Blandino Cites Pick Play from Cowboys/Pats Game

[JoaquinFenix]

In this week's officiating video, NFL officiating guru Dean Blandino emphasized pick plays. Example? One of the Patriots' illegal pick plays against the Cowboys that was actually called.

Of course, this is the same guy who ruled Dez's catch was not a catch. So take it with a grain of salt.

My question is why the Cowboys don't use pick plays more often. Like the Seahawks' overly aggressive secondary, the referees will only throw the flag some of the time. The Cowboys offense could use all the help it could get at this point.

 

[loublue22]

could have basically shown any NE pass play, the Edelman TD in particular was just ridiculous

 

[DogFace]

They push the envelope on cheating consistently and from time to time out right cheat.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

They push the envelope on cheating consistently and from time to time out right cheat.

Until the NFL puts a real emphasis on it and calls it the majority of the time, they'll keep doing it. And why wouldn't you? It's a valid strategy until it gets taken away.

 

[mahoneybill]

Brandon offers up the " I caught the crook" defense of pick plays, meanwhile ignoring the regularity at which that these are run.

 

[YosemiteSam]

It's an illegal play, the NFL should fine players and teams for using them.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Until the NFL puts a real emphasis on it and calls it the majority of the time, they'll keep doing it. And why wouldn't you? It's a valid strategy until it gets taken away.

not sure how many refs on the field for NFL games but whatever it is, it should be doubled for Pat's games......smoke em out.....

 

[CF74]

That crook is dead to me....

 

[xwalker]

In this week's officiating video, NFL officiating guru Dean Blandino emphasized pick plays. Example? One of the Patriots' illegal pick plays against the Cowboys that was actually called.

Of course, this is the same guy who ruled Dez's catch was not a catch. So take it with a grain of salt.

My question is why the Cowboys don't use pick plays more often. Like the Seahawks' overly aggressive secondary, the referees will only throw the flag some of the time. The Cowboys offense could use all the help it could get at this point.

It one of the mysteries of the universe in regards to why the don't use them more.

They actually do run pick plays. There was a pass to Beasley in the Pats game where T. Will blatantly picked the DB to get Beasley open.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Whether it's legal or not we should do it hell of a lot more. I have no idea why it's not a big part of our playbook.

 

[GoCowboysGo]

Blandino is head of NFL officials.

He has never been a referee in an NFL game.

He's a tool.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

The are smart enough to push the envelope.

 

[EPL0c0]

as often as they call "illegal contract" against defenses, I don't know why they don't call these pick plays against offense more often... if it's against the rules, it's against the rules.

 

[Derinyar]

I'm thinking the only way you get them out of the game is make it a loss of down play, 10 yards and loss of down and I'd bet they would vanish.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Until the NFL puts a real emphasis on it and calls it the majority of the time, they'll keep doing it. And why wouldn't you? It's a valid strategy until it gets taken away.

No kidding. I don't understand why we don't use it more.

 

[DanteEXT]

They didn't review the one were Amendola was guarding the DB like he was a PG trying to drive the lane? (maybe that's legal, don't know)

 

[Don Corleone]

Blandino is head of NFL officials.

He has never been a referee in an NFL game.

He's a tool.

Blandino is a spawn of the mafia. That is the only explanation for his position with such poor qualifications.

 

[loublue22]

as often as they call "illegal contract" against defenses, I don't know why they don't call these pick plays against offense more often... if it's against the rules, it's against the rules.

there must have been 10 hands to the face penalties against us in the last 2 weeks, what is that about

 

[kristie]

blandino is nothing but a clown.

 

[Everson24]

there must have been 10 hands to the face penalties against us in the last 2 weeks, what is that about

I know. Then you watch how the Saints got away with mugging our receivers all night and we got flagged for barely touching their wideouts (Wilcox penalty comes to mind). After watching the horrible officiating in the Steelers Cardinals game (which shifted all the momentum to the Steelers) I am now more convinced than ever that the NFL has an agenda and is dirty at it's core.

I need to find other forms of entertainment on Sunday afternoons. Dean Blandino is bad for my system.