Block/Charge?

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Old School

I caught that, "most of the time" What are you really saying here? 50-50, 60-40, 70-30 of the good officials get this call right "MOST" of the time.

95 % of really good officials will get this call right 95% of the time.

Originally Posted by Old School

The reality is, this is a tough call to make correctly.

The reality is that this is NOT a tough call for a good official. It is tough for an average offical, or for a new official who hasn't quite got all the details down yet. It's pure guesswork for the official who thinks he/she is better than he/she really is.

Originally Posted by Old School

I don't think you want to judge an officials ability over how he calls this call on the fly.

Actually, I DO want officials judged by their ability to get this call right "on the fly". If they can't do this correctly on the fly, they aren't worth their salt. This IS WHY WE GET THE BIG BUCKS -- TO GET THESE KINDS OF CALLS RIGHT!!

Originally Posted by Old School

I challenge you to show this play to 10 officials, without the replay. Ask them for there call. I bet your total would be something like 9 out of 10, block, and remember the camera got the best angle. Not the guys on the floor.

If I get to choose which 10 officials I show it to, I'll get 10 out of 10 correctly calling it. I know who's good and who's not. And I know how you would have called it, and which category that puts you into.