Chris Canty not flagged, but fined for hit on Tony Romo

[Midswat]

Chris Canty not flagged, but fined for hit on Tony Romo
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 3, 2012, 8:09 AM EDT

ReutersGiants defensive tackle Chris Canty got away without a penalty for a hit on Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean it was legal in the eyes of the league office.

The NFL has confirmed that Canty was fined $15,750 for roughing the passer because he struck Romo with the crown of his helmet after Romo threw a pass in Sunday’s game.

The fact that Canty wasn’t flagged on the play indicates that the referee missed a penalty that should have been 15 yards and an automatic first down for the Cowboys, in a game the Giants would end up winning 29-24.

Canty had a big game against Romo, sacking him once and hitting him after he passed three times. But one of those hits should have been flagged.

 

[Midswat]

Romo never gets the benefit of a roughing the passer call.

Am I being a homer fan, or is that a reality? because I literally don't remember an instance where one has been called.

 

[VAcowboy]

Romo never gets the benefit of a roughing the passer call.

Am I being a homer fan, or is that a reality? because I literally don't remember an instance where one has been called.

Nope. I can't remember one player being flagged for roughing Romo.

Romo doesn't get roughed like Ware never gets held.

 

[Everlastingxxx]

Romo never gets protected. Just what it is. Cowboys get hosed on those type of calls.

 

[Jon88]

Romo has had 1 roughing the passer penalty in his entire career.

Yeah, the refs aren't biased against us.

 

[lons]

Cracked Ribs, 52 stitches in his chin, Punctured lung, Contusion that is the size of a shoe print on the middle of his back, Broken Collar bone.

None of them drew a penalty for roughing the passer.

He's had 2 in his career.

 

[yimyammer]

Romo never gets the benefit of a roughing the passer call.

Am I being a homer fan, or is that a reality? because I literally don't remember an instance where one has been called.

thats my take as well, irks me

 

[yimyammer]

Romo has had 1 roughing the passer penalty in his entire career.

Yeah, the refs aren't biased against us.

is that true?:WTF

 

[Bob Sacamano]

So if the announcers don't make note of this, then there is media bias too?

 

[Jon88]

It really surprises me that the Front Office hasn't addressed this with the league.

/sarcasm

 

[Hoofbite]

The play where he had his ribs broken shouldn't have been flagged.

I get what you're saying but the hits that have caused him injury have all been clean. It's the countless other hits that haven't caused injury that have been ridiculously ignored.

 

[Hoofbite]

I typically don't buy into the ref bias bullshit.

Calls are shitty either way.

But the hits on Romo are one area where I actually question what is going on. I've seen QBs get flags thrown for basically getting farted on and Romo takes late shots all the time and no flags fly.

The hit by McCoy in the Tampa game is absolutely criminal that it wasn't flagged. I actually like the hit and don't care to see a flag there but if it's the fucking rule, it's the fucking rule.

And then on top of it, McCoy wasn't even fucking fined.

http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/artic..._tony_romos_complaint_of_illegal_hit/11837383

As far as the Canty hit, there was also a penalty on Cook that play so it would have been offsetting......not a real game changer in the first quarter.

 

[Hoofbite]

I'm having a hard time figuring out:

A) How McCoy did not get penalized

B) How Canty did not get penalized

C) How did McCoy not get fined if Canty was fined



Here's the McCoy sequence. No flag, no fine.

Here's the Canty sequence. No flag, fined.

 

[Jon88]

There's no way I would stand for what's happened these last several years with Romo. It would not continue.