Thread: Mike Carey
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Old Mon Feb 04, 2008, 04:30pm
JMN JMN is offline
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Way to go, Mike & Crew

I was proud that the crew "finished" the game.

The clock went from :02 to :00, and then up to :01 left. What was up with the timer?

For a viewer, there was enough confusion of time remaining. For the Patriots, if you don't play the final second, you deprive them of the last snap, and a potential scoring play (although not very likely).

Officials are to be the arbiter of the rules, one of which is accurately timing the game. I commend Carey for clearing the field and having NY snap the ball to end the game properly. If some want to criticize him for doing so, it's just another case of Monday morning armchair officiating. If he didn't do this, could you imagine the possible second-guessing today?
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