[Mr KLC]

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The NFL doubled down on Clay Matthews' much-debated roughing-the-passer penalty and said Monday that not only was it the correct call, but it will be used on a teaching tape sent to teams.

The Green Bay Packers linebacker was penalized in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 29-29 tie with the Minnesota Vikings for what referee Tony Corrente said was a foul because "he lifted [Kirk Cousins] and drove him into the ground." The penalty wiped out a potential game-clinching interception in the final minutes of regulation.

A league source reiterated Monday that the "technique of grabbing the passer from behind the leg or legs, scooping and pulling in an upward motion, is a foul."

Matthews on Sunday called it "a terrible call" and said, "I don't know what else to do." He was not privy to Corrente's explanation at the time of his postgame comments.

"The worst part is, we'll probably send it in, and you know what they're going to say?" Matthews said after the game. "They'll find fault on me because they're going to agree with the refs."

Packers linebacker Antonio Morrison said that even the tapes the NFL sends out aren't always clear.

"They're trying to send us out tapes," Morrison said. "The solution is to let us play football. Quarterbacks, they've got on pads, they've got on a helmet, too. I know they make a lot of money, but this is all men in the sport. We can't treat one man like a princess and the other man as if we need to respect that princess. I see it as every dog should be equal. If you've got on pads and a helmet, it's all go. I can understand the hitting in the helmet, I agree with that 100 percent. But this is tough."

[sjm5122]

League is shit. Has been for awhile

[unde0087]

This is the America we live in now, Pussville. Watching the NFL these days is like watching Nascar if they governed their cars to 25 mph so no one would get hurt in a crash.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

League is shit. Has been for awhile

Yep. NFL = No-contact Fball lg.

[Foxx]

It's becoming unwatchable. May as well just stick a flag in the QB's pocket and make the defense pull it out gently to get a sack.

[Kermit]

Green Bay fans and players can't be mad. The rule is in place because of their quarterback.

[SBR_Guest_Pro]

It's becoming Flag football any day now.... Ready for the XFL to come back!

[Booya711]

I don’t give two fukks if they make the QB wear a pink dress...as long as we can still bet it

[ikid2groove415]

Just protecting there valuable products- people want 2 watch Rodgers play- not garbage backups like Kizer

[kingdom]

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The NFL doubled down on Clay Matthews' much-debated roughing-the-passer penalty and said Monday that not only was it the correct call, but it will be used on a teaching tape sent to teams.

The Green Bay Packers linebacker was penalized in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 29-29 tie with the Minnesota Vikings for what referee Tony Corrente said was a foul because "he lifted [Kirk Cousins] and drove him into the ground." The penalty wiped out a potential game-clinching interception in the final minutes of regulation.

A league source reiterated Monday that the "technique of grabbing the passer from behind the leg or legs, scooping and pulling in an upward motion, is a foul."

Matthews on Sunday called it "a terrible call" and said, "I don't know what else to do." He was not privy to Corrente's explanation at the time of his postgame comments.

"The worst part is, we'll probably send it in, and you know what they're going to say?" Matthews said after the game. "They'll find fault on me because they're going to agree with the refs."

Packers linebacker Antonio Morrison said that even the tapes the NFL sends out aren't always clear.

"They're trying to send us out tapes," Morrison said. "The solution is to let us play football. Quarterbacks, they've got on pads, they've got on a helmet, too. I know they make a lot of money, but this is all men in the sport. We can't treat one man like a princess and the other man as if we need to respect that princess. I see it as every dog should be equal. If you've got on pads and a helmet, it's all go. I can understand the hitting in the helmet, I agree with that 100 percent. But this is tough."

Which was once called literally a text book tackle. that's ridiculous.

[Joey Vigs]

Cleanest hit on the QB I’ve ever seen. Matthews was on him a split second after the ball was released. He didn’t lift him up. If you watch it real close Cousins was almost off the ground when he got to him. Almost like he was jumping just as a reflex because he knew he was going to get hit. Textbook takedown.

[chico2663]

I don’t give two fukks if they make the QB wear a pink dress...as long as we can still bet it

best post of the month

[PAULYPOKER]

Good thread..........

[Kermit]

Just protecting there valuable products- people want 2 watch Rodgers play- not garbage backups like Kizer

Very true. Ratings are going to be shitty when there are shitty quarterbacks playing.

[SBR_Guest_Pro]

Very true. Ratings are going to be shitty when there are shitty quarterbacks playing.

and when they are all wearing 3 flags instead of tackling

[MMXVII]

Green Bay fans and players can't be mad. The rule is in place because of their quarterback.

[sweethook]

i dont know anything about it or the guy , i just bet numbers and i think the games are on sundays