The outrage and controversy surrounding the latest confusion to hit the NFL — what the heck is roughing the passer? — has taken place without any participation from the Giants. They have not been called for the penalty in their first three game this season, nor has it been called for anyone getting too physical with Eli Manning.
The key point of contention is how defenders land on the quarterback. Do they drive him into the ground with their full body-weight? That constitutes roughing the passer. Simply landing on the quarterback as the result of a legal sack or hit is supposedly legal, but that it not the way the play was officiated the first three weeks.