Zelmo Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 How do you guys feel about us faking injury to stop the hurry-up? I'm not sure why it got as much publicity as it did, seeing as just the day before the Chargers did it twice to the Pats. I guess because it was more obviously faked by us and also on MNF? As a side note, I was recently watching parts of SB 42 with Strahan's commentary and he was saying that on the Patriots scoring drive in the 4th the defense was completely gassed, and after the completion that made it 1st and Goal Fred Robbins gets hurt and has to be walked off- Strahan said yes Robbins was slightly banged up but basically he could of got up and that he sat there and faked injury and walked off slow to give the Giants a chance to catch their breath because they were running on empty at that point. Interesting. -Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashTalker92 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 The acting isn't really oscar worthy but it was a sneaky move by no means. If this is dirty then they should talk about the mayweather fight. I think everyone dose it but if it dose cost the game. Then I'm sure the NFL will try to fix it next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Although I'd much rather see us stop our opponent's drive with our own talent and defensive scheme, I see the injury faking in the same light as I see icing the kicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubeck Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I agree with Tuck on this one the league is making it so offense oriented that anything the defensive players can do to help themselves out gets a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osi724dasack Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I 100% support it. Grant saved us a tD. Jaquain Williams made the rookie mistake by making it extremely obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksm7 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 weak, weak, weak...the dog thought it was weak when it was done to the bengals in the 80's, to the colts in the 90's and any other time at any other level... however, perhaps a better question to ponder isn't how people feel about the giants doing that in a game, but more to the point, the fact that they felt they had to against a banged up third tier team missing their best player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I thought it was pretty funny and effective. At first I thought they were making a statement about how they were playing by having two guys lay down, one for last week and the other for this week. Just make sure everyone is on the same page so we don't have more than one guy laying down on the field, it looks less credible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 It was cheap, no doubt. Would it get an "unsportsmanlike conduct" penalty if the ref saw them dive like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinBlue Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Watching the replay is completely laughable. The two of them are walking around perfectly okay....notice the offensive line is already set.....and they slowly lay down. It was the worst acting job in the history of the NFL. Especially humorous was the way Joseph jumped right back up once he realized Grant was already pulling the act. It sucks....but it probably saved the Giants from getting torced with a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikmak Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I like the suggestion of making a rule change where a player has to be out a down or series if the game stops because of their injury. Easy way to cut it way down. Makes the most sense because a ref shouldn't be put in the position of saying someone is faking an injury. Especially in football where injuries are so common. I'd hate to see football be like soccer with players flopping left and right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Giant Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Happens multiple times a week, it was a veteran move. I dont see any difference between that and when the offense spikes the ball to stop the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxRik Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I don't think I've ever seen a defense do that before. Brilliant, but ticky tacky to say the least. No matter where one sits on the issue, you cannot help but laugh at the sight of not one fake flop, but 2. The way they are just trying to line up and just pathetically drop to the ground untouched is hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PgQULPRKLc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 we're not the first team to do it. first time i remember seeing it happen was willie mcginest in the playoffs of the patriots first championship on a key drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazedDogs Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 If a guy gets injured and play is stopped, that player must come off the field for at least one play. Thats been the rule as long as I can remember, I don't understand why we're even talking about this, there's already a rule in place to deal with it. Every team does it, it happens every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlb37 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 If a guy gets injured and play is stopped, that player must come off the field for at least one play. Thats been the rule as long as I can remember, I don't understand why we're even talking about this, there's already a rule in place to deal with it. Every team does it, it happens every week. yes. And if a team does it at the end of either half, they have a time run - off as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFire Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 If a guy gets injured and play is stopped, that player must come off the field for at least one play. Thats been the rule as long as I can remember, I don't understand why we're even talking about this, there's already a rule in place to deal with it. Every team does it, it happens every week. I think this is getting media attention because it was synchronized injuries on a nationally televised game. I think it's comical and gamesmanship. If you're gassed because of the no huddle than why wouldn't you try and slow the game down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadEgg Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 weak, weak, weak...the dog thought it was weak when it was done to the bengals in the 80's, to the colts in the 90's and any other time at any other level... however, perhaps a better question to ponder isn't how people feel about the giants doing that in a game, but more to the point, the fact that they felt they had to against a banged up third tier team missing their best player... Even worse, Dog. They did it to Spagnola. Here is the architect of perhaps one of the best defenses ever on a Superbowl team. If not the best. Yet, without him, the best they can do is fake injuries in the 1st quarter against a 500 team to keep them out of the endzone. It's sad. Desperate. Cheap. And embarrassing. This is the big bad NFC East? Man up and play against your old coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Even worse, Dog. They did it to Spagnola. Here is the architect of perhaps one of the best defenses ever on a Superbowl team. If not the best. Yet, without him, the best they can do is fake injuries in the 1st quarter against a 500 team to keep them out of the endzone. It's sad. Desperate. Cheap. And embarrassing. This is the big bad NFC East? Man up and play against your old coach. and the defense he coached faked an injury on new englands scoring drive at the end of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 There's no there there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 teams have been doing this for ages. I dont see why its suddenly a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazedDogs Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 teams have been doing this for ages. I dont see why its suddenly a big deal. It must be the media's East coast bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Every team does it, they just fake it a little better than we did. Ours were laugh out loud funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxRik Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Every team does it, they just fake it a little better than we did. Ours were laugh out loud funny. They way they were just walking around and suddenly flopped to the ground.....I thought aliens had landed and sucked out their life force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 They were possessed by the Ghost of Hoffa. If you turn the sound right up you can hear Grant speaking in tongues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelmo Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 League Issues Statement It's ridiculous that the Giants are the ones getting thrown under the bus for this. The truth is though that Grant and Williams, first of all shouldn't have gone down together, and second shouldn't have done such a lame job. Everyone does it, but once you make it that obvious people are gonna make a stink. Best way to do it is probably to just not got up after a tackle, then you could just lie there and discuss the weather with the trainers for a minute, then be helped up and slowly walk off. -Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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