Tag Archives: Official Review

Week 12 ‘Official Review’: Turkey Day replay, 4th & 29 measure, quick whistle

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Ben Austro

video 1 (streaming) | video 2 (streaming) | video 3 (222 MB download) Busy, busy Week 12 in officiating, so let’s look at what the officiating department is discussing for “Official Review.” NFL director of officiating and head of instant … Continue reading →

Week 11 ‘Official Review’: Breaking plane can’t be ruled on obscured shots

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Ben Austro

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 →

‘Official Review’ Week 10: tuck rule overrule, running clock, process of catch

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Ben Austro

NFL Network revives ‘Official Review’ segment with false start (video 1) (video 2) Update: This post was published when NFL.com uploaded only one of the videos this afternoon, and now our commentary reflects the segment broadcast on NFL Network. Hope … Continue reading →

‘Official Review’ returns to NFL Network

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Football Zebras.com staff

With questionable calls lately, segment to air 1st time since ’10 A popular segment that highlights NFL rules and NFL officiating is making a return to the NFL Network.  In a news release, the NFL Network announced that “Official Review” … Continue reading →

VP of officiating likes the Tuck Rule

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ben Austro

Contrasting to his predecessor’s opinion, vice-president of officiating Carl Johnson has defended the rule that, until the recent arrival of “the process of the catch,” was considered one of the sport’s worst. It is the dreaded Tuck Rule, added to … Continue reading →