Mike Tomlin

[Crimsoncrew]

Mike Tomlin - DT - Steelers

The Steelers are unlikely to lose any draft picks as a result of the Mike Tomlin sideline incident.

The NFL has determined that Jacoby Jones might have scored a touchdown if Tomlin didn't get in his way. But they wound up kicking a field goal and winning the game anyway, so the only effect the incident had on the bottom line was a four-point swing. An NFL source told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that draft picks will only be stripped if those four points cost the Ravens any playoff seeding tiebreakers. That's highly unlikely to happen, meaning Tomlin and the Steelers have escaped with only the $100K fine.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dec 5 - 9:43 AM

Those four points made a huge difference in betting circles given that the line was Baltimore -3.0, and they ended up winning by 2.

 

[sjballer03]

How about fining the dumbass official that didn't see Tomlin as he was running along the sidelines.

 

[BINGO]

How about fining the dumbass official that didn't see Tomlin as he was running along the sidelines.

There's a grading system that the NFL has been doing this year that will eventually dictates which officiating crew will get a chance to officiate playoffs game. That line judge / official received a failing grade (for not throwing the flag penalizing the Steelers), which in turn affected the crew's total score placing them in a long shot to officiate any playoffs game this year.