Jadeveon Clowney: Martinez is "scared"

[HeyBurke]

Told you:

ACC official, Pereira say they'd eject Jadeveon Clowney for 'The Hit'

At Big 12 media days, SBNation.com's Steven Godfrey asked Fox Sports officiating guru and one-time Pac-12 officiating consultant Mike Pereira how he would have officiated the play. His response:

"[E]ach conference has talked to their officials and the philsophy is when in doubt, throw ...&

"Remember what you're dealing with in targeting. It's the crown of the head. Not simply the helmet, but the crown of your head. Not the forehead. You're looking for a guy hitting who is looking at the ground."

"Boy ..."

[Pereira still can't make up his mind. Looks at frozen frame.]

"If I'm an official, based on 'when in doubt,' he's out. He's ejected. And when that goes to replay there's no way they overturn it. There's a great potential that hit causes an ejection this year."

http://www.cbssports...ney-for-the-hit

i do not like their standard of 'when in doubt'. boy, this will get ugly.

I think they mean when in doubt throw it and then discuss with other officials. You can't retrospectively throw a flag.

Sure you can. I've seen refs huddle up quite often after plays and discuss and then throw a flag. It happens quite often on intentional grounding calls.

 

[walksalone]

a. martinez does tend to look scared. he just has that look about him. but he has demonstrated true grit.

b. why is clowney even talking smack about t-mart? why does he care?

c. it will be interesting to see how they do this year. i am guessing they finish third in their division.

d. clowney is the dude who did this:

He's getting ejected this year if he hits like that. Hell, with the way refs called it last year, it should have been a flag.

He hit him in the chest? That's just a once in a lifetime hit.

Side angle shows the crown of his helmet hit the RB in the neck/lower facemask which is why his helmet popped off. Guys get flagged for far less last year.

I know this was a hell of a hit, but he only had 3 other tackles other than this with no sacks..

Laser Light show relax...

 

[redout22]

Those be fighting words. I mean it has to fire him up.