Penalties; It's a Jets Life...

An unfortunate injury to Troy Davis landed him in a Baltimore Hospital Overnight. This was on the play in which we were penalized 15 yards for stepping over the 'white wedge' on the sideline for what the refs called impeding the route of the referee. The article below, lends a much clearer picture of what happened... Check out the video at about the 1:15 mark.

http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/20...n_baltimore_hospital_after_blindside_hit.html


Jets' Troy Davis spends night in Baltimore hospital after blindside hit

After absorbing a vicious blindside hit during the third quarter of the Jets' loss to the Ravens, Jets rookie linebacker Troy Davis spent the night in a Baltimore hospital as a precaution due to a chest contusion. Davis was released today and has returned to New Jersey, according to an ESPN report, which stated he passed exams on his heart.

The Jets did not offer an update on Davis' condition today. Rex Ryan said only that the injury was a "real unfortunate thing."

Davis' head was pointed at the Ravens' returner while trying to cover a punt when Courtney Upshaw, a Ravens linebacker, sent Davis sprawling. Upon returning to the Jets sideline, Davis was on a knee, seemingly gasping for breath or vomiting as the Jets training staff gathering around him. He was taken to the Jets locker room moments later and did not return to the game.

"I know the NFL is really trying to clean up those kind of hits, the defenseless players and all that," Ryan said. "It wasn't a penalty at the time, but it's certainly something where he got injured."

Upshaw was not flagged for the hit by officials, but the play clearly irritated the Jets sideline. A Jets coach edged closer to the field, pointing at Davis lying on the turf. That coach was flagged 15 yards for interfering with the path of an official running up the sideline.

"At the time I thought it was" a penalty, Ryan explained," "but I don't have a great view of things. Apparently one of my coaches wanted to get a better view."

A video of the play can be seen here near the 1:15 mark.


http://www.nfl.com/videos/baltimore-ravens/0ap2000000286864/Week-12-Ravens-vs-Jets-highlightstarget=

 

If you watched the game on streaming video and had to put up with Dad (I'm so glad he's retiring) Dierdorf, You'd have thought we were recreating the tripping penalty that our strength conditioning coach committed a few years ago in the Dolphins game. Instead, we were penalized for a vicious hit that sent 1 of ours to the hospital...

 

It was at this point, that I turned off the volume. I mean, not only does it cause angst on the emotional roller coaster we ride, but to hear Dan rip us up the back (for years now) adds insult to injury. Some things (lots) I let roll off my back, some silly stuff, gets under my skin. ESPECIALLY in light of the story/injury...

 

I mean, I get there are a lot of bad calls/no calls in the NFL, but when this shit goes down, I would hope and think that the jets would send this in to the league office. Not only should we have not been penalized, but ya got a guy who was hit so violently and viciously (isn't the league trying to prevent this), the he was "...was on a knee, seemingly gasping for breath or vomiting...". I'm also not naive enough to understand it's a collision/violent sport. I guess I just don't think it necessarily has to be played that way to be enjoyed, and for teams to win. I mean do you wanna play football, or do you wanna maim and cripple....