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How many times do you see mini camp and training camp videos and there are officials at all the practices, etc...this attitude of they don’t do anything except on Sundays is so lazy and uneducated .....wish more fans did a little digging into how much they prepare and what they have had to do to even make it to this level....
This is a better way of saying what I tried to say earlier. Bottom line, the DB cannot impede the WR from catching the ball. For underthrown balls, this means they need to be aware of the location of the ball (turning to see it) and timing your move toward the WR at the time of the ball arriving. Is this extremely difficult? Of course it is and that is why the good DBs are paid handsomely for this skill.
I never said they don't do anything except on Sunday. More practice means better results that's the point.
The Show said:
This 1000%. PI is too subjective and too punitive. Blocking rules also need to be revised. If it is true that holding can be called on every play then the holding rule needs to be revised.ghostguy123 said:
Yep, and notice these calls in these specific situations are never shown on camera. That should be a requirement to all called penalties IMO, if the league was interested in transparency (which of course we all know they aren’t).The Show said:
It is a side hustle. It is absolutely and unquestionably a side hustle.Go back and read what you posted...#sidehustle............
There is no need for that kind of talk.
Same thing goes for the playoffs. Call it the same, consistently, all game and all year.
I've always argued this. If the WR who is at a full sprint suddenly stops dead because a ball is 5 yards underthrown, the offense doesnt deserve a flag.
So if they don't call that penalty, the crappy CB who isn't skilled enough to turn his head gets bailed out by a no-call, even though there was contact with the WR before the ball got there.
Maybe if they reverse some of the rules that favor passing over defenses, teams could get back to establishing dominant running games and be less reliant on QBs.
This is kind of like driving now with all the sensors for backing up and getting close to stuff. I catch myself not paying as much attention because the car will let me know when to stop. It really got bad a few years ago when one car had it and one didn't. If I drove the one that had it a few days in a row going back to the one that didn't I would have to remind myself to pay attention.
I think that had more to do with the way the NFL wanted to show that it wasn't needed. The instruction was only "obvious" calls and to error on the side of keeping the game call. Nobody want to go against that so 95% of the time the call stood.
They don't try this very much against the better CBs because they have good enough ball skills to turn their head. The DBs with no ball skills get the bulk of these penalties (as they should if they make contact with the WR) because they don't turn their head and look for the ball. If they turn their head and make a play on the ball they rarely call PI even if there is contact.
I get it, but you can't deny they make more bad calls than before instant replay because they have instant replay as a crutch. Now a lot of people have only known instant replay and I understand they wouldn't have an opinion on that.
no doubt they are erroring on the safe side in two situations.....
You do realize that it can be overturned either way? Might as well try to make the right call, lol. So no, I do not think today's refs are better than those from the 70s or 80s and instant replay has given them a crutch, so they miss more calls.
Yes, and that goes both ways too, no matter what the call is. I will argue they should try and make the right call every time, but we know that isn't the case since the replay has degraded the officiating IMO.
they would like to keep the coach from having to use a challenge on those two....so if they let those two play out (ie: call it a score/turnover)...then it doesn't have to be challenged by the coach since it is automatically reviewed
Turnovers aren't automatically reviewed, so that doesn't help the team he screwed over by the bad call. Neither are other plays that aren't scoring plays. I will also argue that some of the plays that aren't reviewable should be.
I believe you are right. At one time they weren't. So, if they are automatically reviewed why would anyone need to use a challenge on them? That still doesn't excuse other types of plays that aren't turnovers or scores. They screw them up all the time, causing a coach to have to use a challenge.
right....so they often won't blow the play dead now if they think there is any chance it was a turnover.....they will go with it being a turnover...same with scoring play.....if its close at all, they will call it a score....
What about the 99% of the other plays? They screw them up all the time and I believe the reason is their relying on replay and that replay has lessoned the quality of officiating over time.
