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Originally Posted by Scooby
But, did you see Turner after the game saying that Hochuli told him that it was his mistake and Turner said that was unacceptable. This is why you have officials not admit their mistakes. Turner just through Ed's honesty and humility back in his face.
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What's the alternative? Ed H. doesn't admit the mistake and Turner watches the film on Monday and sees it's a mistake, accompanied by a message from the league admitting that the call was wrong. Now Turner goes off saying Ed H. won't admit to his mistakes.
What's the Referee supposed to do is this situation? He saw it as an incomplete pass. It turned out it was a fumble. Possession calls like this are commonly overturned when reviewed.
The problem was the whistle. Then again, what do you do when you rule a pass is incomplete?
I'm probably mistaken but I thought the NFL made a change a couple of years back to disregard the whistle on the field when there was a question about a fumble.