Number of NFL games in the 2006 season where the refs had a significant effect on the outcome: 1
Apparently, one of the alterations that we were not made aware of regarding the "Coach's Challenge" is the new "Optional" rule. The refs seem to have the option as to whether or not they want to review a play.
The officials claimed they didn't see the flag. Well, what was Nick Saban (head coach of the Dolphins) supposed to do? Run on the field dancing and hurling the flag at a ref's bum?
Yes.
The truth of it is, Nick didn't receive the updated "Coach's Challange rules." You see, he failed to do the "red flag rhyme." It goes something like this:
I don't like the call you made
You need to, I wish you would,
go under the replay hood
Then he had to recite one of the following: (depending what the play he's challenging was)
You know I don't live by deceit
That pass was not incomplete.
To challenge a complete pass call
I have come to kick and scratch
There's no way he made that catch.
To challenge in or out of bounds
At your job, you're doing fine
I think you need to watch the line.
To challenge the game clock
Please stop lighting up your bong
I think the game clock is wrong
To challenge a fumble
How’d you make that stupid call?
You missed when he lost the ball!
To challenge a touchdown
I’m sure you don’t like my tone
Check again for that end zone.
Don't forget, there are hand motions and gyrations that go with each of these rhymes. Because Saban failed to fully perform the challenge routine while dangling the red flag in front of the referees, they decided they didn't want to review the play where the tight end was clearly out of bounds before he entered the end zone. Which forced the Dolphins to go to the air, which forced the interceptions, etc, etc, etc...
Be on the lookout, I've heard that Belichick has a few verses of his own.
3 comments:
YOur right the refs messed up but do you really think that challenge changed the outcome of the game?
it would have been first and goal with 4 plays to score and run time off the clock. What would Miami have done then.
They lost because the quarterback through two interceptions and almost through another earlier in the endzone that the defender just didn't have control of before he fell out of bounce.
that should be threw not through
It also should be "bounds" not "bounce" :)
Thier quarterback threw two interceptions because they were forced to go to the air because the TD was awarded in error. They had stopped Parker for a loss a good number of times, it would have required a toss to the end zone.
Yes, it altered the entire outcome of the game. You cannot assume that the game would have been exactly the same had the flag been seen and the play overturned.
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