Missed False Start Call - The Orange Mane

theAPAOps5 · 10-22-2007, 08:17 AM

I haven't seen this mentioned in many threads. I am sure its in the game day thread but probably burried. But how could the refs miss the false start by two lineman for Pitt on the drive where they tied the game.

I mean it was so blatant that even NBC flashed the flag graphic. I was pretty shocked about that. Glad it didn't determine the outcome of the game.

crawdad · 10-22-2007, 08:21 AM

Well, there were other infractions that they blatantly ignored as well. Najah Davenport pushing Big Ben from behind over the pile for the first down. I thought it was illegal for any player to assist a ball carrier by pushing from behind or pulling. The procedure penalty was ridiculous. I saw it and started yelling but there were no flags.

Great game though. Cutler played great as did many others.

frerottenextelway · 10-22-2007, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by crawdad

Well, there were other infractions that they blatantly ignored as well. Najah Davenport pushing Big Ben from behind over the pile for the first down. I thought it was illegal for any player to assist a ball carrier by pushing from behind or pulling.

Only in college. It's legal in the NFL.

El Guapo · 10-22-2007, 09:14 AM

Man, I thought that false start could have slowed down their O on that drive too. I was pissed.

Not to mention that they missed at least two holding calls (on Pitt) during the game as well as a block in the back on a punt. oh well. . . We came out victorious.

Traveler · 10-22-2007, 09:24 AM

Why did the refs wait so long to blow the whistle on the QB sneak by Rothlesberger on 4th down? His progress was stopped a full 3-5 seconds, but they still let the play continue. Shanahan was piseed on the sideline.

ZONA · 10-22-2007, 09:24 AM

Usually, the calls even out. But it had to be embarrasing for that ref crew to miss 2 lineman going early on the same side of the ball. If it was a small twitch or something, yeah ok, but they were standing straight up by the time the ball was snapped. That's frickin pathetic. Makes you wonder just what in the hell that line judge was looking at because it sure wasn't the Steelers linemen................lol

ZONA · 10-22-2007, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Traveler

Why did the refs wait so long to blow the whistle on the QB sneak by Rothlesberger on 4th down? His progress was stopped a full 3-5 seconds, but they still let the play continue. Shanahan was piseed on the sideline.

I agree on that one. He was clearly stopped for several seconds.

jmz313 · 10-22-2007, 09:26 AM

The false start was hilarious. since we won of course.

Just another highlight clip of NFL refs watching the game instead of Calling it.

HorseHead · 10-22-2007, 09:26 AM

what was Madden drinking last night? Absinthe? His whole take on the Graham fumble was like listening to my drunk Uncle at a family reunion....

El Guapo · 10-22-2007, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Traveler

Why did the refs wait so long to blow the whistle on the QB sneak by Rothlesberger on 4th down? His progress was stopped a full 3-5 seconds, but they still let the play continue. Shanahan was piseed on the sideline.

I was "piseed" as well.

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Originally Posted by HorseHead

what was Madden drinking last night? Absinthe? His whole take on the Graham fumble was like listening to my drunk Uncle at a family reunion....

man, did you see his eyes after the game? That's the second time this year his eyes were redder than the devil.

KCbroncos · 10-22-2007, 09:36 AM

As bad as NBC coverage is, they were all over it showing the flag graphic and bringing it to Al Michael's attention. I was definitely dropping the f- bombs cause that would have made it 3rd and very long and wiped off a huge first down for the Steelers. Oh well, thanks to that spry young 15 year veteran it just didn't matter.

broncos-rock · 10-22-2007, 09:49 AM

What was the Lynch penalty on the sidelines for? They never show controversal replays at the stadium.

ohiobronco2 · 10-22-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HorseHead

what was Madden drinking last night? Absinthe? His whole take on the Graham fumble was like listening to my drunk Uncle at a family reunion....

Did he share his famoust DJ Williams is the only player ever that he thought was NFL ready out of high school story?

defenseman · 10-22-2007, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by broncos-rock

What was the Lynch penalty on the sidelines for? They never show controversal replays at the stadium.

The "refs" said he hit him out of bounds, it was more of a push, however, the reciever was in the "white" of the out of bounds. That call, could have gone either way. All in all, I felt the refs, and madden tilted in the steeler direction. I used to like madden, don't like him so much anymore...dman

*whoever else said it though, calls tend to even out, well they're probably correct. Not necessarily over a game though, over a season.

dbfan21 · 10-22-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ZONA

Usually, the calls even out. But it had to be embarrasing for that ref crew to miss 2 lineman going early on the same side of the ball. If it was a small twitch or something, yeah ok, but they were standing straight up by the time the ball was snapped. That's frickin pathetic. Makes you wonder just what in the hell that line judge was looking at because it sure wasn't the Steelers linemen................lol

He was too busy blowing a member of the Steeler coaching staff.

ludo21 · 10-22-2007, 10:02 AM

Lynch pushed him while he was OB, decent call, still pisses me off

Jason in LA · 10-22-2007, 10:05 AM

When the play ran live I thought I may have been tripping, because no flags were thrown. But the reply showed that those two clearly moved early. That would have made it 3rd and 15, and would have made it harder for the Steelers to convert. At that point in the game they would have punted on 4th down.

Atwater His Ass · 10-22-2007, 11:18 AM

The false start miss was terrible. The Lynch call was a 50/50 call that I can see why they called it, can't be too upset about it.

I also thought they made the right call on the Rothelisberger sneak. I felt when I watched the replay that his progress was continuing the entire time. Those plays are so close anyway, that it's really a 50/50 shot if you get the spot or not. One linesman ran in and had the spot behind the first down, and the other one ran in with the spot past the first down and it looked like they just split the difference which resulted in a first down by the length of the football. It's a crapshoot at that point.

crush17 · 10-22-2007, 11:18 AM

yet another shining example of referees showing favoritism towards the Stillers.

ridiculous.

Los Broncos · 10-22-2007, 11:25 AM

Yeah it was number 77 who came up early, it was an easy call.

But we did get those two offsides calls on the winning drive.

Broncomutt · 10-22-2007, 11:25 AM

Terrible calls. But we got a few too.

The illegal touching by the receiver in the end zone against Pittsburgh. Bly touched the ball first and the receiver knocked it out. Legal play, the receiver was not the first to touch it.

Moved Pittsburgh out of FG range I believe.

broncswin · 10-22-2007, 11:28 AM

The worst part about that missed false start by two not one, but two linemen was that it was a 3rd and 8, i think, that they converted on that drive. Dumb a$$ Madden thinking that was a fumble was horrible too, and how f-ing long do they let a fourth down play go for after forward progress is stopped, I thought they would never blow it dead.

Other than that I loved the game

, we were all-state!! GO BRONCOS!!

WABronco · 10-22-2007, 11:36 AM

Smith did it once before that, too.

Beantown Bronco · 10-22-2007, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Broncomutt

The illegal touching by the receiver in the end zone against Pittsburgh. Bly touched the ball first and the receiver knocked it out. Legal play, the receiver was not the first to touch it.

Moved Pittsburgh out of FG range I believe.

Nope. They declined that penalty, so it was irrelevant.

The next play, however, they were called for offensive holding, which was the one that moved them out of field goal range.

WolfpackGuy · 10-22-2007, 11:56 AM

Terrible non-call. Maybe even worse than the one where the ref said the Steelers lineman "didn't mean to touch it" or something like that. What the hell was that?

10-22-2007, 08:17 AM	#1
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,058 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	Missed False Start Call I haven't seen this mentioned in many threads. I am sure its in the game day thread but probably burried. But how could the refs miss the false start by two lineman for Pitt on the drive where they tied the game. I mean it was so blatant that even NBC flashed the flag graphic. I was pretty shocked about that. Glad it didn't determine the outcome of the game.

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10-22-2007, 08:21 AM	#2
crawdad IL Oldest Bronco Maniac Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 4,935 Adopt-a-Bronco: Bay Bay	Well, there were other infractions that they blatantly ignored as well. Najah Davenport pushing Big Ben from behind over the pile for the first down. I thought it was illegal for any player to assist a ball carrier by pushing from behind or pulling. The procedure penalty was ridiculous. I saw it and started yelling but there were no flags. Great game though. Cutler played great as did many others.

10-22-2007, 09:14 AM	#4
El Guapo aka mav_7. who? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: VA (heart is in TX) Posts: 3,444	Man, I thought that false start could have slowed down their O on that drive too. I was pissed. Not to mention that they missed at least two holding calls (on Pitt) during the game as well as a block in the back on a punt. oh well. . . We came out victorious.

10-22-2007, 09:24 AM	#5
Traveler Traveling Man! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,410 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Why did the refs wait so long to blow the whistle on the QB sneak by Rothlesberger on 4th down? His progress was stopped a full 3-5 seconds, but they still let the play continue. Shanahan was piseed on the sideline.

10-22-2007, 09:24 AM	#6
ZONA Ring of Famer Liquid greatness in every packet Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,369 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Usually, the calls even out. But it had to be embarrasing for that ref crew to miss 2 lineman going early on the same side of the ball. If it was a small twitch or something, yeah ok, but they were standing straight up by the time the ball was snapped. That's frickin pathetic. Makes you wonder just what in the hell that line judge was looking at because it sure wasn't the Steelers linemen................lol

10-22-2007, 09:26 AM	#8
jmz313 Perennial Pro-bowler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 982	The false start was hilarious. since we won of course. Just another highlight clip of NFL refs watching the game instead of Calling it.

10-22-2007, 09:26 AM	#9
HorseHead Ring of Famer Stay thirsty my friends.. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,211 Adopt-a-Bronco: Bay Bay	what was Madden drinking last night? Absinthe? His whole take on the Graham fumble was like listening to my drunk Uncle at a family reunion....

10-22-2007, 09:36 AM	#11
KCbroncos Solid Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Shawnee, KS (Burb of Marienthal, KS) Posts: 154	As bad as NBC coverage is, they were all over it showing the flag graphic and bringing it to Al Michael's attention. I was definitely dropping the f- bombs cause that would have made it 3rd and very long and wiped off a huge first down for the Steelers. Oh well, thanks to that spry young 15 year veteran it just didn't matter.

10-22-2007, 09:49 AM	#12
broncos-rock Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,285	What was the Lynch penalty on the sidelines for? They never show controversal replays at the stadium.

10-22-2007, 10:02 AM	#16
ludo21 RIP Darrent Williams Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 17,901 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Ernster	Lynch pushed him while he was OB, decent call, still pisses me off

10-22-2007, 10:05 AM	#17
Jason in LA Gimmie that rep fool! Speaking of Butts & Boob Mojo Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: LA Posts: 12,252	When the play ran live I thought I may have been tripping, because no flags were thrown. But the reply showed that those two clearly moved early. That would have made it 3rd and 15, and would have made it harder for the Steelers to convert. At that point in the game they would have punted on 4th down.

10-22-2007, 11:18 AM	#18
Atwater His Ass Ring of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,360 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	The false start miss was terrible. The Lynch call was a 50/50 call that I can see why they called it, can't be too upset about it. I also thought they made the right call on the Rothelisberger sneak. I felt when I watched the replay that his progress was continuing the entire time. Those plays are so close anyway, that it's really a 50/50 shot if you get the spot or not. One linesman ran in and had the spot behind the first down, and the other one ran in with the spot past the first down and it looked like they just split the difference which resulted in a first down by the length of the football. It's a crapshoot at that point.

10-22-2007, 11:18 AM	#19
crush17 orange & blue Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 2,660 Adopt-a-Bronco: DT88	yet another shining example of referees showing favoritism towards the Stillers. ridiculous.

10-22-2007, 11:25 AM	#20
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Yeah it was number 77 who came up early, it was an easy call. But we did get those two offsides calls on the winning drive.

10-22-2007, 11:25 AM	#21
Broncomutt Truth is.... Goliath never stood a chance. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Waxhaw, NC Posts: 1,092	Terrible calls. But we got a few too. The illegal touching by the receiver in the end zone against Pittsburgh. Bly touched the ball first and the receiver knocked it out. Legal play, the receiver was not the first to touch it. Moved Pittsburgh out of FG range I believe.

10-22-2007, 11:28 AM	#22
broncswin God I love those Broncos Bring back the hardware Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Broncos Fantasy Land Posts: 2,017 Adopt-a-Bronco: three amigos	The worst part about that missed false start by two not one, but two linemen was that it was a 3rd and 8, i think, that they converted on that drive. Dumb a$$ Madden thinking that was a fumble was horrible too, and how f-ing long do they let a fourth down play go for after forward progress is stopped, I thought they would never blow it dead. Other than that I loved the game , we were all-state!! GO BRONCOS!!

10-22-2007, 11:36 AM	#23
WABronco WE SUCK AGAIN All dat force Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 4,976	Smith did it once before that, too.

10-22-2007, 11:56 AM	#25
WolfpackGuy Call me, "Maybe" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 5,675	Terrible non-call. Maybe even worse than the one where the ref said the Steelers lineman "didn't mean to touch it" or something like that. What the hell was that?