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No kidding.
The turnover is looked at but that penalty is not reviewable. That should be changed.
I've been rooting for that, go check the Niners thread. It's what they need, so nice try.
The turnover would have been overruled though. That is the point I am trying to make they can call back the turnover and then call the penalty after the fact if it in the rulebook. At least I would hope.
This
Yes relevant. Watch the replay.
you are the scientist
I had no intrinsic or fantasy-related,interest in the game's outcome. I'm a Cowboys fan, which certainly should invite a little pity, but beyond that, I'm just reacting to terrible,officials who don't even know their own rules..
The sports world is turning upside down. Overall, the NFL is getting less transparent by the day and more and more seems to make things up as they go. Didn't that use to be the NBA's thing?
Not sure anyone is ever in "your corner" there LHUCKS.
The Seahawks player intentionally tapped the ball out of the end zone. That's a penalty.What would have happened to the ball absent the illegal touching is not relevant.
Beats turning tricks on the dock like you.fantasycurse42 said:
Not totally sure if this is the case, but isn't any penalty that depends on "intent" inherently a judgment call by the ref and therefore not reviewable? IOW, if the ref on the field ruled that Wright did not intentionally bat the ball, the replay official can't overturn it. It's like a blown PI call.
At least one Lions fan said the Hawks deserved to win. I think it's the Hawks haters that are #####ing about the non call.
Or, it could just be people who don't like seeing refs blatantly blow calls or not know the rules.
So if the ruling by the ref was because he didn't think the Seahawk intended to knock it out - its just a terrible, horrible call. But not overturnable.
They throw the flag in that situation, but it is declined by the team and plays no roll in the outcome.A non-punter version of an illegal bat play: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/28/illegal-batting-in-dolphins-patriots-game-comes-under-scrutiny/
I realize the D declines the penalty to take the safety---I said that in my post. I just don't recall a flag ever being thrown in that situation. Maybe I haven't been paying attention.
Flag is implied. Much like illegal touching of a punt by the kicking team (aka downing the ball). That is also technically a penalty, but has no yardage attached to it, the receiving team just gets the ball where it is downed unless one of their players advances the ball forward and retains possession.
But it's been stated that the ref screwed up by those above him. Hawks got lucky plain and simple.
Of course the ref is going to claim he thought the ball was hit out inadvertantly. It not only gives himself a reason not to be punished by the NFL for a missed call, it gives the NFL cover for why the play wasn't reviewed.
Nobody cares about your opinion of the rule,nobody.
I wasn't rooting for any team, so this is my general stance, too. If the rule was known and made sense then the guy would've just grabbed it and the game would be over. I concede that yes, technically, a ticky tack penalty should have been called and Detroit probably wins the game on a technicality, but as a fan of the game, that's not really what you want to see.
