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I'm watching this season under protest. I hope Goodell dares to show up for the MNF season opener. Please show him on the big screen every third down. Dome will go nuts.
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Before we get too far down this rabbit hole of complaints, I believe that everyone is missing what the call was about. It appears most people think the call is about making a play on the ball. It clearly isn't. It clearly was something that happened before that point (which they never replay), a push-off for separation I presume.
The ref is already reaching and throwing the flag before contact or an effort is even made. It's well out and cocked when first contact is made on the image below.
Doesn't mean the refs/Riveron won't screw up plenty of things. But I think the All-22 video might be worth seeing in this case.
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Edit: NFL Officiating confirmed that: The on-field officials called OPI for a push off by WAS 13 at the 50-yard line, well before he jumped to catch the ball. There was no clear and obvious visual evidence from the available broadcast video that the ruling was incorrect, so the on-field ruling stands.
The refs are going to screw up. But given where the flag was thrown and when it was thrown, it was pretty obvious right of the bat the OPI call wasn't about the catch attempt. Add in a preseason non-national TV game and the reaction goes viral. Who knows if it was the right call even now (video is grainy, and it's possible there was a worthy enough push...maybe), but it clearly wasn't about the catch attempt.
As OP, I'm gonna say maybe the original tweets jumped the gun.
The new angles def show a push off and a flag being thrown before the contact at the ball.
They need to be quicker than this, it blew up fast.
Remember what happened to us against the Rams. If we’re overreacting, it’s because they made it possible.Always look at where they throw the flag. People are overreacting over nothing. The call obviously had to do with something that happened during the route that wasn't shown on TV. This is the media and fans being dumb.
Before we get too far down this rabbit hole of complaints, I believe that everyone is missing what the call was about. It appears most people think the call is about making a play on the ball. It clearly isn't. It clearly was something that happened before that point (which they never replay), a push-off for separation I presume.
The ref is already reaching and throwing the flag before contact or an effort is even made. It's well out and cocked when first contact is made on the image below.
Doesn't mean the refs/Riveron won't screw up plenty of things. But I think the All-22 video might be worth seeing in this case.
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Edit: NFL Officiating confirmed that: The on-field officials called OPI for a push off by WAS 13 at the 50-yard line, well before he jumped to catch the ball. There was no clear and obvious visual evidence from the available broadcast video that the ruling was incorrect, so the on-field ruling stands.
The refs are going to screw up. But given where the flag was thrown and when it was thrown, it was pretty obvious right of the bat the OPI call wasn't about the catch attempt. Add in a preseason non-national TV game and the reaction goes viral. Who knows if it was the right call even now (video is grainy, and it's possible there was a worthy enough push...maybe), but it clearly wasn't about the catch attempt.