Around the NFL week 17

[rocnrik]

How about just saying Refs are human and on the take....😳😀. Seriously there is no reason for that to have happened... if that was NFC championship ?? The LEAGUE has to get this right .. my question is it shows the ref telling Dallas something.. What was that ?? It stinks

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by rocnrik

How about just saying Refs are human and on the take....😳😀. Seriously there is no reason for that to have happened... if that was NFC championship ?? The LEAGUE has to get this right .. my question is it shows the ref telling Dallas something.. What was that ?? It stinks

The ref was telling the Dallas defense who reported as eligible.

Looks like the ref assumed it was just #70, only heard him and not #68? Maybe #68 needed to be sure the ref heard him? He'll probably tell you that. Either way, it wasn't a good look.

[AnonEmouse]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

The ref was telling the Dallas defense who reported as eligible.

Looks like the ref assumed it was just #70, only heard him and not #68? Maybe #68 needed to be sure the ref heard him? He'll probably tell you that. Either way, it wasn't a good look.

Watching the Skycam outtake on various sites, #70 was the last of 3 linemen to go speak to the ref before teh play. And he visibly engages with the other 2. And there's video of #70 saying quite 'adamantly' that he didn't say anything to the ref. Post game interview with #68 too, emphasising he DID tell him he was reporting in as eligible. I'm not sure the refs actions were deliberate, he may well have told the Cowboy sit was #70 by mistake, but its clearly a level of incompetence. And normally they announce across the PA if a player is reporting as eligible which didn't happen here. 🤔