maqroll Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 "America's Team" I actually hope they make it to the SB so we can demolish them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I've seen the reserve angle of the PI call and it's actually a facemask on Pettigrew. He's got his hand in Hitchens' grill so he can't actually turn around. Still think the Lions should've gone for it on 4th & 1 and even then, there's the 5 yard punt. Doesn't account for the horrible holding call later on, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 A funny quote on Huggate- "You can either be president or you can jumpy-jump side hug most hated man in football. Christie made his choice.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 NFL admits refs missed Cowboys holding Suh on crucial play The infamous pass interference pickup wasn’t the only missed call that went against the Lions in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys. The NFL has also admitted that the crucial fourth-and-6 conversion the Cowboys picked up on the way toward their game-winning touchdown was aided by an uncalled holding infraction. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the NFL admitted to the Lions today that Ndamukong Suh was held on the play, on which Tony Romo completed a 21-yard pass to Jason Witten. If the holding had been called, the Cowboys would have faced fourth-and-16 from their own side of the field and surely would have punted. Instead, the completion gave the Cowboys first-and-10 at the Lions’ 21-yard line, and they went on to score the go-ahead touchdown with 2:32 left in the fourth quarter. Lions fans have used social media over the last 48 hours to point to several plays when Cowboys’ offensive linemen weren’t flagged while holding Lions’ defensive linemen. It’s not clear whether the Lions have complained to the league office about all of those plays, but this particular play was a huge one, and one on which the league office agrees with the Lions that a hold should have been called. At this point, it’s hard for the Lions not to think that they were ripped off by the officials on Sunday. NFL officiating isn’t corrupt, but it can be incompetent, and on Sunday that incompetence may have ended the Lions’ season and moved the Cowboys ahead in the playoffs. Link The positive to come out of the shocking officiating is that the NFL cant possibly afford for Dallas to go on and win it now, so here is to loads of favorable calls for the Packers this weekend i hope! For the love of all that is good in the game, Green Bay must win this weekend! Go Pack, GO! Dean Blandino, aka the guy seen on Jerry Jones party bus in the offseason was on NFL Network trying to cover for the incompetence/corruption of the flag pick up. Basically said that it should have been defensive holding at the start of the play but that would have been hard for the refs to see and that face guarding is allowed in the league. He said that there was an arm on Pettigrew before the ball got there but that it doesnt appear to be significant contact..... which is interesting considering the supposed emphasis for illegal contact and touching receivers down the field this year! Seems to be that you can just hold as much as you like in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 The hold on the Cowboys final touchdown was pretty ridiculous. He held on to him for 4 or 5 full seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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