Officiating at the End of Game

[TenTwo]

On a random note…. Vilma was kinda annoying

He tries too hard to be objective. As much as I was a fan of him as a player, my feelings are polar opposite when he’s commentating

 

[soupcan dan]

on a random note------328% is going to be my new sign of certainty

 

[Chopper Man]

I hope truly that the ref had money on the Falcons and lost a fortune.

 

[EvilMike]

I'll say what I've been saying since the NFC championship game.

Put the refs up in a Motel 6 when they come to town, develop some water, electrical and AC problems in the refs' locker room at the dome and put them in a tent in the parking lot, give them gas station sushi to eat.

 

[ElTorro]

Werner got flagged for too strong of a tackle. I guess it is becoming flag football.

I thought the flag on Werner was for the hip throw. Ticky tacky and a little too letter of the law in my opinion.

 

[SaintswonSBXLIV]

I don’t understand the thought behind it being intentional grounding if the clock is stopped. What possible benefit or competitive advantage are you gaining by wasting one of your downs when you don’t need to do so. Any ideas?

This is a great point except that it would arguably make the rule subjective which is something the league attempts to minimize whenever possible. I remember that the spike rule came into existence in the late 80s because teams would throw the ball out of bounds to stop the clock and the thought was that it was an unnecessary waste of time so they allowed for the spike.