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- Eagles coach Chip Kelly did not know that an injured player does not need to be withdrawn for a play if a timeout is called.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
Rules question…kind of obscure moment from Cardinals-Lions game on 9/15: I believe in Q3 or early Q4, Cardinals are ruled to fumble the ball and Lions recover. Before referees even officially make a decision/ruling on the play, Bruce Arians threw a challenge flag. I thought all turnovers were reviewed automatically. And because of the Thanksgiving Day game, I thought it was a 15-yard penalty if you threw challenge when you weren’t supposed to, but play could still be reviewed.
The rules have been changed in the offseason to eliminate this situation. Now, if a coach challenges a play that he is not permitted to, it costs a timeout. Treated the same as a lost challenge. If there is no timeout to give, the team is penalized 15 yards.
The replay official is NOT handcuffed by the coach’s actions any more. There is nothing that a coach can do that would prevent the replay official from reviewing a play that they have the authority to review.