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[steelcitymetal Profile]

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80e457d6

Calls discussed:

From PHI @ ARI, the 4th down 4Q pass interference that was not called.
Pereira says: Tangled feet initiated contact and both players were looking for the ball, so non-call was okay.

From PHI @ ARI, the kickoff to PHI that almost goes out-of-bounds.
Pereira says: Line judge initially ruled that the ball touched the Eagles player on its descent and then landed out of bounds. He can tell that the ball did not land out of bounds but not whether it hit the Eagles player. Says since it was ruled out of bounds, that kills the play, and nothing that happens after that is reviewable. Says correct call should have been PHI ball at 40 (kickoff hitting player out of bounds is the same as kickoff kicked out of bounds) or ARI ball at the spot, but can't tell exactly when/if it hit the Eagles player.

Terry McAulay has been selected as head referee for SB43.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_McAulay

Mike Pereira is retiring after the 2009 season.

No Steelers plays discussed.

[Mrsteve Profile]

Philly caught a huge break on that kickoff, because even if the Eagle touched it, it never went out of bounds (And I don't think the Eagle touched it). That should have been Cards' ball.

I will never understand how they have decided what is reviewable and not reviewable.

[steelcitymetal Profile]

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80e8fa89

I'm a little disappointed because they didn't cover any of the controversial calls (holding safety, phantom roughing of Ben, or Ben's near rushing touchdown on first drive of game). But I guess they don't want to open up a can of worms.

Topics discussed:

Santonio's post-TD celebration
Ruling: Would have been a penalty if the refs had seen it, but so much time had passed since the catch, that the refs were setting up for the point after.

Warner's fumble, not reviewed
Ruling: It was reviewed upstairs and deemed correctly called.

Harrison's INT return for TD
Ruling: Half would not have ended if ruled short due to penalty on Arizona.

Roughing the Holder
Ruling: There are three types of roughing penalties (quarterback, kicker, and holder). No such thing as "running into" the holder, just roughing.

[GodfatherofSoul Profile]

Phantom roughing? The ball was away, the defender had plenty of time and the angle to see the throw, and he still pushed him to the ground. Remember, this is one game when Baltimore cheap shotted Ben in the back resulting in an injury bad enough to lead to that walkway huddle. I thought Ben's knee was clearly down (on replay). I've watched that play maybe 20 times now.

As for the Warner play, he made an interesting point. He said that the QB has to be in control of the ball, not just heaving it forward. I've seen plenty of plays where the QB makes a desperation attempt to push the ball forward after it's been dislodged by the defense.

[steelcitymetal Profile]

Phantom roughing? The ball was away, the defender had plenty of time and the angle to see the throw, and he still pushed him to the ground. Remember, this is one game when Baltimore cheap shotted Ben in the back resulting in an injury bad enough to lead to that walkway huddle.

oh... yeah... i wasn't saying that's what i thought it was... just that play.

it wasn't that hard of a hit, but yeah, it reminded me of the one he took in the AFCC game