I will repeat myself again and again yes it's not illegal but as we found out the refs were clued out and didn't handle it properly...of course the pats took advantage of them. They adjusted in the next game giving the D an extra second or so to set and NE did F all with it. Next season they are adjusting the rule so that ineligible receivers must be in the tackle box. Why? Because it's cheesy to run guys out all over the field and not allow the D to set up and know exactly who's eligible especially if the refs don't hold the ball long enough. That will put an end to the musical chairs that the pats needed to do to get back into the game. To be quite honest they may have lost without that and homer probably doesn't catch a fish without hand grenades....what some people will do to win. You pat fans crack me up they change rules because of your BS they fine you for your BS but yet you never do anything wrong in your simple minds....
But you're missing the point no coach could have prevented it because the refs were confused and didn't hold the ball long enough for everyone to understand who was eligible or not. The pats took more advantage of the refs incompetence or ignorance of the rule than the other team. Trick plays are completely different because it's the other team that's confused the refs play no part in it. That's why this is getting fixed by the competition committee. Get it?
Big, Bad, Belichick confusing the officials?
To be honest the refs handled it better the game after so I'm not sure any changes were even necessary so this makes sense. But to say that the pats didn't gain an advantage in the Baltimore game due to the refs flubbing those plays is admitting ignorance to the situation in general. Most pats fans simply don't understand that the opponent would have been fine if the refs had handled it better....the games after only prove that point as NE tried it a few times with no success and gave up trying it.
Ok so BB told the refs prior to the game he may use something like that as required by the NFL. So they are prepared for unfamiliar plays. Not onky did the refs slow down the game they even pointed out the ineligible eligible receiver saying don't cover "him". You`re missing the point. So where is it legal for the refs to slow tge game down? There is already a rule for that which wasn`t being violated.I'm just tired of listening to other teams snivel because BB outcoaches them. Shame on your coach for not understanding the rulebook.
But they did slow it down in the following game giving the D enough time to ascertain who was actually eligible and where they were on the field so that they could play proper defense. We're not talking 15 minutes to line up bro....just enough to compete. Guess what happened? BB tried it and it didn't work again so he kicked it to the curb as he wasn't able to cheat the rule again. Are you guys new or something? Why can't pats fans admit that your coach took advantage of a rule and the refs inability to deal with it properly. Wow....
Do you have a problem with comprehension? It was not illegal. So I will slow this down for you considering you`re a Flyer and Phin fan, I'm sorry. If. it. is. not. illegal. then. it. is. not. cheating. So how much time is enough? Shoukd the ref have to ask Hairball if he`s ready yet? Hey I have an idea use a timeout if you're confused putz.
I never said it was illegal they took advantage of the rule and the refs incompetence in handling it...I've typed it a million times on here so who can't read? So your solution if a team runs this is to call a timeout every time? Seriously like teams have infinite timeouts? Obviously the league told the refs how to deal with it properly in the following games and BB couldn't get away with this bush league move. Of course pats fans just can't bear to admit this...
Dude it's not a trick play trick plays are when Edelman through a TD pass this was a blatant abuse of an old obscure rule. The other team was punished because in that specific game the refs F'd it up. Once the refs discussed what happened it never happened again so that's on Baltimore? You guys really are a messed up group. Anyway if you are not intelligent enough to understand this why bother...
