Outrage Still Simmers
October 14th, 2022
Emotional sermon.
Joe cannot remember where one play in a recent Bucs game had folks stomping mad nearly a week after it happened.
Joe is starting to wonder if the Bucs beating the Chiefs in the Super Bowl got this much coverage. Joe guesses this is what happens when the most high-profile NFL player since Joe Namath is involved.
Tom Brady isn’t just known coast-to-coast. He’s known from the coast of the Maldives to the Amalfi Coast, from Treasure Island to Staten Island. He’s an international superstar. Why do you think the very first NFL regular season game to be played in Germany features Brady’s team?
This week the one and only Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, taking a break from his weekday SiriusXM show, went to his moonlighting gig with BSPN and went off on NFL referee Jerome Boger.
The roughing-the-quarterback call for the Bucs and against the Dixie Chicks was, in Russo’s eyes, a total hose job on the Dixie Chicks.
Here’s what you never hear from these national guys (except Jeff Darlington): On the snap immediately prior, Scotty Miller got tackled along the right sideline going out for a pass. Just wiped out. Leveled.
No flag. None at all.
Had the refs thrown a flag as they should have on that play, only crazies like Joe would know who Jerome Boger is. (He’s the ref that threw the flag on Grady Jarrett for sacking Brady, which Boger said was roughing-the-passer and gave the Bucs a first down.)
You know why no one on BSPN or FS1 or Peacock is talking about the non-call on Scotty Miller? Well, not only did they not see the play, outside of Pat McAfee, no one on the national hollering shows knows who the hell Miller is.
Only Miller’s family and Bucs fans know who Miller is.
Oh, and Kevin King.
You can see and very much hear Russo go bananas about the call below.
.@MadDogUnleashed is still mad about the roughing the passer call on Grady Jarrett š³
āThat is the WORST CALL I have ever seen!ā pic.twitter.com/fYIJeXKvKB
— First Take (@FirstTake) October 12, 2022
October 14th, 2022 at 4:19 am
It was an atrocious call, Joe.
October 14th, 2022 at 4:45 am
No one triggers the snowflakes quite like Brady does.
All the way back to deflate-gate.
Howard didn’t like Brady either during deflate-gate.
Howard thought he was Mr Perfect snob.
Now Howard thinks Brady is the greatest human ever.
My, how attitudes change with allegiances.
LFG
October 14th, 2022 at 4:48 am
You think if Josh McCown played with an underinflated ball that anyone on the planet would care in the slightest?
The answer is “No. They would not care.”
October 14th, 2022 at 4:49 am
It’s just another facet of the greatness of Brady: How he deals with the undo scrutiny and still dominates
October 14th, 2022 at 5:51 am
Who cares what all these “expert” sports reporters think! Just like the national media, they take half truths, made up “facts” and run with it portraying them as factual, just to fit their narrative. Not much “real” reporting anymore.
October 14th, 2022 at 5:55 am
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October 14th, 2022 at 6:16 am
Russo is highly overrated. Loudmouth liberal with a microphone.
October 14th, 2022 at 6:26 am
Joe, this reminds me of the same buzz (minus the Social Media) when the Bucs got screwed over by the Refs on the Bert Emmanuel “no catch.”
October 14th, 2022 at 6:47 am
Scream dogs hate for brady runs deep
October 14th, 2022 at 7:03 am
I think itās more than just Brady. I donāt even think the outrage is solely because it was a bad call. I think itās because fans absolutely HATE the pussification of the NFL. This is just the latest blindingly obvious manifestation of the trend towards a softer, gentler NFL.
October 14th, 2022 at 7:14 am
@MG – Loudmouth’s come in all shapes and sizes, conservative, liberal, independent, and posters with two character initials.
October 14th, 2022 at 7:22 am
Iām assuming nothing else is going on in the NFL?
October 14th, 2022 at 7:29 am
The Tua thing is going to make this common. Unfortunately we better get used to it. QB’s will probably be wearing flags within 5 years after they get some kinks worked out at the Pro Bowl.
October 14th, 2022 at 7:29 am
There is nothing entertaining about any of these idiots that try to push their narratives down your throat. Anyone who buys any of this garbage has a minuscule IQ. They insult your intelligence at every turn. They scream about roughing calls when in fact the two teams they are screaming about are the ones who got screwed on bad calls. The No calls against the Falcons were bad but nothing compared to the blatant rip off of the Raiders. That was some of the worst Iāve ever seen. Four holds on one TD play not called. Outrageous. Where thereās smoke thereās mirrors.
October 14th, 2022 at 7:37 am
I’m over it.
October 14th, 2022 at 7:45 am
Sort of.
October 14th, 2022 at 7:58 am
Would have loved to be a fly on the wall/in the ointment when Angry Dong & In-house Irv lamented about this call. Beside themselves no doubtā¦
October 14th, 2022 at 8:02 am
Thing is, the roughing call in the Chiefs game was even worse. With Brady, you could make the argument that the spin made it excessive. But with the Chiefs, Jones did all he could to try not to land on the QB. Of course, that call didn’t really affect the outcome of the game as the Chiefs won anyway, so there’s no outrage to generate.
October 14th, 2022 at 8:16 am
So the ref made up for his earlier mistaken. No biggie. Move on.
October 14th, 2022 at 8:18 am
It’s a bad call……when it’s against Brady….it’s the worst call in the history of the NFL…..
I fear for Brady…..the next few times he will get creamed with no call….
October 14th, 2022 at 8:22 am
Really worse than the Saints no PI call? How about the call on Jones after hitting Carr on Monday night. Jones actually came up with the ball. My concern is refs listening to this shat purposely don’t call one or more the rest of the season. Why did no one cry a river when Miller teed off on Brady’s chin in the PO game? Media trolls searching for a story.
October 14th, 2022 at 8:23 am
Turrible call we get it….. the Scotty non call was probably worse, how is any of it TB12’s fault?
October 14th, 2022 at 8:48 am
āJoe cannot remember where one play in a recent Bucs game had folks stomping mad nearly a week after it happened.ā
The play Iām still fuming about is the DELAY OF GAME penalty that cost us the game against the Packers. What a freaking screwup.
October 14th, 2022 at 9:36 am
Mad Dog Russo is Diet Jim Rome
October 14th, 2022 at 9:46 am
It’s true. I am still mad about the missed PI on Miller. Regarding controversial calls going the Bucs way, I just laugh (and laugh and laugh and…). Apparently none of the talking clowns realizes the NFL is in debt to Bucs on those calls at least (AT LEAST!) 20 seasons.
October 14th, 2022 at 10:35 am
Its just stupid enough already…
October 14th, 2022 at 10:39 am
Iāve seen worse call he threw down the QB sorry haters get over it.
October 14th, 2022 at 10:55 am
NFL players and coaches, are now wearing pink hats.
Russo needs to get with the program.
October 14th, 2022 at 10:59 am
If Brady was the defensive back on the Miller play, that’s all they would be talking about. I thought the refs went out of their way not to call RTP in last night’s game. Field almost had his knee taken out on that one low shot.
October 14th, 2022 at 11:01 am
We won. Donāt care.
October 14th, 2022 at 11:07 am
Everyone needs to grab their Kleenex and STFU- you know how many times we’ve been hosed for roughing the passer penalties or no calls? How about calls that were reversed negatively on us, if you don’t believe me ask Bert Emmanuel-
Sometimes calls go your way-sometimes you have to embrace the suck-everyone does at some point- stop the bitching and worry about the next week.
October 14th, 2022 at 11:29 am
Apparently, Brady has made several BAD CALLS that were WAY worse than this one in recent years…… To his Wife!!!
To SOON???
October 14th, 2022 at 11:45 am
Call was bad and highlights the fact we going to a flag football NFL.
October 14th, 2022 at 11:46 am
Didn’t Vea get called for Roughing when the quarterback barely ran into his stomach?
October 14th, 2022 at 12:20 pm
Joe you sound like Jenna Laine and these others. Youāre a local analyst not on BSPN so why donāt you talk Bucs football this week. You trying to move up to the non-facto knowing national analysts?
October 14th, 2022 at 12:32 pm
If Russo and Stephen A Smith had a baby, it would be Oneilsuky’all, only dumber and more gay.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:21 pm
VITA GODDAMN VEA GOT A ROUGHING THE PASSER CALL WITH ABOUT 43 SECONDS LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF.
THE YELLOW “FLAG” BAR GRAPHIC THING NEVER APPEARED ON THE SCREEN, BUT YOU HEAR THE FANS REACT TO IT, A REPLAY IS SHOWN, AND IT IS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMENTATORS.
LOOK AT WHAT VEA DID TO GET HIS ROUGHING CALL. NOT ONLY WAS THE BRADY PLAY NOT THE WORST ROUGHING THE PASSER EVER, IT WASN’T EVEN THE WORST IN THAT GAME.
ADD THAT TO THE PI THAT WASN’T CALLED THAT EVERYONE REMEMBERS AND THE OTHER ONE – AGAIN COMMITTED AGAINST MILLER – THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CALLED EARLIER IN THE GAME (on that one the defender just did a bad job, really – it didn’t deserve to be called, but you could still make the case that is was PI and I wouldn’t argue with you)
October 14th, 2022 at 2:47 pm
Darlington nailed it when he talked about why the penalty was called. In a vacuum it was a garbage call, but it was called to rectify a previous no call. Russo is a typical, blowhard goober from the Northeast media that is best off ignored.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:53 pm
Burns!
Then Gronk comes back.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:13 pm
Peskajumba
That is exactly what I have been saying. It was not even the worst Roughing the QB call of the game.
Vea literally had his hands straight up in the air and belly bumped MM right after he released the ball. HORRIBLE call for Roughing the QB.
Brady on the other hand. Was about to go down to his knees and the dude whipped him around and cause Brady to have to put his arm up to protect his head from hitting the ground.
The more I look at the replay, the more I am convinced it was a good call in TODAYS NFL.
You simply cannot whip a QB to the ground from his blind side.
And that play did not cost ATL the game. It cost them a shot at driving the length of the field in less than 3 minutes for a TD. Which I highly DOUBT they would have been able to do.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:36 pm
Now they have fined Brady for flapping his leg in trying to get up after that horrendous call. They say he tried to kick him. TRIED. Did not make any sort of contact at ALL, and fined Tom for unnecessary roughness! What is going ON??
October 14th, 2022 at 4:31 pm
Kaptain Morgan Says:
October 14th, 2022 at 6:26 am
Joe, this reminds me of the same buzz (minus the Social Media) when the Bucs got screwed over by the Refs on the Bert Emmanuel āno catch.ā
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Did you really compare the NFC Championship game with the stakes being going to the Super Bowl to a week 5 NFC South game? Wow.
October 14th, 2022 at 4:33 pm
Aaron Says:
October 14th, 2022 at 4:19 am
It was an atrocious call, Joe.
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Yeah, it was – because it was a makeup call for the previous atrocious non-call. That’s what we hear all the time, right, that sure, the Bucs got screwed out of going to a SB by the refs, but it all evens out. If that statement is true, then we just saw it in action in back to back plays.
October 14th, 2022 at 5:43 pm
ESPN, Buddahbuc
October 14th, 2022 at 7:15 pm
@Crackwise. I agree with you also having looked at the video. If Brady didnāt put his arm up, he definitely wouldnāt landed on his head. No doubt they wouldāve removed him from the game if his head hit in the ground. People would still find a way to complain about the call. Itās the āTua Rule.ā