Officiating crew is done

[jfkbengals]

(01-16-2022, 02:54 PM)EatonFan Wrote: The other 'play' that was a complete headscrather was the timeout given AFTER the play was completed.  There was no whistle.  No stoppage of play.  Nothing.  Chase caught the ball.  Double tapped his feet and they blew a whistle.  But then... timeout was given!  What!?!?

Yeah.  They got it right in the sense that the DB was CLEARLY calling for a TO before the snap, but no official had any reaction until AFTER the play was over.  We see plays around the league ALL THE TIME where they don't see the TO and the play is allowed to stand.  If they didn't whistle it dead during the play, it should've still counted.  Especially since the official in front of Chase had thrown a flag after the snap because of the 12 men on the field foul.  I have a feeling the ref was covering his ass because they allowed the ball to be snapped since the rules now say they are supposed to blow the play dead when the snap is imminent and apply the penalty at that point.