Dragonborn10 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I was at the game and the one replay they showed it didn't look like he stepped OOB at the 43. There was 2:08 on the clock. Unless it was obvious I think Rex should challnege there. If I remember he ran it insdie the thirty. Not that many yards but Rex can't challenge anything after 2 minute warning, clock was already stopped, and they didn't need to conserve TO's. Also was the holding penalty on the big punt return a good call? They never showed a replay in the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) I thought he should have too. Was the difference between FG range and still needing 10 yards. Dont know if there was enough to overturn though. Edited December 6, 2015 by MDH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 He was nowhere near the sideline. Another perplexing call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Not sure if challenging it would have made a difference. I was watching the Giants-Jets game and the Jets player clearly stepped OOB 5 yards earlier, the Giants challenged it, and it wasn't reversed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K D Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The refs doing the challenges themselves is like when you were in school and the teacher let you grade your own test. It's pretty idiotic that we would expect them to overrule any close call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Can you challenge that though? pretty sure once the refs rule him out they blow the whistle right away and you wouldn't be able to challenge that. But he definitely looked like he stayed in bounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Thought we got jobbed on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 When I saw it live the first time, my thought was I can't believe he didn't step out, so wasn't surprised when it was brought back. Likely would have been too close to win on a review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The refs doing the challenges themselves is like when you were in school and the teacher let you grade your own test. It's pretty idiotic that we would expect them to overrule any close call This. Too many times the challenges are not properly overruled. Someone at NFL HQ or elsewhere should be doing the review like in MLB and NHL. Yeah, the NHL does something better than the NFL. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I don't think you can review that. The whistle blows and the players stop. I think the only kind of play they allow it to be reviewed and changed after the whistle is a fumble, and it was clear how the fumble was/would have been recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The refs doing the challenges themselves is like when you were in school and the teacher let you grade your own test. It's pretty idiotic that we would expect them to overrule any close call Anything close is supposed to go to the call on the field. It's something like 45-50% of calls overturned since the league started this. Just some perspective to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What a Tuel Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I was at the game and the one replay they showed it didn't look like he stepped OOB at the 43. There was 2:08 on the clock. Unless it was obvious I think Rex should challnege there. If I remember he ran it insdie the thirty. Not that many yards but Rex can't challenge anything after 2 minute warning, clock was already stopped, and they didn't need to conserve TO's. Also was the holding penalty on the big punt return a good call? They never showed a replay in the stadium. Just looked it up. There was no sideline camera view replay of it during the game (why not?). It would be close, unless the all-22 nails it we will never know though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I was at the game and the one replay they showed it didn't look like he stepped OOB at the 43. There was 2:08 on the clock. Unless it was obvious I think Rex should challnege there. If I remember he ran it insdie the thirty. Not that many yards but Rex can't challenge anything after 2 minute warning, clock was already stopped, and they didn't need to conserve TO's. Also was the holding penalty on the big punt return a good call? They never showed a replay in the stadium. The hold was a good call. The step out was definitely close, they did not have a definitive replay angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Brooks is really starting to be a thorn in Rex's side. He really only plays ST now that Leo is back and he holds on ALMOST EVERY single return! My favorite was his 15 yd personal foul taunt vs Cincy. Classic Ron!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I don't think he stepped out. Close though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUBSTER Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Also was the holding penalty on the big punt return a good call? They never showed a replay in the stadium. I don't know good old CBS wouldn't give a replay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 They did show the replay of the holding call on Brooks on CBS and it was non-existent. I can't believe someone said they thought that was a good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton20 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 On the hold, the official that threw the flag got fooled by the Texan player falling down. It looked like he fell on his own but in real time, with the contact between Brooks and that player, it looked like Brooks threw him down. Sort of like when they call holding in interior line play when a guy goes down after being touched. It looks bad but when the replay is shown, the lineman just fell or was headed down anyway. The bad thing is that it had zero effect on the punt return. None. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 he didnt step out i rewatched it about 5-6 times....just officials always trailing on play and guessing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) The only thing I saw regarding the holding penalty on the punt return was the flag thrown in the area towards opposite sideline before Thigpen even caught the ball but the players were not in the screen and they never did a replay. In fact there were numerous plays where we didn't see a replay on. Brooks was pretty pissed about it though The refs hv been just brutal this year and get worse every week Edited December 7, 2015 by Max997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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