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chunkmeister
How many were in the "McVay" years (when stupid penalties were cleaned up). If most of the games were in the Fisher years (when the Rams were constantly supassing the opponents in penalty yards) then it might not stand out so much.
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That's a very good point! It caused me to look up some data on nflpenalties.com just to see if the data would shed any light on the allegations. The site only has data back to 2009. For me... the data just didn't support the uproar about Vanovich because comparing Fisher's teams to McVay's is comparing apples to oranges. McVay has coached only two games with Vanovich as the referee. Is that enough to draw this kind of conclusion? I say NO but you can look at the data and draw your own.
Vanovich has been the referee in 8 Rams games and 8 Saints games since 2012, here's what I found:
McVay (2 games): Penalties- 9, Yards- 82
Fisher (6 games): Penalties- 52, Yards- 491
Saints (8 games): Penalties- 35, Yards- 350
McVay (2 games): Penalties- 9, Yards- 82
Fisher (6 games): Penalties- 52, Yards- 491
Saints (8 games): Penalties- 35, Yards- 350