NFL News Mike Pereira, 8 year Ref Supervisor, says Goodell is Preparing to fix Playoffs.

[FCB02062]

PFT says Blandino is denying they will interfere with the calls on the field. Who believes that?

If anyone believes anything Blandino says I'd love to sell em some FL swampland I have....

 

[RayClay]

Someone in the national media who is credible (I know, a small pool), perhaps Schefter, needs to very publicly ask Goodell or the league office to respond to this piece, in general, and to Pereira's comments, in particular.

Schefter works at ESPN and has already been used to leak one of their false stories. I'd have to look it up.

The only one with the balls to call out daddy ESPN for editing his story critical of the league, is Reiss.

 

[Betterthanmost]

So you read the actual "tuck rule"? It was surely a stupid rule, but without question, the call was 100% right. Unless there is some sort of weird suppression going on, I am forced to conclude a lack of sincerity.

Bizarre fixation on my sincerity. I don't quite understand it. I see that Brady had tucked the ball. I am not suppressing anything. I call it a fortunate call in our favor.
I regret bringing this up as it has amounted to this. This is a Patriots forum and we should get back on topic when you get the chance to reply. I am out of this.

 

[Betterthanmost]

If anyone believes anything Blandino says I'd love to sell em some FL swampland I have....

If you read what he said, it is so funny. We will not be involved, but we will when something goes wrong. Which is it?

 

[RayClay]

Guys, what should scare you most are the plays Blandino doesn't review. They are every bit as impactful to the outcome of game but there will be zero transparency if anyone cares to ask why a call wasn't made and wasn't reviewed by NY.

Any intelligent human would realize the problem is, you need an officiating head who was an outstanding long time NFL ref, you need to make the rules simpler and uniform and you have to have a boot camp and continued training for refs.

Being a good official is about judgment. these poor saps have no confidence anymore and are only looking to not get criticized by the league and the fans.

 

[venecol]

any ref can swing a close game so easily..a hold on 1st down making it 1st and 20 or illegal contact on a crucial 3rd down. However, a game would have to be close. It would be much harder to fix a game obviously if one team is playing much better than the other...would take multiple calls and could look fishy.
I just don't get why the league would do this..so much at stake...just let the best team win every year.
Someone explain the motivation..I'm sure $$$ must be involved

Actually it wouldn't be that hard because you are forgetting about non calls, just as important as bad calls. For example, the refs could just let a team hold all game and never call it giving their OL an advantage. Oh wait, didn't that just happen to us?

 

[The Brandon Five]

Actually it wouldn't be that hard because you are forgetting about non calls, just as important as bad calls. For example, the refs could just let a team hold all game and never call it giving their OL an advantage. Oh wait, didn't that just happen to us?

Or allow a false start on a quarter of the plays.

 

[ThatllMoveTheChains!!!]

Any intelligent human would realize the problem is, you need an officiating head who was an outstanding long time NFL ref, you need to make the rules simpler and uniform and you have to have a boot camp and continued training for refs.

Being a good official is about judgment. these poor saps have no confidence anymore and are only looking to not get criticized by the league and the fans.

And equally important, rule changes need to be made slowly and deliberately.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

A tuck rule call earlier that same season hurt NE (may have cost them the game -- can't remember) when NE sacked the other QB and he fumbled, but the tuck rule turned it into an incomplete pass.

Game 2 vs the Jets. I was there. Vinnie T "fumbled", Pats recovered on a short field only to have the play ruled incomplete via the Tuck Rule. Pats lost a close game to the Jets aided by a Drew INT by the Jets where he threw right at the LB. Typical Drew.

 

[RayClay]

And equally important ,rule changes need to be made slowly and deliberately.

I would say clearly and decisively.


And rarely. Seems like a pretty good game if they leave it alone. why change the rules?

Decide what a freakin catch is next year without using a damn CNN political focus group and train the refs and show the teams in training camp.

They do too much slowly and hesitantly IMO.

 

[borg]

I'm conflicted. Do I join the "Goodell is evil" bash-a-thon?....always the best party of the year. Or do I walk across the street to the that isolated space where no black helicopters can fly?

Let's review:
The problem: Officiating has been atrocious. Terrible calls. Misinterpretations of rules. Game management issues. Lack of uniformity in judgement calls. Length of games. etc.....
Outcry: Fans are pissed. Refs seemed overwhelmed. The product suffers.
Overview: Game too fast for refs. Rule book too big. The review booth solution has become archaic

Potential solutions:
1) Referee in stadium sky box overseeing on-field refs....using more available technology.
2) Centralization of oversight.....One command center that oversees all games......In other words.....
THE NHL MODEL.......or the MLB MODEL. Note: NHL War Room has no refs, just league officials (limited to goal review).....MLB has an umpire ruling in their war room.

So let's now look at what I perceive to be intentionally inflammatory rhetoric that is agenda driven.
Pereira says ...."the league office is making decisions on who possibly wins or loses the game."
Note....Pereira's statement does not say ....'the league office is making decisions on rulings that might decide who possible wins or loses the game."
When I first read his quote, my initial thoughts were ...Pereira has an ax to grind with the League Office and purposely wants people following his statements to assume the worst....the NFL will be manipulating outcomes of games via their command central power structure.
My second thought was...Pereira is assisting the referees union to make sure refs don't become marginalized.
I don't know the timing of Pereira's statement and Blandino's clarification of the playoff war room structure......I'm assuming Blandino reacted to Pereira.....but regardless..........NOTHING TO SEE HERE.

Fans want better and faster refereeing..........and the solution will be in place......and we just witnessed the politicking that usually occurs hidden away. If the league truly has it in for NE, they are not going to be sitting in the War Room waiting for a random opportunity to affect the outcome.....the refs will have their marching orders pregame.

I will get suspicious of the NFL's command central if I see penalty flags dropping from drones on all Gronk catches

PS....speaking of corrupt.....For those who have Showtime, you have to watch the documentary "The Seventy Five".......must see TV......about the dirtiest cop in NY told by him and all his crooked cop pals/drug dealers. Better than Goodfellas and it is all true. Absolutely fascinating, entertaining, and you will be gasping out loud at the balls of these guys.
Five Stars plus

 

[RobertWeathers]

And equally important, rule changes need to be made slowly and deliberately.

Just like videotaping from the sidelines?

 

[RayClay]

I'm conflicted. Do I join the "Goodell is evil" bash-a-thon?....always the best party of the year. Or do I walk across the street to the that isolated space where no black helicopters can fly?

Let's review:
The problem: Officiating has been atrocious. Terrible calls. Misinterpretations of rules. Game management issues. Lack of uniformity in judgement calls. Length of games. etc.....
Outcry: Fans are pissed. Refs seemed overwhelmed. The product suffers.
Overview: Game too fast for refs. Rule book too big. The review booth solution has become archaic

Potential solutions:
1) Referee in stadium sky box overseeing on-field refs....using more available technology.
2) Centralization of oversight.....One command center that oversees all games......In other words.....
THE NHL MODEL.......or the MLB MODEL. Note: NHL War Room has no refs, just league officials (limited to goal review).....MLB has an umpire ruling in their war room.

So let's now look at what I perceive to be intentionally inflammatory rhetoric that is agenda driven.
Pereira says ...."the league office is making decisions on who possibly wins or loses the game."
Note....Pereira's statement does not say ....'the league office is making decisions on rulings that might decide who possible wins or loses the game."
When I first read his quote, my initial thoughts were ...Pereira has an ax to grind with the League Office and purposely wants people following his statements to assume the worst....the NFL will be manipulating outcomes of games via their command central power structure.
My second thought was...Pereira is assisting the referees union to make sure refs don't become marginalized.
I don't know the timing of Pereira's statement and Blandino's clarification of the playoff war room structure......I'm assuming Blandino reacted to Pereira.....but regardless..........NOTHING TO SEE HERE.

Fans want better and faster refereeing..........and the solution will be in place......and we just witnessed the politicking that usually occurs hidden away. If the league truly has it in for NE, they are not going to be sitting in the War Room waiting for a random opportunity to affect the outcome.....the refs will have their marching orders pregame.

I will get suspicious of the NFL's command central if I see penalty flags dropping from drones on all Gronk catches

PS....speaking of corrupt.....For those who have Showtime, you have to watch the documentary "The Seventy Five".......must see TV......about the dirtiest cop in NY told by him and all his crooked cop pals/drug dealers. Better than Goodfellas and it is all true. Absolutely fascinating, entertaining, and you will be gasping out loud at the balls of these guys.
Five Stars plus

Just keep writing those incisive, non-biased articles, Ron.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Or allow a false start on a quarter of the plays.

Like what the Eagles' OT did two weeks ago?

 

[borg]

Just keep writing those incisive, non-biased articles, Ron.

Send me your template..."The world is out to get the Patriots"......my nonbiased in-box is empty.
There's a spot opening on the hill overlooking Area 51 that has your name on it.

 

[50-yard-line]

any ref can swing a close game so easily..a hold on 1st down making it 1st and 20 or illegal contact on a crucial 3rd down. However, a game would have to be close. It would be much harder to fix a game obviously if one team is playing much better than the other...would take multiple calls and could look fishy.
I just don't get why the league would do this..so much at stake...just let the best team win every year.
Someone explain the motivation..I'm sure $$$ must be involved

A phantom OL hold on a 50-yard completion...
A phantom OPI on a crucial 3rd-down pickup...
A phantom defensive hold on a huge sack in a crucial situation...

 

[RayClay]

Send me your template..."The world is out to get the Patriots"......my nonbiased in-box is empty.
There's a spot opening on the hill overlooking Area 51 that has your name on it.

You realize Goodell hired a NY crony with absolutely no officiating experience and made him VP of officiating.

Perreira had that job 4 years and 4 years as director before that, after 4 years as an official, two of them as supervisor of officiating, after a 14 year career as a college official and head of officiating for the WAC.

You side with Goodell and no experience Blandino, though. why?

 

[Ochmed Jones]

BB has been calling for more cameras for some time now.

It would seem that after the debacle of officiating we have seen this year, that this off season is the perfect time for the league to do this.

 

[RayClay]

Send me your template..."The world is out to get the Patriots"......my nonbiased in-box is empty.
There's a spot opening on the hill overlooking Area 51 that has your name on it.

Template?

So you're saying the Patriots only got past the Colts because they deflated a ball causing a 40 point swing?

 

[RobertWeathers]

BB has been calling for more cameras for some time now.

It would seem that after the debacle of officiating we have seen this year, that this off season is the perfect time for the league to do this.

BB has volunteered to chair a bake sale to help fund the need for more sideline and goaline cameras.