TeamoftheCentury
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There's got to be something to the lack of pass rush compared to last season. Yeah, Clemons and Bryant are missed. But, I don't buy that there's THIS much drop off without them. That's just silly.Chukarhawk":e5palnqq said:id bet large amounts of cash that we are at least top 3 for temas that draw the fewest holding calls in our favor. I bet were #1. its beyond ridiculous
I've been screaming "HOLDING!" all year. Finally decided to post something about it and see how .netters here felt about it. Quite honestly, it's just overly simplistic to say "bad calls go both ways". Everyone knows that pass rush is key to winning championships. If no other team, the Giants certainly showed that recipe. Take away a team's pass rush and you take the fight out of the team.
I'm actually quite disgusted with the amount of holding the officials allow other teams against the Hawks. It's really gotten to a ridiculous level. Someone else posted I should re-watch the Dallas game. I don't need to. I watched it weeks ago and I don't need to see all that again and blow another gasket.
I almost didn't post this because I knew some would just immediately dismiss it and counter that the Hawks "get away with" things, too. (Of course... then, make the calls. I got no problem with that.) I'm not taking anything away from other teams. Props to Jamaal Charles, KC, Dallas O-line, DeMarco Murray, etc., etc. We're talking about quality NFL teams and players. Just the incompetence of the officials and had to post pics to legitimately make a case and this one was too easy with a slow-mo replay right there on the big screen.
You're always going to have bad calls. But, what you say here might actually be the case. It may very well be that the Hawks are getting a lower % of holding calls. Mebane being out was probably a factor in this game. (I agree he is missed.) But, the "next man up" guys were being literally cheated from making an impact for the team. This is exhibit A.
Not gonna lie... KC was running up the middle almost at will. But, that's why these guys needed these obvious calls as they were in a tough battle. If this obvious holding wasn't called, how much more was going on in the trenches that didn't get called as the KC backs were going through like a knife does soft butter? Get away with obvious holding... why not try your hand with some other tactics? The game is won and lost in the trenches.