Offensive PI calls, Gronk, and collective head shaking.

[HammerDown]

im not talking just about the pats.

Neither am I.

Teams decide whether they win or lose. Not the refs.

 

[Rock Strongo]

Something is amiss. Gronkowski's ability to play within the rules.

nah, ben coates was far worse.

 

[flyerhawk]

nah, ben coates was far worse.

How many OPI penalties did he have?

 

[Rock Strongo]

How many OPI penalties did he have?

so many, he was out of football by 31, done by 29. why?

they started calling him for pushing off every play. he could no longer get separation.

even as a fan of the team i could see every push off he had.

 

[PatsFan2003]

Do you also remember leather helmets?

Haha. Before my time. Hey it was great football.

 

[flyerhawk]

so many, he was out of football by 31, done by 29. why?

they started calling him for pushing off every play. he could no longer get separation.

even as a fan of the team i could see every push off he had.

OK. So Gronk is following in the footsteps of past Patriot TEs of yore. Good to know.

 

[GNG]

Haha. Before my time. Hey it was great football.

 

[Rock Strongo]

OK. So Gronk is following in the footsteps of past Patriot TEs of yore. Good to know.

hes no marv cook

 

[dkmightyhammer]

well, the metrics alone indicate a vast discrepancy between the pats and other NFL teams for OPI calls.

that being said, its also a league wide issue with bad officiating.

yes, bad calls impact the outcome of a game and at times there is no rhyme or reason to them.

I recall not all that long ago when the metrics indicated a vast discrepancy between how often the Pats RB's fumbled compared to other NFL teams running backs but Pats fans said that didn't prove anything.

 

[HammerDown]

I recall not all that long ago when the metrics indicated a vast discrepancy between how often the Pats RB's fumbled compared to other NFL teams running backs but Pats fans said that didn't prove anything.

"That's different."

 

[Dude]

Conspiracy you say... did your team piss off the commissioner at the beginning of the season of something?

Herein lies the root of all evil.

 

[HammerDown]

Herein lies the root of all evil.

So now you're dragging Bobby Kraft into this?

 

[chappee11]

Brady sucked.

And that kills you, doesn't it?

Not at all. He had a better game than Osweiler and the statistics agree. Your opinion was rendered irrelevant on Brady long ago.

 

[Dude]

So now you're dragging Bobby Kraft into this?

Sure, why not?

 

[Jakology]

@Rock Strongo is upset that the refs are finally catching on to the Patriots' cheating ways. Of course I voted for you suck Rock.

 

[HammerDown]

Not at all. He had a better game than Osweiler and the statistics agree. Your opinion was rendered irrelevant on Brady long ago.

LOL

You're now satisfied with that, huh?

 

[chappee11]

LOL

You're now satisfied with that, huh?

I'm "satisfied" with a 10-1 record and 4 Super Bowl titles in the Brady era. Osweiler wasn't very good on Sunday. Look at the stats and tell me where you see him outplaying Brady. I'll wait.....

 

[Dude]

Gronk is setting new standards for OPI. Friggin Pats, always on the vanguard.

 

[Broncos6482]

Not at all. He had a better game than Osweiler and the statistics agree. Your opinion was rendered irrelevant on Brady long ago.

I'm not sure I agree with that. Osweiler's stats would have looked a whole lot better if Demaryius Thomas hadn't dropped approximately 4,000 passes.

 

[Broncos6482]

I'm "satisfied" with a 10-1 record and 4 Super Bowl titles in the Brady era. Osweiler wasn't very good on Sunday. Look at the stats and tell me where you see him outplaying Brady. I'll wait.....

Engineered the go ahead drive in regulation, checked to the game winning run in overtime. That looks pretty good to me.