Video for review.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

Does your "friend" actually believe this or just inquisitive.

If he is a believer then get him his tin foil hat. If he's just inquisitve, his time is better spent playing Candy Crush instead.

He's an inquisitive 49er fan.

The fact that he's asking, and that he's asking an official for her opinion, means he really wants to learn. The Candy Crush comment is unwarranted.

Rita

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rita C

He's an inquisitive 49er fan.

The fact that he's asking, and that he's asking an official for her opinion, means he really wants to learn. The Candy Crush comment is unwarranted.

Rita

Lighten up Rita. The comment was to illustrate how silly this video is to those that work football. And as an official yourself, you should really know a little better as well just on its face of this accusation. Do you really think there is a conspiracy to fix the outcome of games. And would not it be a better story to have the 49ers in the Super Bowl who would be going for a record 6 Super Bowl titles (tied with the Steelers) and going against the poster boy for the NFL who think they are the best ever? No one told the 49ers QB to throw to the side of one of the best cornerbacks in the game on the final play. Even if there was a conspiracy, the 49ers did not help their cause. That would be like saying, the ball 3 in the 3rd inning that could have been called strike 3 was the reason in the 9th inning the closer gave up the home run.

Peace

[HLin NC]

Thin skin is not a normal attribute for officiating.

If this were a normal game video clip, I can see giving a serous review to answer a valid question. Posing an obviously ludicrous composition contrived by an overzealous fan and expecting a measured, serious response is naive at best.

[Texas Aggie]

Do you really think there is a conspiracy to fix the outcome of games.

Right. This ain't the NBA.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Right. This ain't the NBA.

Yes the NBA told the San Antonio Spurs to miss a bunch of FTs and let Miami Lebron James get a rebound and make Ray Allen hit a big time 3 as a way to generate more money for Game 7.

Peace

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

Thin skin is not a normal attribute for officiating.

If this were a normal game video clip, I can see giving a serous review to answer a valid question. Posing an obviously ludicrous composition contrived by an overzealous fan and expecting a measured, serious response is naive at best.

Not naive at all. I felt that the officials here would best be able to give a reasoned, knowledgeable response to what happened, by rule.

I don't know enough about the rules of football to do so.

Rita

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Lighten up Rita. The comment was to illustrate how silly this video is to those that work football. And as an official yourself, you should really know a little better as well just on its face of this accusation. Do you really think there is a conspiracy to fix the outcome of games. And would not it be a better story to have the 49ers in the Super Bowl who would be going for a record 6 Super Bowl titles (tied with the Steelers) and going against the poster boy for the NFL who think they are the best ever? No one told the 49ers QB to throw to the side of one of the best cornerbacks in the game on the final play. Even if there was a conspiracy, the 49ers did not help their cause. That would be like saying, the ball 3 in the 3rd inning that could have been called strike 3 was the reason in the 9th inning the closer gave up the home run.

Peace

Of course I know better. Which is one reason I didn't even watch it. But I respect my friend and he asked honestly. My reasoning to bring it here was to get football officials opinions.

Not to mention I would be highly biased, living in Western Washington as I do.

Rita

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Of course I know better. Which is one reason I didn't even watch it. But I respect my friend and he asked honestly. My reasoning to bring it here was to get football officials opinions.

Not to mention I would be highly biased, living in Western Washington as I do.

Rita

My simple point Rita is that you as an official should realize "fanboy" content. I do not have to do a sport and know that fans almost never like to take responsiblity their team short comings. It is often someone else's fault.

Peace

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

My simple point Rita is that you as an official should realize "fanboy" content. I do not have to do a sport and know that fans almost never like to take responsiblity their team short comings. It is often someone else's fault.

Peace

Well of course I do. Which is PRECISELY why I came here. Being a fan of the Seahawks made me ineligible to give my friend the unbiased view of the film that he needed. I could tell him that I know better because I'm an official. In fact, I told him I would not watch it and told him I would post it here to get the unbiased look he wanted.

I wanted people who could give him the kind of answer he wanted which was a legitimate look at it. I wanted someone who could, in an unbiased fashion, say it was a fanboy's sour grapes.

Someone understood that and did just that.

Rita

[JRutledge]

OK Rita.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Well of course I do. Which is PRECISELY why I came here. Being a fan of the Seahawks made me ineligible to give my friend the unbiased view of the film that he needed.

Why? Are you an official or not? I can certainly separate the two even if a team that I'm a fan of is playing.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by Rich

Why? Are you an official or not? I can certainly separate the two even if a team that I'm a fan of is playing.

Meaning, that My saying there's no cheating by the official really doesn't have as much weight as YOUR saying there's no cheating by the official.

It's a matter of perception.

Rita