Re: Sicky Shyt!!!!
How so? The petition claimed the clock should have kept running. The rules clearly state it shouldn't have.
The rule says
From the OFFICIAL 2007 NFL rulebook - not that dumbed-down "Digest of Rules" the author of this petition used:
Rule 4, Section 5, Article 5:
Article 5 Provided that calling timeout is not in conflict with another rule, the Referee
may suspend play and stop the clock (Referee’s timeout) at any time without penalty to
either team when playing time is being consumed because of an unintentional delay.
Such situations include but are not limited to the following:
(a) when there is the possibility of a measurement for a first down, or if the Referee is
consulting with a captain about one;
(b) when there is an undue pileup on the runner, or while determining possession after
a fumble while time is in;
(c) when there is an undue delay by officials in spotting the ball for the next snap;
(d) if the snap is made before the officials can assume their positions. See 4-6-5-b if it
is a repeated act;
(e) when there is an injury to an official or member of the chain crew;
(f) during an officials’ conference (see 15-1-6); or
(g) while repairing or replacing game equipment, except player equipment.
After a Referee’s timeout, the game clock will start pursuant to Rule 4, Section 3, as if the
Referee’s timeout had not occurred.
And when I watched it there was no sign of them thinking about measuring--Carey ran over to the ball and made the first down signal, and there was no delay (c).
Just to be sure, I ran this by one of the most "it is what it is" guys I know, and he became apoplectic.
No offense to you and what you think you saw--this is just what I think I saw.
Fact of the matter is the Giants aren't that good, and in a normal Pats game the Pats should've been up 21 and it shouldn't even be an issue, and the Giants are the champs and congratulations to them.
But none of that changes my opinion that about 90% of the officiating done in that game was bogus--from the no call holding to the no call OPI to the screw ups with the clock.