Week 2 GC: Washington @ St. Louis

[xclusive1987]

There we go Danny! Surprised they didn't find a way to take that one away too.

[umma10]

Is Steve Jackson playing? He isn't doing anything...

[Patrick977]

Jackson has been benched because he spiked the ball to draw an unsportsmanlike penalty in the second quarter. The refs had appeared to job him out of a TD, and he lost his cool. He's on the sideline and it doesn't appear like he has his helmet. It was a real positive development for me and my two leagues where I started him. He was averaging 6.4 YPC and that's including two cracks at the goal line where he wasn't given a yard.

[rotoquest]

Is Steve Jackson playing? He isn't doing anything...

He was playing well until an unsportsmanlike penalty, and I haven't heard anything about him since then.

[KeithJ]

The way his replacement is playing, Sjax may have screwed himself out of a starting job. At the least he probably screwed himself into a time share. :(

[northern]

They actually bench guys for that? It was a BS penalty anyway. Officiating is terrible.

[Patrick977]

Also worth noting that the only effect that the penalty had was to turn an 18 yard FG into a 33 yard FG. That is unless Fisher had wanted to go for it on 4th and Goal from the 1 - where St. Louis had just been stonewalled on the same down and distance TWICE.

[Patrick977]

Richardson just fumbled the ball back to Washington to give them life. I hope Washington wins it right here. Know who doesn't lose fumbles? Steven Jackson.

[KeithJ]

Richardson just fumbled the ball back to Washington to give them life. I hope Washington wins it right here. Know who doesn't lose fumbles? Steven Jackson.

He had already lost one today didn't he?

Anyway, Fisher got saved by a bonehead penalty. I can understand benching Jackson for the rest of the quarter but benching him for the rest of the game just to prove a point is stupid.

[Patrick977]

Jackson did not lose a fumble. The referees incorrectly ruled a fumble when he was down, which was the play before he spiked it. Might've helped contribute to his frustration because the refs were morons.