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- New post: Former NFL official Barnes reflects on his career refs.ws/2Q • 4 hours ago
- Pro Bowl is trending. Perfect time to remind you that your referee will be Ed Hochuli on his 1st Hawaiian assignment • 23 hours ago
- New, strong leadership in officiating dept & indep from football ops execs will improve things. Not wagering on either. • 1 day ago
- Jerome Boger will do fine, though. SB is (w/ few notable exceptions) usually very routine, no envelope-pushing by players • 1 day ago
- NFL did point out 1 change: individual assignments, not by crew. NFLRA requested that in CBA, NFL agreed • 1 day ago
- If the top 5 officials at the position are SB qualified and have previous SB experience, THEN they will allow repeat assigns • 1 day ago
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Category Archives: Week 11
Week 11 ‘Official Review’: Breaking plane can’t be ruled on obscured shots
video Since I was waiting for a second video to be posted (and there was not one), this got lost in the shuffle of the Thanksgiving weekend. Only one call for “Official Review” from Week 11 with vice president of … Continue reading
Process of the catch ‘was a judgment call’
Week 11: Chargers at Broncos (video) The process of the catch is not a simple concept for fans in general, but there are two distinct elements once a player has two feet in bounds: If the player is not falling … Continue reading
Officiating experts break down Week 11 calls
Some assessments differ from the league office Fox Sports NFL officiating analyst Mike Pereira and NBC Sports Network officiating analyst Jim Daopoulos had many different Week 11 calls to break down and all dealt with the referee going under the … Continue reading
Why did we change the OT rule exactly?
Week 11: Jaguars at Texans Referee Clete Blakeman nearly presided over tie games in back-to-back weeks. The new overtime rule (to reiterate, we hate it) is that if a team scores a field goal on the opening possession of overtime, … Continue reading
Quick calls: Week 11
Check this post for a breakdown of calls made by the officiating crews today. Did you see something that is controversial or have a question about a rules interpretation? Respond in the comments section of this post or tweet us … Continue reading