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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: TXMike on September 20, 2011, 08:43:53 PM

Title: Faking Injuries
Post by: TXMike on September 20, 2011, 08:43:53 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSQeptDNgw&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSQeptDNgw&feature=player_embedded)

If the Giants confess, they will be punished.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8226d7b6/article/rams-to-file-complaint-about-two-giants-alleged-fake-injuries?module=HP11_headline_stack (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8226d7b6/article/rams-to-file-complaint-about-two-giants-alleged-fake-injuries?module=HP11_headline_stack)

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: TexDoc on September 21, 2011, 04:01:59 AM

The players should be punished for bad acting!

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: 110 on September 21, 2011, 05:16:33 AM

Egad. Someone should yellow-card those bozos, then send them to Europe to play soccer.

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: HLinNC on September 21, 2011, 05:56:02 AM

I really don't have a problem with it.  Its pro ball so are we really worried about the sportsmanship aspect of it?

To me its just another battle of wits in offense vs. defense.  If the NFL wants to fine them for it, go ahead.

That being said, knowing it will creep down to the HS level at some point, as all this stuff does; I really don't want to be placed in the position of diagnosing injuries.  The NF did a great job taking a lot of liability off of me a couple of years ago, I sure don't want it back.

Are we ever going to know if a player just suffered a cramp or not?

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: clearwall on September 21, 2011, 11:25:07 AM

Looks like he got sniped from the press box...

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: BankerRef on September 21, 2011, 12:02:46 PM

Reminds me of this from last year.  I have already seen this at the HS level also.  Some teams just cannot handle the hurry up offenses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFojfG31enA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFojfG31enA)

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: BankerRef on September 21, 2011, 01:03:57 PM

How about this one too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HeH-cNIcDs&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HeH-cNIcDs&feature=related)

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: Osric Pureheart on September 21, 2011, 01:20:37 PM

So if this is a problem, could there be any way of solving it?  Perhaps increase the amount of time that injured players have to sit after leaving the game?  Give the teams more charged timeouts but make injuries a charged timeout?

Title: Re: Faking Injuries
Post by: TXMike on September 22, 2011, 05:00:16 AM

In response to the Giants "injuries" this weekend, the NFL sent a memo promising fines, suspensions or loss of draft picks.