What's with the Ref. in the booth

MTK · 09-14-2004, 07:57 AM

The WP article has a pretty good explanation of the reason behind not challenging it, guess it had to do with the poor angles Larry Hill had to look at in the booth, he thought it wasn't conclusive. He also mentions that you can't rely on the first down stripe on TV, says it's off by a good half yard.

Pretty interesting article actually. The Skins are the only team that employs a ref to advise on challenges and it also mentions that Gibbs was the first coach to have refs that regularly worked their practices.

Larry Hill also oversees all the Skins practices where he keeps track of all penalties called so they can track player tendencies.

Amazing how Gibbs leaves no stone unturned!!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Sep13.html

09-14-2004, 07:57 AM	#24
MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,050	The WP article has a pretty good explanation of the reason behind not challenging it, guess it had to do with the poor angles Larry Hill had to look at in the booth, he thought it wasn't conclusive. He also mentions that you can't rely on the first down stripe on TV, says it's off by a good half yard. Pretty interesting article actually. The Skins are the only team that employs a ref to advise on challenges and it also mentions that Gibbs was the first coach to have refs that regularly worked their practices. Larry Hill also oversees all the Skins practices where he keeps track of all penalties called so they can track player tendencies. Amazing how Gibbs leaves no stone unturned!! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Sep13.html

What's with the Ref. in the booth

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