Tate's Catch v. Dez's Non-catch Catch

[LandryFan]

You mentioned that but you went on to say He has never officiated one game. That's not true because replay officials officiate games. So you honestly believe the article got it wrong and he wasn't a replay official?

You know exactly what I'm saying, you're just being obstinate. He has been a replay official (unfortunately), but has never served as an official on the field. He has zero experience in actual games. Being a replay official is NOT the same as officiating a game on the field.

 

[KJJ]

You know exactly what I'm saying, you're just being obstinate. He has been a replay official (unfortunately), but has never served as an official on the field. He has zero experience in actual games. Being a replay official is NOT the same as officiating a game on the field.

You don't seem to understand that Blandino's expertise is in instant replay he has more experience with that form of officiating than anyone which helped earn him the position he has and the Dez play came down to a replay review which he was involved with. Officials on the field aren't trained in replay. Blandino was part of the implementation of the current generation of replay in 1999 so he's highly experienced at this form of officiating. I suggest you do some research.

 

[KJJ]

That's not the same as being an on field official. He has never officiated one game. That's akin to me being good at video war games and saying I'm a combat expert.

Let me ask you this would you really want some of these on the field refs to be making the final decision on important calls like the Dez play? The reason Blandino stepped in to give an extra set of eyes on these plays is because of all the mistakes that were being made by refs who are trained to make calls on the field. These refs are running around with a lot of pressure on them and even with replay they don't see things very clearly. Some of them are getting old and are probably tired that's when mistakes can be made.

It's nice to have someone who's in a studio highly trained at replay to step in and help them out. If the refs on the field were consistently making the correct calls Blandino wouldn't be stepping in to help. It's the on the field refs that helped do away with replay for awhile because they still couldn't get the calls right.

 

[Nightman]

Blandino spent 20 years in officiating moving up the ranks and some act like he got a high ranking position by having his name pulled out of a hat.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201...edian-dean-blandino-one-most-powerful-men-nfl

Just like JJones the GM

 

[KJJ]

Just like JJones the GM

Jerry wasn't appointed to his position he paid millions for it he named himself GM. lol

 

[Nightman]

Jerry wasn't appointed to his position he paid millions for it he named himself GM. lol

Same way Blandino got it according to his Italian heritage.

 

[KJJ]

Same way Blandino got it according to his Italian heritage.

 

[LandryFan]

You don't seem to understand that Blandino's expertise is in instant replay he has more experience with that form of officiating than anyone which helped earn him the position he has and the Dez play came down to a replay review which he was involved with. Officials on the field aren't trained in replay. Blandino was part of the implementation of the current generation of replay in 1999 so he's highly experienced at this form of officiating. I suggest you do some research.

I have a suggestion too, but I'll keep it to myself. You stated earlier that no one is going o change the other's mind, and that's the one thing you were right about. Let's just leave it there and call it a day.

 

[KJJ]

I have a suggestion too, but I'll keep it to myself. You stated earlier that no one is going o change the other's mind, and that's the one thing you were right about. Let's just leave it there and call it a day.

That's fine with me I suggested the same earlier. Some of the worst instant replay calls ever were from on the field refs which is what helped do away with replay for several years. You had a ref who was having to keep track of a lot of calls and was fatigued from running around which led to some atrocious instant replay calls.

Everything is specialized today to improve efficiency and someone trained in instant replay to help the officials who are under a lot of stress and scrutiny has greatly improved the system. It's never going to be perfect and it's a thankless job whether you're making calls on the field or from the booth. Whatever call is made millions are going to cheer it and millions are going to boo it.

 

[blindzebra]

Oh, brother...so watching a replay requires great skill now?

The lengths some are going to pump this buffoon up is amazing. Making calls at game speed on the field is a skill, watching it from multiple angles in super slo-motion is something anyone can do. Having the power to influence calls on the field when you have never called a game is ridiculous. It takes years of working games to fully understand the nuances of the rules and having someone in that position who has not done it is criminal.

 

[KJJ]

Another thing you have to take into consideration with on the field referees is refereeing isn't their full-time job. Most of them are teachers, superintendents and have other careers. They spend a lot of time doing things other than officiating. Blandino has spent his entire professional life in officiating it's a full-time job.

 

[KJJ]

You can't just stick anybody in a replay booth and have them decide calls that could determine the outcome of games or a teams season. Just listen to how some here see Dez's play. Some don't think he was going to the ground while others claim they never saw the ball touch the ground or come loose. It takes objectivity, skill, experience and a full understanding of the rules to rule on a play in an NFL game.

Some here think they can make rulings, call plays and make coaching decisions better than those who've spent a good portion of their lives getting paid to do it. It's all very simple when you're sitting behind your computer monitor chatting online.

 

[blindzebra]

Dean is that you?

Or are you his mother, because there is a whole lot of loving going on for that zero integrity, party bus riding, premeditated game stealing SOB.

 

[percyhoward]

What I was saying was that Tate didn't have both feet down before the contact was initiated that ultimately sent him to the ground. Using Blandino's words he would have to maintain possession through going to the ground, even though he was tackled to ground, just like Dez.

Tate had the ball stripped, reached back for the ball, then fell backwards over a defender who was on the ground. As was the case on the Dez play, the contact that occurred before the second foot came down was incidental -- it didn't send him to the ground.

"Did the receiver have both feet down prior to him getting contacted, which sent him to the ground?" Blandino said during his weekly segment on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access." "If that's the case, then he doesn't have to hold onto it when he hits the ground."