Should Tony Corrente be suspended for his egregious and negative impact on the MNF game? Shannon Sharpe thinks so... (1 Viewer)

[BobbyLayne]

I would think they’d want to subpoena his bank records 

 

[zed2283]

Watching it again multiple times this morning, it seems clear from the ref's perspective behind Marsh that it looks like Marsh is in the punter's face.  So as of right now I'm ok with the call, and the hip check was probably an awkward old man move trying to move out of the way.

 

[BassNBrew]

If I'm driving 67 in a 65 mph zone and see a cop pull in behind me, I might not expect to get a speeding ticket and would think it would be a #### move by a cop to give a ticket, but technically I was speeding.

 

[BassNBrew]

Watching it again multiple times this morning, it seems clear from the ref's perspective behind Marsh that it looks like Marsh is in the punter's face.  So as of right now I'm ok with the call, and the hip check was probably an awkward old man move trying to move out of the way.

The butt out move seems to be common for refs about to get run over or hit.

 

[Godsbrother]

Okay, but I was responding to the idea of that ref filing criminal assault charges, when there is clear video evidence that the ref initiated the contact.  That's like punching someone in the face and then yelling for the cops to arrest them for hitting you. 

Agreed

 

[Ministry of Pain]

If I'm driving 67 in a 65 mph zone and see a cop pull in behind me, I might not expect to get a speeding ticket and would think it would be a #### move by a cop to give a ticket, but technically I was speeding.

In the State fo Florida on all Highways, anything up to 5 over is a warning, it's written on the citations. Not sure how its set up in other areas. 

 

[Summer Wheat]

Corrente should be force-retired.  He's the same guy that had to be forcefully overturned from NY on the "endzone fumble" in the Texans playoff game.  Should have been the same last night on at least two occasions.  He's old, and he sucks.

The is a PSF response somewhere in here. 

 

[eighsse]

In the State fo Florida on all Highways, anything up to 5 over is a warning, it's written on the citations. Not sure how its set up in other areas. 

Same in Ohio, but the OP's point would still make sense if it were modified to "72 in a 65".

 

[Steeler]

I didn't read any of this thread but I always say teams need to overcome bad calls and the Bears actually DID overcome it by taking the lead with less than 2 minutes left... the lose is on the Bears D, not the bad call.

 

[zed2283]

I think they just need to make the rules better.  There should be no automatic first downs, for example.  No one likes a defensive holding penalty on 3rd and 20.

 

[ghostguy123]

Hip check???  That was the most uninspiring hip check I have ever seen then.  The ref barely moved.  

The problem is, the call was dumb, and the rule is dumb and far too open to be interpreted by dumb refs.  

 

[Stinkin Ref]

the "hip check"

speaking from 20 plus year of officiating high school football, I have delivered a few of these....some even worse than what Tony C did...if you watch the play Marsh is going to be running very closely to the ref as he is returning to the sideline.....very close....IMO Tony C. actually kind of does this in preparation for possible contact....kind of bracing yourself or squatting down a little to absorb the contact....instead of just standing straight up and then being knocked forward off balance if there is contact....he was probably hoping Marsh went further around him, but was prepared to absorb the contact if there was any.....

many times on the field, players with helmets and pads can kind of loose a sense of space and their surroundings when they are moving...they don't realize kind of the extra size they have....I know that sounds weird, but it happens....players often get up, jump around, move around without really realizing what is going on directly around them....I have been bumped, knocked down, and run over more times than I can count and none of them on purpose....I've had my lip split open by a helmet....accidently hit in the face and other areas by flailing arms of players....some maybe my own fault as I am coming in to clean up a play....others just because the player doesn't really realize that I am there until its too late....

I really think Tony C had a natural reaction to almost help initiate the contact and absorb it when he saw it might be coming instead of not moving and being "run into" and knocked off balance so to speak, if that makes sense....think of it as knowing/seeing that you are about to be in a car wreck....you kind of do something to prepare to absorb the blow....I have done this several times and help initiate the contact with no ill intent...it was kind of a "best for both of us" kind of move....I recognized impending and possibly inevitable contact that the player did not realize might be coming because they are somewhat oblivious to spacing at the time....and I have forearm shivered or hip checked players several times in these situations and then we just move on....this was kind of out there with the two of them by themselves, but the concept is the same...

 

[zoonation]

It's horrible in every sport.  At every level.

Except maybe hockey?

Hockey may be the worst of them all.