tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340301753355229683.post7842069735838899638..comments2024-02-21T08:19:58.328-05:00Comments on The Game Designer: Worst Call In Super Bowl HistoryClay Dresloughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726765945350628322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340301753355229683.post-3284128342764486642012-05-12T22:10:18.180-04:002012-05-12T22:10:18.180-04:00As others have said, you're incorrect here. Th...As others have said, you're incorrect here. Throwing the ball down the middle of the field with no one around under pressure is intentional grounding and it has been called before. Not only was this not the "worst call in Super Bowl history" but it wasn't bad at all because it was the right call.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231200638838852960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340301753355229683.post-86941861292579643852012-03-15T03:35:00.985-04:002012-03-15T03:35:00.985-04:00Sorry but you are completely off base on this one....Sorry but you are completely off base on this one. The refs do call intentional grounding on balls thrown away when the QB is still in the pocket, they are about to get tackled/sacked, and there is no one in the vicinity even when the ball is thrown downfield. Eli Manning got called for it in the 4th quarter of the Giants Jets game:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/dec/24/new-york-giants-jets-live-nfl<br /><br />Manning has been called for this exact same thing before but I can't offhand remember which other game he was called for it.<br /><br />Tony Romo got called for it in on a Thanksgiving play against Seahawks (Mike Pereira explamins the rule very well here):<br />http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80ce1ca8 <br /><br />He also got called for it in the 2008 playoff vs the Giants but I can't find a great description of it:<br />http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_2ed320fa-ff99-588a-aaa9-b69ecfbde8ae.html<br /><br />I've seeen this called a bunch of times before, but obviously I don't log every play I've ever seen in my head.<br /><br />When you see balls being "thrown away" that aren't called intentional grounding, it is because 1) The QB is outside the pocket 2) The QB is not under pressure but they throw it away when they see everyone is covered and decide they don't want to wait for something bad to happen 3) There is a receiver in the vicinity but they throw it in a way that the ball is not catchable (ie thrown at feet of receiver, thrown 3 feet over their head, thorw it out of bounds near receiver, etc.) This is the most common method I have seen.<br /><br />Brady threw it to no one. There was no one within 20 yards of that throw. There was no one who broke off his route who he was trying to throw it to. Just watch Sound FX on NFL Network. Brady tells his coach he just threw it away because he was about to get sacked.Keysernoreply@blogger.com