Pete Morelli to referee tonight's game

[SHOWTIME15]

Anyone know what kind of referee he is? Is his crew fair, etc?

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I don't think it matters who the crew is anymore. If we are up in the 2nd half in a crucial primetime game, calls are going to go the other team's way.

 

[TheBeers]

I don't think it matters who the crew is anymore. If we are up in the 2nd half in a crucial primetime game, calls are going to go the other team's way.

You know what? If they are able to pull out a victory anyway I kinda hope it goes down that way. Nothing is worse than the Pats getting a call late in the game and that's ALL the media can talk about the next week. A perfect scenario would be to slow down that Saint's offense to like 17 or 20 points even with them benefiting from a couple terrible calls late in the game... and sealing the deal by stepping up and taking the ball away. Not saying that will happen.. but it'd be nice!

 

[TheComeback]

I don't think it matters who the crew is anymore. If we are up in the 2nd half in a crucial primetime game, calls are going to go the other team's way.

Oh quit it with the whining. If the Pats play a good game, one or two penalties should not kill them.

 

[Wax Frog]

I don't think it matters who the crew is anymore. If we are up in the 2nd half in a crucial primetime game, calls are going to go the other team's way.

Is it possible to laugh somberly?

I'm sort of in TC's camp - all the SB winning teams had to overcome crap calls, did they not?

 

[jmt57]

Referee Chat Blog: NFL Referee Statistics Before Week 6 (as of October 17)

Average yards per accepted penalty (this may help you figure out whether a specific crew calls a higher percentage of large-yardage penalties -- defense backs and wide receivers might be very interested in case this reflects pass interference calls downfield)

• Highest: Peter Morelli (9.6), Alberto Riveron (8.9), Walt Anderson (8.8)
• Lowest: Jerome Boger (6.9), Walt Coleman (7.4), Gene Steratore (7.6)

 

[jmt57]

Here's a more recent listing: Referee Chat Blog: NFL Referee Statistics Before Week 10 (through Week 9, 11/9/09)

Looks like Morelli is a little below average in number of penalties called, about average in number of yards. The home team wins 63% of the time in his games.

Referee (sorted by last name), Total accepted penalties per game, Total penalty yards per game, Average penalty yards per penalty, Total points per game, Home team win rate.
Walt Anderson, 14.1, 126, 8.9, 37.3, 43%
Jerome Boger, 14.3, 107, 7.5, 32.6, 50%
Don Carey, 11.3, 89, 7.9, 42.3, 25%
Mike Carey, 11.1, 95, 8.6, 54.5, 75%
Carl Cheffers, 10.9, 91, 8.4, 45.6, 38%
Walt Coleman, 13.5, 104, 7.7, 44.4, 50%
Tony Corrente, 11.7, 94, 8.0, 39.9, 57%
Scott Green, 12.6, 106, 8.4, 45.3, 75%
Ed Hochuli, 13.8, 117, 8.5, 47.3, 38%
Bill Leavy, 11.1, 87, 7.8, 37.1, 71%
Terry McAulay, 11.6, 95, 8.2, 39.7, 71%
Peter Morelli, 10.9, 93, 8.6, 41.5, 63%
John Parry, 13.0, 105, 8.1, 51.3, 57%
Alberto Riveron, 10.6, 90, 8.5, 46.8, 63%
Gene Steratore, 10.0, 78, 7.8, 49.1, 57%
Jeff Triplette, 12.4, 98, 7.9, 47.3, 71%
Ron Winter, 14.6, 117, 8.0, 44.6, 63%

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Oh quit it with the whining. If the Pats play a good game, one or two penalties should not kill them.

Where was I whining? I never said the penalties are the reason the Pats lost or may lose tonight.

That PI in the Colts game was a ratings call, no other way to look at it. Butler barely breathed on the guy. That doesn't mean the Patriots shouldn't have been able to get 10 yards in 4 plays on the next drive. Where you get off making replies like that I have no idea.

 

[Spiral]

Referee Chat Blog: NFL Referee Statistics Before Week 6 (as of October 17)

Wonder how many Colts games he's done this year. That might explain the high-yardage penalties.