Fire every NFL official NOW! (1 Viewer)

[Ghost Rider]

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[JSH21]

The overturn on the Holmes catch at the Goal line was an absolute joke.

 

[renesauz]

The overturn on the Holmes catch at the Goal line was an absolute joke.

But it is a stupid rule that needs to be re-visited. By the strictest interpretation, it was the correct reversal.

 

[Devine Intervention]

The overturn on the Holmes catch at the Goal line was an absolute joke.

But it is a stupid rule that needs to be re-visited. By the strictest interpretation, it was the correct reversal.

I dont think there was enough evidence on the replay to overturn the call either way. Thats the rule, whether or not its a good one, it is the rule and by no means should've been overturned

 

[T Love]

The overturn on the Holmes catch at the Goal line was an absolute joke.

But it is a stupid rule that needs to be re-visited. By the strictest interpretation, it was the correct reversal.

No it wasn't. There was not "indisputable visual evidence" to overturn the call on the field.Officiating has been horrible. Hopefully this Superbowl won't be as tainted as the last time Pitt was there.

 

[Weapon of Mass Instruction]

The ball was in play and touched by an Eagle while he was out of bounds. That's what happened. Whatever the rule is in that situation is the proper call. I don't know off the top of my head if that's Eagle ball at the 26 or 40, but I'd bet those are the two options.

It was out on the player who touched it. The ball was on the 26. It was perfectly called by the refs.However, I don't like the lack of review.

"The ruling on the field is the ball was out of bounds". That's exactly what the official said. He said nothing about the ball touching an Eagles player who was out of bounds. I've reviewed the play 4 times on HD and the ball definitely landed in bounds. It's inconclusive whether or not the ball bounced up and touched the Eagles player's arm while his foot was out of bounds.Far from perfectly called. The perfect call would have been to let the play run to conclusion and then review the play. That's what the refs are instructed to do on borderline calls like that.

I doubt their replacements would do any better. Being a ref is ####### hard...

I don't disagree with this at all. I have seen some ridiculous #### in college games, including a ref tacking a player this year.I do think the NFL could train their refs a little better maybe. They may have become complacent. Seriously, a lot of us have been watching football for a long time.. the refs are getting worse... that is indisputable.

I disagree. Having dozens of high-definition replay angles makes it a lot easier to nit-pick whether or not the football grazed a blade of grass before it was caught or broke the plane of the goalline by 1/4 inch. The refs are doing the best they can given all the chaos going on around them.

I don't think high resolution has #### to do with it. There are a disturbing number of bad calls lately. I'm not talking about 1/4 inch stuff. But, hey, agree to disagree.

I'm going to have to agree with these guys. I do concede that HD replay is making it more difficult. However, calls like the TD in the first pit/bal game are nothing but equal to judicial legislation -- they are just purely making stuff up. There was nothing indisputable at all about that.Hochuli. McCauley missing the delay of game against Bal...Pereira admitting it...then being rewarded with the Super Bowl...

I'm just saying some rules need to be clarified...officials need to be held more accountable...rules need to be enforced equally...a few guys need to be gone.

Frankly, I've long recommended an NHL type remote replay booth. I think the refs involved can sometimes talk themselves into or out of a call before they even review it.

 

[Weapon of Mass Instruction]

Part 2:

-- And they STILL got the call wrong...even if they were right. If it hit him, the ball should be on the 40. If it didn't, it shouldn't have been blown dead and Cards ball.

 

[Johnny Ice]

Refs are human beings too. I could see your point if the refs screw up calls all game long but they get the call right 90+% of the time. This crew earned the right to do the playoffs so they were some of the best in the league this year. Give them a break, the game is moving faster than it actually looks on TV so if you think you can do a better job start out on your local level and work your way up. No game will ever be called perfectly once you come to grips with that you just play ball or watch it and except everything else like a man.

 

[Godsbrother]

In any given game there are 100s of calls to be made. For the most part the refs get the calls right but they are human and are going to blow a call once in a while.

I understand it is frustrating when you see a call go against you (I didn't particularly care for non-catch call on Holmes last night) but instead of blaming the officials for losing how about blaming your own team for not executing better on the other 100 plays in the game?

 

[Kevin Ashcraft]

I think of these calls from the perspective of a player. Why play the game if it is not going to be called correctly. If it takes 25 minutes to get a call correct, then you take 25 minutes.

If not, then as a player or coach, what am I on this field for? If I have no faith that every play will be called correctly, and that a call like the one yesterday may determine the outcome of an NFC Title Game, then there is no reason to play the game.

If the game takes 5 hours to get a call like that right, fine by me.

 

[Godsbrother]

I think of these calls from the perspective of a player. Why play the game if it is not going to be called correctly. If it takes 25 minutes to get a call correct, then you take 25 minutes.

If not, then as a player or coach, what am I on this field for? If I have no faith that every play will be called correctly, and that a call like the one yesterday may determine the outcome of an NFC Title Game, then there is no reason to play the game.

If the game takes 5 hours to get a call like that right, fine by me.

Getting every play called 100% correctly in every game is the goal but it will never happen as long as humans are officiating the game. Blown calls, missed calls and bad calls have been part of sports since sports began and will continue forever.The officials did not cost the Eagles the game -- they had plenty of opportunites to win the game but did not execute well enough.

 

[Tong Po]

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere...

But the WORST call of the weekend was the roughing the kicker penalty on Baltimore against Pittsburgh's punter just before the first half ended. That was a phantom penalty like no other. And I'm not a Ravens or Steelers fan.

Just an awful call.

 

[renesauz]

The overturn on the Holmes catch at the Goal line was an absolute joke.

But it is a stupid rule that needs to be re-visited. By the strictest interpretation, it was the correct reversal.

No it wasn't. There was not "indisputable visual evidence" to overturn the call on the field.Officiating has been horrible. Hopefully this Superbowl won't be as tainted as the last time Pitt was there.

Umm....he was CLEARLY hit BEFORE he got both feet down. He was clearly going to the ground as a result of that hit.I hate the rule myself, and think it's ridiculous that a play like this is "incomplete", but by the rules, and teh interpretation explained dozens of times throughout the season (including by Perreria), it WAS INCOMPLETE. CLEARLY.

 

[Kevin Ashcraft]

I think of these calls from the perspective of a player. Why play the game if it is not going to be called correctly. If it takes 25 minutes to get a call correct, then you take 25 minutes.

If not, then as a player or coach, what am I on this field for? If I have no faith that every play will be called correctly, and that a call like the one yesterday may determine the outcome of an NFC Title Game, then there is no reason to play the game.

If the game takes 5 hours to get a call like that right, fine by me.

Getting every play called 100% correctly in every game is the goal but it will never happen as long as humans are officiating the game. Blown calls, missed calls and bad calls have been part of sports since sports began and will continue forever.The officials did not cost the Eagles the game -- they had plenty of opportunites to win the game but did not execute well enough.

I agree....but as a ref, when you know a call is wrong. common sense should rule, not the NFL rulebook on what is and is not reviewable. EVERY PLAY / SITUATION SHOULD BE REVIEWABLE.As a coach, I might just pull my team off the field -- if the game is not going to be called with common sense and an eye towards getting the call right -- then why are we playing?

 

[BeTheMatch]

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere...But the WORST call of the weekend was the roughing the kicker penalty on Baltimore against Pittsburgh's punter just before the first half ended. That was a phantom penalty like no other. And I'm not a Ravens or Steelers fan. Just an awful call.

That was terrible. That official should be fired for that one. Just brutal. Especially in the playoffs when they let more go than normal. No possible justification for that call.