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Consequences of the Challenge System
Refs no longer call runners down, even when it's obvious somebody is down, leaving it up to the coaches to challenge it. This is obviously a problem when the coaches no longer have a timeout, as was the case in the Saints/Rams game. It was before the 2 minute warning, and on a completion to Ernie Conwell, Mike Furrey took the ball from Conwell after he'd been on his back for half a second, then goes 66 yards for a touchdown. The Saints cannot challenge the play. It is then ironic that, had the challenge system NOT been in place, this mistake would not have been made because Conwell would've been called down.
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Re: Consequences of the Challenge System
This isn't entirely accurate.
Often they will let the play continue, then declare the runner down. This means that they aren't blowing the whistle, so it's still at least eligible to go either way. I'm not about to say that the refs are perfect, though. Josh |
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Re: Consequences of the Challenge System
Should the challenge system be abolished and replaced with a video review system? In other words all decisions go up to the booth.
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Re: Consequences of the Challenge System
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Should the challenge system be abolished and replaced with a video review system? In other words all decisions go up to the booth. [/ QUOTE ] I really have no idea. It's like this in some college conferences and some of the plays just aren't reviewed that need to be. There's really no system that can be instituted that will correct shitty refs. |
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Re: Consequences of the Challenge System
Are there any statistics that show fumbles per game increasing since challenges were allowed?
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Re: Consequences of the Challenge System
Don't use all your challenges so early and you can have that play looked at. Haslett must have messed up because he was out of challenges. Don't let him off the hook either, although that call was pretty bad.
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