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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
NFL Network had their rules analyst on this morning and he said both penalties were correctly called based on the letter of the law.
He also said that officials are instructed to err on the side of caution and as such, even had those been subject to replay review, they'd have stood as called.
He told Mariucci that if they want to change the rules that's a different discussion but as the rules are written and with the emphasis on protecting QBs, those were BOTH correct calls and when shown from the officials angle and in slow motion, both are easily supported.
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That is the real issue.
The rule book is unnecessarily convoluted and officials are explicitly instructed to throw the flag if they think the penalty occurred.
The league needs to streamline the process and do what the UFL does. Use a sky judge to overturn bogus penalties.
But guess what? The NFL has no incentive to change. The controversy sells and everyone keeps watching.
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