Tebow's game winning throw may have been illegal

SmashMouth · 01-11-2012, 03:28 PM

Was Tim Tebow

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

Originally Posted by Danno

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

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...

01-11-2012, 03:28 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 14,363 Blog Entries: 22	Tebow's game winning throw may have been illegal Was Tim Tebow Illegal formation .... it's playoffs, however. Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

01-11-2012, 03:30 PM	#2
WhoDat!656 SaintsWillWin Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 6,707	Says a lot for the Steelers that they aren't crying about it. Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook! Danno likes this.

01-11-2012, 03:52 PM	#3
SaintsRule11 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 277	I'm glad the Broncos won. I can't stand even looking at Pig Pen. Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!
SaintsRule11 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 277

01-11-2012, 03:57 PM	#4
halloween 65 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 1,451	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!! Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

01-11-2012, 04:55 PM	#5
AlaskaSaints Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 1,764 Blog Entries: 2	Not even the Good Lord called that! Nice find, SM. Alaska Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

Latest Blogs
Hipocrisy in the mainstream media Last Blog: 05-11-2013 By: SmashMouth Rookie free agent Class 2013 Last Blog: 05-08-2013 By: crawgator Upon further review: OLB Eric Martin, Nebraska Last Blog: 04-29-2013 By: hagan714

01-11-2012, 05:01 PM	#6
ScottF 40 year fan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,341	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 Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

01-11-2012, 06:33 PM	#7
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort Alabama Posts: 10,982	That would have been pretty ticky-tack to call in regular season, much less in the playoffs. Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

01-11-2012, 06:56 PM	#8
WhoDat!656 SaintsWillWin Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 6,707	Originally Posted by Danno 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 Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

01-11-2012, 07:57 PM	#9
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,083	What? The throw had no green card? Darn Mexicans Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

01-11-2012, 08:27 PM	#10
saintfan Site Donor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 9,541 Blog Entries: 5	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... Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook! SloMotion likes this.
	Last edited by saintfan; 01-11-2012 at 08:35 PM..

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

LinkBacks (?) LinkBack to this Thread: http://blackandgold.com/nfl/40233-tebows-game-winning-throw-may-have-been-illegal.html
Posted By	For	Type	Date	Hits
Tebow's game winning throw may have been illegal	This thread	Refback	01-12-2012 05:41 AM	3