New England at Jacksonville

[Mark Dexter]

I happened to catch the last few minutes of this game, and saw that there was only 1 official watching on a FG/PAT instead of the normal 2 (the U and SJ/FJ). Did the crew only have 6 officials, or were they just using different mechanics?

[jontheref]

Umpire Garth Felice--I believe was his name-- got hit in the neck with a pass. He walked off the field but was taken to the hospital for observation. All this will lead to the increased talk around the league that we should change the mechanics for U's. Either further back or somewhere else.

[MJT]

Originally Posted by jontheref

Umpire Garth Felice--I believe was his name-- got hit in the neck with a pass. He walked off the field but was taken to the hospital for observation. All this will lead to the increased talk around the league that we should change the mechanics for U's. Either further back or somewhere else.

Increased talk around the league??? I have never heard to much about moving the umpire. Ya, he gets taken out on pick plays now and then, and certainly gets stepped on and run into often, but he is in the best position to see holding and will never be moved. It is a great place to work and I'm sure the die hard U's would have it no other way!

[sj]

What are the pros and cons of putting the U behind the offense back with the R? I have a friend who coaches the secondary at Houston and he thinks it's a good idea as receivers sometimes use the U to get open. Of course the receivers coach at Houston probably feels differently.

[Texas Aggie]

I think part of the problem is that when U reads pass, he often has to bust *** to the LOS for several responsibilities. If he could stay back, he could react a little better and maybe avoid more collisions on running plays. But there isn't anyone else, under the current mechanics, that can rule on things like ineligibles downfield and pass beyond the LOS (which might have been missed last night in Dallas/Philly).

We might need to rethink some mechanics.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I think part of the problem is that when U reads pass, he often has to bust *** to the LOS for several responsibilities. If he could stay back, he could react a little better and maybe avoid more collisions on running plays. But there isn't anyone else, under the current mechanics, that can rule on things like ineligibles downfield and pass beyond the LOS (which might have been missed last night in Dallas/Philly).

We might need to rethink some mechanics.

Garcia at the 10, right? Looked OK, but barely.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I think part of the problem is that when U reads pass, he often has to bust *** to the LOS for several responsibilities. If he could stay back, he could react a little better and maybe avoid more collisions on running plays. But there isn't anyone else, under the current mechanics, that can rule on things like ineligibles downfield and pass beyond the LOS (which might have been missed last night in Dallas/Philly).

We might need to rethink some mechanics.

No, what was missed was Trent Cole getting bear-hugged by Julius Jones on the play where Cole was called (rightly so) for roughing-the-passer.