Kelly the Dog Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 A reception possession isn't reviewable. The Referee said after review, the call on the field stands. And all TDs have to be reviewed. I would have to think they can make that determination on possession in the endzone.
truth on hold Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Jennings made a mistake though catching it in the first place. Should have batted it down. I think that's what they're coached to do in that situation to avoid something like this
MDH Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 It looked like the official who called it a TD looked at the other official to make the call, saw him raise his hands up and thought he was going to confirm his call. Of course the other official was raising his hands to call it a touchback which left the one official with his hands up calling it a TD. That's just what it looked like to me on the replay.
Numark Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Holy hell. So happy a team other than the bills had this done to them
buffalo_bills Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 It looked similar to the Searcy pick last year against Oakland on the hail mary, expect that one was called correctly.
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Because they got the review wrong. The possession was unreviewable.
John in Jax Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Holy hell. So happy a team other than the bills had this done to them LOL. Very true!
Kelly the Dog Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 The ex ref on ESPN said on replay they can't decide who has possession, they can only tell whether it was in the endzone or not, like TakeYouToTasker said. That is just amazing to me on a TD like that.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 Kinda funny… I predicted the Seahawks would win and I was right… but really I was wrong. What should have been a good game turned into a dark moment in NFL history.
NoSaint Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Jennings made a mistake though catching it in the first place. Should have batted it down. I think that's what they're coached to do in that situation to avoid something like this You can't just flail at it though- if he just knocks wildly it can land in someone's arms still. Going over the top and pulling it back wasn't the "wrong" call on Jennings part - he was right in his judgement that he can control it, cause he did. It might not be textbook but Jennings played it pretty well.
Numark Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 LOL. Very true! I mean it was only a matter of time
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never leave the outcome of the game in the hands of the officials. Edited September 25, 2012 by TakeYouToTasker
Bud Adams Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 In other news -- How is Bryan Bulaga a starter in this league? Follow-up question: How is he even in this league? BA
Captain Hindsight Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never league the outcome of the game in the hands of the officials. Yup. Horrible Horrible Horrible
Bud Adams Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) The ex ref on ESPN said on replay they can't decide who has possession, they can only tell whether it was in the endzone or not, like TakeYouToTasker said. That is just amazing to me on a TD like that. He also said that a ref crew that disagrees on a call should settle it before making an official call. That clearly did NOT happen. The ref in the endzone who called it a touchback had a FAR better view than the schmuck who called it a TD. BA Edited September 25, 2012 by Bud Adams
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 He also said that a ref crew that disagrees on a call should settle it before making an official call. That clearly did NOT happen. Yep. Like MDH said upstream, the two officials at the scene didn't get their stories straight. There was a disjointed, miscommunication.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 I'm not sure they were disagreeing. If you see where they were when the catch actually happened, neither of them could see it. They both came over to the pile, and Tate was wrestling the ball away from Jennings, so the one called it a TD because at that moment it looked like dual possession. The other guy just waved his arms like to stop the clock, I don't at all think that action was meant to imply it was an INT.
NoSaint Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 He also said that a ref crew that disagrees on a call should settle it before making an official call. That clearly did NOT happen. It seemed the general mechanics of the crew on that call were severely off. Even if someone had a clear view, they consult first. The guy that raced in was way to urgent to make a call that from best I could tell wasn't his to make.
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 So why were both of those officials having to come running over to the scrum? The ball was in the air forever... neither was in good position.
MDH Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 I'm not sure they were disagreeing. If you see where they were when the catch actually happened, neither of them could see it. They both came over to the pile, and Tate was wrestling the ball away from Jennings, so the one called it a TD because at that moment it looked like dual possession. The other guy just waved his arms like to stop the clock, I don't at all think that action was meant to imply it was an INT. Have you ever seen an official stop the clock AND THEN call a TD? I've never seen it. Stopping the clock in that situation is a pre-curser to calling a touchback because of an INT.
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