Dean Blandino, the NFL's vice president of officiating, began the season today by explaining calls in Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season in the weekly video for the media (download). Some highlights included:In overtime in St. Louis, the officials, according to Blandino, correctly ruled that there was a valid
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Quick calls: Week 15
Bucs use bush-league tactic, flagged for 15
The Buccaneers thought a little trickery could get them to draw the Saints into a false start penalty. They did not fool Jerome Boger's crew, as umpire Tony Michalek, in particular, stepped in with a rarely called foul. Boger's announcement: Unsportsmanlike conduct, defense. Making a disconcerting move in an attempt to
Quick calls: Week 7
Non-call du jour: Disconcerting signals?
Apparently there is an epidemic of disconcerting signals that is breaking out. It is illegal for a defensive player to simulate or override the quarterback's snap count. Rarely is the disconcerting signals penalty called (one instance from 2010 against the Colts is all we can recall), but when it is,