The Good the Bad and the Ugly

[dd]

Not giving him an excuse, but c'mon man.  He's a raw rookie, and there are a hundred things he has going through his mind as he comes in.  He hasn't built that "muscle memory" that comes with time that you go through a bunch of actions pre-snap, post snap, etc...

And yes, its a mistake, but also a learning experience, and one that will be hard to forget.

KIDS playing peewee football know they have to report, but oh poor mr Wallace, full grown man, played university ball and he doesn't know this. Sorry, if your football IQ is less than that of a 12 year old, maybe you shouldn't be playing pro sports, it's beyomd your mental capabilities.

[theaardvark]

KIDS playing peewee football know they have to report, but oh poor mr Wallace, full grown man, played university ball and he doesn't know this. Sorry, if your football IQ is less than that of a 12 year old, maybe you shouldn't be playing pro sports, it's beyomd your mental capabilities.

Again, not giving excuses, but playing at the ;pro level is different, and there are a lot more things to remember.  Not saying he shouldn't have known to report, just saying I understand how someone could forget something, or even think that they already had reported in... 

There is a term:  "Rookie mistake".  "Rookie mistakes" are always committed by rookies who have played the sport most of their lives.  No one is immune to a brain fart occasionally.