OT: Kudos to refs - New England Patriots Forums

***parthasas*** · 02-09-2010, 06:56 AM

I know this was mentioned here and there in the threads but I thought this is worth its own thread. The Zebras did an awesome job sunday night. If I'm not mistaken, this is one of the best officiated game that colts played

and that too in a superbowl. I cannot help but thinking about this again and again having witnessed in the past what kind of jobs Refs have done !

I can only imagine what Na-polian is scheming and plotting to change the rules next year

Kudos to Scott Green and his crew

wiggins! · 02-09-2010, 07:01 AM

great point and i noticed it too and because it was so well officiated....it doesn't get pointed out!

One thing i noticed from the playoffs and the SB:
playoffs = tightly officiated...SB = LET THEM PLAY!!!! ( to steal a line from bad news bears!)

not a lot of reviews either. great pace.

Mark. · 02-09-2010, 07:23 AM

I noticed the pace too-I was surprised the game was over by ~9:30.

Number 2 · 02-09-2010, 08:30 AM

I was really surprised by this too. It was crazy to see the first timeouts in the second half in the last 5 minutes of the game.

Fixit · 02-09-2010, 08:31 AM

Agree1000%'d.

They did an excellent job making sure they weren't the story. The one call they had to review (the 2-point conversion) they actually got right.

PATSYLICIOUS · 02-09-2010, 08:38 AM

Absolutely, I was waiting for the bogus PI call and thankfully there was none in the game. Made for such a smooth game and much better quality.

It was really a great game overall and exciting finish. On Manning's pick-six, I don't think I have gone that crazy over a play since Rodney's clincher INT on Mcnabb in '04. What a game and what a moment

***juxtapoz15*** · 02-09-2010, 08:40 AM

I thought the refs did do an amazing job as well.

One question though, why did they overturn the call of the 2 point conversion? Was it because it was considered a secondary move? If that would have happened in the middle of the field, let's say the player was reaching for a first down, would it have still been considered a catch?

Yehoodi · 02-09-2010, 08:44 AM

refs did a great job and made the game much more enjoyable.

some of the last few SBs have been suspect at best . . . glad to see this one was not and was very clean . . .

Yehoodi · 02-09-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by juxtapoz15

I thought the refs did do an amazing job as well.

One question though, why did they overturn the call of the 2 point conversion? Was it because it was considered a secondary move? If that would have happened in the middle of the field, let's say the player was reaching for a first down, would it have still been considered a catch?

the way i understand the rules, he had possession prior to being hit by the defender. yes he has to go to the ground with possession, whether hit by a defender or not, but he he did gain possession the moment after his first bobble, once he did that and gain possession, the ball being beyond the goal line, the play was dead and its a two point conversion, it was after this point that it was dislogded by the defender, but that is moot as the play was dead

NovaScotiaPatsFan · 02-09-2010, 08:54 AM

I actually meant to post somethin about this too. This was the single best Reffing performance I've EVER seen in a Colts game, just ask my brother on every big play that could have screwed the Saints I kept calling for a flag, but none came. I thought this reffing crew did a fantastic job, the game was decided by the players on the field, if only the level of nfl reffing could be like that for every game.