Like Helman's concise but comprehensive tweet

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I think this crew had a very bad non PI call early in the year, plus now they are the focus of controversy, maybe the league want to avoid any more fuzz.

no, the league knows it has a refering problem. not sure they are going to do much about it or can do much about it. outside of having a bunch of people review every play instantl from different angles for every game and then immediately report to the ref withing a few seconds if its a bad call.

 

[TheHerd]

Helman is one of the biggest idiots on twitter- which has nothing to do w anything in this video

We can agree to disagree on this take

 

[stiletto]

Any replay would have easily corrected the issue.

Really, with the 4k video and real time viewing, the NFL Office in NY should be allowed to interrupt play and change it fairly quickly on obvious stuff like that. I don't see why they don't already...

 

[Kingofholland]

For my Cowboys-hating friends' social media posts this morning, it's been nice to have his response ready to post in reply...

People will always believe what they want to hear, but this pretty much sums it up and why no Cowboy fan or NFL fan should feel this game was given to the Cowboys.

 

[JBS]

Please explain.

His tweets are borderline ********

There was a situation against the lions..cowboys get a third down stop..there is a blocking in the back penalty ..it’s fourth down..he says he would accept the penalty and move Detroit back to give the pass rush a chance and move Detroit back…he’s an absolute idiot…

 

[Starforever]

His tweets are borderline ********

There was a situation against the lions..cowboys get a third down stop..there is a blocking in the back penalty ..it’s fourth down..he says he would accept the penalty and move Detroit back to give the pass rush a chance and move Detroit back…he’s an absolute idiot…

I agree with this statement, but what about the tripping call, which leads to the Lions drive?

 

[JBS]

I agree with this statement, but what about the tripping call, which leads to the Lions drive?

What does the tripping call have to do w anything ?

 

[Jarv]

If the ref was not at fault why the NFL demoted him.

The ref was at fault, for the wrong tripping call.

For the non-pass interference in Green Bay vs KC.

For the false late hit call in PM in the same Green Bay vs KC game (The non PI call was payback)

The 2 point play is just MSM crying because the Cowboys are involved. The MSM hates Texas and the word Cowboys.

 

[Cowboys22]

What does the tripping call have to do w anything ?

Everything. The Cowboys earned the right on that play to basically run out the clock and win. It was taken away from them by a bogus call and put them in a situation where they couldnt run the clock out and so Detroit got a final possession that they never should have had. If that play was called correctly, none of the nonsense would have happened and the game would have been a nicely reffed game.

 

[JBS]

Everything. The Cowboys earned the right on that play to basically run out the clock and win. It was taken away from them by a bogus call and put them in a situation where they couldnt run the clock out and so Detroit got a final possession that they never should have had. If that play was called correctly, none of the nonsense would have happened and the game would have been a nicely reffed game.

What does that have to do w helman? I specifically said him being an idiot has nothing to do w this video

 

[Roadtrip635]

If the ref was not at fault why the NFL demoted him.

NFL is all about the optics and public perception, not always about what is right.

 

[Danny White]

All spot on. Why doesn’t ESPN cover all of these angles? Hmmm. That’s a real beard scratcher

In his defense, Adam Schefter was all over the botched tripping call as soon as the game was over and he drew attention to it on ESPN that night.

 

[EST_1986]

On the tripping call, perhaps having both teams wear different colored pants may have helped get the call right. It can be hard to tell who was tripping when guys are engaged in blocking and 2/3 of each team’s uniforms are the same color.

Or a sky judge to correct the clearly wrong calls

 

[Clove]

You know Dan Campbell could've easily gone for the extra point. He didn't, he lost.

 

[JustChip]

If the ref was not at fault why the NFL demoted him.

I believe they “demoted” the crew, not one individual. The action taken was probably on the totality of how they officiated the game, including the Hendershot tripping call.

 

[Gonzomandela01]

no, the league knows it has a refering problem. not sure they are going to do much about it or can do much about it. outside of having a bunch of people review every play instantl from different angles for every game and then immediately report to the ref withing a few seconds if its a bad call.

Yeah definetely, the league is aware of the problem, but is in their best interest to play it down.

I agree, there is not much to do unless they are willing to make a mejor overhaul.

 

[JustChip]

Everything. The Cowboys earned the right on that play to basically run out the clock and win. It was taken away from them by a bogus call and put them in a situation where they couldnt run the clock out and so Detroit got a final possession that they never should have had. If that play was called correctly, none of the nonsense would have happened and the game would have been a nicely reffed game.

Right. The controversy at the end diverted any scrutiny of the tripping call. McCarthy and Dak did their part to let the officials off with that horrible decision to throw a deep ball out of bounds.

 

[shabazz]

To make all the whiners happy. And to see Dallas' own fans, or some of them a reason to hate on their own team. It is a conspiracy with our own fans, well some of them.

Do you turn everything into an opportunity to bash our own fans?

Any Cowboys subject turns into yet another jab or insult towards our own fans

Give it a rest for God's sake.

 

[1942willys]

Yeah definetely, the league is aware of the problem, but is in their best interest to play it down.

I agree, there is not much to do unless they are willing to make a mejor overhaul.

In Hollywood for a long time it was claimed that any publicity was good publicity
maybe the NFL believes that still
As long as the ratings are good enough and the money is coming in why should they change anything: remember its all about the money to the NFL

 

[1942willys]

Do you turn everything into an opportunity to bash our own fans?

Any Cowboys subject turns into yet another jab or insult towards our own fans

Give it a rest for God's sake.

If you bother to parse his posts, its all about anyone daring to claim the Boys are not the finest franchise in professional sports in all ways