I agree on your take on the second yellow, but differ a little bit on the first. I don't like to see any blows to the head, and the first one, whether he intended it or not, was an elbow or at least bicep to the head and looked like he caught him pretty good. I can see a talking too on one end of the spectrum and then a yellow on the oth…
I agree on your take on the second yellow, but differ a little bit on the first. I don't like to see any blows to the head, and the first one, whether he intended it or not, was an elbow or at least bicep to the head and looked like he caught him pretty good. I can see a talking too on one end of the spectrum and then a yellow on the other end. The ref went the other end, and once he does, Evander should be more careful.
I suspect Evander gets frustrated with himself for losing the ball and acts out sometimes. He seems like a perfectionist, which is good for a leader, but he needs to control the negative impulses.
I can see that. Part of my perspective is that the ref wasn't pulling yellows on hard fouls earlier, so I didn't understand why he did there. But a blow to the head can definitely warrant a yellow. The calls are defensible, but harsh. And the calls influenced the outcome of the game, which is not what a ref should be doing.
I agree on your take on the second yellow, but differ a little bit on the first. I don't like to see any blows to the head, and the first one, whether he intended it or not, was an elbow or at least bicep to the head and looked like he caught him pretty good. I can see a talking too on one end of the spectrum and then a yellow on the other end. The ref went the other end, and once he does, Evander should be more careful.
I suspect Evander gets frustrated with himself for losing the ball and acts out sometimes. He seems like a perfectionist, which is good for a leader, but he needs to control the negative impulses.
I can see that. Part of my perspective is that the ref wasn't pulling yellows on hard fouls earlier, so I didn't understand why he did there. But a blow to the head can definitely warrant a yellow. The calls are defensible, but harsh. And the calls influenced the outcome of the game, which is not what a ref should be doing.