Al Riveron explains why there was no OPI foul in final play of Saints-Vikings

jeanpierre · 01-10-2020, 09:07 AM

Not a big fan of Seifert's politically correctness, white-washing of the NFL's willful neglect of officiating, but he negotiates to several correct points in this article...

saintfan · 01-10-2020, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Not a big fan of Seifert's politically correctness, white-washing of the NFL's willful neglect of officiating, but he negotiates to several correct points in this article...

https://twitter.com/SeifertESPN/stat...41159575523328

Those clear twists in the reversal standard would have made sense if they had led to a consistent place. Instead, the NFL's opening playoff weekend further clouded the picture. Riveron refused even to launch a formal review of Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph's game-winning touchdown last Sunday over the New Orleans Saints. Replays showed Rudolph's right arm push Saints defender P.J. Williams hard enough to make Williams' head snap backward.

Riveron said in a pool report that "none of that contact rises to the level of a foul." But Parry was joined by two former referees (Terry McAulay and Gene Steratore) and one former NFL officiating chief (Mike Pereira) in thinking it was a foul. Pereira said on his Last Call show that declining to initiate a review was consistent with the league's replay standard. The NFL, after all, added only one OPI call via replay after Week 2. But was it a "replay standard" or simply a way for Riveron to avoid reviewing and/or overturning significant plays?

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Officiating analyst says PI should have been called on final playESPN NFL officiating analyst John Parry felt there should have been offensive pass interference on Kyle Rudolph's game-winning touchdown.
Parry, for one, noted that there was a relatively obvious indicator that could be used to see the difference between standard contact and pass interference: Williams' head snapping back at the force of Rudolph's push.

"The standard ended up being impossibly high," Parry said. "They needed to define the standard better with indicators to know when it would be reversed or not. In this case, if [Rudolph] just has his arm extended, it's not pass interference. But when you see how the defender reacts, that's a yes. The elbow is bent and the arm is then extended to create the separation. That's pass interference.

Define the standard? These people aren't idiots. Any concern about getting the calls "Right" on the field is secondary to (a) perception of the league and (b) using the rules to influence the outcome.

This is no conspiracy theory. This is reality to anyone who has eyes and watches the games. The league will, ultimately, blame the refs, and token steps will be made to placate the public, but in the end nothing will change because Roger needs certain TV markets more than others.

I'm sorry if some of you refuse to believe it. It sucks. I hate it. That doesn't make it any less accurate.

01-10-2020, 09:07 AM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Al Riveron explains why there was no OPI foul in final play of Saints-Vikings Not a big fan of Seifert's politically correctness, white-washing of the NFL's willful neglect of officiating, but he negotiates to several correct points in this article... Twitter

01-10-2020, 09:50 AM	#2
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Al Riveron explains why there was no OPI foul in final play of Saints-Vikings Originally Posted by jeanpierre Not a big fan of Seifert's politically correctness, white-washing of the NFL's willful neglect of officiating, but he negotiates to several correct points in this article... https://twitter.com/SeifertESPN/stat...41159575523328 Those clear twists in the reversal standard would have made sense if they had led to a consistent place. Instead, the NFL's opening playoff weekend further clouded the picture. Riveron refused even to launch a formal review of Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph's game-winning touchdown last Sunday over the New Orleans Saints. Replays showed Rudolph's right arm push Saints defender P.J. Williams hard enough to make Williams' head snap backward. Riveron said in a pool report that "none of that contact rises to the level of a foul." But Parry was joined by two former referees (Terry McAulay and Gene Steratore) and one former NFL officiating chief (Mike Pereira) in thinking it was a foul. Pereira said on his Last Call show that declining to initiate a review was consistent with the league's replay standard. The NFL, after all, added only one OPI call via replay after Week 2. But was it a "replay standard" or simply a way for Riveron to avoid reviewing and/or overturning significant plays? play 1:26 Officiating analyst says PI should have been called on final playESPN NFL officiating analyst John Parry felt there should have been offensive pass interference on Kyle Rudolph's game-winning touchdown. Parry, for one, noted that there was a relatively obvious indicator that could be used to see the difference between standard contact and pass interference: Williams' head snapping back at the force of Rudolph's push. "The standard ended up being impossibly high," Parry said. "They needed to define the standard better with indicators to know when it would be reversed or not. In this case, if [Rudolph] just has his arm extended, it's not pass interference. But when you see how the defender reacts, that's a yes. The elbow is bent and the arm is then extended to create the separation. That's pass interference. Define the standard? These people aren't idiots. Any concern about getting the calls "Right" on the field is secondary to (a) perception of the league and (b) using the rules to influence the outcome. This is no conspiracy theory. This is reality to anyone who has eyes and watches the games. The league will, ultimately, blame the refs, and token steps will be made to placate the public, but in the end nothing will change because Roger needs certain TV markets more than others. I'm sorry if some of you refuse to believe it. It sucks. I hate it. That doesn't make it any less accurate. Rugby Saint II likes this.
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