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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 848106"><p>Demovsky reported that LaFleur and the staff counted 6 drops whereas ESPN stats counted 3.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/gb/green-bay-packers" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/gb/green-bay-packers</a></p><p></p><p>3 looks about right to me. When a defender smacks the receivers hand, punches the ball out, or otherwise interferes without a flag, I would not consider that a drop. The first suspect play was an early sideline throw to Allison. It looked like a drop in real time. On replay, you could see the defender got a hand in there.</p><p></p><p>You don't have to be generous in a no-drop call. You're not going to say Jones didn't drop the ball because it was thrown a little behind him. He dropped it. A Detroit receiver made a good leaping, backward-leaning catch, landed flat on his back, and the ball popped out. You can understand why slamming yourself to the ground might cause the ball to come out, but these are NFL players and there is a certain threshold of expectation.</p><p></p><p>You can dock a receiver for not getting separation (a lot of that last night), but if the defender is there and slaps a hand or the ball, that ain't a drop.</p><p></p><p>If LaFluer wants to emphasize a point by being especially harsh, that's OK. But if you're going to compare players and teams on equal footing, then the ESPN count or those from the other usual suspects (which rarely vary by much), then go with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 848106"] Demovsky reported that LaFleur and the staff counted 6 drops whereas ESPN stats counted 3. [URL]https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/gb/green-bay-packers[/URL] 3 looks about right to me. When a defender smacks the receivers hand, punches the ball out, or otherwise interferes without a flag, I would not consider that a drop. The first suspect play was an early sideline throw to Allison. It looked like a drop in real time. On replay, you could see the defender got a hand in there. You don't have to be generous in a no-drop call. You're not going to say Jones didn't drop the ball because it was thrown a little behind him. He dropped it. A Detroit receiver made a good leaping, backward-leaning catch, landed flat on his back, and the ball popped out. You can understand why slamming yourself to the ground might cause the ball to come out, but these are NFL players and there is a certain threshold of expectation. You can dock a receiver for not getting separation (a lot of that last night), but if the defender is there and slaps a hand or the ball, that ain't a drop. If LaFluer wants to emphasize a point by being especially harsh, that's OK. But if you're going to compare players and teams on equal footing, then the ESPN count or those from the other usual suspects (which rarely vary by much), then go with that. [/QUOTE]
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