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

[The Gr8est]

Centralized review of all of the challenges? What could go wrong?

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[RobertWeathers]

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...

No question refs impacted the outcome of that game....Pats would be 12-1 right now if the zebras called it on the up-n-up

 

[OhExaulted1]

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.

That's correct. This also happened to be the same game where a certain LB hit a certain QB who actually had to leave with a life threating injury and was replaced with a certain backup QB. What was that back-up's name again? I forget.

 

[sevengables_2207]

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

Apologies in advance because this is going to be a bit of a rambling post...

Way back when Rozelle was Commissioner, there was no instant replay. It strove to remove the potential for human error, organic to the game, purists argued.

The NFL dabbled with it some in the mid 1980's, but it was far from perfect, owing to lack of technology and, yes, more human error, that always becomes manifest when multiple "interpretations" are manifold.

The way I have always viewed instant replay was this: human makes a judgement call in real time, then other human(s) make a judgement call on the first human's judgement call "under the hood".

Doubtless, the entire process is going to become warped even further with input from the non-experienced "Yes Men" of NYJFL office, pertaining to "judgement calls" on a field of play hundreds or thousands of miles away.

Overall, my view of instant replay is that it just creates more problems by adding more potential for human error to the point where confusion reigns supreme. Case in point: "What is a catch?"

Back when instant reply was more myth than reality, owners and players were making a fraction of what the current owners and players are making. The Commissioner was a football guy and not a $$/Marketing guy. The owners today are all billionaires with highly successful businesses that they established independently of their NFL franchises (in large part).

Money is the common denominator here. The best way to increase revenue is to cater to the "average fan" who plays fantasy football and lines his or her closet with multiple jerseys of multiple "star" players from multiple teams.

Furthermore, the NYJFL has decided to use their flawed instant reply system to "fix" outcomes that work for business, not for the sport. Whatever lines their pockets with the most $$ is the one right way in today's NFL, because it is a business and no longer a sport. And sometimes, the best team does not win, because it is not in the best "business" interest of the NYJFL.

 

[fourhour]

That's right, The Corruptioner needs a committee

Ding, ding, ding,! We have a bingo ladies and gentleman.

 

[OhExaulted1]

This rule was really what killed us in that game, not Drew's INT (s).

Tuck rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Makes me laugh every time I see a Jet, Bronco or Raven fan ***** about it.

 

[50-yard-line]

No question refs impacted the outcome of that game....Pats would be 12-1 right now if the zebras called it on the up-n-up

Or missed 8 (several blatant) false starts...
Or a missed OBVIOUS DPi on a 100-yard interception...

 

[OhExaulted1]

 

[Gwedd]

There was this thread a little while back: When you say “the fix is in” what do you mean? | Page 4 | New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard

To which I responded:

When I say "the Fix Is In" I mean this:

Someone (I'm looking at you, Roger) passed down the word that it would be "a good thing" if New England lost to Denver, and had troubles the rest of the season. Now, Goodell isn't going to leave any trace of his involvement in this. He's going to have a face-to-face with someone from the front office, and that someone is going to have words with Blandino regarding the referees and Blandino, or someone HE speaks to, is going to have a sit down with the head of the crew that's reffing the Denver game.

The word will be passed along that "it would be appreciated, and remembered" if the refs could "shade" the calls so that New England got calls often while Denver, perhaps, could see a few calls NOT get called. If you catch my drift.

That's the way these things work. There is never ANYTHING put down in writing, or on tape, or in any way remembered so that the top guys can get snagged up in all of it. It's just "passed along" and those lower down on the ladder understand the nuance. They get what is implied in the conversation(s), and know what needs to be done. They also know what happens to snitches.

This is the way the mob works, and it's the way that big organizations work when they desire a specific result. You make certain that those who need to know something understand what that something is, and you very publicly see that they are rewarded for their following orders. Oh, not right away, but down the line. You never make it too obvious, or over the top, but you see that everyone understands what happens when things go the way you want then to, and what happens when they don't.

So I'll be watching VERY carefully to see how the refs do during the Philly game. They were demoted because of "bad" calls during the 49's game. You'd be pretty darned naive to think that they haven't been told how they could redeem themselves, you know? Philly needs a win. Let's see what happens.

I still stand by that, and it looks like I (and many others) were looking in the right direction.

 

[Clonamery]

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

That poster for the last few weeks has been fanning the anti-league flames in all sorts of threads yet mention the tuck rule and suddenly he thinks we're all Tin Foil hat wearing loonies and he's "non-biased."

 

[Vataha]

The simple solution:
1: Move the head official up to the box with access to full blown review.

2: Get rid of the challenge flag and rules associated with it.

3: Have a direct communication between the head official in the box and both head coaches for discussion between the 3 if there may be a play that needs a second look. (Final call by head official after review).

4: Sever the link to the NFL in NY. (It is not needed).

5: Fix the catch rule.
A:Ball touches ground no catch
B: 2 feet down anywhere
C: Remove maintain possesion to the ground

6: DPI 15 yard penalty

 

[Gronkowski123]

doubt any of the other teams care about this.
this is just obstacle on our way to repeating!

 

[mosi]

I have been saying this for years. The rules are set up perfectly to allow for this.

 

[Jackson 2]

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.

Yeah, Ray I agree with you, but I'm not sure Reiss has the national "juice" necessary to grab the nation's attention. No one at the NFLN will do it, that's for sure. That's what I meant by a limited pool.

 

[The Brandon Five]

Like what the Eagles' OT did two weeks ago?

That's the joke!

 

[RobertWeathers]

That's the joke!

Too much X-mas shopping has fried my brain.

 

[Patriot Missile]

I just really don't want to believe any of this. That Denver game scares me though. The 4th quarter was the worst hack job since 06. How many calls went against the Patriots that could of been called on the other side of the ball but weren't?

I don't like it one bit but I'm going to be cautious and watch the games. See how it plays out so to speak. There would be nothing better than to watch Goodell hand Brady that trophy. Except maybe Brady punching him in the face afterwards?

 

[RobertWeathers]

I just really don't want to believe any of this. That Denver game scares me though. The 4th quarter was the worst hack job since 06. How many calls went against the Patriots that could of been called on the other side of the ball but weren't?

I don't like it one bit but I'm going to be cautious and watch the games. See how it plays out so to speak. There would be nothing better than to watch Goodell hand Brady that trophy. Except maybe Brady punching him in the face afterwards?

I always find this site interesting....

NFL Penalties - 2015 League Penalty Stats - View by Total - NFL Penalty Stats Tracker - List/Statistics/Data of NFL Penalties - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Over the last 3 years Arizona, MIA and Indy have had more go there way more often than other teams.

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

Was there any doubt?

Goodells worst nightmare is having NE in Super Bowl 50 at all.

I'm not sure about that.

The Patriots in Superbowl 50 is going to be a ratings bonanza. Goodell doesn't know the first thing about competitive integrity but he understands ratings=money.

I imagine Goodell's "dream scenario" is handing the Lombardi to the undefeated Carolina Panthers after they beat the "evil" team that almost went undefeated in 2007.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Somewhat related, on SIRIUS NFL Radio yesterday hey were interviewing Jeff Fischer and ended by asking him the most innocuous questions about the new Blandino mission. JF did point out some usefulness in that NYJFL CENTCOM would ensure that proper track of downs and the game clock would be monitored as such errors have happened this year. If that and obvious mis-interpretation of the rules were the only CENTCOM tasks, I'd be for it...but alas, it is not so.