Ryan Dinwiddie questioned why the CFL bothers reviewing close calls last week.
The Toronto Argonauts head coach might have stronger words after another video review went against his team on the first series of Monday’s Labour Day Classic against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Ticats defensive back Richard Daniels appeared to bump DaVaris Daniels before intercepting a Chad Kelly pass intended for the Argos receiver.
Dinwiddie immediately threw a challenge flag to call for a review, but the call stood after the command centre took another look. The coach was visibly frustrated after the review.
Two plays later, Ticats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell hit Tim White for a 57-yard touchdown strike to give Hamilton a 7-0 lead.
Last week, the Argos had a touchdown called back after the command centre ruled Damonte Coxie did not secure a pass against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The command centre also called back a touchdown from Argos running back Ka’Deem Carey that game.
“I don’t know why we have a command centre, I really don’t,” Dinwiddie said after the game. “What is it doing slowing down games I just don’t get it. I’ll leave it at that.”
The command centre has faced criticism throughout the year, prompting the CFL to make changes. It has told the replay reviewers to focus on the ‘clear and obvious Principle.’
When announcing the changes, the league said the goal was “to improve performance and to ensure the clear and obvious principle is more consistently applied in its decision-making process.”
The statement went on to say, “The clear and obvious principle is defined as having a clear, unobstructed view of the action in question, and the correct outcome is obvious when compared to an established standard created by the rules committee and the CFL officiating department.”
