Least/2d Least Penalties in the League

[the butch]

Not a lot has been said this year about the discipline that has been shown on the field by this football team.

Last year we were middle of the pack. In 2011 we were at the bottom of the barrel. We bitched, whined, pointed fingers. But now, now that we haven't been giving up free yardage, just like the absence of penalties, there has been an absence of praising ol' Ron's improvement in this area.

Here's a link showing penalty stats for the last 6 years or so:

http://www.nflpenalties.com

You can manipulate it any way you like, so I didn't want to put "least penalized team" outright, but we are definitely at the top of the NFL.

If we keep this up, the wins should start coming.

Cheers

[fieryprophet]

I have noticed this as well, and it showed up in the preseason as well, when most teams were going through their typical flag parades, we were balling.

[Doyle]

I've seen how we are winning this battle.  When you lose though its all for nothing.

[hepcat]

And they probably have the most penalties and general fug ups on special teams.  Those insane running out of bounds penalties were ridiculous.  That shouldn't be a rule.

[SCP]

And they probably have the most penalties and general fug ups on special teams. Those insane running out of bounds penalties were ridiculous. That shouldn't be a rule.

Yep.

What blows my mind is our players have been hit by the punt TWICE in 3 games causing a change in possession. Twice! That's cray.

[csx]

And they probably have the most penalties and general fug ups on special teams.  Those insane running out of bounds penalties were ridiculous.  That shouldn't be a rule.

 

Without it a player could run untouched out of bounds down the sideline and make every special teams punt tackle tackle.

[PhillyB]

i thought we'd have a whole lot more offensive holding and defensive PIs by now.

[SCP]

i thought we'd have a whole lot more offensive holding and defensive PIs by now.

Hey if you just jinxed us I'm going to have a hot air balloon made in the likeness of Alicejandra and I'm going to find out where you live, hover over your house, and drop leaflets in your lawn that contain Alice's best quotes on fashion advice, dieting tips, and advice on spending way too much on tie-dye Air Jordan's.

[CarolinaNCSU]

The main issue for me, is that our penalties always seem to come at the worst possible times. Luke's BS PI call in Buffalo for instance.  The lack of penalties should be applauded, but in crunch time it's almost as if everyone from RR on down the chain goes full retard.

 

However, maybe it's just me remembering some games incorrectly

[CRA]

Yep.

What blows my mind is our players have been hit by the punt TWICE in 3 games causing a change in possession. Twice! That's cray.

teams may start intentionally kicking short.....takes Ginn out of a return and potential for clusterflucks

[the butch]

Yeah, there still have been some huge, game-changing penalties. One, at least, directly resulted in us not winning the game. BUT even with these horrible decisions, we have still lost 2 games by only a COMBINED 6 points. Not too shabby, eh?

Everyone's so rosy around here lately, just thought I would follow suit.

[4Corners]

Not a lot has been said this year about the discipline that has been shown on the field by this football team.

Last year we were middle of the pack. In 2011 we were at the bottom of the barrel. We bitched, whined, pointed fingers. But now, now that we haven't been giving up free yardage, just like the absence of penalties, there has been an absence of praising ol' Ron's improvement in this area.

Here's a link showing penalty stats for the last 6 years or so:

http://www.nflpenalties.com

You can manipulate it any way you like, so I didn't want to put "least penalized team" outright, but we are definitely at the top of the NFL.

If we keep this up, the wins should start coming.

Cheers

 

WAY TO F'ING JINX US NOW U TURD. 

[stratopanther]

Maybe it really is a process.  Maybe the answers really are on the roster.  In all seriousness thats a great stat that I'd never thought this team would've been capable of.  Hopefully it continues for the duration.

[RelaxImaPro]

Mike Mitchell sees this stat and laughs.