Should Have Been A Penalty In Super Bowl

[Mike]

Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller said he broke an NFL rule during Super Bowl 50 after knocking the football away from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on Feb. 7.


Newton has been widely panned for failing to dive on the loose ball. But when Miller got into the scramble, the former Auburn quarterback was on the ground and nearly had his hands on the football. That's when Miller knocked the ball away with a lightning sweep of his left arm.

"I was being held for a minute, so I couldn't get to the ball right away," Miller told King. "I couldn't fall on it, so I was just trying to, I don't know, get it to one of our guys."

Denver outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware nearly came up with the fumble initially, but Carolina center Ryan Kalil jumped on him just as the former Troy standout was about to corral the ball. That's when Newton had his shot at it, but Miller intervened.

It's illegal for a defensive player to bat the ball back toward the goal line. Referee Clete Blakeman was behind Miller when the bat occurred, and he then almost got bowled over by players pursuing the bouncing ball.

 

[Brad S]

I get it. Dudes believable when he batted at the ball but not when he's being held? Officiating is imperfect, thus a win win situation. Winners get the victory, and losers can seize moral victory from re litigating officiating for months and months. See, everyone's happy.

 

[Mike]

Remember the basketball official that was throwing games for the bookies a few years back?

Money makes a lot of people imperfect.

 

[Mike]

Remember the basketball official that was throwing games for the bookies a few years back?

Money makes a lot of people imperfect.

Ex-Referee Says 2002 NBA Playoff Was Rigged


A former referee at the center of a gambling scandal has alleged that NBA referees rigged a 2002 playoff series to force it to seven games. Tim Donaghy also says the NBA routinely encouraged referees to ring up bogus fouls to manipulate results but ignore calls against star players.

 

[Brad S]

I do remember the point shaving ref.

That offers zero insight into whether the super bowl official had enough inference of propelling a ball vs swatting at a ball at game time. Mind reading goes way beyond good officiating. If you want a game destroyed by officials, put the onus of mind reading on the officials, then the losers can really re litigate the game.

 

[loomixguy]

Money makes a lot of people imperfect.

:agree: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

Mikey should know! He's only the biggest supporter here of the most lawless, rule breaking, criminal athletic conference, ever!

It's over now, irrelevant. Just like Texas getting that one second put back on the clock after time expired so Texas could kick the game winning field goal and steal the conference championship from Nebraska. Or Gerry being ejected frlm Nebraska's bowl game for making a perfectly legal tackle. Too bad, so sad. Let the southern boys do the screwing, and it's all good. Let them get screwed, even accidentally, and listen to the pi$$!ng and moaning.