Outstanding job by the Super Bowl Crew!

[MJT]

Was there anything that was even questionable that they had? They talked when the needed to, hustled well, and seemed to be in great control of the game.

[schmitty1973]

You mean besides the BJ that overruled the catch on the sidelines when the HL had a clear view of the feet AND possession? I bet he felt dumb after that...

[MJT]

Originally Posted by schmitty1973

You mean besides the BJ that overruled the catch on the sidelines when the HL had a clear view of the feet AND possession? I bet he felt dumb after that...

First of all schmitty, it was not the B, he is in the middle of the field, it was the S, and if you know how the sideline mechanics work for a 6 or 7 man crew, the S did have the feet in that situation. The official who can see the front numbers has the catch, that was the H, and the official who can see the back numbers has the feet. The right foot definitely came off the ground right after he possessed the ball, so if he went foot/ball, as he should have, he would not have thought he had possession before the foot came up. The left foot was drug throughout the catch. The only thing they could have done better is signaled incomplete right away, cuz if one has it as incomplete, you can signal right away, but if you have a catch, you wait and make eye contact with your sideline crewmate before signalling complete.

[schmitty1973]

I'm not claiming to know anything, but I thought I saw him signalling like the receiver didn't have possession. If the HL saw the catch was good, shouldn't he stand up for his call?

All I know for sure is that most mechanics can't be figured out by common sense. There's a method to the madness!!

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by MJT

First of all schmitty, it was not the B, he is in the middle of the field, it was the S, and if you know how the sideline mechanics work for a 6 or 7 man crew, the S did have the feet in that situation. The official who can see the front numbers has the catch, that was the H, and the official who can see the back numbers has the feet. The right foot definitely came off the ground right after he possessed the ball, so if he went foot/ball, as he should have, he would not have thought he had possession before the foot came up. The left foot was drug throughout the catch. The only thing they could have done better is signaled incomplete right away, cuz if one has it as incomplete, you can signal right away, but if you have a catch, you wait and make eye contact with your sideline crewmate before signalling complete.

MJT, the SJ signalled that he bobbled the ball, not that he was OOB. Why he made such a signal, I don't know either. The H clearly had a catch, the ball was not bobbled, which is why it was overturned.

[RazorRef]

I thought they did a decent job. The only thing, and of course this is only my opinion, is that I don't agree with a couple of mechanics the NFL is doing. One, the umpire blowing the whistle on every running play up the middle. Two, the hand signals of the officials who threw the flag to outwardly tell everyone what they have instead of telling the referee and letting him relay the penalty. I think they probably do this so that nothing can happen with their call (being overturned), but it seems to me they could be asking for trouble if they make a signal and don't accept help from their crew. Again, that's just my opinion. If I made it to the NFL, I would do as I was told

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by RazorRef

I thought they did a decent job. The only thing, and of course this is only my opinion, is that I don't agree with a couple of mechanics the NFL is doing. One, the umpire blowing the whistle on every running play up the middle. Two, the hand signals of the officials who threw the flag to outwardly tell everyone what they have instead of telling the referee and letting him relay the penalty. I think they probably do this so that nothing can happen with their call (being overturned), but it seems to me they could be asking for trouble if they make a signal and don't accept help from their crew. Again, that's just my opinion. If I made it to the NFL, I would do as I was told

I don't have a problem with the U killing the play when the ball falls at his feet. I do it myself from time to time.

But I do agree regarding the signals. That's a big non-no in my area.but I constantly see it in the NFL. What happens when the U comes firing in with a false start and the LJ runs in with a NZ infraction? Not good, no mater how you slice it.

[tnzebra]

Originally Posted by schmitty1973

You mean besides the BJ that overruled the catch on the sidelines when the HL had a clear view of the feet AND possession? I bet he felt dumb after that...

I agree, that was the only thing that jumped out at me. HL was 5 feet away. I can't believe he came in that strong withut talking to him. After the review i bet the wing had a grin on his face.