[Football Zebras]Torbert, Cheffers, Martin, and Hochuli are Divisional Playoff referees
footballzebras.com/2021/01/torbert-cheffers-m...Posted Jan 11, 2021, 8:33 PM UTC
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super bowl officials come out of this round, my guess would be Torbert
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I don't know why Tobert got a divisional round. I don't consider him to have come close to earning this kind of assignment if they're still based on grades.
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I dont really agree. I think Torbert has been on a super bowl trajectory and in addition to that i think the nfl would love the optics this year as well
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At least we didn't get hochuli.
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Thought that would be Ed Hochuli. Talk about coasting by on name recognition, huh
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Me too. I was a little hyped than saw the first name. Ed was a fun and fair ref
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Wasn't Clay Martin just recently in the hospital with serious COVID symptoms? Would this be his first game back?
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that is correct on both accounts
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Interesting, thanks!
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Hochuli is the worst
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Guess which one we got?
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Vinovich with special guest ref robey-coleman
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Surprised not to see Vinovich in the playoffs especially considering Brad Allen somehow made it (and that’s not just a recency bias from the Bills game)
S Hochuli is meh, but I like the other 3 a lot.
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No Vinovich or Boger? Thats a W
Whats the issue with Vinovich? he's one of the best...kind of shocking we haven't seen him yet, might be getting a CC
The hate for Vinovich is real.
Some background
I agree, full bias.
lol some players didn't like some calls that didn't go their way is not an true indicment. theres a reason he gets the games he does. and for what its worth, the main play everyone throws around from that super bowl (the 3rd down conversion) was not a hold on bosa
Yeah, nobody’s perfect but Vinos not a name I’d ever worry or be mad about seeing
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These downvotes are ridiculous. u/ref44 is 100% right--Vinovich is not responsible for pass interference calls and has absolutely no authority or standing to overrule a downfield official who does. And it wasn't even "his crew"--remember, the NFL uses all-star crews for the playoffs, so he wasn't working with his regular guys.
Reddit users and fans at large who aren't actual on-field officials tend to be pretty clueless about how officiating works. People still blame Phil Luckett for that Vinny Testevarde TD call in '98 even though it wasn't his play.
ah yes, the call that he had literally zero responsibility for. he just happened to have been the white hat
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Vinovich worked last year's Super Bowl, which means he's ineligible for this years. He will likely work a championship game next week.