Sherman non facemask on Edelman

[NJSeahawk]

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/13/...julian-edelman-shoulder-pad-seahawks-patriots

In the second quarter of the Seattle Seahawks’ matchup against the New England Patriots, Richard Sherman was flagged for a facemask against Julian Edelman, and he shouldn’t have been.

 

[Jazzhawk]

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/13/...julian-edelman-shoulder-pad-seahawks-patriots

In the second quarter of the Seattle Seahawks’ matchup against the New England Patriots, Richard Sherman was flagged for a facemask against Julian Edelman, and he shouldn’t have been.

Nope....completely clean.

 

[HawkFan72]

Completely clean and he should get another apology this week from the refs. It's becoming a weekly tradition.

 

[JustTheTip]

Nor did the official have a clear enough view to be able to make the call.

 

[McGruff]

He didn't get the face mask, and it's not a penasty at all. But give the ref a little slack on that one. Live and in the heat of battle, most of us would make the same call with seeing the arm and the way the head turns.

 

[Blitzhawk]

At the very least, he should get his $9000 dollars back. :stirthepot:

 

[Year of The Hawk]

He didn't get the face mask, and it's not a penasty at all. But give the ref a little slack on that one. Live and in the heat of battle, most of us would make the same call with seeing the arm and the way the head turns.

This...

 

[WindCityHawk]

Another NFL apology for the collection.

 

[seahawkfreak]

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/13/...julian-edelman-shoulder-pad-seahawks-patriots

In the second quarter of the Seattle Seahawks’ matchup against the New England Patriots, Richard Sherman was flagged for a facemask against Julian Edelman, and he shouldn’t have been.

Yeah I'm waiting for Dean Blandino's phone call to the NFL network right now. What an ass.

 

[Seahawk Sailor]

He didn't get the face mask, and it's not a penasty at all. But give the ref a little slack on that one. Live and in the heat of battle, most of us would make the same call with seeing the arm and the way the head turns.

This is how I see it. Yes, it was absolutely the wrong call on the field. Yes, Sherman will be vindicated. He'll probably tweet out the play this week.

But if you don't see where his hand is, the movement of both players makes the play look like a face mask. Head came around, hand was right there, head twisted like the face mask was grabbed. Wrong call, but a really tough one to get right on the field. It would be nice if those were reviewable.

 

[pmedic920]

Should get last weeks fine refunded

 

[scutterhawk]

He didn't get the face mask, and it's not a penasty at all. But give the ref a little slack on that one. Live and in the heat of battle, most of us would make the same call with seeing the arm and the way the head turns.

I think that ANY 15 yard penalty should be up for review...It wouldn't eliminate mistakes by the Referees, but it would help them to rectify many of the game changing mistakes that they make.

 

[HawkFan72]

At the very least, he should get his $9000 dollars back. :stirthepot:

haha the NFL giving away money? Good one!

 

[evergreen]

Chris Collingsworth new Sherman was right. And that was before the replay.

 

[WindCityHawk]

And yet: will there be any accountability? Will a ref or NFL exec pay any price? Of course not.

No wonder there's a drop in viewership. Micromanage the game and this is what you get.

 

[SeaToTheHawks]

He didn't get the face mask, and it's not a penasty at all. But give the ref a little slack on that one. Live and in the heat of battle, most of us would make the same call with seeing the arm and the way the head turns.

This...

No. You only call it if you actually see it. It's not good enough to assume it's there.

 

[AROS]

I totally 100% believe the refs were not "jobbing" us here. It was clearly a call most humans would make given their vantage point and how Edelman's head moved towards Sherman's hands on his shoulder pads.

This is a great example of why I believe face masks and other automatic 15-yard penalties should be allowed to be challenged.

This was not a horrific call...It was an understandable call given the lack of instant replay.

 

[bigtrain21]

I'm surprised by how many people think it is okay to call something you don't see just because it looks like he grabbed the facemask from the refs perspective.


Think about it. The ref didn't actually see the facemask get grabbed yet he blew his whistle and threw his yellow flag for that. If you don't see it, you can't just assume it happened.

 

[THE TABS]

It irritates me when an official makes a call without even seeing it. Happens in the NBA all the time, and it's a big reason why I don't watch it anymore.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

That was a bad call.

IMO a facemask penalty isn't subjective, why can't that be reviewable?