Super Bowl No Call

[grunewar]

Bell: Super Bowl non-call was the right call

[sloth]

First, you can't judge the play in slow motion. You need to watch real time speed in order to judge hold/no hold. The game is played at a ceratin speed and officiated at the same speed...when you slow it down, you loose all perspective.


I have the reciever initating contact (rememeber he is still a potential blocker if A is running a sweep to that side). My philosophy has always been that if a reciever wants to be treated as a reciever he needs to avoid contact. He needs to establish that his intention isn't to block. In this particular play, if the reciever tries to avoid contact, I'm more likely to consider holding.

[bisonlj]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Bell: Super Bowl non-call was the right call

This is my favorite quote:

Had referee Jerome Boger or head linesman Steve Stelljes, the official closest to the play, thrown a flag it would have been a disaster that would have likely settled the Super Bowl by a penalty.

Could you imagine the outcry in the officiating world if Boger had a flag on this play? Talk about fishing in someone else's pond!