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Title: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: HLinNC on November 20, 2011, 02:59:16 PM: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/797968/ref_medium.gif

He would up buried under the pile during a loose ball.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: JasonTX on November 20, 2011, 07:39:56 PM: It would have been funny if he would have came out of the pile with the ball in his possession.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: chymechowder on November 20, 2011, 07:51:34 PM: haha!

or if he signalled which team recovered while he was still within the pile. just a striped, indicatory sleeve emerging from the pile.

(hope he's ok of course!)
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: BenG on November 21, 2011, 04:21:06 AM: I was watching that on NFL Redzone, I didn't even realise there was an official in there until I saw the replay.

Ouch.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: TXMike on November 21, 2011, 04:56:40 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHnIAuo44SQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHnIAuo44SQ)
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: TexDoc on November 21, 2011, 07:10:33 AM: Wow, and it wasn't as though he was in the wrong spot mechanically. This was just a freak deal. Maybe its time to make a rule that allows an official to sound his whistle when the ball is fumbled toward him in order to prevent injury to himself.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: clearwall on November 21, 2011, 08:06:45 AM: Yea, after seeing Mike's vid, Ron did everything perfectly. As soon as he realized he was going down, he turtled up and just let it happen. A+ for him there
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: JugglingReferee on November 21, 2011, 08:13:48 AM: Also good on Ron for not having the whistle in his mouth.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: HLinNC on November 21, 2011, 08:51:14 AM: Quote
Also good on Ron for not having the whistle in his mouth.

With a 3 ft. long lanyard, he'd be likely to hang himself.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: BenG on November 21, 2011, 09:28:06 AM: Watching the video again - it seems only the 4th official any actually trys to get him out of the pile :)
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: HLinNC on November 21, 2011, 09:50:23 AM: Quote
it seems only the 4th official any actually tries to get him out of the pile :)

"Purple ball, Ron. Ron! Ron!? Where the $#%@ is Ron?!? Oh."
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: TexDoc on November 21, 2011, 10:00:41 AM: Ron, just FYI for future reference, if the official gains possession of a fumble, it isn't the zebra's ball! No reason to dive for it.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: Mckorkle on November 21, 2011, 12:28:15 PM: "First in digs"
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: busman on November 21, 2011, 01:43:17 PM: Wonder if he experienced any of that "extracirricular acitivity" that everyone swears go on under those piles?
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: NWA_UMP on November 21, 2011, 02:20:11 PM: If it was the lingerie football league I would be diving into the pile...
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: bama_stripes on November 21, 2011, 05:17:26 PM: I'm a white hat who's about Ron's age & body build, and I also wear glasses. I also got run over on an INT return last Friday night.

Must have been a lunar anomaly!
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: Rulesman on November 21, 2011, 05:28:14 PM: Quote from: NWA_UMP on November 21, 2011, 02:20:11 PM
If it was the lingerie football league I would be diving into the pile...
...and feeling for the football! ;D
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: TexDoc on November 21, 2011, 09:40:19 PM: Quote from: NWA_UMP on November 21, 2011, 02:20:11 PM
If it was the lingerie football league I would be diving into the pile...

Don't go there! Every one of us would be jumping in fumble piles!
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: NWA_UMP on November 22, 2011, 07:17:57 AM: Quote from: TexDoc on November 21, 2011, 09:40:19 PM
Don't go there! Every one of us would be jumping in fumble piles!

So, I am a master of the obvious... yEs:

Sad part is, it might not be as much fun as one would imagine :!#
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: TexDoc on November 22, 2011, 07:23:35 AM: Quote from: NWA_UMP on November 22, 2011, 07:17:57 AM
Sad part is, it might not be as much fun as one would imagine :!#

Well sign me up as a test subject! It may take quite a few times for me to determine whether or not I enjoy it.
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: clearwall on November 22, 2011, 09:36:39 AM: Quote from: NWA_UMP on November 22, 2011, 07:17:57 AM
Sad part is, it might not be as much fun as one would imagine :!#

Lost just a smidge of respect for you on that one...
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: VALJ on December 28, 2011, 10:26:27 AM: Quote from: Mckorkle on November 21, 2011, 12:28:15 PM
"First in digs"

OK, I know I'm late to the party, but I just cracked up reading this one, and got some strange looks from the rest of the people in my office...
Title: Re: Ron Winter gets a scare....Bengals v. Ravens
Post by: Welpe on December 30, 2011, 08:45:18 AM: Quote from: busman on November 21, 2011, 01:43:17 PM
Wonder if he experienced any of that "extracirricular acitivity" that everyone swears go on under those piles?

First rule of the pile, nobody talks about what happens in the pile...not that I would know anything about that from my playing years.

I just saw this also, you know why the other zebras are running to the pile? To make sure they can pull Ron out before one of them has to wear the white hat (and receive an on the spot frontal lobotomy). ;D