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Something useful from the MCI for once:
NFL game official says Monday night referees made major mistakes - The Boston Globe
I had been wondering about the Chandler thing. The source also boosts the theory that the ref who blew the Watkins call was new and applied the college rule:
NFL game official says Monday night referees made major mistakes - The Boston Globe
I had been wondering about the Chandler thing. The source also boosts the theory that the ref who blew the Watkins call was new and applied the college rule:
The source said Walker mistakenly applied the college rule instead of the NFL rule. Just because Watkins went backward does not mean he gave himself up as a runner; running sideways or backward is still considered trying to “advance” the football. For the runner to surrender himself, he has to truly give up on the play — such as when a quarterback slides before taking a hit.
“In the NFL, the way it’s always been officiated is if a guy gets out of bounds, you give it to him and stop the clock,” the source said. “But he called it like the college rule. I’m not sure he knew the NFL rule.”
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