Jaguars

It’s not a horse-collar if you grab the mane

by Ben Austro - September 17, 2011October 17, 2016 0

Last year, we wondered (in a pun-filled headline) if a pull of an opponent's long hair could be one of the elements of an illegal horse-collar tackle. One of the criteria of a horse-collar tackle is to grab a player from the shoulder area and pull him backwards.Â But, if long

Week 12 open forum, assignments

by Ben Austro - November 28, 2010December 2, 2010 0

Updated 11/29 for new feature, below If you see a call that is a turkey, let us know in the comments section of this post. Referee assignments are after the jump. Update: Starting this week, we will update the open forum with any calls we read about that aren't worthy of

Week 4 “Review”: Ref, Zebra Blog wrong; “Amen” not 15 yards, late QB touch can be

by Ben Austro - October 10, 2009October 12, 2009 0

Before we get to the list of items in this week's "Official Review" segment hosted by the NFL head of officiating, we are going to lead with Mike Pereira's assessment of the Jaguars touchdown call that we agreed with. Turns out we were wrong. We relied on misleading information in the determination

Week 3 “Official Review”: Taunting, OPI, pleas for PylonCam

by Ben Austro - October 3, 2009October 4, 2009 0

As done in previous weeks, there is a two-part "Official Review," one for NFL Network and one for NFL.com. The topics were not nearly controversial this week for the league's vice president of officiating, Mike Pereira: 49ers defensive back Shawntae Spencer signaled incomplete on a pass that he broke up in