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Originally posted by JRutledge
I will have to say this, NFL Officials get it right much of the time. But the nature of the game is different than the other sports. Remember they have 7 officials helping each other out. Many times they do not make a call independent of another officials. Unlike the other sports.
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I agree that the nature of football is different than that of other sports. (I ref bball and fball.) When a foul happens in football, you can have a few seconds to think about it if you need it. I don't believe the NFL officials really need a few seconds, I do think that they wait to see the entire play. There are always more than one set of eyes on a play. I recently heard Dick Honig speak at a camp, and he re-affirmed to me that one angle looks like a legal play, while another angle does not. Or, both might look illegal, or both look legal. That's why you get 1 flag, 2 flags, or zero flags. (Dick showed an NFL video on pass interference that is the best officiating video I have ever seen.)
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I really do not think this is fair to really rank any of this also. I realize that this if for fun sake, but each sport is entirely different. I do not understand most NHL rules and applications
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That's because you're not Canadian!
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...and do not have a clue what is a good call or what is a bad one. NHL has rules or penalties like "Interference" and they can call this almost anywhere on the ice. I do not understand why they call it when they do or why they do not call it,
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You just need to watch more hockey. (Or become Canadian.
) In fact, I once described a bball foul to a coach as "just like a hockey interference call." (It was exactly that - an offender ran right into a defender with both were making cuts in whatever pattern they were doing. The offensive player initiated the contact.) When the coach heard my explanation, he responded, "Ok, thank you," and went on to tell his player to be more careful out there.
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but I am sure I am like most fans that do not have a clue, but at least I am smart enough to keep my mouth shut or even complain about bad calls.
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I wish more people had this attitude!
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I only say this because Hockey is a sport that most of us do not have a clue about.
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(Assuming "us" means Americans.) Fox proved this when they thought of their Fox Puck that was designed to help Americans follow the game.
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I like the sport and watch the playoffs, but I do not understand many of the rules and what NHL officials are looking for.
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NHL Playoffs are by far, the most exciting of all of the 4 major sports' playoffs. Next could be baseball or football. Last is the NBA.
I think the NHL officials are looking for infractions of the rules agreed upon.
The referees calls penalties and goals. The linesmen call offsides and icing. I don't recall who calls gloved passes. And I'm certain the NHL has an elastic powers rule, but I don't think a referee will eject a coach without first assessing a bench minor.
..Mike
Oh yeah, Don Cherry calls it like it is!
[Edited by JugglingReferee on May 18th, 2002 at 03:25 PM]