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| One more item of interest, particularly to New England fans: According to Pereira, the “Philly Special” that produced a Nick Foles touchdown catch at the end of the first half and was the most memorable play of the Super Bowl should have been called back. Reason? The Eagles didn’t line up properly and should have been penalized. “I know the league came out and said that it’s a judgment call, which it is.” Pereira said. “The down judge, who was the one that (the play) was on his side of the field … they felt that it was his judgment, and he (receiver Alshon Jeffrey) was close enough. Well, he wasn’t. They lined up wrong. “Not only that, it’s a trick play. And if you’re going to run a trick-type play, then you have to be lined up properly. You could either have six men on the line, or you could have an ineligible number lined up at the end of the line, which was the case. I know what the league has said, but they would have been a lot more comfortable if they would have called an illegal formation. |
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I think they're right...but worth noting, they say he "almost surely" got clearance when he pointed at the ref. No way to know for sure that he actually did/that the ref saw the quick point and responded (rather than just was looking elsewhere and didn't make the call for that reason).
Didn't Giants WRs or TEs get about a flag a game for not covering the T? Often 3rd down too IIRC.
Didn't Giants WRs or TEs get about a flag a game for not covering the T? Often 3rd down too IIRC.
Alshon is soooo far off the LOS. It should have been a routine call looking at that screen shot posted. No need to make excuses for these officials, they just are not very good.
How do you expect the younger generation to understand any of this complicated garbage?
It’s a complete disgrace.
That'll show that AFC East team!!!
How do you expect the younger generation to understand any of this complicated garbage?
I'm not sure if OL have to check in with officials to line up that way. But concessions were made cirst cor the OTs, then interior OL to allow for the 2 point stance and lining up slightly off the ball to combat the speed rushers on the outside. I think it was supposed to only be in certaind down/distances, but now it is allowed way too often.
On the flip side, I always think DL are allowed too much leeway lining up in the neutral zone.
When some technicality would not have made any difference to a play, then I am glad the official had enough sense to swallow the whistle. If Jeffrey lined up 3 or 4 feet behind the line (and wideouts do check that with officials, they've been mic'd asking about it), it made no difference to the play. Yeah Pats fans and gamblers will bitch and moan but to the rest of the viewers, they wanted to see if the play would succeed, not watch a fluttering yellow flag.
The linebacker on that side could have made things academic by paying attention to Foles. I would guess someone in the Eagles film room noticed that the guy paid no attention to his side when the play went away from him and took advantage.
est1986 : 2/12/2018 8:24 pm : link : reply
It gets worse and worse each year... the inconsistency in officiating is easily the biggest issue I have with the NFL
However, it doesn't really apply to this play. It applies to the game overall as it was the first NFL game this season not to have a single holding penalty called and at least one of the TD catches have been consistently overturned on replay in regular season games.
It is interesting because in "letting the player's decide the outcome" ,they basically still had controversy surround them. Why? Because of inconsistency.
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NFL officiating has been an absolute joke
est1986 : 2/12/2018 8:24 pm : link : reply
It gets worse and worse each year... the inconsistency in officiating is easily the biggest issue I have with the NFL
However, it doesn't really apply to this play. It applies to the game overall as it was the first NFL game this season not to have a single holding penalty called and at least one of the TD catches have been consistently overturned on replay in regular season games.
It is interesting because in "letting the player's decide the outcome" ,they basically still had controversy surround them. Why? Because of inconsistency.
Believe it or not, there was a time in the NFL when an official threw a flag or didn't throw a flag and the players got back up, huddled and kept playing. No one worried about whether x, y or z should have been called or not called or whether the officials were "consistent". One hardly took notice of the officials.
It was a hell of alot more entertaining than listening to endless diatribes about officiating, technical explanations of rules or listening to the talking heads in the booth, some of whom know better, yammering on about the officials. You guys sound like a bunch of lawyers constantly complaining about the judge, who are every bit as inconsistent.
Personally, I think they should prohibit replays of penalty calls, take the mic off the referee and just play.
Technology changes things. It is the genie that broke through the bottle. While your fuzzy Panasonic 18" TV couldn't really show definition, you can literally see individual blades of grass. People weren't as outraged before because they couldn't hear the bad call from Myron Cope's voice over their crackling AM channel.
Once they started seeing blatant errors, that's when replay was implemented. They got tired of seeing an Oiler ruled out of bounds on a winning TD catch.
I don't necessarily think replay has been a good thing, but it is now a necessary evil.
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Personally, I think they should prohibit replays of penalty calls, take the mic off the referee and just play.
Technology changes things. It is the genie that broke through the bottle. While your fuzzy Panasonic 18" TV couldn't really show definition, you can literally see individual blades of grass. People weren't as outraged before because they couldn't hear the bad call from Myron Cope's voice over their crackling AM channel.
Once they started seeing blatant errors, that's when replay was implemented. They got tired of seeing an Oiler ruled out of bounds on a winning TD catch.
I don't necessarily think replay has been a good thing, but it is now a necessary evil.
Just because technology exists, does not mean its application is desirable or helpful.
It also does not mean that the current application of replay has ended controversies or led to "better" results. It has engendered all new controversies, interrupted the flow of the game, led players to demonstrate for flags on every freaking pass play, and taken the focus off the actual game and placed it on officiating. There is no better indicator of this pernicious influence than our own game threads which are filled with comments about officiating, and your weekly rant about officiating.
If the application of a technology is not helping the game, which is the important part, than it has become the tail wagging the dog and the experiment needs to be scrapped.