titans/ravens game

[DePaul]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

I figured this thread would be about the lack of a delay of game call against the Ravens on the drive that led to the winning FG. Now THAT was odd.

Unbelievable that the refs missed that call.

[bisonlj]

Originally Posted by DePaul

Unbelievable that the refs missed that call.

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.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by DePaul

Unbelievable that the refs missed that call.

The defense still had every chance to play defense there. Yawn to the whole thing. Even had my team been involved, I wouldn't hold that up as a reason why a team lost. 3rd and 7 isn't much different that 3rd and 2 if you're going to pass anyway.