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“Nice job! Really enjoyed the talk about pass interference replays and the on-side kick. Listening to Dean explain things is like talking to your lawyer about something. You can be fired up about some situations but Dean always comes back in with the clearest explanation in a calm non biased manner that you can’t help but accept and appreciate.
I think as an informed but still casual football viewer I would say that adding in replay for PI was a good change but the league completely blew it when they set a higher standard for reversing a call. Anyone who watched that play in the Giants game knew without a doubt it was a missed call. Heck my fiancée who barely watches football could recognize cheating by the defender. I guess my point here is the league has to recognize that they lose the faith of their audience and they probably unfairly punish the officials by forcing them to not do the right thing because the standard is too high. Either that or the refs are just too proud to admit mistakes and are revolting against replay. I don’t know how crews are evaluated but perhaps the more situations where calls are over turned correlated to less opportunity for post season work and therefore they are not motivated to do the right thing?
I will say that I have see more offensive PI calls recently and I applaud that. I think the NFL was falling into the same trap that the NBA got into where the offensive players were gaming the situation and pushing off at the last moment to make space and complete the catch much like a basketball player using his free hand to push the defender while trying to drive the lane.
On-side kicks was a spot on topic as well. The league has a responsibility to keep the players safe so I absolutely appreciate the rule change from that point of view. The other side however is the audience still wants to be able to cling to hope of a comeback no matter the odds. America loves the under dog mentality. So this much like change for regular kick-offs where almost all of them are touch backs are somewhat ruining one of the hallmarks of the brand...hope for the unexpected against the odds play. There was a game this year and in years pass where teams have done a drop kick. This got me thinking. If the teams could get around the limitations of the on-side kick. I don’t know the rules about this but might be a good follow up topic on future shows.”
The humble Sofa Ref via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/15/19
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United States of America ·
09/10/19
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United States of America ·
10/14/19
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“This is a refreshing take on the technical side of the game and the sometimes not so technical side of life’s social norms. Keep up the good work Dean and the Team!”
daigs25 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/19/19
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