Nothing on the table, but OT remains on Competition Committee agenda
The NFL homepage ran an Associated Press story quoting the Rich McKay, Falcons president and Competition Committee co-chairman. As it does almost every year, according to the commissioner, the...
View ArticleTitans claim uncalled hold worth 2 points
Week 1: Titans at Steelers The Tenneseean is reporting Titans coach Jeff Fisher will send a tape to the league office alleging an uncalled holding penalty on the Steelers that would have resulted in a...
View ArticleNFL Network gives less official review with Competition Committee segment
During the search to replace Mike Pereira as vice-president of officiating, we commented that Pereira’s replacement must have the talent to be the most visible member of NFL management. By virtue of...
View ArticlePound the gavel: Is unfined personal foul like a tree falling without witnesses?
Week 4: Broncos at Titans The Titans have had several instances of fines and allegations of dirty play to answer to this season. Now Law & Order: NFL has its latest incident where the defense...
View ArticleClock running during measurement missed by 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7 officials
Spot of ball in OT hurry-up offense also prominent mistake There is no real ranking to the worst mistakes an official can make, other than outright lying about a call. Last week we said that the...
View ArticleAfter Further Review: OT flag on new rule draws shrug from Belichick
The big call of the week was Tony Michalek’s flag on a Patriots defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jones shoved his teammate into the Jets offensive line on an overtime field goal attempt [Ben Austro,...
View ArticleNFL orders crack down on taunting, offensive language
2014 Points of Emphasis In light of some high-profile on-field incidents of taunting and offensive language in the 2013 season, the NFL is instructing its officials to crack down on acts of taunting...
View ArticleSimplifying complex enforcements: Breaking down Proposal No. 13
The Competition Committee simplified certain enforcement points in one of the new rule changes.Read more →
View ArticleWeek 1 Officiating Video: Pop-up, timeout, ball down
Dean Blandino, the NFL’s vice president of officiating, began the season today by explaining calls in Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season in the weekly video for the media (download). Some highlights...
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