Officiating: Anti Cowboys

[Doomsday]

The refs didn't help at times, and gift wrapped some stuff for them at other times.

They lost because they got outplayed and outcoached. The usual.

 

[cowboyec]

better word.....SUCKS.

 

[CPanther95]

Nope. There are bad calls in almost every game.

^^^
This is the thread we need for some healthy debate.

Is it "almost", or "every"?

 

[Beast_from_East]

Every game in the NFL has bad calls, the difference is the good teams overcome them and bad teams use them as excuses.

Yes, we got robbed on the Witten TD but we also got some calls as well.

We lost because of poor execution, dropped passes, illegal formations, missed FGs, missed blocks, and no pass rush. We did not lose because of the officiating. I repeat, we did not lose because of the officiating.

The only people saying we did are the homers who would rather believe there is some great conspiracy that causes us to lose because they dont want to accept the fact that maybe this team is just not that good.

 

[ConstantReboot]

They practically handed us that late TD. Stop looking for excuses.

No they didn't. They were giving passes of pile driving Dak all game long until the final minutes.

 

[aria]

I don’t know about you guys but I am sick and tired of the anti Cowboys bias that we seem to get on a weekly basis. Dak was getting pile driven today over and over on late hits today. If that were Brady or Rodgers there would have been enough flags to soak up Lake Michigan.

It seems like every week we get some sort of phantom call that kills a critical drive. I’m just totally sick of it.

Then don’t watch! Every team gets screwed, it’s not exclusive to the Cowboys! The officiating sucks league wide, you can cry about it and play victim all you want but it won’t change a thing.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

^^^
This is the thread we need for some healthy debate.

Is it "almost", or "every"?

Every.

 

[DEMFAN]

They practically handed us that late TD. Stop looking for excuses.

So on the last TD those were not legit PI calls? They called similar PI on Awuzie in the first quarter. Or, are you just good with not seeing a game called consistently?

 

[DEMFAN]

Then don’t watch! Every team gets screwed, it’s not exclusive to the Cowboys! The officiating sucks league wide, you can cry about it and play victim all you want but it won’t change a thing.

You’re just mad at the loss you feel just like the OP stop tripping, calm down drink some tea eat some noodle!

 

[romothesavior]

They practically handed us that late TD. Stop looking for excuses.

Yeah, this.

People who think there's an anti-Cowboys bias have extremely selective memories.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

I don't agree. Refs saved our final drive

 

[aria]

You’re just mad at the loss you feel just like the OP stop tripping, calm down drink some tea eat some noodle!

Actually drinking Earl Grey as I type and I think I’m much more rational than most...and realistic.

 

[SultanOfSix]

The officiating is negatively selective against all teams according to the NFL agenda. They don't call obvious holds or the like when it suits them, and they call ticky tacks when it suits them. See the Rams/Saints game last year and many other examples. Unfortunately, it is often more negatively selective against certain teams than others, and the Cowboys happen to be one of them, and less so against others, e.g., the Cheatriots. And in a league of parity that is often the difference between winning and losing and why the Cheatriots have so often beaten statistical probability.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

The officiating is negatively selective against all teams according to the NFL agenda. They don't call obvious holds or the like when it suits them, and they call ticky tacks when it suits them. See the Rams/Saints game last year and many other examples. Unfortunately, it is often more negatively selective against certain teams than others, and the Cowboys happen to be one of them, and less so against others, e.g., the Cheatriots.

This sounds like it’s all based on facts.

Please share them.

 

[DEMFAN]

Actually drinking Earl Grey as I type and I think I’m much more rational than most...and realistic.

Well there you go you’re off to a good start in the road to recovery LOL!

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

Stop with the officiating B.S. We had our aces handed to us by one of the worst teams in the NFL.

 

[SultanOfSix]

This sounds like it’s all based on facts.

Please share them.

You should read the number of articles out there assessing the Patriots deflating of their own balls and how it probabalistically minimized their turnover rate, especially in cold weather, which they're likely still doing.

Also, facts just mean what happens in Reality. It's a fact that I typed this right now. It's a fact that NFL is described "sports entertainment".

I can witness with my own eyes and see these things. I don't need to prove an opinion. And you don't need to believe my claim without an argument.

 

[DogFace]

So on the last TD those were not legit PI calls? They called similar PI on Awuzie in the first quarter. Or, are you just good with not seeing a game called consistently?

Yes. They all were very clearly legit calls. You didn’t see the Jets’ coaches not players complaining about any of them.

This is a touchy subject and many here clearly are triggered whenever bad calls are discussed. They immediately go to “that not why we lost”.

Fine. But it’s a factor and when a very poor call takes 4 points off the board and you lose by 2 it’s undeniable that it was a factor.

 

[DEMFAN]

Yes. They all were very clearly legit calls. You didn’t see the Jets’ coaches not players complaining about any of them.

This is a touchy subject and many here clearly are triggered whenever bad calls are discussed. They immediately go to “that not why we lost”.

Fine. But it’s a factor and when a very poor call takes 4 points off the board and you lose by 2 it’s undeniable that it was a factor.

Exactlllllyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

 

[DogFace]

Stop with the officiating B.S. We had our aces handed to us by one of the worst teams in the NFL.

Why does it bother you to discuss bad calls? It’s a simple discussion peaked by frustration and you shouldn’t feel compelled to participate if you don’t want to.