Post by cj on Oct 31, 2011 4:52:20 GMT -5
The situation near the end of the game in the PIT/NE game shows some of the flaws that people including myself have been bringing up about the NFL instant replay system. I'm referring to the missed Patriot touchdown, not the missed batting of the ball (even though replay might have helped there too).
1. We've discussed before fail/safe call. It was the contention of some that because all scoring plays are reviewed, some officials have been when in doubt calling touchdown as it could be reversed without costing a team a time out or challenge. Suddenly yesterday they don't make the call (not being critical here but for years, MP in his chats before the Ed Hochulhi fiasco in Denver three years ago had said the wanted officials on those pass or fumble plays by the qb when in doubt to rule fumble as it could always be changed back to an incomplete pass while before Hochulhi blew up in Denver, the best it could be reversed to the other way was a fumble but no change of possession. Perhaps it is better to rule such plays a touchdown and wait for the ir or...
2. All plays that could end in a score should be reviewed by the ir official. You say it is going to add too much time, probably the problem in the NFL is the silly system of having the referee go running to look at the play. In the time it takes for him to set himself under the hood, get his communicatin set up, the ir official talking to New York could have made the call. With modern wireless technology, the referee coujld easily the way they do in soccer be wired up with the ir assistant and the war room in New York. They should make the call on all scoring and near scoring plays.
3. Bellechek was caught yesterday in a no win situation. CBS never showed the replay till three plays later so he was fearful of losing a time out he might need later on. You can argue that ultimately it didn't matter that NE scored anyway but it cost them at least 25 seconds at a point where every second counted. They might not have gone for the on side kick if more time remained (although BB will probably argue NE hadn't stopped the Steelers all day).
4. In the best of times, say that same play had occurred in the second quarter and say a team had already had one unsuccessful challenge and they weren't in a hurry up and it was a second down play. Say the network shows the replay. Do you challenge anyway when most likely you can still score on the next play and lose your last challenge? Of course we're back to if you are right on a challenge, yo should get it bacvk even if you missd one before. You should be permitted two wrong challenges a game (with the modificatin above, it wouldn't add that much time.
5. Finally, and MP brought this up before. Perhaps in the 2nd half much like the time rules, the last 5 minutes rather than the last 2 minutes should belong to the IR official. A mistake at that point could be brutal.
Any thoughts?
1. We've discussed before fail/safe call. It was the contention of some that because all scoring plays are reviewed, some officials have been when in doubt calling touchdown as it could be reversed without costing a team a time out or challenge. Suddenly yesterday they don't make the call (not being critical here but for years, MP in his chats before the Ed Hochulhi fiasco in Denver three years ago had said the wanted officials on those pass or fumble plays by the qb when in doubt to rule fumble as it could always be changed back to an incomplete pass while before Hochulhi blew up in Denver, the best it could be reversed to the other way was a fumble but no change of possession. Perhaps it is better to rule such plays a touchdown and wait for the ir or...
2. All plays that could end in a score should be reviewed by the ir official. You say it is going to add too much time, probably the problem in the NFL is the silly system of having the referee go running to look at the play. In the time it takes for him to set himself under the hood, get his communicatin set up, the ir official talking to New York could have made the call. With modern wireless technology, the referee coujld easily the way they do in soccer be wired up with the ir assistant and the war room in New York. They should make the call on all scoring and near scoring plays.
3. Bellechek was caught yesterday in a no win situation. CBS never showed the replay till three plays later so he was fearful of losing a time out he might need later on. You can argue that ultimately it didn't matter that NE scored anyway but it cost them at least 25 seconds at a point where every second counted. They might not have gone for the on side kick if more time remained (although BB will probably argue NE hadn't stopped the Steelers all day).
4. In the best of times, say that same play had occurred in the second quarter and say a team had already had one unsuccessful challenge and they weren't in a hurry up and it was a second down play. Say the network shows the replay. Do you challenge anyway when most likely you can still score on the next play and lose your last challenge? Of course we're back to if you are right on a challenge, yo should get it bacvk even if you missd one before. You should be permitted two wrong challenges a game (with the modificatin above, it wouldn't add that much time.
5. Finally, and MP brought this up before. Perhaps in the 2nd half much like the time rules, the last 5 minutes rather than the last 2 minutes should belong to the IR official. A mistake at that point could be brutal.
Any thoughts?