49ers Vs. Ravens: Getting Over The Officiating

Anyways, weez got the Rams this weekend.

Anyone recall when it was the 9ers time to pick in the past draft, they had the choice between two Pass Rushers , Smith who of course 9ers picked and Quinn who the Rams picked after the 9ers plucked Smith.

So how do they compare to date, take a look!

Smith – 6-4 / 260 lbs – 11 games: 20 tackles / 7.5 sacks

Quinn- 6-4 / 265 lbs – 10 games: 15 tackles / 5 sacks

It appears pretty close as to who will end up being the better of the two.

Yup, they have consistently tried to screw the 49ers every game lol…well it does seem that we get called for a lot of ticky-tack fouls compared to our opponents

2 different penalties based on the severity of the foul. If it is incidental and not gross intention of PI, how about a 10 or 15yd penalty and 1st down. If it is a gross foul, the defender was tackling the receiver, spot foul and 1st down.

People have been talking about his for years, it needs to be addressed, but sadly, I don’t see it happening. I’m sure the Refs would be for it, I’m sure they don’t like the fact that they have to hand out 50 yd penalties that are game changing unless it is warranted.

But the chop block was definitely the right call, not really sure why people are arguing against that one….

I think the refs should err on the side of letting the players play. If a penalty is obvious to the ref, and/or seems intentional by the player, then a penalty should be called. But if their call is going to affct the outcome of a game and they are not 100% sure the penalty is blatant and obvious they should just let the play tell the story.

Easy to say, hard to do, but I do think the refs are micro-managing the games too much. It’s not knew. It’s been that way for as long as I’ve been watching games. But I think they could try to let the play tell the story.

I know the chop block and the pass interference calls were probably right. But, for instance, if the Ravens did what we did and no penalty was called on those plays, even after seeing replays, would we be complaining about it? I sure wouldn’t be.

I think slow motion and instant replay already allow for enough scrutiny. The refs are human.

I think dangerous hits and late hits should be automatically reviewed like scoring plays. It’s clear when watching a replay whether the hit was late or whether a player led with the helmet. It’s really hard to tell these types of fouls at full speed.

That said, the PI call sucked since it could have gone either way, and the chop block sucked because it didn’t have an impact on the play. So much is overlooked it’s just unfortunate this is the one they decide to enforce. Neither of those plays should have been challenged or reviewable. The ref made the call, it was a close call and he chose a side. We just ended up on the wrong side.

He was yelling at the referee after they got called on the punt return for block in the back. He said “Don’t guess!!!” Perfect. Absolutely perfect. Referees call what they think are penalties and not what actually are penalties.

but if the NFL insists on at the spot penalties for pass interference, I think any PI call over 20 yards should be automatically reviewed because 20+ yards is a huge chuck of yardage and can change swing a game’s outcome on one penalty call.

I can’t stand seeing some of the refs that are bloated or old and unable to move at the speed of the game. Sure they don’t have to keep up with players at all times, but should be able to keep up with the speed of the game to a certain extent and not get in the way of plays. Can’t hope for anything else in terms of calls; they’ll always be bad.