NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino insinuates that refs may slow down the Philadelphia Eagles offense
ESPN football analyst Christ Mortensen earlier reported that NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino told the Wall Street Journal the following with regard to the fast-paced offense Philadelphia Eagles' new head coach Chip Kelly plans to run with his team: "We have to make sure teams understand that they don't control the tempo, our officials do. We're going through our normal ball mechanics, we aren't going to rush [unless] it's in the two minute drill." That makes sense, because that's what fans are really wanting to see are officials holding up the tempo of a game over a new style of offense which attempts to speed things up a bit. I think what Blandino is really saying is this: "Look - some of our refs are in good shape, but let's face it - they're not in near as good of shape as NFL players like LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, and DeSean Jackson. While Chip Kelly may want to run his offense at a speed not ever seen before,...