A Zebra's Taint? II
Isn't That Convenient?
Picking up from Part 1... For those who have not seen or doubt, the highlights, or low lights can be found in these HD NFL videos: 1. Gifted FG; 2. Gifted TD; 3. 2 point Annulment (at 10:50).
As head zebra Triplette can be heard saying, "the QB is behind the line and in a shotgun, therefore an eligible receiver," all being completely irrelevant. Why? As promised in Part 1, after you read the rules below, we shall do some splanin...
Second, given the definition of what IS a LEGAL forward pass, once the BALL crosses the line of scrimmage, a forward pass is NO LONGER PERMISSIBLE.
Therefore, whether the passers whole body and the ball are over the line, or behind the line is rendered irrelevant. The cart or ball, cannot go before the horse or player.
What nobody spoke to, PRIOR to being released, had the BALL CROSSED the LINE?
As everyone can see from the video, indeed it had, and that was overwhelming evidence to overturn a proper ruling on the field, which was not forthcoming.
Conveniently, in all three instances, this cohort of zebras made rulings which were judgement calls and could not be overturned by a coach's challenge or booth review. Now, isn't that convenient?
Correcting Things?
Without the addition of artificial additives, the Tuxes would not have attempted two failed 2pt conversions, so -2 TEN. Net corrections: TEN gained +5 pts, KC lost -9 pts.
Thus, rather than TEN 22-21, the final score could and should have been TEN 17, KC 30, and at worst, if the fumble on the gifted FG had not turned into a TD, TEN 17, KC 23.
On 01/06/18, Uncle TOM was -2 for both the home fav Ram's and road dog Tuxedos. The home Rams had a roughly 70% chance of losing, the Titans road victory was far less probable.
Since the 1970 merger, playoff ROAD teams with negative -2 TOM are a combined 5-53 with a .086 win % or a 91.4% chance of losing the game.
Of course having "official" assistance always helps overcome an overwhelming probability of failure.
In the future to prevent such seemingly willful interference with natural occurences, perhaps they need a good talking to, if you don't mind my saying so, perhaps a bit more. As Delbert Grady at the Overlook might say, perhaps a good correcting?
As Three Blind Mice would be an improvement, hopefully, we won't see anyone in that harem of zebra's, officiate any future playoff games.
MSM pundits might pawn all this off with broad brush strokes such as, officials are only human, people make mistakes, it's not the end of the world and it's just a game, but therein lies the rub of a Zebra's Taint? More to come next week in the conclusion, Part 3.
Picking up from Part 1... For those who have not seen or doubt, the highlights, or low lights can be found in these HD NFL videos: 1. Gifted FG; 2. Gifted TD; 3. 2 point Annulment (at 10:50).
On video #2, noting the balls position at the snap, the line of scrimmage (black line), and Mariota's position at 0:11, and 0:38 in slow motion, his hand with the ball still in it, clearly cross the line PRIOR to release of the pass.
As head zebra Triplette can be heard saying, "the QB is behind the line and in a shotgun, therefore an eligible receiver," all being completely irrelevant. Why? As promised in Part 1, after you read the rules below, we shall do some splanin...
Article 2 Legal Forward Pass. The offensive team may make one forward pass from behind the line during each down.
If the ball, whether in player possession or loose, crosses the line of scrimmage, a forward pass is not permissible, regardless of whether the ball returns behind the line of scrimmage before the pass is thrown.
Item 1: Illegal Passes. Any other forward pass by either team is illegal and is a foul by the passing team, including: (a) A forward pass thrown when the passer is beyond the line of scrimmage.
Note: It is a forward pass from beyond the line of scrimmage if the passer’s entire body and the ball are beyond the line of scrimmage when the ball is released, whether the passer is airborne or touching the ground. - NFL RulebookFirst, after a defensive player has touched the ball, all offensive players are eligible receivers.
Second, given the definition of what IS a LEGAL forward pass, once the BALL crosses the line of scrimmage, a forward pass is NO LONGER PERMISSIBLE.
Therefore, whether the passers whole body and the ball are over the line, or behind the line is rendered irrelevant. The cart or ball, cannot go before the horse or player.
What nobody spoke to, PRIOR to being released, had the BALL CROSSED the LINE?
As everyone can see from the video, indeed it had, and that was overwhelming evidence to overturn a proper ruling on the field, which was not forthcoming.
Conveniently, in all three instances, this cohort of zebras made rulings which were judgement calls and could not be overturned by a coach's challenge or booth review. Now, isn't that convenient?
Correcting Things?
Without the addition of artificial additives, the Tuxes would not have attempted two failed 2pt conversions, so -2 TEN. Net corrections: TEN gained +5 pts, KC lost -9 pts.
Thus, rather than TEN 22-21, the final score could and should have been TEN 17, KC 30, and at worst, if the fumble on the gifted FG had not turned into a TD, TEN 17, KC 23.
On 01/06/18, Uncle TOM was -2 for both the home fav Ram's and road dog Tuxedos. The home Rams had a roughly 70% chance of losing, the Titans road victory was far less probable.
Since the 1970 merger, playoff ROAD teams with negative -2 TOM are a combined 5-53 with a .086 win % or a 91.4% chance of losing the game.
Of course having "official" assistance always helps overcome an overwhelming probability of failure.
In the future to prevent such seemingly willful interference with natural occurences, perhaps they need a good talking to, if you don't mind my saying so, perhaps a bit more. As Delbert Grady at the Overlook might say, perhaps a good correcting?
As Three Blind Mice would be an improvement, hopefully, we won't see anyone in that harem of zebra's, officiate any future playoff games.
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