NFL Turning Point: The Clete Blakeman Effect

[lightsout]

When people I personally know that hate the Panthers are texting me DURING the game saying things like "something doesn't feel right", " you're getting screwed over", and "they seriously missed that? It happened directly in front of where he was looking".... Yeah.

 

Everybody that wasn't blinded by their absolute hatred for Cam knew the fix was in. Don't expect the NFL to say anything. They're the ones behind it.

[ThPantherFan]

4 hours ago, Gipetto said:

Let it go Clete blakeman could come out right now and say he was rooting for the broncos and it wouldnt change a thing

And that's the truth.

[CPantherKing]

Here are the missed/bad calls by the officiating. Long post, but I know some of you were wondering just how many missed/bad calls there were and who they were on. Leaving out PI and holding as they are judgement calls. You will notice the huge disparity between the teams.

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1

7:23

1

10

CAR 15

Cam Newton pass incomplete deep middle intended for Jerricho Cotchery (defended by Darian Stewart). CAR challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was upheld.

3

0

This should have been ruled a catch since none of the officials could see the ball hit the ground. Replay would have had to prove it was incomplete. Clete Blakeman was responsible for getting this right as the main official with the call was confused and the official calling it incomplete clear across the field could not see through the body of Cotchery.

1

6:34

3

10

CAR 15

Cam Newton sacked by Von Miller for -11 yards. Cam Newton fumbles (forced by Von Miller), recovered by Malik Jackson at CAR--1, touchdown

9

0

Von Miller led with hands to the Cam Newton's face in the pocket before going to strip the ball. This should have been a 15 yard personal foul penalty for a blow to the QBs head.

1

1:27

4

12

DEN 11

Britton Colquitt punts 47 yards, returned by Ted Ginn for -2 yards (tackle by Corey Nelson). Penalty on Teddy Williams: Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards

10

0

This was not a block in the back. Ginn had fielded the punt at the 42 and the defender dove to try to trip Ginn up with his arm. The defender dives at the 42. The official short arms the flag to the 37 yard line as the spot of the foul. The penalty is 10 yards from the spot of the foul which places the Panthers at their own 27. Ginn ended up at the 41 on the tackle. The officials took 14 yards away from the Panthers when a call should have never been made and they made a bad spot.

2

11:25

1

10

DEN 20

Peyton Manning pass incomplete intended for Virgil Green. CAR challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was overturned. Peyton Manning sacked byKony Ealy for -7 yards

10

7

Peyton should not have been allowed to continue the play and the refs allowed it. This was a major mistake as it used up the Panthers final challenge.

2

9:29

4

12

CAR 47

Brad Nortman punts 28 yards, returned by Jordan Norwood for 61 yards (tackle byMario Addison)

10

7

Norwood turns his back toward the official and walks to the sideline shielding his outside arm from view of the official in the end zone while he waits for the punt. After the punt is in the air, Norwood twists his body to square out with the Punt. While running forward he flails his left arm out to the side raising it to the level of his right shoulder. This is an illegal fair catch signal. This was seen by the Panthers gunners and they were confused. The officials missed the call.

2

6:28

2

10

DEN 40

C.J. Anderson right guard for 34 yards (tackle by Cortland Finnegan)

13

7

Anderson latches onto and pulls down on Finnegan's facemask to keep him from making the tackle. This allows for more yardage as Andeson runs out of bounds. The official had a clear line of sight on the hand in the facemask and the jerk of the head.

2

4:23

1

10

CAR 39

Cam Newton pass incomplete short right intended for Greg Olsen

13

7

Sylvester Williams runs around Norwell after Cam had thrown the ball and delivers a late hit and a blow to Cam Newton's head with the hand sending him to the ground with Malik Jackson pulling Cam to the ground. Cam had taken 3 to 4 casual steps after he had thrown the ball. This happens in front of Clete Blakeman.

2

1:26

2

7

CAR 22

Penalty on Michael Oher: False Start, 5 yards (no play)

13

7

0.07

-0.72

66.3

Von Miller simulates the snap count. Cam was using a delayed cadence. You can see the OTs looking down the line for the snap of the ball, and then Miller adds another 'hut' following Cam's. You can also see Miller's head bob forward when he does this pulling the OTs on both sides. Oher and Remmers both look at the official and plead their case, but the official did not notice it.

2

0:11

2

10

DEN 45

Cam Newton sacked by DeMarcus Ware for -10 yards

13

7

Demarcus Ware stomps on Cam Newton's knee after the sack by rearing his leg back and driving his knee into the side of Cam's knee.

3

13:41

1

10

DEN 35

Cam Newton pass incomplete

13

7

Demarcus Ware leg whips the back of Cam Newton's legs to take him down after Cam throws the ball away. This should be a personal foul. Clete Blakeman is 5 yards away from the play and casually walks by without even verbally warning Ware.

3

13:34

2

10

DEN 35

Fozzy Whittaker right tackle for 10 yards (tackle by Chris Harris and Brandon Marshall). Penalty on Trai Turner: Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards

13

7

Trai Turner was blocking his man on the play. Turner's defender was on the ground as the whistle blew. The officials threw the flag and penalized the Panthers for hitting a player after the whistle. You can pause the video when the whistle blows and Trai is not engaged with any defender.

3

11:00

3

11

DEN 26

Cam Newton pass incomplete short right intended for Greg Olsen

13

7

Philly Brown turns Roby and beats him. Roby reaches out to pull Brown back to him. The official throws a flag for defensive holding. Clete Blakeman speaks with him and overrules him due to being away from the play. They pick up the flag. This call is understandable, but it favors the Broncos and highlights the penalties against the Panthers Clete Blakeman refused to overturn eventhough he knew what the correct call was suppose to be.

3

10:54

4

11

DEN 26

Graham Gano 44 yard field goal no good

13

7

Offsides on Talib not called. Official is adamant he was not offsides. Clete Blakeman acknowledges to Norman he saw the offsides but it is not his responsibility to call the penalty.

3

5:57

2

10

DEN 28

Cam Newton pass incomplete deep middle intended for Ted Ginn is intercepted byT.J. Ward at DEN-10 and returned for 4 yards. T.J. Ward fumbles (forced by Mike Tolbert), recovered by Danny Trevathan at DEN-7

16

7

On the fumble by Ward, both Trevathan and Ginn have dual possession of the ball. Trevathan begins to forcibly slam his knee into Ginn's side and then rears his leg back again to slam his knee into the side of Ginn's head to get him to release the ball. This should have been a personal foul penalty. Multiple officials stood around them and let Trevathan knee Ginn in the head. Not even a warning to Trevathan for an offense that should get him suspended. This was worse than the act by Talib on Brown.

4

10:55

3

4

DEN 16

Penalty on Michael Oher: False Start, 5 yards (no play)

16

7

The Broncos simulate the snap again on a delayed cadence by Cam. It catches both OTs again. Brandon Marshall simulates the snap. Michael Oher protests again, but the refs claim it did not happen.

4

8:21

2

9

CAR 29

Penalty on Mike Remmers: False Start, 5 yards (no play)

16

10

The Broncos simulate the snap again on a delayed cadence. This time Trevathen simulates the snap.

4

4:16

3

9

CAR 25

Cam Newton sacked by Von Miller for -9 yards. Cam Newton fumbles (forced by Von Miller), recovered by T.J. Ward at CAR-9 and returned for 5 yards (tackle by Mike Remmers)

16

10

Illegal batting of the ball by Von Miller in front of Clete Blakeman. Should be 1st and 10 at the 35 for the Panthers.

4

3:17

3

4

CAR 4

Peyton Manning pass incomplete short right intended for Demaryius Thomas. Penalty on Josh Norman: Defensive Holding, 2 yards (no play)

This was not a holding penalty on Norman and Thomas slipped after pulling on Norman to get around him. The ball was also uncatchable. This would have been a FG attempt, but the officials gave the Broncos a fresh set of downs. Considering all the physical PI the Broncos got away with and I did not include as bad calls, this is a ridiculous call that fails to carry the same standard of officiating they have been using throughout the game.

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The officiating had 18 bad or missed calls in the game. 17 went against the Panthers and 1 went in favor of the Broncos. There were no bad or missed calls that went against the Broncos all game. They picked up the flag on what would have been the one bad call on the Broncos. I did not include the judgement calls of holding and pass interference. The one PI I listed was to illustrate the lack of consistency in officiating between the two teams.

Feel free to check out the plays as the times are listed.

[ncmonzta]

It's the new WWE

[ncmonzta]

Isn't Ron on the board? He probably won't say anything anyway

[Jackofalltrades]

On the first fumble there are 2 personal fouls on Cam by Von and neither are flagged. 1. Hands to the QB head and/or 2. Facemask, either should have negated the sack/fumble and resulted in 15 yards and a first down.

[Ricky Spanish]

Jesus christ, let it go. Half that poo isn't even sketchy, and the ball did very much in fact hit the ground on the cotchery catch (however I believe he had full control when it did)

The officiating was crap all year, I expected nothing less than what was provided on Sunday. Sure we got screwed more than the broncos did, but the refs didn't fumble it three times and turn a tipped pass into an INT.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

No, don't let it go. Don't brush it off because the offense had a bad night. The officiating was absolute crap. Point that out.

[The Lobo]

41 minutes ago, CPantherKing said:

Here are the missed/bad calls by the officiating. Long post, but I know some of you were wondering just how many missed/bad calls there were and who they were on. Leaving out PI and holding as they are judgement calls. You will notice the huge disparity between the teams.

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1

7:23

1

10

CAR 15

Cam Newton pass incomplete deep middle intended for Jerricho Cotchery (defended by Darian Stewart). CAR challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was upheld.

3

0

This should have been ruled a catch since none of the officials could see the ball hit the ground. Replay would have had to prove it was incomplete. Clete Blakeman was responsible for getting this right as the main official with the call was confused and the official calling it incomplete clear across the field could not see through the body of Cotchery.

1

6:34

3

10

CAR 15

Cam Newton sacked by Von Miller for -11 yards. Cam Newton fumbles (forced by Von Miller), recovered by Malik Jackson at CAR--1, touchdown

9

0

Von Miller led with hands to the Cam Newton's face in the pocket before going to strip the ball. This should have been a 15 yard personal foul penalty for a blow to the QBs head.

1

1:27

4

12

DEN 11

Britton Colquitt punts 47 yards, returned by Ted Ginn for -2 yards (tackle by Corey Nelson). Penalty on Teddy Williams: Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards

10

0

This was not a block in the back. Ginn had fielded the punt at the 42 and the defender dove to try to trip Ginn up with his arm. The defender dives at the 42. The official short arms the flag to the 37 yard line as the spot of the foul. The penalty is 10 yards from the spot of the foul which places the Panthers at their own 27. Ginn ended up at the 41 on the tackle. The officials took 14 yards away from the Panthers when a call should have never been made and they made a bad spot.

2

11:25

1

10

DEN 20

Peyton Manning pass incomplete intended for Virgil Green. CAR challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was overturned. Peyton Manning sacked byKony Ealy for -7 yards

10

7

Peyton should not have been allowed to continue the play and the refs allowed it. This was a major mistake as it used up the Panthers final challenge.

2

9:29

4

12

CAR 47

Brad Nortman punts 28 yards, returned by Jordan Norwood for 61 yards (tackle byMario Addison)

10

7

Norwood turns his back toward the official and walks to the sideline shielding his outside arm from view of the official in the end zone while he waits for the punt. After the punt is in the air, Norwood twists his body to square out with the Punt. While running forward he flails his left arm out to the side raising it to the level of his right shoulder. This is an illegal fair catch signal. This was seen by the Panthers gunners and they were confused. The officials missed the call.

2

6:28

2

10

DEN 40

C.J. Anderson right guard for 34 yards (tackle by Cortland Finnegan)

13

7

Anderson latches onto and pulls down on Finnegan's facemask to keep him from making the tackle. This allows for more yardage as Andeson runs out of bounds. The official had a clear line of sight on the hand in the facemask and the jerk of the head.

2

4:23

1

10

CAR 39

Cam Newton pass incomplete short right intended for Greg Olsen

13

7

Sylvester Williams runs around Norwell after Cam had thrown the ball and delivers a late hit and a blow to Cam Newton's head with the hand sending him to the ground with Malik Jackson pulling Cam to the ground. Cam had taken 3 to 4 casual steps after he had thrown the ball. This happens in front of Clete Blakeman.

2

1:26

2

7

CAR 22

Penalty on Michael Oher: False Start, 5 yards (no play)

13

7

0.07

-0.72

66.3

Von Miller simulates the snap count. Cam was using a delayed cadence. You can see the OTs looking down the line for the snap of the ball, and then Miller adds another 'hut' following Cam's. You can also see Miller's head bob forward when he does this pulling the OTs on both sides. Oher and Remmers both look at the official and plead their case, but the official did not notice it.

2

0:11

2

10

DEN 45

Cam Newton sacked by DeMarcus Ware for -10 yards

13

7

Demarcus Ware stomps on Cam Newton's knee after the sack by rearing his leg back and driving his knee into the side of Cam's knee.

3

13:41

1

10

DEN 35

Cam Newton pass incomplete

13

7

Demarcus Ware leg whips the back of Cam Newton's legs to take him down after Cam throws the ball away. This should be a personal foul. Clete Blakeman is 5 yards away from the play and casually walks by without even verbally warning Ware.

3

13:34

2

10

DEN 35

Fozzy Whittaker right tackle for 10 yards (tackle by Chris Harris and Brandon Marshall). Penalty on Trai Turner: Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards

13

7

Trai Turner was blocking his man on the play. Turner's defender was on the ground as the whistle blew. The officials threw the flag and penalized the Panthers for hitting a player after the whistle. You can pause the video when the whistle blows and Trai is not engaged with any defender.

3

11:00

3

11

DEN 26

Cam Newton pass incomplete short right intended for Greg Olsen

13

7

Philly Brown turns Roby and beats him. Roby reaches out to pull Brown back to him. The official throws a flag for defensive holding. Clete Blakeman speaks with him and overrules him due to being away from the play. They pick up the flag. This call is understandable, but it favors the Broncos and highlights the penalties against the Panthers Clete Blakeman refused to overturn eventhough he knew what the correct call was suppose to be.

3

10:54

4

11

DEN 26

Graham Gano 44 yard field goal no good

13

7

Offsides on Talib not called. Official is adamant he was not offsides. Clete Blakeman acknowledges to Norman he saw the offsides but it is not his responsibility to call the penalty.

3

5:57

2

10

DEN 28

Cam Newton pass incomplete deep middle intended for Ted Ginn is intercepted byT.J. Ward at DEN-10 and returned for 4 yards. T.J. Ward fumbles (forced by Mike Tolbert), recovered by Danny Trevathan at DEN-7

16

7

On the fumble by Ward, both Trevathan and Ginn have dual possession of the ball. Trevathan begins to forcibly slam his knee into Ginn's side and then rears his leg back again to slam his knee into the side of Ginn's head to get him to release the ball. This should have been a personal foul penalty. Multiple officials stood around them and let Trevathan knee Ginn in the head. Not even a warning to Trevathan for an offense that should get him suspended. This was worse than the act by Talib on Brown.

4

10:55

3

4

DEN 16

Penalty on Michael Oher: False Start, 5 yards (no play)

16

7

The Broncos simulate the snap again on a delayed cadence by Cam. It catches both OTs again. Brandon Marshall simulates the snap. Michael Oher protests again, but the refs claim it did not happen.

4

8:21

2

9

CAR 29

Penalty on Mike Remmers: False Start, 5 yards (no play)

16

10

The Broncos simulate the snap again on a delayed cadence. This time Trevathen simulates the snap.

4

4:16

3

9

CAR 25

Cam Newton sacked by Von Miller for -9 yards. Cam Newton fumbles (forced by Von Miller), recovered by T.J. Ward at CAR-9 and returned for 5 yards (tackle by Mike Remmers)

16

10

Illegal batting of the ball by Von Miller in front of Clete Blakeman. Should be 1st and 10 at the 35 for the Panthers.

4

3:17

3

4

CAR 4

Peyton Manning pass incomplete short right intended for Demaryius Thomas. Penalty on Josh Norman: Defensive Holding, 2 yards (no play)

This was not a holding penalty on Norman and Thomas slipped after pulling on Norman to get around him. The ball was also uncatchable. This would have been a FG attempt, but the officials gave the Broncos a fresh set of downs. Considering all the physical PI the Broncos got away with and I did not include as bad calls, this is a ridiculous call that fails to carry the same standard of officiating they have been using throughout the game.

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The officiating had 18 bad or missed calls in the game. 17 went against the Panthers and 1 went in favor of the Broncos. There were no bad or missed calls that went against the Broncos all game. They picked up the flag on what would have been the one bad call on the Broncos. I did not include the judgement calls of holding and pass interference. The one PI I listed was to illustrate the lack of consistency in officiating between the two teams.

Feel free to check out the plays as the times are listed.

Great post. Where can I re watch this game, not that I don't believe you, I just want to see for myself. Also, I like how you didn't put in judgement calls, it really shows how bad this game was. On judgement call that pissed me off was the first play of the game. Owen Daniles completely shoved off Roman Harper and nothing was called. Set the tone for the game right then.

[zacka77ack]

I think it's time to let it go, gentlemen.  The Panthers may have been screwed but they will NEVER be Super Bowl 50 champs.  Take solace knowing that players like Josh recognize they were playing the Broncos and Refs.  Start putting your energy and focus on FA and the draft.

[SportsCrazie4172]

Superbowl 50..the biggest heist job done live in front of millions of people..

[JARROD]

6 hours ago, CPantherKing said:

NFL Turning Point highlights the illegal bat by Von Miller while Cam was recovering it. Not only does it show a perfect angle of what should have been a penalty on the Broncos with 1st and 10 at the Broncos 35, it shows the exact position of Clete Blakeman and his view of the batted ball. He has located the ball and is running toward it during the recovery and as soon as he sees the bat he reverses field toward the end zone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmFegiqVXKE

Clete spots the ball and begins to move toward the recovery. Von Miller reaches around Cam Newton to bat the ball away from him.

Clete continues to track the ball.

Clete has a clear view of Von Miller batting the ball and his head has turned with the ball movement showing complete awareness of the location of the ball.

Clete reacts immediately to the bat of the ball accounting for the change in direction and speed from what was a ball nearly at rest in front of Cam Newton and Ryan Kalil.

Clete Blakeman was a college QB and has been officiating for years. He is just as aware of the ball as any athlete and the game slows down for him just like the veteran players on the field. You can see how aware he is tracking the ball. He knew it was a batted ball and it was his call to make. He shows no intention of ever going for the flag.

He saw the fumble which is designated by the blue flag he threw, and he tracked it the entire time. He begins to move from his stationary position as soon as he sees Von Miller bat the ball. If he was unaware of where the ball was he would have run toward the scrum to locate the ball.

He is clearly a very aware official with some nice reaction time. We are to assume he was just awful at officiating on this day and could not make decisions according to his training? Maybe he was not well versed in the rule book? I highly doubt he gets to the Super Bowl by being at the level of a high school official.

Make your own judgement, but NFL Turning point and Inside the NFL puts everything you need to know on tape.

Man I would post that all over the internet, send to every single NFL player---

The Broncos may have still won,... but we will never know.  The NFL should have the power to nullify dirty games and have them replayed.

Hell, NASCAR will eat it for rain and rerun it the next day despite the ratings. 

Anyway,.. they got what they wanted.  Peyton probably had his goons pay them a visit before the game just like they did to get rid of the HGH doctor.

[Spaceballs83]

I believe this game was rigged for the Broncos against any NFC team. NFL cannot let Manning go out as a loser

[Riverboat Ron]

2 hours ago, lightsout said:

When people I personally know that hate the Panthers are texting me DURING the game saying things like "something doesn't feel right", " you're getting screwed over", and "they seriously missed that? It happened directly in front of where he was looking".... Yeah.

 

Everybody that wasn't blinded by their absolute hatred for Cam knew the fix was in. Don't expect the NFL to say anything. They're the ones behind it.

This game from the beginning had the feel of our 49ers loss. Obvious calls were ignored that benefited us and phantom calls that got no replay only happened to us. It was even a repeat of them taking our physicality away with flags and letting Denver play even more physically. Late shots and helmet shots on Newton, facemask on Talib, every play I saw Roby held to some degree. 

Then the icing was the call on Norman, the refs wanted pass interference but realized the ball was 10 yards above the receivers head so they called holding. Norman was within 5 yards and touched him far less than the Roby play they picked up the flag. 

 

I'm over it, nothing the Panthers can do but come back stronger next year and hope we get an evenly called game.