Tag Archives: Eagles

Suspending referees uncommon in NFL

Disciplinary Action History News
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November 23, 2013 6:49 pm Link

5 known suspensions of officials for on-field incidents The NFL rarely has suspended officials for their conduct on the field, although it is possible that some may have occurred without public knowledge. Also, there are two known cases of officials … Continue reading →

After Further Review: Safety is number 1 priority

After Further Review Week 9
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November 4, 2013 8:30 am Link

Some of the officiating news items from Sunday: A couple of puzzling replay reviews: Mike Carey allowed a catch to stand, despite clear evidence the pass was incomplete, according to our Roundtable experts [Ben Austro, Football Zebras]. Bill Vinovich ruled … Continue reading →

Safety calls, roughness on QB: Roundtable reviews Week 5 calls

Roundtable Week 5
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October 10, 2013 12:23 pm Link

Football Zebras Roundtable We had a few calls this week that were borderline judgement calls. How close were they? Former NFL officiating supervisors Jim Daopoulos and Larry Upson helped us unpack three controversial calls from Week 5. Both Larry and … Continue reading →

After Further Review: Even Philly thinks Giants should have won challenge

After Further Review Week 5
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October 7, 2013 8:28 am Link

Image: Dallas Cowboys photo First, our quick calls [Football Zebras] The pink penalty flags did cause some confusion with the players’ pink towels, all symbolic for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, a clock operator briefly stopped the clock because one … Continue reading →

Pereira: “a pretty well-officiated Sunday”

Calls Week 2
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September 17, 2013 11:07 pm Link

Week 2 of the 2013 NFL season is in the books and, as usual, former NFL vice president for officiating and current FOX Sports officiating analyst Mike Pereira had many calls to break down. Pereira said that Bill Leavy’s crew … Continue reading →

After Further Review: Bolts halt 2 games

After Further Review News Week 2
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September 17, 2013 10:08 am Link

Referee  John Parry awaits with an NFL official in the CenturyLink Field tunnel during a lightning delay in the first quarter of the 49ers-Seahawks game. Here are some of the items making news this week: Quick calls from Week 2 … Continue reading →

Offenses subject to ‘reasonable time’ rule

News Preseason Rules School
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August 10, 2013 8:07 pm Link

The conspiracy machine got some gas in preseason with the suggestion that officials are given the authority to limit offensive schemes through controlling the pace of the game. Continue reading →

Officials address rules changes, questions at training camps

After Further Review News
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August 4, 2013 12:52 pm Link

After Further Review: Partial officiating squads traveled to training camps this week to explain the new rules and answer questions about interpretations. Continue reading →

Quick calls: Week 15

Calls Week 15
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December 16, 2012 1:00 pm Link

Did you see a call that needs explanation? Did the officials get something wrong? Let us know in the comments or tweet us @footballzebras. We will update this post with our observations. (Officiating assignments) 

Teams, replay official need all-angle access

Controversy
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December 16, 2012 12:26 pm Link

After Further Review: A look at the NFL replay review system Part 3 of a 4-part series While replay is not the all-correcting eraser for every call, it is a useful tool for fixing pivotal plays when the video is … Continue reading →