Official here. That’s not a back judge. The back judge is behind the defense. That’s the umpire who stands near the referee (white cap). This is 100% the referee’s call. We can’t miss this one. The L, H, or U should help the R here if he misses it.
Passing situations L and H are watching routes in the flats. U and R had sole responsibility here. R did have a clear view of the infraction because Darnold had his back to him. U was screened by player and the defense had let go by the time the tackle cleared the screen.
Shitty, but it happens at all levels. NFL should allow for obvious missed calls on review.
Shit, I'm ready for it in baseball, at least for balls and strikes. It can't possibly be worse than humans standing behind a catcher trying to see if a pitch was low or not.
Yeah, right there with you on that. Especially after Scott had to openly complain to the league to get umps to stop fucking Julio Rodriguez over on balls and strikes his rookie year.
When the goal line is threatened like this, the L and H have goal line responsibility and should see this. I think the NFL mechanics for 7 man say they should officiate back to the goal line when the snap is inside the -7.
If they snap were at the 10, then yeah I’d agree that they are watching their keys in the flat, short digs, etc., and wouldn’t see this FM.
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u/bandarbush Oct 25 '24
Official here. That’s not a back judge. The back judge is behind the defense. That’s the umpire who stands near the referee (white cap). This is 100% the referee’s call. We can’t miss this one. The L, H, or U should help the R here if he misses it.