NFL regular season thread (week 1)

[over the mountain]

on the last play of the ravens jets game, 4th down, dustin keller caught a ball near the sideline then stepped out of bounds without making sure he crossed the 1st down marker. game over.

does anyone think this lapse in thinking was caused by the vicious hit ray laid on him a few plays earlier?

after a hit like that, particularly with runningbacks, i am always amazed that the coaching staff doesnt recognize that their player just got rung up and atleast pull him out for one play. this past sunday i saw a runningback get cleaned out, he was slow to get up, looked dazed atleast to me, he looks over to the sideline with puppy dog pull me out eyes, coach leaves him in, and calls another running play which ended up being a good 5 yard gain to my surprise.

just unreal to me sometimes when coaches dont seem to know or care if a player just got their head rung.