 06:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno (Post 367931)
That would have been pretty ticky-tack to call in regular season, much less in the playoffs.
That penalty is called a fair amount; I believe it is called illegal formation

Tobias-Reiper 01-11-2012 07:57 PM
What? The throw had no green card? Darn Mexicans

saintfan 01-11-2012 08:27 PM
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The formation eventually caught the eye of current Fox analyst and former NFL Vice President of Officiating Mike Pereira. He dismissed any suggestion that the play should have been whistled dead. "Watch on any Sunday," he tweeted. "This is a good formation compared to many. They are not technical with this."

In other words, the "seven men on the line" is a rule on the books but one that doesn't require a tape measure and straight edge to determine if every player is precisely on the line of scrimmage. If seven guys are close to line and set, Pereira implies, then the formation is fine. The seven Broncos were close to the line and set, so there was nothing to call.
Pereira has spoken. Yea though verily it has been deemed, um, kosher. Let he who challenges the all mighty Pereira be pulled out of his or her one-bunk Hilton and cast down with the Sodomites...

http://windycitizensports.files.word...corruption.jpg http://sportsmisstress.com/wp-conten...12/Pereira.jpg

Srgt. Hulka 01-12-2012 08:53 AM
"Update: NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says the formation was legal. "This is a legal formation," he told NFL.com. "This should not have been flagged." It's not exactly an in-depth rules explanation, but it's definitive."

niteadept 01-12-2012 09:17 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka (Post 368234)
"Update: NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says the formation was legal. "This is a legal formation," he told NFL.com. "This should not have been flagged." It's not exactly an in-depth rules explanation, but it's definitive."

God said so:D

SaintsBro 01-12-2012 11:57 AM
While I agree that if the league says it's not a flag, then it's not a flag. But just wait a while and watch when somebody else on a different less media-popular team gets flagged for that exact same type formation. Just sayin'.

Danno 01-12-2012 06:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by WhoDat!656 (Post 367945)
That penalty is called a fair amount; I believe it is called illegal formation
That formation isn't called illegal formation a fair amount as well.

SloMotion 01-12-2012 06:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by saintfan (Post 367978)
Pereira has spoken. Yea though verily it has been deemed, um, kosher. Let he who challenges the all mighty Pereira be pulled out of his or her one-bunk Hilton and cast down with the Sodomites...

http://windycitizensports.files.word...corruption.jpg http://sportsmisstress.com/wp-conten...12/Pereira.jpg
"Welcome to Shawshank ... " LOL!

go Saints.

dsrdsrdsr 01-14-2012 06:10 AM
I've never quite paid enough attention to this illegal formation thing. But looking at that photo, if you told me there should be 6 men on the line of scrimmage and there were actually 7, I'd say it's marginal. Too close to overturn if it was reviewable. And if you told me there should be 7 and there were actual 6, I'd say the same. So it's very ticky-tacky to call it.

Which is it, by the way? Should there be 6 or 7?

(And after the lateral-fumble called forward, that cost Denver immediate field goal range and continued a TD drive for Pittsburgh, they couldn't for shame complain about this call!)

Danno 01-14-2012 09:25 AM
Not illegal, his feet are lined up with everyone elses. The OT is leaning forward in a 3-point stance, the end doesn't have his hand on the ground, so his upper body (and head) is further back.


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