Blandino Wrong Again

[BotchedLobotomy]

Obligatory opinion that Blandino is an idiot. But this play didn't grind my gears very much. Mostly because I thought it was very very likely they got the touchdown there anyway.

The botched time out fiasco on the other end that might have cost us the game winning points is another story. Gears, ground.

You never know, one false start or a fumble changes everything, that's why they make them actually have to score to earn the points.

 

[SultanOfSix]

You have the best possible "angle" looking straight down the goal line. What other "angle" is he talking about?

The guy's a straight liar.

 

[Direwolf63]

It is beyond me how Blandino keeps his job.

 

[xwalker]

Obligatory opinion that Blandino is an idiot. But this play didn't grind my gears very much. Mostly because I thought it was very very likely they got the touchdown there anyway.

The botched time out fiasco on the other end that might have cost us the game winning points is another story. Gears, ground.

Yes, and the spotting of the ball on the McFadden play that caused the Cowboys to go for it on 4th down was really bad, like 2 feet off.

 

[xwalker]

You have the best possible "angle" looking straight down the goal line. What other "angle" is he talking about?

The guy's a straight liar.

It is the magic camera angle that is unavailable to the fans.

I still wish they would have just stayed with the replacement refs. At least they would have improved over time.

 

[Idgit]

Yes, and the spotting of the ball on the McFadden play that caused the Cowboys to go for it on 4th down was really bad, like 2 feet off.

Yeah, that looked like an awful spot, too.

 

[Doomsay]

You never know, one false start or a fumble changes everything, that's why they make them actually have to score to earn the points.

That coupled with the fact that they didn't score a legitimate TD in the entire game.

 

[ohiocowboysfan25]

Obligatory opinion that Blandino is an idiot. But this play didn't grind my gears very much. Mostly because I thought it was very very likely they got the touchdown there anyway.

The botched time out fiasco on the other end that might have cost us the game winning points is another story. Gears, ground.

The reason this made me angry is because these bad calls add up and that's what ends up costing a team the game. I'm tired of the terrible officiating in the NFL and what's even worse is that it's made up as they go along. Why have a rule book if you aren't going to go by it?

 

[Idgit]

The reason this made me angry is because these bad calls add up and that's what ends up costing a team the game. I'm tired of the terrible officiating in the NFL and what's even worse is that it's made up as they go along. Why have a rule book if you aren't going to go by it?

I wonder sometimes if having teams bring refs into camps isn't creating an atmosphere where teams are getting into more situations where the interpretation of the rules is unclear. Maybe if we weren't spending the season splitting hairs with actual officials re: what constitutes a legal pick, it would be easier to call some of these plays. We're living in the grey areas in the language regarding what is a catch and what is a football move and what is a pick and it's hurting the game. Maybe don't tell them exactly what they can get away with and just throw the flags when it happens and let them figure it out that way.

It's like arguing with my 8th grader about the nuances of what's expected of his chores. He's smart enough to throw mud in the water at this point. I finally just say 'It's got to be clean enough that I don't want to hurt you. Dishes. Bathrooms. Shoes put away. Good luck." Lo, and behold, the house is cleaner.

 

[Kaiser]

That's why I simply cannot believe that is happenstance. I think ref "error" gives them room to rig games for either a desired outcome or keeping it close and interesting

That's exactly what it is. If a game turns into a blowout in the first half, viewers tune out and the league loses millions in revenue from the commercials that aren't seen when fans change the channel.

That's you almost never see a game go into the half with one team up for 2 or more scores. The officiating is all about keeping the games close and revenue high.

 

[dallasdave]

Dean Blandino Verified account ‏@DeanBlandino
In #SEAvsDAL one angle looked like ball was breaking plane. Other looked short. Call on field was TD. Has to be clear and obvious to change.



That's just Dean!

http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/11/01/13532/

 

[LandryFan]

That's exactly what it is. If a game turns into a blowout in the first half, viewers tune out and the league loses millions in revenue from the commercials that aren't seen when fans change the channel.

That's you almost never see a game go into the half with one team up for 2 or more scores. The officiating is all about keeping the games close and revenue high.

The league lose nothing...they've already gotten paid by the networks for the right to air the games. It's the sponsors that lose out. Now that could have an effect down the line when the league and the networks negotiate the new contracts, but until then, the league is losing nothing if people tune out.

 

[ohiocowboysfan25]

I wonder sometimes if having teams bring refs into camps isn't creating an atmosphere where teams are getting into more situations where the interpretation of the rules is unclear. Maybe if we weren't spending the season splitting hairs with actual officials re: what constitutes a legal pick, it would be easier to call some of these plays. We're living in the grey areas in the language regarding what is a catch and what is a football move and what is a pick and it's hurting the game. Maybe don't tell them exactly what they can get away with and just throw the flags when it happens and let them figure it out that way.

It's like arguing with my 8th grader about the nuances of what's expected of his chores. He's smart enough to throw mud in the water at this point. I finally just say 'It's got to be clean enough that I don't want to hurt you. Dishes. Bathrooms. Shoes put away. Good luck." Lo, and behold, the house is cleaner.

I completely agree. Also they are changing the rules every year which I think is making things more difficult for the officials. The other problem I'm seeing is having Pereira even on the broadcasts commenting on whatever we just saw. Why do we need to hear his 0.02 when it makes no difference and he doesn't add anything more to it and in some cases says exactly what the officials did.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

And this is why you'll continue to get ****** officiating.

Blandino proves every week that he's an idiot, he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about, and that he will continue to make BS up to try and save face every time his pathetic officiating crews screw up.

 

[Kaiser]

The league lose nothing...they've already gotten paid by the networks for the right to air the games. It's the sponsors that lose out. Now that could have an effect down the line when the league and the networks negotiate the new contracts, but until then, the league is losing nothing if people tune out.

All the league agreements are ratings driven. The DirecTV agreement alone pays the NFL a Billion and a half dollars a year.

 

[Idgit]

I completely agree. Also they are changing the rules every year which I think is making things more difficult for the officials. The other problem I'm seeing is having Pereira even on the broadcasts commenting on whatever we just saw. Why do we need to hear his 0.02 when it makes no difference and he doesn't add anything more to it and in some cases says exactly what the officials did.

Yeah, the Pereira stuff just puts a spotlight on the questionable play calls. We really shouldn't know who people like Pereira and Blandino are. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Pay no attention to the ridiculous discussion re: what a 'move common to the game' actually means. Let's just call the plays as we see them and then stop talking about it so much.

 

[LandryFan]

All the league agreements are ratings driven. The DirecTV agreement alone pays the NFL a Billion and a half dollars a year.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your intent, but I was responding specifically to the following:

"If a game turns into a blowout in the first half, viewers tune out and the league loses millions in revenue from the commercials that aren't seen when fans change the channel."

I agree that the league can lose money down the line (when the league/networks negotiate new contracts for airing rights, which I stated earlier), but in the statement above, I interpreted you to say the league gets paid directly for commercials and when viewers tune out, the league loses money now. I just misunderstood your intent. No big deal.

 

[Kaiser]

I agree that the league can lose money down the line (when the league/networks negotiate new contracts for airing rights, which I stated earlier), but in the statement above, I interpreted you to say the league gets paid directly for commercials and when viewers tune out, the league loses money now. I just misunderstood your intent. No big deal.

My bad, I didn't phrase that well. I don't mean that the league takes a percentage of each commercial. I meant that the revenue from each commercial is documented and later when the NFL negotiates with each network both sides of the table know exactly how much money is going to be split from the commercials that were shown.

The salary cap and parity rules were clearly put in place to make the league more "competitive" (or equally crappy) as a way to drive ratings. Its not something anyone can prove, but from pattern recognition it really seems like the officiating is done to keep the games close, which in turn drives higher ratings.

 

[LandryFan]

My bad, I didn't phrase that well. I don't mean that the league takes a percentage of each commercial. I meant that the revenue from each commercial is documented and later when the NFL negotiates with each network both sides of the table know exactly how much money is going to be split from the commercials that were shown.

The salary cap and parity rules were clearly put in place to make the league more "competitive" (or equally crappy) as a way to drive ratings. Its not something anyone can prove, but from pattern recognition it really seems like the officiating is done to keep the games close, which in turn drives higher ratings.

Until the most recent couple of seasons, I would have disagreed with officials trying to keep games close. However, I'm quickly coming around to the school of thought that a number of things are being manipulated, including the officiating.

 

[blindzebra]

Dean Blandino Verified account ‏@DeanBlandino
In #SEAvsDAL one angle looked like ball was breaking plane. Other looked short. Call on field was TD. Has to be clear and obvious to change.



That's just Dean!

http://www.footballzebras.com/2015/11/01/13532/

So in GB where one angle showed the ball touch the ground and the other didn't was clear and obvious? Can't wait to see what new ways he changes rules on the fly and determines the outcome of games next week.