i know you wanted the vikings to win and all, but just because you don't like the outcome doesn't mean those hits were all illegal, which is what you are implying when you say "after the whistle". there were only two flags thrown that i could see, that doesn't mean every other hit was late and/or unnecessary roughness penalties
So, yeah, two penalties that were called for sure, and another I think should've been (though I concede it's arguable, both ways. ) You're not getting my logic here: They hit Favre a LOT, but NEVER sacked him. Is it plausible you can have that many legal hits on a QB and never tackle him? Pretty darned elusive for a 40 year old man with a taped (and then retaped after being carried off the field) left ankle. Of course, if you knock him on his can after the whistle, away from the play (for which the Saints were penalized) of after he's thrown the pass (for which the Saints were penalized) you can rack up a lot of hits without getting many tackles.
I don't know how many times they hit him in the end, but it was double digits, plus a rough and a late hit. No sacks. And their DC was a Buddy Ryan protege. That doesn't smell a LITTLE hinky to you...?
look, i know you have an emotional investment in last nights game, but just because your team didn't win doesn't mean the saints did something illegal in the way they played last night. if the vikes didn't want favre to be knocked on his ass they should have protected him better. end of story
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Favre unsure if he is retiring or not.
- 25/01/2010 05:18:50 AM
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- 25/01/2010 06:24:16 AM
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Yeah, too bad the Vikings don't have someone like Rodgers waiting in the wings.
- 25/01/2010 10:10:14 AM
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Wait, are you saying Tarvaris Jackson isn't going to be a good, star QB some day? 
- 25/01/2010 01:42:48 PM
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- 25/01/2010 01:42:48 PM
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the saints hit favre late?
- 25/01/2010 04:08:31 PM
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Flagged at least once, and I still think he was driven that other play, though it's open to debate.
- 25/01/2010 05:13:06 PM
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um.... you do realize that it's possible to hit a QB without it being illegal right?
- 25/01/2010 07:45:19 PM
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They also got flagged for a rough, in the third, I think, not sure.
- 25/01/2010 07:57:21 PM
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honestly, no. not in the least
- 25/01/2010 08:07:01 PM
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We'll have to disagree then.
- 25/01/2010 11:09:35 PM
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you've obviously never heard the term "hit as he throws" then. or we're seeing different games...
- 25/01/2010 11:50:26 PM
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When I hear it often I usually hear "sacked for a 7 yd loss" at some point.
- 26/01/2010 08:09:21 AM
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let go of your anger, young padawan
- 26/01/2010 08:58:02 AM
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Actually, I'm not sure what you mean; it was intended as a pure hypothetical.
- 26/01/2010 09:07:08 AM
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The most annoying thing watching the game was hearing about Favre and retirement.
- 25/01/2010 01:41:20 PM
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- 25/01/2010 05:02:06 PM
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- 25/01/2010 05:29:56 PM
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- 25/01/2010 05:32:40 PM
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- 25/01/2010 05:52:47 PM
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