Via Media Daily LA:
Replacement referee Wayne Elliott, during an interview with replacement refs aired Wednesday night on Showtime's Inside the NFL, talked about his experience after making the controversial call at the end of the infamous Seahawks-Packers Monday Night Football match-up. Elliott, who admits now that he should have called an interception, claims that for 72 hours his home phone didn't stop ringing, as people from Wisconsin called his number.
Elliott went on to say that he was in shock that one of those calls was a voicemail message from Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, who showed great restraint even in the wake of a scenario that many feel cost the Packers the victory.
"He called me at my house last week because he had heard I was having a rough week with all the calls and everything," Elliott said. "Wanted (me) to know that he thought what I did -- controversial and maybe he didn't agree with it -- (but he thought) I handled it with class."
At least McCarthy handled the situation better than the rest of the Packers faithful.
The ref said after reviewing the tape of the controversial Hail Mary pass; an interception would have been the right call, which would have given then win to the Packers.
"I learned a rule by screwing up the rule," said Elliott.
But he also says he was just doing what he'd been taught by the NFL.
"It was brought up that you don't really call interference on a Hail Mary. ... You just let it go," he said of the training the replacement refs had been given.
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October 04, 2012
Belicheck's grabbing of the ref's arm was not only wrong, the coach's were warned ahead of time it would not be tolerated. Besides the kick was good and not reviewable. Belicheck's excuse was a lie. He knew very well the call is not reviewable.
The coaches, players, analysts and the media jumped on the replacements and never let up. The media picked apart even the slightest of questionable calls. In week 4, there were lots of questionable or missed calls by the regulars and the talking heads like Phil Simms and Chris CollingsworthLESS were still talking about miscalls from the weeks prior.
Coach McCarthy's call was not to complain about the missed call. The coach called to let the ref know that he had some compassion for the ref's bad week caused by whining fans even though he also didn't agree with the call. And I'm sorry, but even on a hail mary play, pass interference should be called as pass interference. Ball on the 1 yd line or an offensive penalty. Not calling it is total BS and lazy.
And as for the packer backers who called,and if there were any threats of harm or worse, the calls should be traced back to the caller and the caller should be prosecuted for making the threat. Upset or not it's wrong. Deal with it.
Belicheck's grabbing of the ref's arm was not only wrong, the coach's were warned ahead of time it would not be tolerated. Besides the kick was good and not reviewable. Belicheck's excuse was a lie. He knew very well the call is not reviewable.
The coaches, players, analysts and the media jumped on the replacements and never let up. The media picked apart even the slightest of questionable calls. In week 4, there were lots of questionable or missed calls by the regulars and the talking heads like Phil Simms and Chris CollingsworthLESS were still talking about miscalls from the weeks prior.
Coach McCarthy's call was not to complain about the missed call. The coach called to let the ref know that he had some compassion for the ref's bad week caused by whining fans even though he also didn't agree with the call. And I'm sorry, but even on a hail mary play, pass interference should be called as pass interference. Ball on the 1 yd line or an offensive penalty. Not calling it is total BS and lazy.
And as for the packer backers who called,and if there were any threats of harm or worse, the calls should be traced back to the caller and the caller should be prosecuted for making the threat. Upset or not it's wrong. Deal with it.
Grow up packers!
You must be a seattle backer, at least Packers hasn't got charges against them like other football players, teams, or coaches for paying out to have someone hurt on a team, (like Seattle putting up $5,000.00 to have Aaron Rodgers hit so hard that it would injury him bad. PACKERS, PACKER COACHES, AND FANS HAVE CLASS!!!!! Enough said. Just saw where u are a bear's fan so that figures why u said what u did because the packers beat u all out of the play offs last year.
Called the assigner. We never got an email much less a phone call from anyone. Once that final play is over and I'm off the field. It's over. Unless someone has been an idiot and a report has to be filed.
The guy in the booth should of over ruled him.
McCcarthy should of been fined $50,000 too.