"Those are not fouls."
"I think we're setting a dangerous precedent."
No matter how two former Vice Presidents of Officiating, Dean Blandino and Mike Pereira, put it, this is the NFL that's been constructed through an overhaul of rules -- albeit "emphasized" -- sloppily slapped together in one offseason.
These new precedents began well before Sunday's divisional matchup at Lambeau Field. Well before Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews was flagged for roughing the passer -- the "passer" in this scenario being Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins -- a mere millisecond after he threw the ball.