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Originally Posted by jd1020
I'll never understand why there are "technicalities" that prevent a play from being reviewed.
I would think the most important thing would be getting the call right, but that's just me. It was pretty ****ing clear that forward progress was not stopped before the ball came out.
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Well, look no further than what wuld happen if the WWE had unlimited reviews and you'll have your answer. While the WWFL isn't as overt about "the fix" as the WWE, there's no doubt that the illusion of "too many reviews would extend the game too long" was put to rest years ago by college football and simply isn't true.
Along with what I think you're alluding to, I'm really willing to blow it up and allow for teams to get five or six reviews per half, and let them review almost anything. Holds, push-offs, pick plays, pre-snap movement, almost anything thing they feel was "missed' on the previous play. And because officials are allowed to "miss" so much because of the "speed of the game" (which may or may not be true - they sure don't miss "bam-bam" DPI calls!!), I say let them get helped by unlimited booth reviews and six reviews per half, per team, to help them - because of the speed of the game.
I know it would reduce scoring, but I'm a football purist and I'm fine with games that end 14-13..