NFC Championship Game - 01.18.04

[NCMojo]

The announcers keep whining about a late hit... but for all the defender knew, McNabb could have tripped over his own man.

Philly is challenging -- they'll get the call. Mitchell caught that ball.

[twikoff]

Originally posted by nickdawgy
How was it late, he wasn't down yet was he?

depends on your opinion of down is

if your definition is, tackled, laying on the ground on his back.. then, yea, I guess he was down

[Copenhagen]

Originally posted by nickdawgy
stupid waste of a challenge....they may need it later

Better to do it now and hopefully get the 3 pts rather than maybe not needing them at all later.

[das Monkey]

• nickdawgy •

stupid waste of a challenge....they may need it later

They need points and badly. They can't go into the half down 7+ to 0 against this D.

das

[Ringo20000]

That late hit is an absolute disgrace. Not only is it dirty, but for the refs to miss it is unacceptable.

[nickdawgy]

Originally posted by Mad Dawg
They had to have thought McNabb fell without being hit. Still, in the era of QB protection, it's odd that they would allow that type of hit to down him.

Yeah I agree, he went in hard but I think the Panthers were thinking "McNabb might get up and kill us, so let's make sure he's down."

I mean down for the play, not the game of course

[JNielsen]

Waste????

That puts them in better position for 3 points. Tough FG without the yards.

[NCMojo]

nickdawgy, you're not doing so well in the prediction department...

[LivingINClip]

I wouldn't call that a waste of challenge. They need the 3PTS and that was an obvious catch.


Still, with that said, does anyone else think the NFL needs to change the rules on the challenge? I say, if you win it, you get to keep your challegen, instead of losing it.

[nickdawgy]

Originally posted by Copenhagen
Better to do it now and hopefully get the 3 pts rather than maybe not needing them at all later.

Well, yeah, if Akers can make the kick. Everytime I see him play he shanks them.

Well except last week.

[das Monkey]

Oh please, if a QB's lying on the ground, you touch him, you don't dive into him head-first. There's also a little thing called the whistle.

das

[nickdawgy]

Originally posted by LivingINClip
I wouldn't call that a waste of challenge. They need the 3PTS and that was an obvious catch.


Still, with that said, does anyone else think the NFL needs to change the rules on the challenge? I say, if you win it, you get to keep your challegen, instead of losing it.

I totally agree

[Copenhagen]

Good call Ref!!!!

[twikoff]

no way is it a wasted challenge for 1 reason

because his players were pleading for him to make the challenge.. and he has to show faith in them

[nickdawgy]

Originally posted by NCMojo
nickdawgy, you're not doing so well in the prediction department...

[NCMojo]

FG, 7-3 Panthers.

[Copenhagen]

Up and good.

[twikoff]

akers has the best FG percentage in post season?

[nickdawgy]

I thought it was a farther kick then that, he split the uprights, good kick.

[nickdawgy]

Originally posted by twikoff
ackers has the best FG percentage in post season?

I think they said in Eagles history

[nickdawgy]

Was it 41 or 51 yards? TV says 41, sportsline says 51.

[LivingINClip]

See, now in my idea NFL, the Eagles would of not lost a challenge, due to the fact they won the challenge. Eh?!?! Brilliant, isn't it?!?!? Why punish the team that was correct? If you do it my way, it encourages coaches to challenge things they know they can win, which influences the game overall.

Damn, I'm good!

[NCMojo]

41 yards.

[Mad Dawg]

Originally posted by das Monkey
Oh please, if a QB's lying on the ground, you touch him, you don't dive into him head-first. There's also a little thing called the whistle.

das

I'm certainly not saying it was acceptable. I'm just trying to figure out what the refs were thinking, not the Panthers.

[nickdawgy]

He Hate Me with a good return.