That botched instant replay review

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM

Phoenix49ers
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One of the crazier things I've seen. It was obvious on multiple angles that the ball went off the returner's fingers and the NFL excuse that they just didn't have the proper angle was absolute BS. If you can't count on them to make the right call even when they have instant replay, even when they have NY checking in and aiding in the review, I don't know where you go from here?

They just came out and admitted that New York was working with worse views of that play than the TV broadcast?

That's an absolutely inexcusable failure of process.
— Sam Monson (@SamMonsonNFL) October 11, 2024

🚨WILD🚨The refs missed the ball obviously hitting the #Seahawks returner and San Francisco #49ers recovering.

They reviewed the call and did not overturn it.

The broadcasters were dumbfounded

San Francisco would've put away the game.

😳😳😳pic.twitter.com/gdTRpKVJpj
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) October 11, 2024

The @NFLOfficiating Official explanation on the replay review is that Amazon can afford "enhanced video" but the NFL cannot, apparently

Unreal
I don't have billions, but I can take a pic on my iPhone and pinch and pull on the screen. Maybe I should be in charge @49ers @Seahawks pic.twitter.com/hqsMR47dU6
— Matt Foley (@mistermattfoley) October 11, 2024

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:37 PM

Montana
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Total b******t
Enhanced video?

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:37 PM

SanDiego49er
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Completely outrageous call. As much as the Chiefs get the calls we have to fight the refs and the other team in every game.

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:41 PM

Baldie
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But the Chiefs would have gotten that call

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:41 PM

SanDiego49er
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Originally posted by Baldie:
But the Chiefs would have gotten that call

For sure they would.

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:43 PM

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I hope Kyle gets fined post game for ripping this BS..... basically i heard the NFL say "you see what had happened was...."

[ Edited by ubaisore on Oct 10, 2024 at 8:43 PM ]

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:56 PM

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Originally posted by ubaisore:
I hope Kyle gets fined post game for ripping this BS..... basically i heard the NFL say "you see what had happened was...."

"All you had to do was pull up the Prime app and look at the replays being shown."

The NFL:

Oct 10, 2024 at 8:58 PM

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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by Baldie:
But the Chiefs would have gotten that call

For sure they would.

League HATES us….replay authorities = Chiefs fans

Schedule makers = Seahawks fans
(49ers coming off a TNF game and SHOULD have rest advantage for their next game…BUT NOOOO—their next opponent? The Chiefs who are coming off their BYE and having 14 days off!!!) The one time all season Niners should have a rest advantage AND ITS NEGATED!!!! f**kEN b******t!!!

[ Edited by Dr_Bill_Walsh on Oct 10, 2024 at 9:01 PM ]

Oct 10, 2024 at 9:03 PM

GoreGoreGore
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Didn't this same exact excuse happen last year or the season before that? I definitely remember it.

I honestly don't think it was part of some conspiracy, I think they are just being cheap. Every major corporation pulls s**t like that to save some "unnecessary" spending for situations that rarely come up.

Until this happens in a playoff game with big implications it won't get fixed unfortunately. Or hopefully there's good coverage about it tomorrow on ESPN and sports outlets.

Oct 10, 2024 at 9:05 PM

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Cisco0623
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This ain't good. Especially with legalized gambling.

Oct 10, 2024 at 9:09 PM

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5thSFG
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Crazy thing about it was that it wasn't an automatic review… Kyle threw the challenge flag and they still half-assed it.

Oct 10, 2024 at 9:09 PM

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JMC52
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Yup, told my wife no f**king way they didn't get all angles

Oct 10, 2024 at 9:10 PM

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JMC52
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Originally posted by DrEll:

stop spamming the forum. move to gameday thread please.

Pound sand

Oct 10, 2024 at 9:29 PM

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I feel like this reddit post is probably the actual truth:

"This was a completely fabricated BS statement to cover for a weird play and to keep the game close. The 49er got called for catch interference, but then the refs huddled and determined he got pushed into the returner from behind so they changed the call on the field. Because the call on the field got changed it opened up a new outcome none of them realized at the time which was the ball hit the Seattle players finger. Giving the 49ers the ball after review basically hands them the game there and it would have been due to a reversal of a reversal of a call on the field and the NFL couldn't allow that. They kept the call on the field even though any moron can see it hit the Seattle player. All to keep the game from being over so we keep watching. What a f**king joke, really hard to see this as anything other than game fixing."

Oct 10, 2024 at 9:59 PM

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Pat Mcafee show is gonna be all over this. Can't wait to hear Hawks sarcasm