did anyone see flacco step out of the endzone?
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I thought he had stepped out too, but rewound my DVR and saw that he didn't. I was amazed that the announcers didn't say anything b/c it was very close.
I would love to know how they don't call delay of game on such a crucial 3rd down and obvious call...
I would love to know how they don't call delay of game on such a crucial 3rd down and obvious call...
the play clock running out was inexcusable.....the refs should be fined and reprimaded for that...may have been a game changer....
but what i don`t get is the guys on this board,some that i like and totally respect,claiming with absolute certainty that flacco stepped out of the endzone....
"with absolute certainty"...
did they make it up or did they just mean,"i thought he stepped out"...
i mean,he really wasn`t all that close...it wasn`t like you couldn`t see green bteween his foot and the line...
and we had guys on here claiming that they dvr`ed it and he definitely stepped out...
i don`t understand how someone could be stone cold certain...with all due respect,that`s bullshit...
???
but what i don`t get is the guys on this board,some that i like and totally respect,claiming with absolute certainty that flacco stepped out of the endzone....
"with absolute certainty"...
did they make it up or did they just mean,"i thought he stepped out"...
i mean,he really wasn`t all that close...it wasn`t like you couldn`t see green bteween his foot and the line...
and we had guys on here claiming that they dvr`ed it and he definitely stepped out...
i don`t understand how someone could be stone cold certain...with all due respect,that`s bullshit...
???
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I have never seen that clock hit 0 like that and not have a flag thrown for delay. On the replay I counted a full two seconds more.
There is one ref that watchs just that. wtf
That allowed them to move close enough to use their regular kicker instead of the 50 yd field goal which assuredly would have missed.
:director:
yes. true that.
The funny thing is Dan Marino talked about it on the air after the game and confirmed that he was in bounds on that play. But nooo, people saw it differently on their DRS's from a 45 degree angle:mj07:
Decide for yourself.
it`s the angle,b.m.......they showed d it on the network from the back and he was a foot away from the line...
at least now i understand why people swore he was out...
Just saw the clip you are talking about -- fully admit I did not see that angle until just now and he didn't step on the line.
New respect for the refs, I would have gotten that wrong for sure.
Still think it was a terrible job out of CBS for not giving us replays as it happened, but glad it didn't effect a game of this magnitude.
On the "delay of game" I think it was 3rd and 4 in their own territory, they hit a long pass to Heap. HUGE play, definitely a game-changer. I think Titans win if they call it...
Here's the ref's explanation on this one...take it for what it's worth.
On a third-and-2 play early in what turned out to be the winning drive, the play clock hit zero for two seconds before the Ravens snapped the ball. Joe Flacco hit tight end Todd Heap up the seam for a 23-yard gain to the Titans' 45-yard line.
But the officials didn't call delay of game.
"The back judge [Bob Lawing] is responsible for that," referee Terry McAulay said. "He has the clock. When it hits zero [on the play clock], which is high here [on the scoreboards], he goes to the ball.
"So there is going to be a natural delay from zero to getting to the ball. And when he gets to the ball, if it is being snapped, we don't call it. So there can be a natural delay."
McAulay explained that is not a reviewable play.
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there can be a natural delay
wtf :shrug:
