New Orleans/Denver

[With_Two_Flakes]

Where was the camera showing this alleged foul? Was it mounted on the officials cap? If not, then you cannot trust the camera angle that "appeared" to show an offside as it not exactly in line with the officials eyes....

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by With_Two_Flakes

Where was the camera showing this alleged foul? Was it mounted on the officials cap? If not, then you cannot trust the camera angle that "appeared" to show an offside as it not exactly in line with the officials eyes....

This is called the Tindell Effect.

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

This is called the Tindell Effect.

REPLY: Also, an example of parallax.

[bisonlj]

Originally Posted by With_Two_Flakes

Where was the camera showing this alleged foul? Was it mounted on the officials cap? If not, then you cannot trust the camera angle that "appeared" to show an offside as it not exactly in line with the officials eyes....

It was a little off-center from the line of scrimmage. You could tell he was probably offsides though by looking at the hash were the ball was and looking at the hash where his feet were. No doubt the official had the best angle and made the call based on his judgement. It just didn't look good on film to an observer.

[Forksref]

I was just watching part of UCONN vs. Louisville from last year on ESPN Classic. They showed a wing gesturing with both arms waving a receiver back because he was in the neutral zone. I was very surprised to see such a visible signal, especially at that level.

I will sometimes give a little gesture with one hand to move a guy back if a receiver looks at me to see if he is on.

Nothing wrong with preventive officiating, but I've always wondered why receivers aren't taught how to line up on their own.

[wwcfoa43]

In Canada, our mechanic is to yell at the player who lines up offside to get back continuously until the ball is snapped, then throw the flag. If he gets back, great. If he doesn't, the coach of the offending team cannot possibly be upset with the official for the flag.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Forksref

.Nothing wrong with preventive officiating, but I've always wondered why receivers aren't taught how to line up on their own.

I don't think that's the problem. They're just not paying attention to their position, and instead focusing on their route, the coverage, game situation and whether to get out of bounds, etc.

Oh yeah: and the snap count!