Myles Fynch
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This wasn't the only bad call during today's game, nor were bad calls the reason why we lost. But they had a pretty big impact in an otherwise close game.
The delay of game non-call was particularly egregious, and came at a pivital point late in the game with the jets only ahead by 6 points. The NFL has long stated that one official on the field has the responsibility of monitoring the play clock on every single play. Today's official blew it.
But by how much?
I captured today's game in DV format at 29.97 frames per second. I advanced the play frame by frame after the play clock ran out. Below you will find the 18th and 19th frames AFTER the play clock struck zero. Frames 1-18 displayed no moment of the ball or the jets center's hand. Frame 19 is the first time there was movement, however slight. What this means is that the official missed the delay of game call by at least two-thirds of a second.
Doesn't sound like much, but in football terms it's an eternity.
The jets "converted" this third down opportunity, and went on to score what turned out to be the game winning TD.
Screencaps for those who may be interested. Imageshack renamed them after they were uploaded, so I apologize for that. They were dated & named "Frame 18" and "Frame 19." You can load these into a graphic utility that supports PNG format and run a slideshow of the two frames to detect the ball movement.
Frame 18 out of approximately 30 (per second) after the play clock struck zero:
Frame 19 out of approximately 30 (per second) after the play clock struck zero:
The delay of game non-call was particularly egregious, and came at a pivital point late in the game with the jets only ahead by 6 points. The NFL has long stated that one official on the field has the responsibility of monitoring the play clock on every single play. Today's official blew it.
But by how much?
I captured today's game in DV format at 29.97 frames per second. I advanced the play frame by frame after the play clock ran out. Below you will find the 18th and 19th frames AFTER the play clock struck zero. Frames 1-18 displayed no moment of the ball or the jets center's hand. Frame 19 is the first time there was movement, however slight. What this means is that the official missed the delay of game call by at least two-thirds of a second.
Doesn't sound like much, but in football terms it's an eternity.
The jets "converted" this third down opportunity, and went on to score what turned out to be the game winning TD.
Screencaps for those who may be interested. Imageshack renamed them after they were uploaded, so I apologize for that. They were dated & named "Frame 18" and "Frame 19." You can load these into a graphic utility that supports PNG format and run a slideshow of the two frames to detect the ball movement.
Frame 18 out of approximately 30 (per second) after the play clock struck zero:
Frame 19 out of approximately 30 (per second) after the play clock struck zero:
