Joey Porter claims Brady "has his own rules"

[Archer]

Joey Porter, never shy with an opinion, thinks that Tom Brady has an extra advantage every week: his own special set of rules.

"No question," said Porter, the Miami Dolphins' quotable linebacker, who meets Brady's New England Patriots on Sunday. "When a guy can tell a ref when to throw a flag and he gets it and stuff like that, he got his own rules. They made the whole [rule that you] don't go at the legs because of Tom. So when he feels that someone is coming at his legs, he just points at the ref and he gets a flag. So you've got to honestly say that he got his own rules."

Porter was interviewed by Rich Eisen on the NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" show.

Earlier this week, Porter said he has a "natural hate" for the Patriots, even bringing up the infamous spying charges leveled against New England from the 2007 season. The Patriots were fined $250,000 plus a No. 1 draft pick, and head coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000 for videotaping signals from New York Jets coaches from the sidelines.

"Never really too much cared for New England," Porter said. "Still don't care for New England. The hate's been there for a while, especially after all the cheating they did back in the day. I can honestly say I don't agree with it, but it happened, and it's over with now."

Regarding Porter's sniping, Patriots coach Bill Belichick told his players: "That is not our fight; our fight is on the field."

"We'll do what we've always done, and that's do our talking on the field," running back Kevin Faulk, the team's longest tenured player, said Friday.

It isn't the first time Porter had criticized the Patriots. In May 2008, he told ESPN's "NFL Live": "They [the Patriots] cheated, there should be an asterisk. They cheated and they got caught."

Porter spent eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers before signing with Miami as a free agent prior to the 2007 season.

In a conference call with New England-based reporters earlier this week, Porter said he wouldn't engage in talking trash -- at least then.

"I'm not falling for none of those little tricks,'' Porter said. "I get mad when I want to get mad. So if that's what this conversation is going to be about, about fishing, then you guys ought to come out here to Miami. We've got some good lakes to fish here.''

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=4629022

Not sure how this will impact sundays game if at all but I see Porter hasn't changed at all since Pittsburgh

 

[Saluki]

lol nobody talks more shit than Joey Porter

 

[FUSE]

I think Porter has something to that idea. Just goes back to the game against the Ravens

 

[Derrville]

Hes right.

 

[steeljake]

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=4629022

Not sure how this will impact sundays game if at all but I see Porter hasn't changed at all since Pittsburgh

whats great about joey is he can back up all the smack he talks. and brady does have his own rules... the brady rule duh?!?

 

[Ralnakor]

Can anyone link a video? I didn't see the aforementioned Ravens incident.

 

[Cryolemon]

I'm usually against Porter running his mouth but he's 100% correct with what he's saying. ESPN played the clip and then showed a replay from the Baltimore game. What a crock of shit.

Unfortunately I'm not sure Joey will be able to back it up on Sunday. Our pass rush is non existent.

I agree. Brady is one hell of a player, but he comes across as an arrogant son of bitch at times, and it does seem as if he gets calls from the refs.

 

[Len B]

rofl @ this being singled out to Tom Brady.

Rod Woodson said it perfectly after this interview. Every offensive player in the league asks for a penalty when the play goes wrong. When a WR drops a pass he instantly looks behind him for the ref and throws a fake flag to try and draw a pass interference call and every QB will complain when they get hit late, and a lot will get the calls.

Offensive players are soft, defensive players are not.

Then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from the whiny Dolphins team and their whiny fan base.

*waits for houtz*

 

[SHOGUN]

Yeah, I agree with Porter. You see it all the time now - QB gets hit, QB throws hands in the air and screams foul, incompetent ref actually buys it and flags the defense even if the hit is clean. It's problematic when QBs call their own penalties and it's bullshit. Kurt Warner is constantly jockeying for calls.

So much bitchassness in the league right now. Allow the defense to play defense FFS.

 

[Len B]

Yeah, I agree with Porter. You see it all the time now - QB gets hit, QB throws hands in the air and screams foul, incompetent ref actually buys it and flags the defense even if the hit is clean. It's problematic when QBs call their own penalties and it's bullshit. Kurt Warner is constantly jockeying for calls.

So much bitchassness in the league right now. Allow the defense to play defense FFS.

That's not what Porter said. Porter said it's just Tom Brady.

Oh btw:

Hines Ward is the dirtiest player in the NFL, according to a Sports Illustrated poll of 296 players released this week.
The Steelers' wide receiver, long considered the league's best blocking wide receiver, received 11.6 percent of the vote. He was followed by Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth (6.0), Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter (6.0), Bengals safety Roy Williams (5.1) and Titans center Kevin Mawae (4.6). Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan (4.2), Rams guard Richie Incognito (3.7), Falcons guard Harvey Dahl (3.7), Steelers safety Troy Polamalu (3.7) and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen (3.2) rounded out the top 10.

Porter needs to stop talking and work more on tackling. His 12 tackles this year is amazing. Sounds like he's more frustrated with his team and on field performance and is airing it out the only way he knows how.

 

[DSpydr84]

^^^ lmao who the fuck knew enough about Harvey Dahl and Richie Incognito to vote for them in that SI poll. I definitely question its credibility.

 

[Len B]

^^^ lmao who the fuck knew enough about Harvey Dahl and Richie Incognito to vote for them in that SI poll. I definitely question its credibility.

LOL... that's when you know you're dirty. No named lineman getting their names known across the league. That is unless the entire Seattle Seahawks squad voted against Incognito.

 

[wr50l]

Exactly, if you're basically average at the game and still make a list among reputable (or disreputable perhaps) players you must be a dirty bastard.

 

[MVP1991]

Lol Porter isn't a dirty player he just talks so much shit he pisses the opponent off.

And this is clearly the Brady rule even Sapp said it and he still talks to a lot of players in the league who feel the same way as Porter.

 

[Len B]

Lol Porter isn't a dirty player he just talks so much shit he pisses the opponent off.

And this is clearly the Brady rule even Sapp said it and he still talks to a lot of players in the league who feel the same way as Porter.

It's the "Brady" rule only because Brady was the last player it happened to. The league lost two elite QB's for a season on two cheap shot hits.

The NFL isn't stupid. When it loses Carson Palmer and Tom Brady to a season thanks to stars like Bernard Pollard and Kimo von Oelhoffen, you know who you need to protect.

What's funny is every fan here would be pro-their QB in this situation if their star QB went out for the year the way Brady or Palmer did. But since it hasn't happened to their team no one cares.

 

[Gonzo]

It's the "Brady" rule only because Brady was the last player it happened to. The league lost two elite QB's for a season on two cheap shot hits.

The NFL isn't stupid. When it loses Carson Palmer and Tom Brady to a season thanks to stars like Bernard Pollard and Kimo von Oelhoffen, you know who you need to protect.

What's funny is every fan here would be pro-their QB in this situation if their star QB went out for the year the way Brady or Palmer did. But since it hasn't happened to their team no one cares.

Exactly.

Fuck the Patriots.

 

[Len B]

Exactly.

Fuck the Patriots.

rofl...

 

[Cryolemon]

Lol Porter isn't a dirty player he just talks so much shit he pisses the opponent off.

Pretty much.

 

[PEYMAN18]

rofl @ this being singled out to Tom Brady.

Rod Woodson said it perfectly after this interview. Every offensive player in the league asks for a penalty when the play goes wrong. When a WR drops a pass he instantly looks behind him for the ref and throws a fake flag to try and draw a pass interference call and every QB will complain when they get hit late, and a lot will get the calls.

Offensive players are soft, defensive players are not.

This. All players try to get a call after a bad play, and I'm fine with that....


BUT!

They dont whine about it after the game like Brady (quote in my sig)

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/fb/story.asp?i=20091005221745320000101&ref=hea&tm=&src=


I mean c'mon really? Trying to get a flag is one thing. But when you expect it and whine about is another...

 

[Vinsane]

It's the "Brady" rule only because Brady was the last player it happened to. The league lost two elite QB's for a season on two cheap shot hits.

The NFL isn't stupid. When it loses Carson Palmer and Tom Brady to a season thanks to stars like Bernard Pollard and Kimo von Oelhoffen, you know who you need to protect.

What's funny is every fan here would be pro-their QB in this situation if their star QB went out for the year the way Brady or Palmer did. But since it hasn't happened to their team no one cares.

Palmer's injury - January 8, 2006.

During the off-season, the league's rules committee modified the rule regarding low hits on quarterbacks. The new rule prohibited defenders from hitting a passer at or below the knee unless they are blocked into him.

Brady's injury - September 7, 2008.

The NFL rules committee makes a clarification to the "Palmer rule". The clarification specifically prohibits a defender on the ground who hasn't been blocked or fouled directly into the quarterback from lunging or diving at the quarterback's lower legs.

Len is right, the only reason it's called "The Brady Rule" is due to the clarification added to the "Palmer rule". A lot of the negativity towards the rule is because of Brady's profile. He's a pretty boy with rings, literally could be the face of the league.

However, where Len is wrong. I would love it if some defenses would take Derek Anderson AND Brady Quinn OUT. Just to end my suffering.