Replacement Officials - Dallas vs NYG

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I didn't see too many horrific errors, although I agree they likely missed the holding of Victor Cruz in the end zone - but I've seen that missed by NFL officials as well.

My main beefs in game one of this debacle were mechanical. Umpire moved more than I'm used to seeing on plays where he began behind the LOS. Sticks were slow a few times. The major gaffe wasn't noticed by the peanut gallery. they blew a play dead just before it started for IP on the Cowboy Defense. A) you don't kill this play in the NFL, B) the defense doesn't have the huddle requirement that the offense does (so this wasn't a breaking the huddle with 12 issue), C) the player got off the field before the whistle was even blown, so why did they blow the whistle at all? Both coaches were irritated, but moved on. Flag was waived off, but to an official - this looked very bad to me.

Only other thing I didn't like was that other than the first 5 minutes it was a rather flag-free game ... until the 4th quarter when suddenly every play had a flag - things obviously got tighter for no apparent reason. The hold in the 4thQ on Witten was bad.

I don't particularly remember the picked up flag against Dallas for too many men on the field. The NFL did changed the rule this year though where basically, if the defense has 12 in formation and the snap is imminent, then the officials are to blow it dead and get the defense for too many men. If it's 12 on the field but the extra is getting off the field, the field, the officials will penalize this as a live ball foul (if applicable).

Besides the missed holding call of Victor, I noticed a few missed spots with the officials treating a head first dive as a feet first slide. They were also a clipping call that wasn't a clip but a clear block in the back. I'd also have to wonder how both teams played a relatively clean game for the first 3.5 quarters but suddenly started fouling every other snap in the last six minutes of the 4th.

All and all, not a bad job though. I think the real test will come though when games are played on Sunday.