T'official 2014-15 NFL thread

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TD Seahawks!! Beast mode engaged.

 

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That ball was loose, this could be Seahawks ball.

 

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Eagles retain possession.

 

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Nice pass from Sanchez - Yes, I never thought I'd type that either.

17-13 with the PAT to come.

 

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TD Seahawks!! Nice throw from Wilson to Baldwin.

24-14 Seahawks.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Seahawks have been given 10 points today with the incompetent bush league garbage officiating that is headed by Bill Vinovich

 

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Seahawks have been given 10 points today with the incompetent bush league garbage officiating that is headed by Bill Vinovich

I take it you didn't like that PI call?

 

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Because the Raiders beat the 49ers...

 

[Cobiemonster]

I take it you didn't like that PI call?

The whole reffing crew was garbage all game

 

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The whole reffing crew was garbage all game

Yes, the fact that the Seahawks had the ball for 2/3rds of the game had nothing to do with the final outcome.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Yes, the fact that the Seahawks had the ball for 2/3rds of the game had nothing to do with the final outcome.

There were some huge calls/non-calls that made a huge difference in that game - there have been games where the Eagles have had way less TOP than the other team and have won - it was a bad sign going into the game that the Seahawks were 5-1 with Bill Vinovich and the Eagles were 1-4 with him

Eagles offense didn't help matters either by helping the defense get a bit of a break - defense was great in this game and the offense sputtered

But the reffing was AWFUL in this game - worst I've seen this season

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

There were some huge calls/non-calls that made a huge difference in that game - there have been games where the Eagles have had way less TOP than the other team and have won - it was a bad sign going into the game that the Seahawks were 5-1 with Bill Vinovich and the Eagles were 1-4 with him

Eagles offense didn't help matters either by helping the defense get a bit of a break - defense was great in this game and the offense sputtered

But the reffing was AWFUL in this game - worst I've seen this season

You obviously weren't watching Bills/Broncos then.

I'll start off by saying I am not blaming that Bills loss on the officials. The Bills offense was (again) too anemic to win against a good team like Denver.

That said, the officiating was atrocious. As I said in an earlier post, there were two penalties on third down incompletions that kept Denver drives alive leading to touchdowns (even the announcers thought both were bad calls).

There were two separate personal fouls on the Bills that they didn't show replays of. Whether that's due to poor coverage by CBS or the fact that they were phantom calls I can't say for sure. However, in post game remarks the Bills front office said they were asking the league for clarification on what the call was on one of them because they couldn't figure it out from all of their replays. Not disagreeing with the merits of a call, they literally couldn't figure out what was even called.

Then there's the video of the two refs fist bumping after Denver scored. Regardless of the NFL's position that this was totally appropriate (congratulating each other for working well together), I'll bet there's a memo that goes out to officials this week not to do it. The perception of a situation like that is hard to overcome.

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

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This pick-6 was called back last night due to a helmet-to-helmet hit - Where was the Chargers player wearing his helmet, on his shoulder?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

This pick-6 was called back last night due to a helmet-to-helmet hit - Where was the Chargers player wearing his helmet, on his shoulder?

2 words ... Bill Leavy ... he probably thought Browner was still on the Hawks and he was doing their game last night

how is that guy still employed?

how many apologies or "our bads" have to be issued by Dean Blandino after the fact for this guy

 

[forty_three]

This pick-6 was called back last night due to a helmet-to-helmet hit - Where was the Chargers player wearing his helmet, on his shoulder?

Wusses. In hockey, that's a good hit.


Oh, and that Redskins thing must be what my Brother In Law is moaning about on facebook. That. Is. Awesome.

 

[Comeds]

This pick-6 was called back last night due to a helmet-to-helmet hit - Where was the Chargers player wearing his helmet, on his shoulder?

I saw 2 minutes of that game last night and it just happened to be when that happened. I'm sorry the player got hurt, but it was a clean it.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

This pick-6 was called back last night due to a helmet-to-helmet hit - Where was the Chargers player wearing his helmet, on his shoulder?

I maybe could have agreed if they had called it under the "defenseless player" rule instead of helmet-to-helmet.

Still would have been pushing it a bit though.

 

[pixburgher66]

You obviously weren't watching Bills/Broncos then.

I'll start off by saying I am not blaming that Bills loss on the officials. The Bills offense was (again) too anemic to win against a good team like Denver.

That said, the officiating was atrocious. As I said in an earlier post, there were two penalties on third down incompletions that kept Denver drives alive leading to touchdowns (even the announcers thought both were bad calls).

There were two separate personal fouls on the Bills that they didn't show replays of. Whether that's due to poor coverage by CBS or the fact that they were phantom calls I can't say for sure. However, in post game remarks the Bills front office said they were asking the league for clarification on what the call was on one of them because they couldn't figure it out from all of their replays. Not disagreeing with the merits of a call, they literally couldn't figure out what was even called.

Then there's the video of the two refs fist bumping after Denver scored. Regardless of the NFL's position that this was totally appropriate (congratulating each other for working well together), I'll bet there's a memo that goes out to officials this week not to do it. The perception of a situation like that is hard to overcome.

Same thing in the Steelers game. Drove me nuts. There was an INT at the end of the second half that was called back for "illegal hands to the face", but CBS was too busy talking amongst themselves to 1) let the audience hear who it was on from the ref, 2) announce themselves who it was on, 3) explain in any way, shape, or form the call, 4) show a replay. Sort of a big play, and most Steelers fans were unhappy to have an INT taken away...and most fans are annoyed when they can't even see if their anger was just. Shitty coverage.

 

[pixburgher66]

I maybe could have agreed if they had called it under the "defenseless player" rule instead of helmet-to-helmet.

Still would have been pushing it a bit though.

Still, the hit occurred a good 2 seconds after the receiver initially touched the ball, he just happened to be bobbling it for awhile. You can't expect a DB to simply stand and wait for a player to stop bobbling and no longer be defenseless. As much as I hate replay review and this would make the game even harder to stand, you have to start wondering if some of these calls need to be looked over. Injuries are part of the game, and while they do often occur because of irresponsible hits, there are many more that occur on clean hits. You can't punish someone for another person's injury. It's too dangerous a road to go down.