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| TopKat |
I couldn't believe this call when it happened....looked like a picture perfect pick to me.
NEW YORK - The NFL said the referee made a mistake: Troy Polamalu caught the ball. The league acknowledged Monday that referee Pete Morelli erred when he overturned on replay Polamalu's interception of a Peyton Manning pass Sunday in the playoff game between Pittsburgh and Indianapolis.
Mike Pereira, the league's vice president of officiating, said in a statement that Morelli should have upheld the call, made with 5:26 left in Pittsburgh's win over the Colts.
After the reversal, the Colts went on to score a touchdown and a 2-point conversion, cutting the Steelers' 21-10 lead to 21-18. That led to a wild final few minutes and Pittsburgh clinched its win only when the Colts' Mike Vanderjagt missed a 46-yard field-goal attempt.
On the play, Polamalu made a diving catch of Manning's pass, tumbled with it in his hands and got up to run. When he did, he fumbled the ball, then recovered. Colts coach Tony Dungy challenged and Morelli ruled Polamalu had not completed the catch.
About a dozen TV and scoreboard replays indicated otherwise. Had the call stood, the Steelers would have had the ball at their own 48 with an 11-point lead.
"The definition of a catch — or in this case an interception — states that in the process of making a catch a player must maintain possession of the ball after he contacts the ground," Pereira said.
"The initial call on the field was that Troy Polamalu intercepted the pass because he maintained possession of the ball after hitting the ground. The replay showed that Polamalu had rolled over and was rising to his feet when the ball came loose. He maintained possession long enough to establish a catch. Therefore, the replay review should have upheld the call on the field that it was a catch and fumble.
"The rule regarding the performing of an act common to the game applies when there is contact with a defensive player and the ball comes loose, which did not happen here."
The NFL almost never makes public the result of its reviews, although it did three years ago, when Pereira said officials should have called pass interference against San Francisco on the final play of a wild-card game with the
New York Giants. The correct call would have given New York a second chance to kick a game-winning field goal in a 39-38 loss.
After the game, Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter said of the ruling:
"I know they wanted Indy to win this game; the whole world loves Peyton Manning. But come on, man, don't take the game away from us like that."
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello had no comment on Porter's statement.
In the past, players who have made such statements have been subject to fines.
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| Ronster |
That could have been a huge mistake if Vanderjagt made that field goal and Indy won in OT.
I still don't understand what that ref was saying? |
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| DLee84331 |
| Did they apologize for the 100 other fuck-ups this weekend? |
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| IHateReferees |
| My username has been vindicated! |
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| Nick Exeter |
here's my take -
no official in the NFL should be any older than the oldest player on the field. the reality is - eye-hand coordination and athleticism are vital for observing eye-hand coordination and athleticism. Sorry - 55 year old dorks cannot assess a play as well as a younger guy. Get a sample set of observers...show them some event at breakneck speed and the most accurate recount will be from the younger individuals - it's just the way it works. And don't give me any bullshit about wisdom and body of knowledge etc etc. There are awesome 28 year old doctors and lawyers who had far more to master that the stupid lexicon of football.
OUT WITH THE OLD! |
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| Ronster |
Quote: Originally posted by Nick Exeter
here's my take -
no official in the NFL should be any older than the oldest player on the field. the reality is - eye-hand coordination and athleticism are vital for observing eye-hand coordination and athleticism. Sorry - 55 year old dorks cannot assess a play as well as a younger guy. Get a sample set of observers...show them some event at breakneck speed and the most accurate recount will be from the younger individuals - it's just the way it works. And don't give me any bullshit about wisdom and body of knowledge etc etc. There are awesome 28 year old doctors and lawyers who had far more to master that the stupid lexicon of football.
OUT WITH THE OLD! |
I think they should do how it's done in the NCAA by having a competant official upstairs decide the call. A ref down on the field probably can't see shit in that viewer half the time. |
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| BroccoliRob |
| I can see missing calls when it happens at full speed- but they f'ed up the replay. That is unforgiveable. |
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| jlohlinger |
Quote: Originally posted by Ronster
I think they should do how it's done in the NCAA by having a competant official upstairs decide the call. A ref down on the field probably can't see shit in that viewer half the time. |
I've been wishing forever they would do this. I don't care if it takes an hour longer for each game I want every call to be on point even if it goes against my team, and I can't ever recall thinking "man I really wish this football game was over." |
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| dcjispimp |
| A zebra made a fucked up call? I don't believe it. :rolleyes: That shit must've been fucked if they're copping to it. |
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| brents |
| This has been the worst season I can remember for bad officiating in the playoffs and the bowls. Some changes need to be made. |
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| JackiesAppleBag |
| The most disturbing trend I'm seeing in both college and NFL referees is their increased involvement in the outcome of the game. The refs have absolutely ruined the NBA by making calls according to superstar status and keeping games close to make them more attractive to the viewer and the trend seems to be seeping into the NFL. The Pats/Broncos and Colts/Pitt games were officiating travesties. Age is another factor, I've been watching alot of these same refs for the past 15 odd years when I started sports gambling. If they don't let the players decide the outcomes of the game, they'll ruin the game. |
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| sonicdescent |
| There are too many goddamn rules. |
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| metrowestdude |
Quote: Originally posted by TopKat
After the game, Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter said of the ruling:
"I know they wanted Indy to win this game; the whole world loves Peyton Manning. But come on, man, don't take the game away from us like that."
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I agree... there was bias there no doubt. |
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| davewjones |
| They screwed up that false start call too. That crew was horrible. |
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| Reverend Ozz |
Quote: Originally posted by davewjones
They screwed up that false start call too. That crew was horrible. |
You mean the one where the Colts blatantly jumped offsides drawing a whistle only to later be deemed "No foul on the play"? Then WTF was the whistle blown for? |
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| jlohlinger |
Quote: Originally posted by davewjones
They screwed up that false start call too. That crew was horrible. |
That non-call on the false start was the most ridiculous call I have ever seen. How do you blow a play dead, come running in to break up the play, and then say there is no call? Either there was a false start, or there was encroachment, I'd love to hear the NFL's explanation on that one. |
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| Dirt McGirt |
Quote: Originally posted by jlohlinger
That non-call on the false start was the most ridiculous call I have ever seen. How do you blow a play dead, come running in to break up the play, and then say there is no call? Either there was a false start, or there was encroachment, I'd love to hear the NFL's explanation on that one. |
Jlohinger,
That's the new "do-over" ruling. You haven't heard of it?? :rolleyes: That officiating crew was a complete abortion. |
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| jlohlinger |
Quote: Originally posted by Dirt McGirt
Jlohinger,
That's the new "do-over" ruling. You haven't heard of it?? :rolleyes: That officiating crew was a complete abortion. |
Shit, is that what it was? I missed the memo saying the refs were going back to sandlot rules.
G.I. Joe says, "Now you know, and knowing is half the battle." |
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| patio3 |
| From the Colts point of view you HAVE to throw the red flag on that one. Clearly it was an interception, but you throw the and hope for a miracle. Guess they got it. Unbelievable!! |
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| T.O. Cowboy |
I would be more pissed with the offsides that they didn't call then the pick.
There was no call on the play yet half the defence was offsides at the point of which the ball was snapped.
Either someone on the line jumped early and it is a false start or the defense went offsides. It has to be one of the two, there is no imbetween. |
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| bustanut |
| ya the refs did fuck it up BIG TIME... but at least the NFL addited they did so..... I do not see Major League Baseball or the National Basketball Association doing that. |
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