News: ESPN: Cowboys lament decisions by officials after loss

[tomsanders921]

This is the very same thing we get dozens of pages of post about every game

We are just fans though.

Bad calls happen, both ways, some worse than others. We got a lot of help on the first TD drive.

The cards got the benefit of some calls too. But as poorly as they played I would rather them be angry at themselves, not the officials. They are going to likely play the same game in a couple weeks. They need to get over it and start working on solutions they can control.

 

[MyFairLady]

Meh whatever the refs gifted is our first TD. We stunk and deserved to lose. Murray was the best player.

 

[phildadon86]

Can we stop with refs stole it? I thought the Cardinals controlled this game for all but a little towards the end of the third quarter. The Cowboys cut it to 22 to 14 and got the ball back. Then somebody fumbled.

The fumble doesn't matter. We brought the game to within 3 points with plenty of time left had the officials not swallowed their whistles or stop the clock when they should have.

 

[stilltheguru]

Another loser complaining about refs lol. I know it's hard to admit wrong on this website though

 

[Nova]

Meh whatever the refs gifted is our first TD. We stunk and deserved to lose. Murray was the best player.

The refs weren’t great but without that gifted first td drive we probably see another Denver game

Can’t say they have an agenda, but still fair to criticize how bad they were.

 

[shabazz]

I’ll fill in until he does!

The ball comes out just before the knees touch. But hes down way before the knees ever become a thought. By rule, anything other than hands and knees is down. Like, say, a helmet.

I wish my entire post was directed at just a single play......its systemic.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Goodell and the Refs don't like to be called out for incompetent officiating. Wouldn't be surprised if they took it out on the Cowboys and decided to call a one sided game in favor of the Cardinals.

So how would that be any different from normal?

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Our resident referees unofficial apologist should be showing up here real soon to lecture us that we Cowboys fans are delusional and conspiracy theorists...

.i guess Dee Dee just joined the rest of us fans, broadcasters,journalists, players and coaches that are witnessing the fraud,sham and ineptitude that is NFL officiating......which is now just an oxymoron

What are you talking about, lol?

Everybody agrees the officiating is atrocious.

EVERYBODY.

What folks disagree with is that there’s a conspiracy, agenda, or bias specifically against the Cowboys.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

I wish my entire post was directed at just a single play......its systemic.

My opinion on it is reffing has always been this way, we just have better technology/more idyllic scrutiny to point it out. Reffing NFL is hard as **** compared to NBA/MLB, and the results seem to coincide

 

[glimmerman]

We played bad but the refs clearly “missed a few” that was one sided. D-Law held really bad in the end zone, they missed that one but sure caught Shultz with a hold on Elliot’s long run. The fumble was a fumble and should have been called a fumble. Daks fumble was close to having his knee down but they called it a fumble and took a look at it. The play before the non called fumble the guy was out of bounds (as streetwise pointed out earlier) but the refs said he stayed in and made us call our last TO. We didn’t play well enough to clearly win. But sure didn’t deserve to not have a chance to win because of ref call. Where was that fumble at.

 

[LittleD]

Winners laugh and tell jokes while losers say deal. Jerry and the homeboys will have lots of excuses this week. What will they pontificate when the dirty birds kick their butts this weekend. HaHa!

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

Another loser complaining about refs lol. I know it's hard to admit wrong on this website though

The Cowboys aren't the only big game in which Refs have intervened to decide the outcome of. But some believe that coaches and players should stay quiet and be okay with the Refs making huge incompetent game impacting decisions and calls. which effects the outcome of games. Or they even in playoff games players should remain quiet of their team makes a huge potential game winning play and the Refs step in and intervene with horrible officiating and a bad call, which causes their team to be eliminated from the playoffs.

 

[glimmerman]

My opinion on it is reffing has always been this way, we just have better technology/more idyllic scrutiny to point it out. Reffing NFL is hard as **** compared to NBA/MLB, and the results seem to coincide

Just never fair across the board. Saw the egirls take some nasty calls and non calls to the chin. Changes mometum in a close game. When your playing a team you can beat easy it’s just a bump in the road.

 

[RS12]

The fumble doesn't matter. We brought the game to within 3 points with plenty of time left had the officials not swallowed their whistles or stop the clock when they should have.

Doesn't matter? Other than it gave momentum right back to the team that had it most of the game. LOL! Come on man. Turn overs always matter.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Just never fair across the board. Saw the egirls take some nasty calls and non calls to the chin. Changes mometum in a close game. When your playing a team you can beat easy it’s just a bump in the road.

I agree, but football will always be that way. There is a coin flip element on top of everything, which makes the Patriots/Cowboys/9ers/Steelers dynasties all that more impressive

 

[shabazz]

My opinion on it is reffing has always been this way, we just have better technology/more idyllic scrutiny to point it out. Reffing NFL is hard as **** compared to NBA/MLB, and the results seem to coincide

It's not even a Cowboys thing. If I watch the Eagles play the Steelers, either the Eagles will be penalized more or their will be more situationaly damaging calls against them

I list the integrity of NFL officiating just barely above ballot harvesting,

 

[Floatyworm]

This is a losers mentality. They played like crap. Had a chance in the end but the defense couldn't stop the run.

Yes it was a fumble. But this team didn't deserve to win. The refs are the reason Dallas scored the first TD anyway. They aided them all the way down the field.

Lies.....

 

[stilltheguru]

The Cowboys aren't the only big game in which Refs have intervened to decide the outcome of. But some believe that coaches and players should stay quiet and be okay with the Refs making huge incompetent game impacting decisions and calls. which effects the outcome of games. Or they even in playoff games players should remain quiet of their team makes a huge potential game winning play and the Refs step in and intervene with horrible officiating and a bad call, which causes their team to be eliminated from the playoffs.

I just posted it for all the (This Is LoSeR tAlK) people. Now they have nothing to say.

 

[Ranching]

I agree. This starts up top. I agree we got screwed but when all the players lose focus of what they did wrong and start blaming refs, there’s no improvement.

This is the only way to keep NFL officials on some kind of leash. Players complain, fans let them here it, eventually Goodell will not like all the bad attention that they are bringing the league and start to hold them more accountable....fire or suspension a few of them and the rest will fall into place.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

It's not even a Cowboys thing. If I watch the Eagles play the Steelers, either the Eagles will be penalized more or their will be more situationaly damaging calls against them

I list the integrity of NFL officiating just barely above ballot harvesting,

But it’s just the sporadic nature of what the refs can catch. I don’t doubt their integrity with any involved agenda, just the accuracy of the referee system in general.

Saying you’re playing against the other teams and the refs I take offense to, but saying you’re playing against the other team with some level of randomness added in I think is accurate.