Peace out Blandino

[tims4wins]

#integrity

Adam Schefter‏Verified account @AdamSchefter 11m11 minutes ago
NFL notified teams this morning that Senior VP of officiating Dean Blandino is leaving "to pursue other opportunities", per the memo.

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

Other opportunities....I thought I heard that the Ringling Brothers Circus was shutting down?

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

One of our intrepid reporters should check for the boot mark on his ass as he leaves NFL HQ.

Wasn't Blandino going to be the guy doing all replay reviews? Who's going to do that now?

 

[RedOctober3829]

One of our intrepid reporters should check for the boot mark on his ass as he leaves NFL HQ.

Wasn't Blandino going to be the guy doing all replay reviews? Who's going to do that now?

#2 in that department was former referee Alberto Riveron.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Bye, Felicia

 

[cornwalls@6]

Looks like the other opportunities are television, ala Mike Carey. For a brief moment I deluded myself into hoping he might be free and clear to reveal where all the bodies are buried regarding deflategate, etc. Particularly if he was forced out. But he'll be good league soldier on TV.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/04/14/dean-blandino-leaving-league-to-work-in-television/

 

[ifmanis5]

He's looking forward to spending more time with his family.

 

[joe dokes]

I wonder if Blind Deanblando is going to replace the probably-not-league-approved Mike Pereira.

 

[bankshot1]

I guess being the NFL's God of replay isn't all that.

fwiw I think Mike Pereira is pretty good at his job.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

This has a Tom Hagen feel to it.

 

[RedOctober3829]

This has a Tom Hagen feel to it.

"Listen, whoever comes with you to the Goodell meeting is the traitor."

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

"Listen, whoever comes with you to the Goodell meeting is the traitor."

"Blandino. I always thought it would be Kensil"

 

[joe dokes]

I guess being the NFL's God of replay isn't all that.

fwiw I think Mike Pereira is pretty good at his job.

So do I. But I sense that he rubs the NFL the wrong way.

 

[joe dokes]

"Listen, whoever comes with you to the Goodell meeting is the traitor."

"Nothing happens to Blandino as long as Rooney is alive"

 

[RetractableRoof]

"Nothing happens to Blandino as long as Rooney is alive"

Ouch... Can you imagine if this were true... And the old blooded timing... Damn.

 

[bankshot1]

Given the solid working relationship between the CBS and the NFL, I'm not sure why they just didn't agree to a job-sharing situation.

Blandino -NFL head of refs/God of Replay and CBS's talking head on controversial calls

Nantz: Dean what do you think of that call?

Dean: I think he got both feet in, had control, catch is good, the call will be reversed by NY.

Nantz: Thanks Dean, great analysis as always. We'll await the official NFL review.

 

[edmunddantes]

Only downside to this is, given the NFL's recent track record, they'll replace him with someone worse.

 

[Eddie Jurak]

One of our intrepid reporters should check for the boot mark on his ass as he leaves NFL HQ.

Wasn't Blandino going to be the guy doing all replay reviews? Who's going to do that now?

I can't answer for the league as a whole, but for games involving the Patriots, it will obviously be Roger Goodell himself.

 

[tims4wins]

Apparently CBS isn't hiring him...

 

[PedroKsBambino]

He was awful as the 'public face' of officiating, and to the degree we can tell equally bad or worse at developing and overseeing on-field officiaiting. I think he'd have been pushed aside earlier in a more functional organization, but good to see the league finally get around to seeking an upgrade.

And yes, I share the concern we'll get a downgrade who is even more of a Commissioner toady instead. But getting rid of 'proven bad' is still good, I think.

 

[tims4wins]

ProFootballTalk‏Verified account @ProFootballTalk

Crazy morning: PFT has now learned that @DeanBlandino likely will be hired by FOX -- and that FOX would team him up with @MikePereira.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

ProFootballTalk‏Verified account @ProFootballTalk

Crazy morning: PFT has now learned that @DeanBlandino likely will be hired by FOX -- and that FOX would team him up with @MikePereira.

Who exactly is clamoring for this? One guy is plenty.

 

[DanoooME]

Given the solid working relationship between the CBS and the NFL, I'm not sure why they just didn't agree to a job-sharing situation.

Blandino -NFL head of refs/God of Replay and CBS's talking head on controversial calls

Nantz: Dean what do you think of that call?

Dean: I think he got both feet in, had control, catch is good, the call will be reversed by NY.

Nantz: Thanks Dean, great analysis as always. We'll await the official NFL review.

On-Field Ref: After review, the call on the field stands, incomplete pass. 4th down.

 

[joe dokes]

ProFootballTalk‏Verified account @ProFootballTalk

Crazy morning: PFT has now learned that @DeanBlandino likely will be hired by FOX -- and that FOX would team him up with @MikePereira.

"Team him up with". There's a euphemism for "sew his lips shut" that I have not heard before.

"Mike, this is Dean."
"Carlo, this is a ticket to Vegas."


Just thinking...I could have the players backwards. As someone suggested upthread, Deanblando might know stuff.

 

[InstaFace]

Are there other movies approved for references here, or is The Godfather the only one?

 

[bankshot1]

Are there other movies approved for references here, or is The Godfather the only one?

Its been my experience that "Animal House" is also a great source.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Are there other movies approved for references here, or is The Godfather the only one?

I have an exclusive copy of Albert Breer's interview with Dean Blandino upon exit.

Dean Blandino: Well, when Mike Kensil was first starting out, he was signed to a personal services contract with this big-band leader. And as his career got better and better, he wanted to get out of it. But the band leader wouldn't let him. Now, Mike is my father's godson. So my father went to see this bandleader and offered him $10,000 to let Mike go, but the bandleader said no. So the next day, my father Roger went back, only this time with Troy Vincent. Within an hour, he had a signed release for a certified check of $1000.

Albert Breer: How did he do that?

Dean Blandino: My father Roger made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Albert Breer: What was that?

Dean Blandino: Troy held a gun to his head, and my father Roger assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract....... Thats a true story.

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

Are there other movies approved for references here, or is The Godfather the only one?

We tried using Teen Wolf, but Simmons got mad on Twitter and claimed we were stealing his bit.

 

[InstaFace]

We tried using Teen Wolf, but Simmons got mad on Twitter and claimed we were stealing his bit.

You owe me a new keyboard. Fucking awesome.

edit: Without Mister T, “I pity the fool” would sound like something out of a Shakespeare play.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

Do you suppose Fox envisions them arguing on-screen about the calls That would kind of fit with the general Fox approach to their airwaves.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Do you suppose Fox envisions them arguing on-screen about the calls That would kind of fit with the general Fox approach to their airwaves.

They want the Kiper/McShay dynamic, don't they?

 

[bakahump]

I can't answer for the league as a whole, but for games involving the Patriots, it will obviously be Roger Goodell himself.

But he wont be watching. Doesnt really need to.

 

[steveluck7]

I smell a buddy comedy!

Mike is the savvy veteran, who's used to the way he's always done things. Dean is the young go-getter, eager to shake things up.
It's "Out of Bounds" - Mondays at 9:00 on FOX

 

[cornwalls@6]

Are there other movies approved for references here, or is The Godfather the only one?

A Few Good Men came up big in the glory that was the deflategate mega-thread.

 

[bankshot1]

Do you suppose Fox envisions them arguing on-screen about the calls That would kind of fit with the general Fox approach to their airwaves.

or an old SNL skit

Mike: Dean you ignorant slut