Tony McRae....offsides

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(10-01-2018, 10:42 AM)Tomkat Wrote: Just watched this highlight...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylmcV5IwefM#t=10m43s

I'm sorry, but...
The refs blew that call.  McRae timed it, PERFECTLY.
He moves at the exact INSTANT the ball does, and is not across the line of scrimmage until the ball (circled in red)
is well on its way...





Just because a defense player MOVES before (or simultaneously with) the snap, does NOT mean they are offsides.
I know this seems like nit-picking, but I umpire baseball and softball, and one thing I HATE is when officials "assume" or "guess!"

*mods - please delete my other thread with this same post.

While I won't comment directly on McRae's offsides, I agree with the bolded so much.

This is the reason why we lost to GB last year in OT: MJ was absolute NOT offsides, but because he moved, Rodgers did his free-play thing (probably best in NFL history at that) and we all remember what happened.

I sometimes think the refs are as stupid as the moronic fans that think the receiver caught the ball, while half his foot is OB.