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No more folded note cards to help measure for 1st downs
Posted on 12/21/17 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 12/21/17 at 1:42 pm
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Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
NFL head of officials Al Riveron said he has told referees not to use folded note cards on first-down measurements, as happened Sunday night in Cowboys-Raiders game.
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Posted on 12/21/17 at 1:48 pm to rt3
what a joke.
the NFL is a mess.
sad.
the NFL is a mess.
sad.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 1:48 pm to rt3
What if they don't fold them?
Posted on 12/21/17 at 1:50 pm to G The Tiger Fan
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What if they don't fold them?
why would you use an unfolded note card?
it's like using single ply TP
Posted on 12/21/17 at 2:11 pm to rt3
They should put one player on each team on the end of the sticks and tell them to pull on it and after five seconds, see if the ball is beyond the sticks or not.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 2:19 pm to rt3
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No more folded note cards to help measure for 1st downs
A co-worker & Raiders fan claims that paper was Jerry Jones Check for the Officials.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 2:40 pm to rt3
How the frick did they think that was supposed to work? Unless they were using an L square, theres no way to guarantee the ref wasn't angling that paper in his measurement
Posted on 12/21/17 at 3:11 pm to rt3
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A first-down ruling despite visible space between the football and first-down marker.
And then, there was that muffled grin from referee Gene Steratore as he stepped away from his paper trail.
And people think Raiders fans are paranoid.
So the ball's short...but with folded index card 1st down! On the game winning drive.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 3:30 pm to rt3
Why in the hell were they using that to begin with?
Posted on 12/21/17 at 3:35 pm to Kracka
Because they couldn’t eyeball it. If the paper slides and doesn’t touch the ball, no first down. If the paper touches the ball, first down.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 3:40 pm to Boomshockalocka
I've never seen that before in my life
Posted on 12/21/17 at 3:42 pm to CptBengal
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the NFL is a mess.
Drama queen much?
Posted on 12/21/17 at 3:43 pm to Boomshockalocka
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Because they couldn’t eyeball it. If the paper slides and doesn’t touch the ball, no first down. If the paper touches the ball, first down.
It amazes me how many people were and still are griping about this and had no clue what he was doing with the card in the first place. We are in a sad place in our society.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 3:44 pm to SomewhereDownInTX
I can't believe after a whole week you guys still don't understand how the measurement works.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 4:25 pm to Boomshockalocka
Yeah this league is rigged if that's a first down
Posted on 12/21/17 at 4:29 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Holy shite they called that a first down after clearly seeing a gap there? 
Posted on 12/21/17 at 4:30 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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muffled grin from referee Gene Steratore
That was the greatest thing about the measurement..
Michaels pointed it out as well
Posted on 12/21/17 at 4:31 pm to chalmetteowl
Paper hit the tip of the ball on the way down. First down. Rigged they coulda easily spotted the ball a foot or two ahead of where they did if they wanted to rig it. No doubt about it the linesman knew where that marker was if he wanted a first down he coulda spotted the ball safely ahead of it.
they coulda easily spotted the ball a foot or two ahead of where they did if they wanted to rig it. No doubt about it the linesman knew where that marker was if he wanted a first down he coulda spotted the ball safely ahead of it. 
Posted on 12/21/17 at 4:51 pm to SomewhereDownInTX
They should computerize or out laser lights coming out to see if the ball touches the light. How difficult can these decisions honestly be? How does goodell make 900k a week?
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