Now the controversy moves to the Gronkowski interference call

SaintSproles · 11-19-2013, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan403

The biggest thing for me is that it wasn't the ref who threw the flag who reversed it, it was that country bumpkin Clete Blakeman who picked up the flag and gave no real explanation for the non-call...you just can't get away with holding of that magnitude on an endzone play.

Much like the overturn of the original call on the Corey White fumble into the endzone.

So here we have a ref standing right where he needs to be to make that call (out of bounds at the 1 yard line), but Mr. Corrente comes flying in from 40 yards away and decides he had a better look at it and that it was a touchback.

You let the original call stand and you review it. You don't come in to overturn a call because you "think" it went across the inside of the pylon and out of the back of the endzone.

If you understand anything about geometry, White fumbles it at the 2 and the ball lands 3 yards to the right of the sideline. Draw a straight line from the 2 very near the sideline to a point 10 yards out and 3 yards to the right. I bet you have a difficult time deciding if the ball went over the pylon or not.

At the very least the review official should have declared White down by contact when he originally intercepted the ball. The call there usually rules in favor of contact if it's a bang bang call.

11-19-2013, 04:25 PM	#31
SaintSproles Site Donor Drew Brees GOAT Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 342 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Now the controversy moves to the Gronkowski interference call Originally Posted by saintsfan403 The biggest thing for me is that it wasn't the ref who threw the flag who reversed it, it was that country bumpkin Clete Blakeman who picked up the flag and gave no real explanation for the non-call...you just can't get away with holding of that magnitude on an endzone play. Much like the overturn of the original call on the Corey White fumble into the endzone. So here we have a ref standing right where he needs to be to make that call (out of bounds at the 1 yard line), but Mr. Corrente comes flying in from 40 yards away and decides he had a better look at it and that it was a touchback. You let the original call stand and you review it. You don't come in to overturn a call because you "think" it went across the inside of the pylon and out of the back of the endzone. If you understand anything about geometry, White fumbles it at the 2 and the ball lands 3 yards to the right of the sideline. Draw a straight line from the 2 very near the sideline to a point 10 yards out and 3 yards to the right. I bet you have a difficult time deciding if the ball went over the pylon or not. At the very least the review official should have declared White down by contact when he originally intercepted the ball. The call there usually rules in favor of contact if it's a bang bang call. Danno and saintsfan403 like this.

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