[Mick]

What is it with Dre/Dray?  Greenlaw is a terrific player.  He’s also a cheap shot artist.  Which Niner fans will ignore cause he’s our cheap shot artist.

The thing is, it can cost a game.  He had no reason to throw Smith down like a sack of potatoes.  It was an easy call. And it came at a time when the Eagles were trying to get back in.”

Then there is “the rest of the story”.  I think the ejection was warranted.  He “hit”/“brushed” the guy in the face.  No real choice but to boot him.  

As for the Philly guy - he should be banned from the sidelines for at least the rest of the year.  He has no business injecting himself into the fray.  And that could have been a whole lot worse.

Finally, shame on Burkhart and Olson who made the guy out to be a hero. The comment should have been along the lines of :  “that guy has no business jawing at Greenlaw or any other player.  He should be ejected.  At least.  There is no place for that.”

Agree with you re: Dre Greenlaw. I don't know if he can operate under greater control. I wonder if it's within him. BTW, I noticed that when a Philadelphia defender threw McCaffrey down in a similar fashion...and McCaffrey tried to sell it...the ref laughed about it and patted McCaffrey on the helmet. Technically the same motion, but not as aggressive as Dre Greenlaw's tackle-and-throw.

As for the "Security Director"...the refs and the NFL's official statement claimed that there was no rule that applied to his conduct, but I would assert that his conduct is covered by Rule 13, section 1, article 1:

RULE 13. NON-PLAYER CONDUCT
SECTION 1 - NON-PLAYER CONDUCT
ARTICLE 1. NON-PLAYER FOULS
There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct by a substitute, coach, attendant, or any other non-player (entitled to sit on a team’s bench) during any period or timeout (including between halves).

Tubby's conduct, like Dre's, was unsportsmanlike. Penalty is unsportsmanlike conduct, technically assessed to the Philadelphia coach...the same coach who lobbied for Dre's ejection. Agree, Tubby should be banned and suspended without pay for the rest of the year. I would hope the NFL expresses and clarifies their official position on sideline attendees who are neither player nor coach and their conduct interacting with players of the other team.

From the postgame statement by the head ref, my understanding is that the refs in real time could have called an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Eagles for the security director's conduct, but didn't. What happened was that upon video review, the league office recommended action for the altercation. Due to a quirk in the rules, on video review they couldn't call a penalty on the Eagles for the non-player's conduct, but they could still eject him.

Greenlaw's second penalty (unsportsmanlike conduct) was called only after video review too. The rules do allow that.

I wonder if the NFL will discipline the Eagles and/or DiSandro. In October, the NFL sent a memo to teams following a weekend of play that included pregame scuffles between the 49ers and Cleveland Browns and between the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers. The league told teams in that memo that they “are responsible for the conduct of their players and other club personnel throughout the game day period” and could be “subject to a forfeiture of draft selections and/or significant fine” for violations.

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Didn't realize that the 49ers had the NFL's longest drought of running backs failing to have 1,000+ yard rushing seasons. Until Christian McCaffrey cracked the 1,000 yard rushing mark this past weekend, no 49er running back since Frank Gore in 2014 had topped 1,000 single season yards.

Christian McCaffrey ends dubious 49ers streak with latest performance (msn.com)

And Gore gave a nice shoutout to CMC:

https://twitter.com/frankgore/status/173...1388279010

For his part, CMC is a fan of Frank Gore's:

https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/statu...1460704330

[Mick]

What is it with Dre/Dray?  Greenlaw is a terrific player.  He’s also a cheap shot artist.  Which Niner fans will ignore cause he’s our cheap shot artist.

The thing is, it can cost a game.  He had no reason to throw Smith down like a sack of potatoes.  It was an easy call. And it came at a time when the Eagles were trying to get back in.”

Then there is “the rest of the story”.  I think the ejection was warranted.  He “hit”/“brushed” the guy in the face.  No real choice but to boot him.  

As for the Philly guy - he should be banned from the sidelines for at least the rest of the year.  He has no business injecting himself into the fray.  And that could have been a whole lot worse.

Finally, shame on Burkhart and Olson who made the guy out to be a hero. The comment should have been along the lines of :  “that guy has no business jawing at Greenlaw or any other player.  He should be ejected.  At least.  There is no place for that.”

Agree with you re: Dre Greenlaw. I don't know if he can operate under greater control. I wonder if it's within him. BTW, I noticed that when a Philadelphia defender threw McCaffrey down in a similar fashion...and McCaffrey tried to sell it...the ref laughed about it and patted McCaffrey on the helmet. Technically the same motion, but not as aggressive as Dre Greenlaw's tackle-and-throw.

As for the "Security Director"...the refs and the NFL's official statement claimed that there was no rule that applied to his conduct, but I would assert that his conduct is covered by Rule 13, section 1, article 1:

RULE 13. NON-PLAYER CONDUCT
SECTION 1 - NON-PLAYER CONDUCT
ARTICLE 1. NON-PLAYER FOULS
There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct by a substitute, coach, attendant, or any other non-player (entitled to sit on a team’s bench) during any period or timeout (including between halves).

Tubby's conduct, like Dre's, was unsportsmanlike. Penalty is unsportsmanlike conduct, technically assessed to the Philadelphia coach...the same coach who lobbied for Dre's ejection. Agree, Tubby should be banned and suspended without pay for the rest of the year. I would hope the NFL expresses and clarifies their official position on sideline attendees who are neither player nor coach and their conduct interacting with players of the other team.

From the postgame statement by the head ref, my understanding is that the refs in real time could have called an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Eagles for the security director's conduct, but didn't. What happened was that upon video review, the league office recommended action for the altercation. Due to a quirk in the rules, on video review they couldn't call a penalty on the Eagles for the non-player's conduct, but they could still eject him.

Greenlaw's second penalty (unsportsmanlike conduct) was called only after video review too. The rules do allow that.

I wonder if the NFL will discipline the Eagles and/or DiSandro. In October, the NFL sent a memo to teams following a weekend of play that included pregame scuffles between the 49ers and Cleveland Browns and between the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers. The league told teams in that memo that they “are responsible for the conduct of their players and other club personnel throughout the game day period” and could be “subject to a forfeiture of draft selections and/or significant fine” for violations.

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Didn't realize that the 49ers had the NFL's longest drought of running backs failing to have 1,000+ yard rushing seasons. Until Christian McCaffrey cracked the 1,000 yard rushing mark this past weekend, no 49er running back since Frank Gore in 2014 had topped 1,000 single season yards.

Christian McCaffrey ends dubious 49ers streak with latest performance (msn.com)

And Gore gave a nice shoutout to CMC:

https://twitter.com/frankgore/status/173...1388279010

For his part, CMC is a fan of Frank Gore's:

https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/statu...1460704330