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Originally Posted by Rick KY
I am a Bengals fan, but I'm asking as an official who works high school football only. The explanation Mike Carey gave sounds pretty good although he contradicted himself a little. I still disagree with the call. I was specifically looking for rule support for his call. Simply to say the NFL protects QB's is not what I was hoping for, besides, I already know that.
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One thing you need to realize that this is not just about the rules; it is about the philosophy that is involved. If the NFL wants the officials to be very strict on enforcing a rule or a philosophy, it really does not matter what the rule says. Now you can look for the Vice-President of Officiating to make a comment this Wednesday on NFL network about this call. You might get the explanation you are looking for then. But if you think there is a rule out there that is going to satisfy you, you likely do not understand the philosophy behind what the NFL wants (neither do I much of the time). Remember, a player was fined for a facemask foul that took place last week. The NFL expects much more of their players than we do from an amateur point of view.
Peace