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Week 10 Update

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Hi all –

I have agreed to assist Mickey with updates for this website.  As my first major order of business, you will see that the list of 2011 crews has been updated to be current.  If you see any errors, please let me know and I’ll fix them.

We are just beginning the process of filling out the list for Week 10.  If you should come to learn of an assignment, please take the time to let us know.  If possible, include the source.

Thanks.

Who is fired up for some Lions-Niners?

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Who would have thought that a week 6 match-up between the Lions and 49ers would be such a big deal.  As a life-long suffering Lions fan, I love it!  Mike Carey will be there in Detroit, so hopefully it’ll be a great game.

We’re still trying to dig up a few assignments, but most of the week 6 referee assignment list is ready to go.  If you can help with either of the missing games (Carolina/Atlanta, New Orleans/Tampa Bay), post a comment in there (with your source) and let us know.  Thanks!

Did Victor Cruz “give himself up”?

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The big debate of the day.  The Giant’s Victor Cruz fell down, then intentionally let go of the ball because he thought the play was over.  However, having not been touched the Cardinals, he wasn’t actually down.  The refs decided that he “gave himself up”, making the play dead, but that’s controversial.

The rule states:

An official shall declare the ball dead and the down ended… when a runner is out of bounds, or declares himself down by falling to the ground, or kneeling, and making no effort to advance.

It doesn’t seem that Cruz fell down intentionally, and he certainly didn’t kneel, so did he give himself up?  Here’s a video of the play:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1tokHtcvZo

What do you think?  Did Jerome Boger and his crew make the right call?

Week 4 is here!

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Week 4 is upon, and we’ve almost figured out all of the assignments for today.  If you find any of the others, please leave a comment on our week 4 assignment list and let us know where you saw the info.

If you see any noteworthy calls in the games today, use the comments below to discuss.  Enjoy the day!