Published: Dec. 3, 2013 at 06:30 p.m. Mike Tomlin should have been flagged, says Blandino Chris Wesseling Around the League Writer Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin conceded Tuesday that his actions on Jacoby Jones kick return last week were an inexcusable blunder. Now the NFLs vice president of officiating has acknowledged that game officials should have penalized Tomlin on the controversial play. Anytime a player or a coach from the sideline is in this white area, thats a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, Dean Blandino said on Tuesdays edition of NFL Total Access. If they interfere with the play, it could be whats called a palpably unfair act. In that instance, the referee could basically penalize the team whatever he deems equitable, which could include giving the Ravens a touchdown. Thats not the case here, but certainly coach Tomlin was in the white. He should have been flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports there will be no decision on Tomlin by the end of the day on Tuesday. It could be announced on Wednesday instead. Blandino also weighed in on the miscommunication between officials and coaches at the end of Sundays Giants-Redskins game. According to Blandino, the key to the whole scenario was that the Redskins were out of timeouts in a two-minute drill, so there was no way for them to stop the first-down confusion. In looking at it in our review, the referee should have stopped the game at this point, quickly reset everything, make sure everybody knows that this is a third-down play, Blandino explained. And then wind the clock back up again. So thats what should have happened. Again, in a hurry-up situation, youre trying to rush. Youre not trying to give either team an advantage by stopping the clock, and obviously we had a breakdown in mechanics here. Watch the full interview with Blandino on NFL Networks NFL Total Access.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:33:09 +0000
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