quarterback protection

So Suh me! Hochuli, Esq., explains his call

by Ben Austro - December 6, 2010December 6, 2010 0

Week 13: Bears at Lions As a follow-up to the Ndamukong Suh penalty, referee Ed Hochuli (whose weekday and offseason job is a trial lawyer) explained his call following Sunday's game, as he saw it: Q: The personal foul on Suh, exactly what did you call and why? Hochuli: I felt it was

Suh’s 2nd personal foul for clean play

by Ben Austro - December 5, 2010January 12, 2011 3

Week 13: Bears at Lions Ndamukong Suh, the Lions defensive tackle who was penalized erroneously for a horse-collar tackle two weeks ago, encores with another unearned 15-yarder. This time, head referee Ed Hochuli threw a flag on a tackle Suh made on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Hochuli, never one to conserve

Pound the gavel: Is unfined personal foul like a tree falling without witnesses?

by Ben Austro - October 10, 2010October 10, 2010 0

Week 4: Broncos at Titans The Titans have had several instances of fines and allegations of dirty play to answer to this season. Now Law & Order: NFL has its latest incident where the defense pleads its case to the court of public opinion. THE CASE Sen'Derrick Marks, the Titans defensive tackle who

Seahawks protest 17 calls

by Ben Austro - November 17, 2009September 19, 2016 0

Week 10: Seahawks at Cardinals Seahawks coach Jim Mora is petitioning the league on 17 plays in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals, as reported by Danny O'Neil of The Seattle Times. While it is routine that coaches submit questionable calls to the league office, Mora said it was "probably three times

Commish: QB flag lobbying not an issue

Controversy

by Ben Austro - October 14, 2009 2

In the annual league meeting held in Boston, commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the media on various topics. Of interest here, he was asked about the influence that star quarterbacks might have on the officials. (We will get to his response shortly.) We did not specifically address the star-treatment aspect here, as

“A cheap one”: Whiff of QB flagged for 15

by Ben Austro - October 5, 2009October 26, 2009 0

Week 4: Ravens at Patriots First, there is no video of the play in question online, only the postgame reaction by the Ravens' Ray Lewis. Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs was flagged for low contact with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Brady's brief 2008 seasonâ€”cut short due to a knee injury in the season