News: PFT: Blandino explains consecutive time outs in Seahawks-Cowboys game

[hornitosmonster]

What's so sad is how much explaining the league has to do each week due to the complete cluelessness of the refs.

The league is under fire. The product is on the field is suffering and the parity the league office tried to create is nonexistent.

 

[TwoDeep3]

The super double secret probation press conference told a different story.

They stressed the second time out was allowed because the player for Seattle was making a football move toward getting off the field. Therefore it was not considered a second or consecutive time out.

 

[TwoDeep3]

LOLOL and still there are people who will swear there is no bias against the cowboys. Simply coincidence after coincidence after coincidence

Please prove this was targeting the Cowboys will empirical information.

 

[tyke1doe]

The call was awful, but I see no conspiracy against the Cowboys. Other teams complain about bad calls too.

 

[Jstopper]

Please prove this was targeting the Cowboys will empirical information.

Not to say exactly targeting, but there is definitely bias. How many screw job calls and "whoops be blew the whistle too early on the fumble" have there been against us? I watch football all day on Sundays watching every teams game just about. We get more of that crap than any other team running away

 

[plymkr]

There was a game a few years back where a flag was thrown and the referee announced that there was "no penalty for holding because the player was attempting to hold, but didn't". Huh??? Does anyone else remember that?

I don't remember that but it doesn't surprise me. I don't know whether to laugh at the ineptness or be mad at the ineptness. I'm gonna laugh tonight.

 

[Floatyworm]

It's a simple fix, but the NFL can't see it. If you call 2 consecutive TO's anytime, anywhere, for whatever reason, and irrregardless if the official grants it or not, it's a penalty. It's a simple penalty to enforce and it takes all judgement calls out of the penalty.

The NFL rulebook does not need to keep up with the US Tax Code.

Exactly.....

Besides....I thought it was a penalty to begin with. I wouldn't be shocked to hear next week....Blandino - "oh yeah...In article...bla bla bla....section .......bla bla bla....No team can call consecutive timeouts without running a play. It's a 5 yard penalty...automatic first down. The rule is here. The referees just forgot to enforce it."

Anyway....Just mark this down as something that will be added to the already bloated NFL rule book next year during the spring Owner's meetings. and I'm sure they will come up with some fancy name for it too...like the Seattle Texas two step..

 

[LandryFan]

I don't remember that but it doesn't surprise me. I don't know whether to laugh at the ineptness or be mad at the ineptness. I'm gonna laugh tonight.

It wasn't a Dallas game, BTW, IIRC. Flags get picked up all the time, but it was the Ref's screwy explanation that was memorable.

 

[Doomsay]

Look how close the recent Super Bowls have been and tell me again how we weren't screwed out of a chance to compete in last year's by this vengeful clown.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

My simple mind says the NFL should be working towards a rule book that minimizes having to make judgement calls on penalties. What I am seeing lately is a trend towards the opposite.