TheBostonStraggler
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
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From bruschi's chat
I don't blame the jets for alerting the refs and trying to gain an edge. That's the gamesmanship of football that BB engages in all the time.
What Tedy says describes the problem I have. It's friggin unheard of to trot out a new rule in week 7 of the season in OT of a game on a game deciding play, a penalty that literally has never been called before, one that arguably has been broken numerous times prior, one that appeared to have confusion surrounding its interpretation. You do NOT make this new call at this point, period! This is a case of refs making a conscious decision to decide the outcome of the game simply to appease an NFL directive. The NFL should never allow this to happen. The NFL should have sent memos to each team/HC emphasizing the rule and that it will be called -- that is the spirit and letter of fair competition as opposed to calling this new rule for the first time in OT on a game deciding play under these circumstances. Absolutely atrocious.