How Does This Happen? Another Ref Mistake in our Game

[CRA]

It favored us.  Joe Person reported the Panthers coaches were aware but weren’t going to alert the officials since it favored us.

we kicked to the Rams with the ball placed at the 40.  The ball is supposed to be placed 5 yards back as all kickoffs are done at the 35.  

[CRA]

1 hour ago, coastliner said:

The ESPN article is wrong.  This was not an official mistake.  Fitzgerald's kick was short of the landing zone, and placing the ball on the 40 was the correct call.

It was a mistake.  Fitzgerald kicked off from the wrong spot.  The mistake was where he initially was allowed to kickoff from….not where the Ram started their drive 

[tukafan21]

2 hours ago, CRA said:

It favored us.  Joe Person reported the Panthers coaches were aware but weren’t going to alert the officials since it favored us.

we kicked to the Rams with the ball placed at the 40.  The ball is supposed to be placed 5 yards back as all kickoffs are done at the 35.  

 

2 hours ago, CRA said:

It was a mistake.  Fitzgerald kicked off from the wrong spot.  The mistake was where he initially was allowed to kickoff from….not where the Ram started their drive 

Well don't I look like an idiot now, as I clearly see that in the article now.

Now I'm just hoping they had the article wrong originally and they updated it when they realized the mistake, as I swear it said the ball was placed at the 40 after the kickoff, but now I'm not so sure of course, lol

[DeAngelo Beason]

NFL officials are the most incompetent fools in all of sport.  They are ruining the game more and more with each passing season.  The NFL HAS to implement a real accountability policy.  

1 - Hire them as full time employees.

2 - Implement accountability measures in exchange for full-time employment.