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Originally Posted by Mecca:
I gotta stop listening to podcasts, the other day I heard Jeff Chadiha say Karlaftis has been invisible and disappointing as a player.
I'm almost positive there was a play in the first quarter, but could have been early second, Monday night where Karlaftis blew around the end and had a clear shot at Carr. He was held. And no, there was not a flag. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coogs:
I'm almost positive there was a play in the first quarter, but could have been early second, Monday night where Karlaftis blew around the end and had a clear shot at Carr. He was held. And no, there was not a flag.
Just watching game highlights the other night, and there were a lot of holds not called. I'm sure if w watched the full game replay or the A-22 we'd see dozens. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JPH83:
I really liked the pick, still do. This'll win me no friends BUT, I think Karlaftis has been our most disappointing rookie. He's been fine and I wasn't expecting the same ridiculous "he'll break the rookie sack record" outcome as occasionally predicted. But I've been a bit surprised at how often he's been walled off or washed out miles from the action on run plays. I really thought he'd kill there from day one even if the pass-rush took some time. The play he made against the Bucs where he knifed through for a tackle for loss was the sort of play I imagined him making a LOT. Just hasn't happened yet.
Entirely accept that my expectations were probably still a little high for him in his 1st year, and also that it's comparing him to what I've seen from the rest of the rookie class. He'll come good I'm sure.
I was being sarcastic. But I’d be thrilled with 5 sacks on the year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Just watching game highlights the other night, and there were a lot of holds not called. I'm sure if w watched the full game replay or the A-22 we'd see dozens.
Was Karlaftis free on the path to sack Carr on one of them fairly early in the game? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coogs:
Was Karlaftis free on the path to sack Carr on one of them fairly early in the game?
Yeah, think I remember that one. There was a pile of them. And it wasn't one-sided. Our OL committed several holds as well, but no flags.
I just wish the refs would be more consistent. Last year before the season the NFL said that holding along the LoS would be de-emphasized somewhat, or words to that effect, for the sake of the pace of the game. Well, that's a win in my book. Only holding that might've affected the play were supposed to be called. But somehow the refs seem to have gone all the way over the other side and now they aren't going to call holding at all, whether it matters or not. Which is BS.
And now they're calling RTP different, and it's screwing up the outcomes of games. Jarrett gets a flag vs. Brady for the exact same type of sack that Perryman(?) does on Mahomes, but no flag for Pat.
i mean, they're basically identical, except that Jarret gently rolls Brady over and gets flagged, while Pat is whipped to the ground hard enough to bounce, and no flag.