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Most Penalized Players 

Post#1 » by NeedsMoreCheese » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:53 pm

Saw this article today, (though its actually a few days old so its not including stats from this weeks games)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/s ... id=3102510

Raiders linemen and partners in crime Robert Gallery (left, No. 76) and Barry Sims are tied for second overall in the NFL with 11 penalties each thus far this season. Only Green Bay corner Charles Woodson -- a former Raider -- has more fouls this season.

An exasperated Tom Coughlin threatened to bench offensive linemen after his New York Giants committed 11 false-start penalties during a memorable loss at the Seattle Seahawks two seasons ago.

The coach should advocate pay raises for his linemen now.

The Giants' front five has committed only five false-start penalties all season, helping New York get a jump on most of the NFC. Speaking of getting jumps -- no teams get more of them than the Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams.

The Raiders' line, led by habitual penalty offenders Robert Gallery and Barry Sims, leads the league with 20 false-start penalties this season.

10 most penalized players, 2004-07
Player Number
Robert Gallery 46
Alex Barron 43
Leonard Davis 39
Chris McAlister 39
Tarik Glenn 37
Al Harris 36
Flozell Adams 35
Quentin Jammer 33
Chester Pitts 33
Jason Taylor 33
St. Louis is second with 16, but Oakland remains within the reach as long as tackle Alex Barron is lining up for the Rams.

Barron has drawn 43 penalties since 2004, second among all NFL players. Gallery leads the way with 46, but Sims is keeping pace this season. They each have 11, tied for second in the league behind Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson, who has 12.

That's the word from ESPN researchers Noel Nash, Matthew Weeks, Ben Lerner and Paul McGhee. They crunched league-wide penalty totals since 2004, providing enough data to identify trends without reaching beyond average career lengths. They broke down penalties by type and even situation, singling out offenders most likely to hurt their teams in the fourth quarters of close games.

We break down the highlights -- or lowlights, as they might be -- halfway through the NFL season.

1. Habitual offenders

Offensive linemen tend to play nearly all the snaps. Most need to get off the ball ASAP to handle superior athletes on opposing defenses. They would rather risk holding than allow their quarterbacks to take direct shots.

But some of these guys can't function within the rules. Eleven of the 15 most-penalized players since 2004 are offensive linemen.

Oakland's Gallery was the second player chosen in the 2004 draft, but he ranks first on the list of the most-penalized players over the past 3
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Post#2 » by J.Kim » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:08 pm

Wooo! We're dirty!
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Post#3 » by travis minor » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:27 pm

lol jason taylor
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Post#4 » by CBS7 » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:39 pm

I think Brown had an offsides with 3rd and 5 or fewer last game.
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Re: Most Penalized Players 

Post#5 » by Buck You » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:12 pm

The Packers DBs must think those flags match their helmets so nicely. The faces change but the penalties remain the same for them. Poor Ahmad Carroll doesnt even have a team so he couldnt keep his spot at the top of the leaderboard.


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Post#6 » by High 5 » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:46 pm

DeAngelo Hall has been the best CB in the NFL this year. Thank you.
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Post#7 » by Basketball Jesus » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:23 pm

High 5 wrote:DeAngelo Hall has been the best CB in the NFL this year. Thank you.


Based on...?
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Post#8 » by J.Kim » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:41 pm

Cortland Finnegan?

I'm pushing the Cortland Finnegan bandwaggon this season. Accepting all applicants.
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Post#9 » by Da Schwab » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:21 am

J.Kim wrote:Cortland Finnegan?

I'm pushing the Cortland Finnegan bandwaggon this season. Accepting all applicants.



I'll hop on that one if seats are still available.

He's having an extremely quiet year.
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Post#10 » by Icness » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:47 am

They flashed a stat in the DET-ARI game that I actually took the time to write down...

From 2003-06, the Lions led the league in special teams penalties, averaging 2.4 ST penalties per game. In 2007 they have committed just one ST penalty all year (2 now), and no other team has committed less than 4. And the call against them was a BS call too.

Project for the Football Outsiders crowd:
Track the actual physical yards lost by special teams penalties, not just the 5 or 10 yards for illegal blocks or illegal downfield or holding. Two seasons ago a few teams unofficially tracked it, among them the Lions, Panthers, Saints, and Rams. The Lions found that the 295 penalty yards actually cost them 914 yards, 2 TDs, and one opposing TD. I haven't heard if any teams are still tracking that, but I would venture a guess that the teams who lose more actual yards wind up losing a lot more than they win.
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Post#11 » by High 5 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:16 am

Basketball Jesus wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Based on...?


Being pretty dominant all season and he hasn't given up a TD yet. Steve Smith almost got one on him yesterday but he stripped the ball from his hands at the last second and got a touch back instead. The only blemish on his season is that one drive in the first Carolina game where he racked up 67 yards of penalties, two being complete crap. Steve Smith only caught one ball that game, though.

I wasn't serious with him being the best, but he is playing at an all-pro level.
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Re: Most Penalized Players 

Post#12 » by trwi7 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:34 am

ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:
The Packers DBs must think those flags match their helmets so nicely. The faces change but the penalties remain the same for them. Poor Ahmad Carroll doesnt even have a team so he couldnt keep his spot at the top of the leaderboard.


The bad side of playing bump and run and physical coverage.


Yep I can live with it even if it's frustrating at times because they usually shut down the recievers.
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