See post in other thread, I can't admit I'm wrong twice in one night.
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Yeah but there was a totally missed PI a couple of plays earlier where the safety totally rolled the TE - you could go on and on - just like in every game, every year, not just with replacement refs.
Frankly I think ESPN is trying to create a circus out of the whole replacement ref thing and John Gruden is obviously head clown. I think those two in the booth tonight were a hell of a lot less professional than any of the refs on the field.
I think we could put together a better ref crew than these replacements. Okay, looking for volunteers.
Rule 8 Section 1 Article 3 Item 5:
Quote:
Simultaneous Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both players
retain it, the ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player gains control first and an
opponent subsequently gains joint control. If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such
players, all the players of the passing team become eligible to catch the loose ball.
Item 5: Simultaneous Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint control. If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such players, all the players of the passing team become eligible to catch the loose ball.
I actually agree with the last call. But not calling the push-off was bad. The two calls that cost GB the most were the phantom roughing the passer on Wilson that took away the INT and the phantom pass interference on 1st and 30. Both of those were absolutely HORRID calls.
Watching the game last night and the one tonight, there had to be around 40 totally penalties accepted in the two games, and I think that's not necessarily because the refs are calling everything, but that the players have no idea what will or won't be called, so they are playing rougher to try to get away with things.
Steve Young is almost in tears on the desk about the game being ruined. Totally agree with what he just said.