Each time we attempt to transfer on from the ending of the Detroit Lions recreation towards the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL attracts us again in with a mind-numbing assertion or transfer.
The most recent comes from an inside video memo that the NFL reportedly despatched to groups concerning the technique of ineligible receivers reporting as eligible. The video is insulting in a number of methods, each in its stupidity and its potential to disregard what really occurred throughout the play.
NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero shared the video publicly on Twitter Tuesday night time.
The video begins by displaying a play earlier within the recreation of Dan Skipper reporting as eligible. Why that is proven? I’m not solely certain. I suppose to show the right solution to report as eligible. However I suppose it’s additionally to excuse Brad Allen’s conduct of assuming Skipper reported as eligible.
On this first instance, Skipper first raises his hand to inform the remainder of his teammates concerning the substitution and personnel grouping. Then he finds Allen, chases him, rubs his jersey with one arm and has the opposite held up excessive.
Then the video cuts to the two-point conversion try in query. It is a special approach we haven’t seen but.
They, once more, spotlight Skipper, who raises his hand to point the personnel grouping to his teammates to make sure they get the substitution proper. You may see Josh Reynolds taking the sign to remain within the recreation. Skipper then approaches Allen once more however is rarely seen elevating his hand or rubbing his jersey like within the first instance.
Extra insultingly, the video by no means focuses on what Taylor Decker—the participant who really reported as eligible does. So let me deal with what the video exhibits, however chooses to disregard.
Observe: We added the pink illustrations. The yellow illustration is from the league.
LOOK THERE! Decker is doing the common sign of reporting as eligible whereas trying straight at Allen. He later will get a lot nearer to Allen and (presumably) verbally reviews as eligible. But, for some motive, the video focuses on what Skipper is doing. And right here’s the narration throughout that half:
“To permit the protection a possibility to match personnel to keep away from deception and to make sure equity, the participant should instantly report the change in his eligibility standing to the referee, who will inform the defensive crew and can make an announcement to the stadium earlier than that play. It’s the duty of the participant to make sure of that change in standing is clearly communicated by each a bodily sign along with his palms up and down in entrance of his chest and to report back to the referee his intention to report as an eligible receiver.
The participant in query—Taylor Decker—LITERALLY DOES ALL OF THIS because the video is enjoying, however the NFL tries to distract from that by circling Skipper, who does not one of the issues they’re suggesting within the video. It’s virtually like they’re suggesting that Skipper ought to have completed extra to report as eligible when HE WASN’T THE ONE REPORTING AS ELIGIBLE.
After that, the video goes on a protracted diatribe concerning the formation the Lions have been in, which is pointless. The Lions didn’t need to make Skipper an eligible receiver by their formation, so it is sensible that their formation was unlawful if Skipper had reported. Once more, their narration unintentionally explains how the Lions have been within the appropriate formation as a result of they have been making Decker the eligible receiver, not Skipper.
This NFL is simply persevering with to embarrass itself additional.
