Sep 30th 2008 2:20PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, Falcons, Jaguars, Panthers, Redskins, Texans, AFC South, NFC East, NFC South, NFL Fans, NFL Referees

The most difficult calls for an official are judgment calls. Unfortunately in football that covers pretty much everything. Rarely is there a call as easy as an upper deck home run or a ball going into a hoop. This is simply the nature of officiating football. One call which carries a ton of discretion is roughing the passer, and it has been controversial for years. As Bruce Ciskie said this past week on an email chain, “(I’ve seen) defensive players rushing with their arms up to try to block a pass, grazing the QB’s helmet with a hand on the way by, and drawing a flag for it. I mean, it’s one thing to tell these guys they can’t hit the QB, but to tell them they can’t try to knock a ball down because they might touch the QB’s helmet is just ridiculous.”I agree. Let’s take a look at some plays from this past week.Continue Reading