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Old 08-07-2014, 10:44 PM  
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NFL execs upset after Head of Officiating seen on Cowboys' party bus
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"That's definitely Dean," said an official with one club upon viewing the video, in which a man looking very much like Blandino, in jeans and a blue t-shirt, steps off the bus along with Stephen Jones, son of Jerry Jones, who serves as the Cowboys COO, EVP and director of player personnel, and who is a member of the highly influential competition committee. "Is the league trying to tell you it's not him? What is the league telling you guys about it? That looks horrible. I can't think of another owner in the league who wouldn't be pissed off after seeing that."

Well, frankly the league is saying nothing. After receiving no response from the NFL on Tuesday as to whether Blandino -- who routinely makes rounds visiting with officials and clubs during the preseason -- was in the video, I made a second round of inquiries into the matter Thursday. Two spokesmen declined to say anything for the record. But no one came close to denying it was Blandino in the video, and the league could point out that with Jones on the competition committee, it's not unusual for him to spend considerable time with competition committee members.

But it would beyond disingenuous, to the point of insulting the public and other NFL member clubs, for anyone from the NFL to have the gall to claim this was anything close to resembling official business. At one point in the video there are a host of young girls assembled on the bus, and the bus is pulled right up in front of a club on the Sunset Strip.

Blandino has done an excellent job in his position, and is engaged and dynamic. Coaches and GMs enjoy dealing with him, he is always available and accessible, works tirelessly, and provides cogent explanations and recommendations to teams and media alike. Everyone I spoke to about the video raved about Blandino as a person and an official, but those same people were flabbergasted by the idea of someone in his position out partying on a team bus with an owner.

At issue is the perception of potential favoritism by other clubs, and the way these images are being perceived around the league.

"So, should I have my owner take him to a strip club when he visits us?" asked one team official, hypothetically. "Is that how it works? We like Dean a lot, but let me tell you, if that was him out with (the owner of a rival of the club this official works for), my owner would be going nuts. This just can't happen.

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An official from another club said: "It's total hypocrisy. This is a league where some people are above the law, but if you are a coach or a player or a low-level team employee, look out -- they'll throw the book at you. They take away your pension. I'll give Stephen credit, at least they took a bus. (Colts owner Jim) Irsay should have got a bus a long time ago. Have they gotten around to disciplining him yet?"

Another longtime team official: "Whether or not this would in any way affect Dean's ability to be impartial with the Cowboys is really not the issue. This gives the appearance of impropriety. If I am a fan of a team facing the Cowboys, or I work for a team that's facing the Cowboys, I'm upset by this. There shouldn't be any situation like this going on that could cloud his judgment. How is this protecting the shield? The league loves to throw that term around when it applies to players. So how is this not an issue now?"

Another veteran NFL official: "If I were another team owner, how could I not be irate? It gives the appearance of impropriety, and looks like a particularly cozy relationship between a team and the officiating department at a time when instant replay is being taken over more and more by the league office. You're damn right I'd be irate."
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Old 01-06-2015, 12:31 PM   #106
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You guys are reaching here. He's never said it COULDN'T be a penalty - only that being on the field without a helmet on isn't grounds for it.
Don't worry about it. I'm not sure PGM has ever read a post of mine correctly.

In fact, he managed to read your post incorrectly as well.
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Old 01-06-2015, 12:33 PM   #107
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Meh I just like trolling ya brah. I do hate how NFL games are called with a passion. The game has been a damn joke this season with the head officials in the booths spinning their asses off....Whilst 75 percent of the time disagreeing with the call on the field, but still saying it could be a correct call based off the individual refs interpretation
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People are arguing that Dez shouldn't have gotten a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct?


Arguing for the sake of arguing.
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Old 01-06-2015, 01:02 PM   #109
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The real point that pisses people off is that there is too much inconsistency in penalties.

Penalties seem to depend on the player/team/situation rather than the action itself.

touch Tom Brady = roughing
body slam some middle tier QB = maybe, maybe not

pick play for most teams = penalty
pick play for Denver = no penalty

****heads pick and choose when/where to call stuff and THEY SEEM to play favorites

Tamba Hali should be suing some bitches. They cost him dozens of career sacks by allowing OTs to use a chokehold on him.
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Old 01-06-2015, 01:35 PM   #110
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LOL, the helmet whining just makes me smile. We see the NFL take a step in the right direction (reversed a dumb DPI call - like so many of them are!), and then didn't crucify a player for his helmet being off (a totally dumb rule!), and so many are mad.

If you're mad here, I'm sure it's more to do with your distaste for the Cowboys than the rule.

Like I've said, we've seen that DPI called a million times, and that's a million times too many IMO, so I'm not only happy that one sane official said that's it's bullshit, and the helmet rule is just a dumb angle to want to stick it to the Cowboys (or any player for that matter). And, perhaps, the dissenting official said they they need to reverse it or he'd drop a flag (a very late flag) and ring-up the WR for the facemask infraction.

"I" find it funny how everybody saw everything the Cowboys might have done on that play and none of what the Lion did.. Like it's only cool to be ticky-tack with the defense...
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I want to see the entire bench empty onto the field with their helmets off after a 3rd down and yell at the refs.
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Old 01-06-2015, 01:48 PM   #112
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I want to see the entire bench empty onto the field with their helmets off after a 3rd down and yell at the refs.
Me too. If they do it on their own 49, the 15 yards might be a welcome cushion for the punter...

And all joking aside, I mean it. If the players want to see some change, they may have to upstage "the man" to get the conversation "out there" so "the man" can explain why it's so important that players remain anonymous in this sport. They'll avoid answering the question, but over time they'll have to offer-up a reason.

Oh, and I'll renew my opinion that the defense needs to break off into their own union. I know it would muddy-up the gears a bit, but who's out there defending their position when "labor" is at the table? It's not like most industries don't have multiple unions representing their client's specific discipline, and I think this might be another example of one that might at least get some of the bullshit the league is pushing-out questioned.
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Old 01-06-2015, 02:47 PM   #113
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I want to see the entire bench empty onto the field with their helmets off after a 3rd down and yell at the refs.
They'd probably be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, but their lack of helmets wouldn't have anything to do with it.
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They seem to miss holds on most plays (unless it's a DB "holding a WR!!), what's their point?
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The gripe about defensive holding is legit. The gripe about the lack of a PI call is arguable. The gripe about how it was all handled is legit.

The gripe about Dez isn't valid. Players are allowed to gripe about calls as long as they aren't being abusive toward the officials. That's all there is to it.
Players are not allowed to enter the field of play if they are not already on the field, especially without a helmet
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Players are not allowed to enter the field of play if they are not already on the field, especially without a helmet
I'll wait while you produce the language from the rule book that states that. (Hint - it's not in there.)
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you can't call a penalty on Dez for that ... that's stupid ... it impacted the play exactly 0%

people need to get over that right now
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