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New England Patriots' Bill Belichick to referee: Throw lots of flags - espnBoston
This comes from John Parry, who led the refs at today's joint practice with Philly. I don't care if he's just stating the obvious -- it irks me that officiating a balanced game isn't part of the referees' mindset. Further evidence of the damage fantasy football has done to the NFL by causing the league to legislate against defense.
From the article by Reiss:
This comes from John Parry, who led the refs at today's joint practice with Philly. I don't care if he's just stating the obvious -- it irks me that officiating a balanced game isn't part of the referees' mindset. Further evidence of the damage fantasy football has done to the NFL by causing the league to legislate against defense.
From the article by Reiss:
On a point of emphasis about illegal contact. "It's not an easy call to make. The rule hasn't changed. We've been through this before. Points of emphasis are made annually from the competition committee ... and this is the second time in 14 years that defensive holding and illegal contact have been a point of emphasis. It's an offensive game and we want receivers to be able to run a free route. We do not want receivers to initiate contact with defenders to eliminate their opportunity to defend that route. ... But I think what you'll see, last week in the New England game there was maybe 23 penalties. I think we'll see 23, 24, 20 for Weeks 2, 3, 4 [in the preseason]. And the message will be sent that this is a point of emphasis and the players will adapt, the coaches will adapt and the officials will adapt, get on the same page, and Week 1, I don't think you'll see a big difference in the football game."