After Further Review: Bolts halt 2 games

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 [Football Zebras]
• Parry really had no rule to evoke for a fan’s whistle causing the Seahawks to botch a punt attempt [Ben Austro/Mark Schultz, Football Zebras]
• Should NFL suspend Jets offensive lineman Willie Colon for shoving an official? [Samer Ismail, b/r]
• An analysis of the aggressors in the Jets-Patriots fight. [Mike Florio, PFT]
• But fines are likely, not suspensions [Ian Rapoport, NFL.com]
• The league office says that it will curtail profanity but only when it is a taunting act. [Chris Mortensen, ESPN]
• Much ado about nothing, but it’s out there: Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer fist bumped Pete Morelli   [b/r]. Whatever. Moving along.
• The hit on Chargers receiver Malcom Floyd was not penalized for a defenseless player hit. A league source says that Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans should have been flagged [Florio, PFT] GIF: [Deadspin]
• Eagles offensive   lineman Lane Johnson was flagged twice for illegal formation penalties. [Jeff McLane and Zach Berman, PHI Inquirer]
• Eagles coach Chip Kelly did not know that an injured player does not need to be withdrawn for a play if a timeout is called. [Jordan Raanan/NJ.com]
• An unidentified league source said that the Bears did not have an illegal formation penalty on the game winning touchdown play. [Florio, PFT]

Tweets

Because of safety, let’s wait until TV returns from timeout to tell everyone to take cover

— Football Zebras.com (@footballzebras) September 16, 2013

If Simms gets it… RT @RefereeJimD Come on folks that was second move by Thomas and was the same as Cruz last week. I think we got it now!

— Football Zebras.com (@footballzebras) September 15, 2013

A look at what constitutes legal/illegal hits, from officiating veep Dean Blandino. Video D/L: http://t.co/QxG4Y7RYfm

— Football Zebras.com (@footballzebras) September 13, 2013

If you thought fights were bad now? Here’s 1986 CHI-STL Cards … in freakin’ *preseason* http://t.co/Bwn1MYyTis

— Football Zebras.com (@footballzebras) September 13, 2013