crossed it out but I do want to address this. I want to address
the roughing the passer calls because Troy Vincent was on
ESPN the same network that televised last not to get last
night's game on Sunday
and told us everything we need to know about what's going on
with roughing the passer. So I would like to see some of that
trickle into the broadcast. I'd when when there's
a questionable call and there were two of them last night.
Morgan Fox
hit, Russell Wilson and it was flagged Bradley Chubb. Hit
Justin Herbert Landon Ow, like whip it out well and that's
what, that's what it. I don't care if John Perry agrees with
the call or not,
that doesn't tell me. What's going on, what's going on? Is
the referees. Are told when, in doubt, whip it out and I want
to hear Troy Aikman say that if he's gonna say seaguar on
the show, I want to hear him say, when, in doubt, whip it out
because that is what they want them to do.
So it doesn't matter
if our frame by frame review
of the play. Tells us that there was or wasn't
helmet-to-helmet contact or there. Pause
or wasn't burping of the quarterback or full body weight,
it doesn't matter whether we actually see it.
What matters is they tell them? You've got the latitude to be
wrong, we want you to be wrong because we basically want
a force field around these quarterbacks. We want
the defensive players to think twice before they hit them
because we don't want them to get hit. We don't want them
to get hurt. This is the polar opposite of bounty gate. We
want to do everything we can to keep these guys healthy. So
more people will tune in to watch.
Austin Herbert versus Russell Wilson instead of Chase, Daniel
versus Brett Ripon. That's what it's all about. And Troy
Vincent told us that on the same network the day before.
So, it doesn't matter whether you agree with it or disagree
with it,
what is happening here is
they're told it's okay to be wrong. Go ahead and be wrong.
Yeah, I understand that I get that but it's wrong and it's
wrong about the sport and it needs to be fixed and it needs
to be adjusted know. So
but the, the fans who aren't watching the pregame. Yeah,
I got, you know, the numbers tell us especially Morning pregame
shows. They're not watching right? It needs to be
communicated to the fans during the games that this is what's
happening,
so they understand it.
So. So, I mean, they still may be pissed off but at least they
understand what's going on.
We need to tear down that wall and be transparent about and
I'm calling on all networks to do it including ours, you need
to do it during the games. So the fans understand what's
happening. So it's not our these referees blind. Are they
inept?
Are they corrupt? No, no, no.
The league is telling them,
don't be afraid to be wrong,
that's why it's happening. Yeah, I know, it just it's a,
it's a grievously wronged, it's stupidly wrong. We're calling
flags for kissing guys on the cheeks. Now, I mean, it's
horrible
and it again, it's natural. It's messing with the natural
bylaws of football. As taken away intimidation, let me make
the quarterback feel uncomfortable.
And the biggest thing is
that, it's taking away and this is this play
again, this one's I don't have a problem with this.
So he was pushed into that guy which where you go? I don't
know what you want to do.
You know we didn't see the full wedding doubt but when it died
looks like it's so your throat and I'm at the point now where
I'm embracing every time a quarterback gets hit. I'm
bracing for the flag. Well they didn't get it then that
flipping this point and that's wrong. That's wrong. That's
that's that's a blatant ruining the sport moment. Mike, that's
wrong and it's wrong because this is
to ever, I don't know right now,
the 2002 Ravens could never win the Super Bowl.
The 15 Broncos could not win the Super Bowl. The 85 Bears
could not win the Super Bowl. The 86 Giants, couldn't win
the Super Bowl,
probably two out of the three early Patriot dynasties could
not win the Super Bowl because they'd be illegal hitting
the quarterback too hard, too much and they would be,
we gotta Gotta Give him first verse down. First down first down,
it's taken away a huge. Like, if you don't have a superstar
quarterback, then you're just not allowed to win anymore in
football. That's basically what they're doing.
That's basically what they're doing
and I hate it and I'm going to continue to
get on them about it has to be changed owners meet up. That
they'd mean today or next Tuesday today? Yeah, get that
s*** straight, hurry up,
six words I think get that s*** straight. Oh no,
no here's here's the reality of the NFL defense wins
championships
offense makes money.
And that's what it is.
I said this last week
there should be a firewall between the Integrity of
the game and the NFL's business interest and Troy Vincent
appearance, on ESPN, convinced me
that they have torn the wall down
and they're admitting it. He started rattling off
that
95 of the top 100. Most viewed shows on TV
last year were NFL games.
We want that to continue.
It's not about the Integrity of each game.
We're willing to screw a team. This is basically what they're
saying. We're willing to screw a With 15 yards of field
position and an automatic first down that saves a drive
and and hurts the other team, we're willing to do that.
If it means sending the message, there's a force field
around these quarterbacks. We want them to be preserved, we
want them to be healthy.
We want them to be able to play as a gotten worse, though.
I want to make. Why has it gotten worse? Well, that's where
nobody's got more tape and here's maybe
nobody gets hurt.
I know, but maybe they're trying to maybe they're trying
to hold these old.
Our backs together as well, maybe that boring as game. Last
night would have been better if you can hit the freaking
quarterback, maybe they would have been better. It may be
that Cults s*****-ass game on Thursday night against
the Broncos
would have been better if you could punish the quarterback
and maybe would have some strict stack fumbles turnovers
and some things that tune into
but instead it's patty cake, patty cake baker's man
around the quarterback,
that's wrong, it's wrong and an and it's not affecting
the sport that much. Peyton Manning. Hired, Tom Brady.
Retire next year and we'll all watch the Bucks play. It's then
we're not going to go. Oh no,
Tommy's not. The quarterback is not that we all watch doesn't
really matter. It's not that important, they're ruining
the sport, it's stupid. It's as you could tell it really bothers
me.
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