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We don’t need technology to see blatant offensive OL holding on many many plays. I’d like the league to make a statement outlining the complete parameters on a holding infraction. And make a commitment to consistently enforce them. There are way too many gray areas leading to wide variances on what is called and what is not called. I would be fine if the Rams were called for holding 5 times a game as long as it was clearly an infraction of the rules -and- the other team was called exactly the same.
I saw an article the other day stating that the NFL is already chipping the balls, but the process of implementing that technology is several years away. I had to laugh because I know that if they wanted to it could be implemented next season.
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Actually just a military reference of why not wanting to be assigned to Minot Air Force Base in Minot North Dakota...Nothing anyone would understand, so sorry.
No doubt. But I'm talking about the banter you get on the sideline. The HC gets a lot of face time with these guys. Use it to keep their focus on teams cheating against your best player.
The point is that broadcasting technology has forced other sports to be much, much more consistent in their calls.
Baseball is having a bit of a renaissance and that in no small part can be credited to Fox putting up that "Strike Zone". The Umpires HATED it and I think they even threatened a strike, but MLB wasn't gonna give up the network money and baseball is actually a sport, so...
You just don't see those strike zones moved 6 inches, typically, and when an Ump is grossly miscalling games, the entire baseball world sees it and the players don't have to say anything. For the most part, tho, strikes are strikes and balls are balls.
The point is that younger fans have never known a time when life was analog, so they have very little tolerance for the "it removes the human element" argument when that argument is only trotted out to justify the refs missing calls.
The NFL will drag their feet, but as the networks continue to implement more tech and data and data analysis tools, the NFL will have to adjust or simply allow the networks to further expose where the line is between true competition and when the NFL seeks to "adjust/further the narrative".
Elmgrovegnome
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Minot? I get it. I went through that area in the middle of nowhere. One of my friends (Jim Rodgers) was an MP or something at Grand Forks. He used to drive around N.D. In a hummer and check middle silos. He hated that he was assigned to a North Dakota base but ended up loving it and lives there still.
That’s a great story & thanks for sharing. Most are like that for me it was Southwest Ohio. Really enjoyed my time there with the AF & College and try to get back there as often as I can.
Elmgrovegnome
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I used to visit him every winter. My family thought I was nuts. Who goes to North Dakota in January and February? I mainly went for the fantastic cross country skiing. Plus it turns out that girls that live in extreme cold regions get very bored and are much more friendly than on the east coast.
This was called clean defense in yesterday's robbery of the Bills in Tampon.
Fucking blatant PI not called... insuring a Tampon win.
Fucking blatant PI not called... insuring a Tampon win.
Good thing there’s consistently competent officiating and no shenanigans
Rams win shoulda never been as close as it was. Refs missed a face mask on Stafford on 3rd and goal Woulda probably came away with a TD instead of a FG.
HE WITH HORNS
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Nickell Robey-Coleman doesn't see anything wrong with that no call, and neither should you!
the nfl set up brady to win again with that no call.
after the media joined in by harping on that call for two weeks the refs in the superbowl could call anything they wanted against the rams and nobody would give a shit.
alas, a claytons holding call when gurley made a 20 yard run in the 4th qtr with the scores locked at 3 all. instead on 1st and 10 on the cheats 40 with momentum the rams were 1st and 20 on their own 30.
and of course the blatant dpi on the missed cooks td that would have locked up the scores at 10 all in the 4th.
all comes back to ensuring brady wins so they can parade him around for the next century. the chosen one.
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Well a little exaggeration there.
Yeah - that holding call on John Sullivan I believe happened at the end of the 3rd period.
Just to add it was 10 yards either way,not 20. The call was bad because it had no effect on the play.Gurley ran the ball on the left side & Sullivan was behind the play & in the middle of the field.Plus it was a fathom call.
In The Rams Arizona game there were 2 similar plays,but different in there own right.
Murray at QB 2 minutes in throws a backward pass 2 yards.The REF marks the ball at the line of scrimmage.Wrong. It is where the ball went out of bounds.
A very simple concept which every REF should know. One you blow a whistle on the other is a live ball.
At 6:51 in the first Murray rolls right & throws a option type pass forward.The Rb/Wr drops it & rolls on it for a 1 or 2 yard loss.The side judge rules it at the spot. That is an incomplete pass & the clock should stop.
Those little things show me how bad officiating is compared to early days before reply. Refs back then had to get it right. The NFL is getting to be a joke on the basic play calling of games.
Anyways no one really cares,except it burns my bottom that those things are not seen. The funny thing is both sideline judges got it wrong,so the consistency is there. I learned that in basketball,that if you see a bad call & there is a 50/50 call later that is similar on the other side you’ll want to get it.If the same side you might choose to pass on it. It’s called game management & keeping the game flow. I don’t know about football. Couldn’t do it. It is a lot of work to give up weekends for.
Murray at QB 2 minutes in throws a backward pass 2 yards.The REF marks the ball at the line of scrimmage.Wrong. It is where the ball went out of bounds.
A very simple concept which every REF should know. One you blow a whistle on the other is a live ball.
At 6:51 in the first Murray rolls right & throws a option type pass forward.The Rb/Wr drops it & rolls on it for a 1 or 2 yard loss.The side judge rules it at the spot. That is an incomplete pass & the clock should stop.
Those little things show me how bad officiating is compared to early days before reply. Refs back then had to get it right. The NFL is getting to be a joke on the basic play calling of games.
Anyways no one really cares,except it burns my bottom that those things are not seen. The funny thing is both sideline judges got it wrong,so the consistency is there. I learned that in basketball,that if you see a bad call & there is a 50/50 call later that is similar on the other side you’ll want to get it.If the same side you might choose to pass on it. It’s called game management & keeping the game flow. I don’t know about football. Couldn’t do it. It is a lot of work to give up weekends for.
ArkyRamsFan
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Not to mention we would have been able to burn a lot more clock.
Simply an inexcusable non call. Heh I yelled something at the TV and the wife heard it so there's that.....
~ArkyRamsFan~
