I've seen players do it before but not quite this emphatically. Call for the review I mean. When he jumped up the first place he looked was to the ref and as soon as he saw the incomplete pass signal he went crazy. When a guy goes that nuts you just know he caught the ball. I also loved the way he says he wouldn't give the ref the ball back so they would review it. Smart of McCarthy to call the TO to give them the chance. I was wondering if they would. I know the cowboys hurried to get the next play off and it looked like they did actually snap the ball but the TO was called just in time. Of course they gave the TO back because the booth did decide to review it after all but it was close. Too close actually.

Would McCarthy had been penalized if he had thrown the flag. I know that throwing the flag on plays that are not reviewable can be a no no but what about plays that are initiated by the booth? If so that is wrong. Had we been out of time outs we may have been screwed had the refs not decided to review it or had they been too slow. The coach needs to be able to make the challenge anytime he feels the need as long as he has a challenge left.

Anyway, that may have been my favorite play of all time based on the reaction of the player afterwards. You notice he wasn't nearly as vocal on the one that was reversed that he didn't catch.

Originally Posted by: sschind 

I'm pretty sure McCarthy would have been flagged. I'm not sure which pick was better Shields' or Williams' - but those two are playing back to form and we need to pony up for Shields. The man has a tattoo of the Packers 2010 SB victory on his neck. He has to want to be here. I do think he has Drew Rosendick as an agent though which can be a real pain in the ass.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 

I've seen players do it before but not quite this emphatically. Call for the review I mean. When he jumped up the first place he looked was to the ref and as soon as he saw the incomplete pass signal he went crazy. When a guy goes that nuts you just know he caught the ball. I also loved the way he says he wouldn't give the ref the ball back so they would review it. Smart of McCarthy to call the TO to give them the chance. I was wondering if they would. I know the cowboys hurried to get the next play off and it looked like they did actually snap the ball but the TO was called just in time. Of course they gave the TO back because the booth did decide to review it after all but it was close. Too close actually.

Would McCarthy had been penalized if he had thrown the flag. I know that throwing the flag on plays that are not reviewable can be a no no but what about plays that are initiated by the booth? If so that is wrong. Had we been out of time outs we may have been screwed had the refs not decided to review it or had they been too slow. The coach needs to be able to make the challenge anytime he feels the need as long as he has a challenge left.

Anyway, that may have been my favorite play of all time based on the reaction of the player afterwards. You notice he wasn't nearly as vocal on the one that was reversed that he didn't catch.

Originally Posted by: sschind 

Not on the Williams pick, but on the Shields pick: Am I the only one who's wondering why Shields wasn't flagged for throwing the ball away after the pick?

Originally Posted by: GermanGilbert 

Now if Shields had thrown the ball down the field, that would have to be flagged for delay of game or maybe unsportsmanlike conduct.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

This is what I was expecting, a flag for delay of game. Didn't know the NFL differs between throwing it into the stands and throwing it down the field.

Originally Posted by: GermanGilbert 

I don't know that they do, but I don't recall seeing players being flagged for throwing the ball into the stands. They do get fined for it if they THROW it in the stands, but if they hand it to someone, no fine to my knowledge.

When you toss the ball into the stands, you're not delaying the game.

When you toss the ball down the field, the officials have to hunt it down, and bring it back to spot the ball, thus delaying the game.


Just basing this off observations, I have no laws or anything to support it.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool