I thought that call was very close
Mark,
Usually when I look at a game, I look at it from an officiating perspective. The funny thing is I was watching the game with Rose and she pointed out that he had one foot in and the other one was not.
The problem is that even if the red flag was thrown, it would have more than likely been inconclusive because even in slo-mo, you could not conclusively say that it was only one foot in or even out of bounds.
Although I sometime try to defend officials about favoritism, I did see it as a high school official. I see it in the college game, especially in basketball. I was watching Texas/KState Saturday and the officials did everything in their power to give Texas a win. You could tell something was fishy in Denmark!
I sometimes get so frustrated with sports because officiating can be subjective. I am human and sometimes when I officiate a great player, I get caught up in the moment. A "carry" by a great basketball player may not be called as compared to an average or less-skilled player. I am not saying that is right but even officials get caught up in the moment.
However, even with the greatest technological advances, they may need to invest in ground cameras to further show whether the feet are in. These should be planted in endzones and down the sideline if you want to squash that part of controversy. You still would have grey areas in other parts of the game to argue too.
I did think the officials were overly harsh on the Cards in key situations but also, the Cards did have a hand in it too.
Just my opinion.
Reg
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