Jerry not happy with officiating

[Sepia]

It's crazy. The officials didn't even know how many yards the penalty was for. They originally spotted the ball 5 yards back, and when GB complained I guess the refs had to consult their rule book to find out how many yards the call is worth (since, you know, it probably hasn't been called in decades).

Wait, so GB coaches are more familiar with this obscure rule than the refs?

 

[Jake]

I wouldn't say its rigged, but its slanted to keep games close during the regular season so more people watch and advertising revenue stays high.

In the playoffs I think its shaded to certain teams so they get the best story, and from that the best ratings . From the press this week, it does seem like they want the story to be "Aaron Rodgers comes back and wins the Super Bowl".

You're saying it's rigged. "Slanted" and "shaded" sound softer, but you're still saying officials are motivated by story lines and advertising revenues. That's rigged, so why watch the games? Why invest time and money in a charade?

I'm curious, was it "slanted" or "shaded" in the years Dallas won the Super Bowl?

I'll guess the answer is "yes, but the Cowboys were so awesome they overcame it", or something of the sort.

 

[Jake]

perfect link for this thread...

http://www.tonytellingitlikeitis.com/blog/The-NFL-is-Fixed--Scripted-55545

More like the "Tony using selective evidence to support his conspiracy theory while ignoring evidence that contradicts it, to appeal to every fan who is mad his team didn't win the Super Bowl" blog.

 

[guag]

I don't think they're biased. I think they're incompetent which leads them to being unbalanced in their terrible application of the rules.

The fact that the refs:
A) knew of the "Butler penalty" in the first place, and
B) felt that his actions warranted this penalty being called
tells me they know damn well what they are doing and most likely know the entire rule book inside and out. They don't appear to be incompetent.

To me, the fact that this once-in-a-lifetime penalty was called in a situation where it didn't even seem warranted screams bias, as though they had their minds on it prior to the game and made it a point to look for a situation where it might be called.

Fixed? No, I don't believe in that. But does bias exist? You better believe it. The refs are human, so therefore bias exists. No way around it.

 

[guag]

Wait, so GB coaches are more familiar with this obscure rule than the refs?

Beats me, but that's what seemed to happen from watching the broadcast at least.

 

[dogberry]

Did anyone ask about the helmet to helmet hit on Beasley?

 

[Machete]

He'll be alright, once he sees how much money he made from the game.

 

[bodi]

it was one of the worst officiating games this year - IMO

And in a playoff game

hire some pro officials NFL

 

[Doomsay]

Seems like it started this year around midseason. Our monster offense suddenly got stalled by penalties every game.

Yup - it was the timing that started to look fishy - many big gains

 

[SultanOfSix]

The fact that the refs:
A) knew of the "Butler penalty" in the first place, and
B) felt that his actions warranted this penalty being called
tells me they know damn well what they are doing and most likely know the entire rule book inside and out. They don't appear to be incompetent.

To me, the fact that this once-in-a-lifetime penalty was called in a situation where it didn't even seem warranted screams bias, as though they had their minds on it prior to the game and made it a point to look for a situation where it might be called.

Fixed? No, I don't believe in that. But does bias exist? You better believe it. The refs are human, so therefore bias exists. No way around it.

Yeah, this idea that refs are "incompetent" or "suck" is just garbage. This happens year after year. When people say "fixed", they don't mean like a Hollywood script. In a parity driven league where competition difference is not significant, they mean control the game to help one team win while maintaining entertainment value story lines.

There are blatant penalties with the refs standing right there that are "missed" too many times to not warrant a call to bias. Then there are calls like the Dez catch that wasn't one in 2014 and this unsportsman like conduct penalty that has never been called in twenty five years that are just completely bogus. The latter wasn't even a huddle like the ref on the field said it was, and then you have Mike Pereira post facto using a phrase "on the numbers" do describe what Butler did. These refs know exactly what they are doing and when there is willful intent to do evil as opposed to errors if ignorance, that word is called maliciousness.

 

[Sarge]

Refs didn't do us in - we did.

It can be both.

 

[hornitosmonster]

Ignoring holding on the 3rd down play tells me all I need to know

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

More like the "Tony using selective evidence to support his conspiracy theory while ignoring evidence that contradicts it, to appeal to every fan who is mad his team didn't win the Super Bowl" blog.

Well that's obvious. Still fitting.

 

[ryanbabs]

Got one even better... The Falcons had "added" an event to their FB social media before the game started "Green bay at Atlanta".

That's very odd!

 

[CowboyStar88]

That's very odd!

Yep my buddy sent me the screen grab at 11:37 am PST yesterday

 

[Sepia]

Beats me, but that's what seemed to happen from watching the broadcast at least.

I agree. If the GB coaches corrected the refs, they expected the foul to be committed and clued in refs.

 

[Diogenes]

It's time to do away with this part time official nonsense. The NFL basically prints it's own money so there's no damn reason why they don't have full-time officials whose only jobs are to referee in the NFL. Start with guys much younger (the age of some of these guys is a big issue also) and have them train and work constantly until they are ready to be NFL officials.

 

[Kaiser]

You're saying it's rigged. "Slanted" and "shaded" sound softer, but you're still saying officials are motivated by story lines and advertising revenues. That's rigged, so why watch the games? Why invest time and money in a charade?

Because I've been a Cowboy fan since I was about five and I don't watch paint drying - like fishing or golf or bowling.

 

[Kaiser]

I'm curious, was it "slanted" or "shaded" in the years Dallas won the Super Bowl?

You mean 25 years ago? Back when the entire league was worth about what individual franchises are worth today?

You can't compare the Goodell era to the Tagliabue era - for a dozen reasons.

 

[maxdogg]

Once Jerry took the NFL to court and won over having all profits for cowboys merchandise he became the new Al Davis in the NFL"S eyes.
All Jerry has to do is split the revenue like every other owner and they may not get screwed as much. But we know jerrah will never do that.