Mike McCarthy deserves a lot of blame here too

links18 · Nov 26, 2021

cmoney23 said:

Nobody knows how it works. They are making it up as they go along each week.

JD_KaPow · Nov 26, 2021

cmoney23 said:

It’s not how it’s supposed to work but it’s pretty clear the officials aren’t doing what they’re supposed to. I’m certain the Cowboys concluded it wouldn’t be overturned, rightly or wrongly, and I’m certain they were correct.

Actually, now that I think about it, if they ruled it a fumble on the field, then it’s automatically reviewed, and if what they announced was the result of that review, then the Cowboys couldn’t challenge it. They never announced it as a fumble, so I don’t think that’s what happened, but who knows?

DandyDon52 · Nov 26, 2021

cmoney23 said:
The 'catch and fumble' early on that we recovered should have been challenged. He clearly caught it. Took 2.99 steps and the ball was knocked out. That was our ball.

Kicking a 59 yard FG with a kicker that misses extra points regularly. Giving them a short field.

Going for two after you made the extra point, taking points off the board.

Lots of bad decisions from the head coach. That seat should be heating up.

yeah coaching matters, him and kellen are to blame for many flaws in this game.
But me you and aikman and buck were surprised mike did not throw a flag to challenge that play. There was no downside to a chal there.

DandyDon52 · Nov 26, 2021

JD_KaPow said:
It’s not how it’s supposed to work but it’s pretty clear the officials aren’t doing what they’re supposed to. I’m certain the Cowboys concluded it wouldn’t be overturned, rightly or wrongly, and I’m certain they were correct.

Actually, now that I think about it, if they ruled it a fumble on the field, then it’s automatically reviewed, and if what they announced was the result of that review, then the Cowboys couldn’t challenge it. They never announced it as a fumble, so I don’t think that’s what happened, but who knows?

the booth ref said it was a play that could be challenged.
and mike should have as there is no downside, TO's mean little in the first half.

blueblood70 · Nov 26, 2021

cmoney23 said:
The 'catch and fumble' early on that we recovered should have been challenged. He clearly caught it. Took 2.99 steps and the ball was knocked out. That was our ball.

Kicking a 59 yard FG with a kicker that misses extra points regularly. Giving them a short field.

Going for two after you made the extra point, taking points off the board.

Lots of bad decisions from the head coach. That seat should be heating up.

while i agree dont think the refs are overturning it would have wasted a TO that 3rd step is debatable and given the call on the field was incomplete you think those refs last night are giving us that 3rd step, far too bang bang,,they punted we got the ball back so want that big of deal..i get it it sure should have been called fumble but when you leave subjectivity to a ref and the 3rd step was nearly at the same time the ball got punched it wouldnt have had much of chance to overturn..you have to trust coaches saw it and they know better on change to have that overturned. If that would have been ion critical play late in the game or OT for sure you throw the flags..

i don't remember the 59 yard fg not sure when that happened or the result of the ensuing drive,

we tied the game went into ot and lost.,.lots of bad calls from refs, not putting this on Mike..sorry

CowboysDrew · Nov 26, 2021

cmoney23 said:

You're right. It's not.

But NY is doing it anyway. Don't forget they added an uncalled penalty in the previous game and everyone was kind of wordless about it.

But, yeah, it's been covered a lot today and Fisher even went over it. MM was told NY reviewed and ruled it incomplete. He didn't have the option to challenge.

MaineBoy · Nov 26, 2021

cmoney23 said:
The 'catch and fumble' early on that we recovered should have been challenged. He clearly caught it. Took 2.99 steps and the ball was knocked out. That was our ball.

Kicking a 59 yard FG with a kicker that misses extra points regularly. Giving them a short field.

Going for two after you made the extra point, taking points off the board.

Lots of bad decisions from the head coach. That seat should be heating up.

those things you call mistakes, MM calls them coaching....just another day at 5he office for him. He does bonehead stuff almost every game. But Jerry is comfortable with him.

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

JD_KaPow said:
There was zero chance of that being overruled. All he would have accomplished was wasting a time out. He made the right call.Agree with you here.Get the ball at the one to try to make it a 3-point game instead of a 4-point game. This was absolutely the right decision, and it didn't turn out to matter since they made up the point later.He wins this round, 2-1.

What about OL merry-go-round nonsense?

Or forgoing the run against a Raiders defense that struggles vs the run.

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

Mike "No Accountability" McCarthy.

Creeper · Nov 26, 2021

The Quest for Six said:
Even the announcers told you that it can't be challenged, once the play is ruled an incomplete pass, the play is over, there's nothing to challenge...the refs ruled the play over, incomplete pass, receiver never made a football move therefore, incomplete, play over.... end of story!!

If your argument is that the refs should have let the play continue and then make a decision like they're suppose too, sure but that's not how it was ruled

A coach can absolutely challenge if a pass is incomplete or not and they can also challenge a play not ruled a fumble. If the play had been ruled a fumble then the coach could not challenge because turnovers are automatically reviewed. I think Romo and his partner thought it was called a fumble and reviewed but it wasn't ruled a fumble. It was ruled an incomplete pass. McCarthy would have to explain why he did not challenge the ruling on the field. Some people are claiming it was reviewed in the booth, but I have read nothing after the game that that was true.

The slow mo replay clearly shows Waller catches the ball in his hands, takes two steps and makes a move upfield. That makes it a catch. when the ball got knocked out it was a fumble. Since there was a clear recovery the ball should have been awarded to Dallas. If the whistle had blown, the ball would go to Dallas at the spot it was recovered. If the whistle had not blown the ball could be advanced by the Cowboys.

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

Perhaps playing an injured player in 2 games on short turnaround has exacerbated the injury?

Mike is Capt. Oblivious.

Floatyworm · Nov 26, 2021

cmoney23 said:
The 'catch and fumble' early on that we recovered should have been challenged. He clearly caught it. Took 2.99 steps and the ball was knocked out. That was our ball.

Kicking a 59 yard FG with a kicker that misses extra points regularly. Giving them a short field.

Going for two after you made the extra point, taking points off the board.

Lots of bad decisions from the head coach. That seat should be heating up.

Heating up???? That baby should be engulfed in flames....just a horrible lazy hire from a Jerry bender.

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

Talk is cheap Mike.

Action speaks louder than words.

Clove · Nov 26, 2021

Take a look at the defense and get back to me when you come up with why we gave up 36 points on defense... if you say MM is responsible for that, THEN I AGREE WITH YOU.

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

Clove said:
Take a look at the defense and get back to me when you come up with why we gave up 36 points on defense... if you say MM is responsible for that, THEN I AGREE WITH YOU.

LOL

Mike thinks AB's 4 DPI on 3rd downs will make him a better player.

Clueless.

Mike needs to focus on how to make team better and getting wins instead.

Some better adjustments would be a start.

BAT · Nov 26, 2021

IceStar-D7 · Nov 26, 2021

McCarthy is Jason Garrett 2.0. Amazing how Jones could fire Garrett yet hire him all in the same season nearly 2 years ago.

Mike McCarthy deserves a lot of blame here too

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