Quentin Jammer left no doubt who beat the Chargers yesterday,and it wasn't just the Jets.Irate at two pass-interference penalties against him and 13penalties on San Diego overall, the veteran cornerback laid blamefor the 27-21 loss almost totally at the feet of referee Ron Winterand his officiating crew."I don't have to say anything about what the refs did - everyonesaw how the calls went," Jammer said in a decidedly angry Chargerslocker room at MetLife Stadium. "When you're not getting the chanceto play the way you play, it's upsetting." Despite claiming hedidn't have to comment on the officials, Jammer was just gettingwarmed up with a diatribe that could very well land him a fine fromthe league office this week.Asked if the officiating was consistent, Jammer said:"Yeah - consistently bad. No way it was called fairly. No way.Not at all. It wasn't called fairly at all. Maybe I'm being biased,but I'm just judging off what I saw. It wasn't a fair game called."Jammer said his claim was bolstered by the fact San Diego wasn'tflagged at all in its previous game two weeks ago at Denver, thendecked 13 times for minus95 yards yesterday while the Jets were penalized a mere eighttimes for minus-60 yards."How does a team just get sloppy like that the very next game?"he said. "The answer is, it doesn't." Jammer felt like he had atarget on his back, in particular after getting whistled forinterference against Santonio Holmes in the second and fourthquarters on drives that each ended in points for the Jets.The costlier of the two flags on Jammer came with 3:57 left inthe game and the Jets clinging to a 24-21 lead.He was penalized 20 yards for contact with Holmes on a deepthird-down incompletion on third-and-3, giving Gang Green new lifeat the San Diego 20 and setting up a Nick Folk field goal sevenclock-draining plays later.As much as he wanted to say something to Winter, Jammer said heheld his tongue - at least during the game."What can you say? You don't want to upset the refs," Jammersaid. "At the same time, you want to say, 'Hey, c'mon, let's callthis thing fairly.' It's football - you've got to let us play.Just let us play."I mean, football is a contact sport. There's going to becontact. Receivers make contact and corners make contact, so atsome point you've just got to let us play." Jammer wasn't the onlyChargers defender fuming at the flurry of flags, including awhopping five penalties for offsides and neutralzoneinfractions."They were bad, really bad," safety Eric Weddle said.Terms & Conditions |Privacy |Copyright |? 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.NASHVILLE - Ben Tate sees the field when Arian Foster is eitherinjured or in need of a rest. That's the arrangement. But whenFoster runs to daylight and makes defenders look silly, as he didSunday in the Texans' 41-7 thrashing of the Titansat LP Field, it's hard for his coaches to resist continuing to feedFoster the ball.Even when Tate is itching to one-up Foster."When I go out there and see him get a touchdown or break a run,I start going nuts on the sideline because I want to do the samething," Tate said. "When I get my chance, I'm definitely trying tooutdo him."Understand, this isn't a problem. If anything, it's a quaint andconvenient situation in which all parties - Tate, Foster and, mostof all, the first-place Texans - benefit. It's healthy,really, because what's the point of having someone around whodoesn't want to see the field?"I'm a competitor," Tate said Sunday. "If I was in a backfieldwith Barry Sanders, I'm going to try and outdo him."Texans' leading rusherWhat he has already done is plenty impressive. Take a look atthe season statistics - most fail to realize that Tate is still theTexans' leading rusher. After his104 yards against the Titans, his season total stands at 466.Buoyed by his game-high 115 yards, Foster, obviously, is next at420.Tate also has the most 100-yard games - three; Foster has two.And Tate's 5.1 yards per carry exceeds Foster's 4.1.But it's understood - he's the complementary back, a capablesubstitute for the all-purpose weapon Foster has become.Out of necessity, Tate was pressed into a starring role early,and the thrived. But he left the 17-10 victory against Pittsburghon Oct. 2 after two carries, suffering a groin injury.Tate missed the following week's loss against Oakland, and inhis return to action last week against Baltimore, he ran nine timesfor 41 yards, one of the few bright spots."I'm as healthy as I'm going to be during football season," Tatesaid.There is a chance - albeit a slim one - that both Foster andTate could run for 1,000 yards this season. If so, the Texans can credit a soft remainingschedule and a renewed emphasis on the rushing attack.It seems Texans coach Gary Kubiak, a staunchadvocate of play-action, had a temporary crisis of faith."I thought (offensive coordinator Rick Dennison) did a great jobof keeping us committed to the run game," Kubiak said. "I shouldsay keeping me committed along the way, too."Coaches 'kept dialing up runs'Left tackle Duane Todd Heap Jersey Authentic , Chiefs Jamaal Charles Authentic Jersey, Matt Cassel Jersey, Colt McCoy Jersey Authentic, Authentic T.J. Ward Jersey, T.J. Ward Authentic Jersey, wholesale nfl jerseys free shipping, Authentic Matt Cassel Jersey, Browns Colt McCoy Authentic Jersey, Browns Colt McCoy Jersey, Authentic Todd Heap Jersey, Authentic Browns Colt McCoy Jersey, Todd Heap Jersey, Authentic Cortland Finnegan Jersey, Authentic Chiefs Jamaal Charles Jersey, Todd Heap Authentic Jersey, Cortland Finnegan Jersey, wholesale jerseys china, T.J. Ward JerseyBrown was satisfied with the role theoffensive line served. Dennison's commitment doesn't mean muchwithout the cooperation from the men in the trenches."We wanted to establish the run," Brown said. "The coaches kepttheir confidence in us and kept dialing up runs."With Foster, it's no wonder. And with Foster and Tate, why doanything else?jeffrey.martin/jaymartTerms & Conditions |Privacy |Copyright |? 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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