Vikings at Saints Game Thread - Week Three

[soflavike]

Agreed, when you flip a QB over onto their neck/head it's going to get a call everytime. And just because I understand why the call was made doesn't mean I like it or agree that it's how games should be called.

He didn't drop Brees on his head. Brees got stood up (no whistle) and then flipped on his back. How else should he have brought him to the ground?

[Purple Reign]

he pulled him down there was no slam.

Watch the replay - he definitely lifts Brees up off his feet and then throws him down - he didn't 'just pull him down'. Refs are gonna call that every time - no matter who the qb is.

[soflavike]

I was thinking this was Ronde...

Him, too.

[Crax]

Landed on his back.

+1. If you want to go strict by the rules, why wasn't Brees flagged? You can't have it both ways. If you want to be mr rulebook here, call a penalty on Brees too.

[purplehaze]

Nice run play.

[VikingsKid28]

At the end of the day it's the Vikes vs. the world

[VikingPaul73]

pathetic play call on 2nd and 2.
Pathetic

[liquid_mojo]

Landed on his back.

Oh ok, tell that to the ref. Talk about getting lost in the minutiae.

[soflavike]

Watch the replay - he definitely lifts Brees up off his feet and then throws him down - he didn't 'just pull him down'. Refs are gonna call that every time - no matter who the qb is.

That is not an illegal tackle... Every tackle results in feet off the ground.

[TeddyB]

The whistle wasn't blown, Brees was trying to get away, Captain stopped that. Because a player put up a better fight, he's penaltilzed? All of Captains force didn't go into Brees, hell Bress fell away from Captain. Sucks this call determines the game so it's all there is to discuss.

[808vikingsfan]

pathetic play call on 2nd and 2.
Pathetic

PA would have been nice there.

[me4get]

The whistle wasn't blown, Brees was trying to get away, Captain stopped that. Because a player put up a better fight, he's penaltilzed? All of Captains force didn't go into Brees, hell Bress fell away from Captain. Sucks this call determines the game so it's all there is to discuss.

Put a pink dress on each QB and bring back in the grasp.

[Purple Reign]

That is not an illegal tackle... Every tackle results in feet off the ground.

I guess you can argue all you want, it was a body slam IMO and the only person who really counts - the refs - also think so.

[liquid_mojo]

+1. If you want to go strict by the rules, why wasn't Brees flagged? You can't have it both ways. If you want to be mr rulebook here, call a penalty on Brees too.

Have you been watching football the past few seasons? Understand I don't like the call, but i'm not clueless to how the game is called now days.

You expect a flag on Brees for pelvis thrusting a dude? It was a weak #### comeback from Brees and a QB won't ever draw that kind of a call, again...I have adapted my expectations for how calls will be made on prior precedents.

[808vikingsfan]

Impressive play by BW.