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In reply to the discussion: Stop whining about the officials. Detroit blew it. [View all]Auggie
(33,164 posts)19. Then write a letter and complain
But the truth is you can't expect every play to be reviewable. Not under the current review system, at least. Game pacing would be ruined.
Maybe there's two or three booth officials who can override a call? Maybe they have 24 seconds (play clock time) to warrant further review? Whatever ... expect that any change would have to be okay with the Referees' Union (NFLRA), and wouldn't lengthen average game time either. TV likes a tidy schedule.
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Detroit blew it by not converting on their last possession with 30 seconds left on the clock
Brother Buzz
Dec 2015
#2
If they had played well enough to win the game why didn't they put the game out of reach?
Brother Buzz
Dec 2015
#32
Do you think it's an issue if NFL referees are blowing calls that directly affect the
hughee99
Dec 2015
#3
Just because a call occurs at the end of the game doesn't mean it affects the outcome
mythology
Dec 2015
#5
They've taken a number of steps in baseball recently to improve the accuracy including adding
hughee99
Dec 2015
#18
I agree with that, but if the league is truly interested in the integrity of the game,
hughee99
Dec 2015
#22
As per the NFL rule book, merely touching the mask is not a penalty in and of itself.
opiate69
Dec 2015
#6
What I see the defender "grasp, control, and turn" in the video is Rodgers' SHOULDER PAD
rocktivity
Dec 2015
#7