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Originally Posted by DePaul
Unbelievable that the refs missed that call.
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That's actually not as big an issue as most fans make it out to be. As Pereira explained last week, the mechanic is for the BJ to recognize the clock has reached 0 (which takes him off his key temporarily) and then look to make sure the ball has not been snapped. He doesn't have the luxury of watching both the clock and the snap at the same time. This leads to a "Zero - bang" as I believe Pereira called it. That means there is usually a slight delay in the clock reaching 0 and the delay of game penalty.
I've only seen the replay once and it did appear to be a little bit longer delay than normal but it wasn't significantly longer. Should it have been a delay of game? Probably. Will the officials get downgraded because of it. Very possible. Unbelieveable that the refs missed that call? No.