I would have to think McFadden is getting them fired up in the locker room. Really need to respond to start the half. Terrible call, but our guys have to realize we're more than just 1 player.
That's so freaking stupid. That's not why the rule is there. He was pushed, and Ridder was hit and moving forward. Such a terrible interpretation of that rule.
Maybe. The 4th down and TO have kept them pinned deep in their own territory the entire quarter. Maybe it got our defense fired up to make stops. Impossible to speculate how things might have been.
I don't have any issue with it. If you want to play aggressive, you need to make some aggressive calls. The way we had been moving the line, it seemed like a safe bet.