Lombardi: NFL admits call against Butler was wrong

[CWR]

Bottom line for me.

1. The Refs sucked for both teams. It seemed to affect the Cowboys more since they were tied to major plays or possible scores.
2. The defense played very poorly. No pass rush (Yes, I know, there was holding on some plays that could have changed things)
3. Poor play calling at times and bad time management. Just bad coaching at critical times.
4. Rogers just played one hell of a game
5. Fill in the blank


On the bright side, we have young players that are really good and should be for years to come. As heart broken as I am, I'm really excited about how this team could get better in the off-season and looking forward to see our young guys next year.

Great post. I agree entirely.

 

[TNCowboy]

Dez was a no catch under the RULE and the NFL confirmed it.

Dez caught the ball, took 3 steps, fumbled reaching for the goal line. Far less has been ruled a catch, over and over again. The NFL wasn't going to publicly admit they blew a call that impacted the outcome of a playoff game as long as they had any shred of evidence to stand on.

No Cowboy fan should be using this as a crutch for why we lost. There's never a singular reason a team loses, but the biggest reason we lost was a pitiful overall effort on defense. Regardless, NFL officiating is horribly bad, and in this case, a referee went out of his way to fabricate a call. I don't think he did it because he was biased against the Cowboys, I think he made the call for the same reason baseball umps make over the top bad calls in an effort to make themselves look like the smartest guy in the room or to draw attention to themselves.

Why anyone would defend the league talking out of both sides of their mouth on this is beyond me.

As with the Dez call, the NFL supposedly confirmed that the penalty was correct. But do you believe the #$$%& they're shoveling on that play? I don't. I think Lombardi is telling the truth, not the NFL.


michael lombardi ‏@mlombardiNFL

Other teams saw the call, called the league office for clarification and NFL said Dallas was not being deceptive,no call was the right call

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[KJJ]

He was bad. He missed several wide open looks. The yardage stats were padded by garbage time bend dont break defense and nearly 100 yds worth of dump off to Montgomery.

OK so it took him being bad for us to beat them. When he was on his game we couldn't beat them despite him not having his number one receiver and a playoff game on the line. When it mattered most and despite having home-field advantage we ended up getting beat.

Just like I posted prior to the game, bend but don't break defenses usually break in the playoffs facing a great QB. Just like an 07 we tailed off at the end of the season and it resulted in a one and done. Our theme the past 10 years has been to win the battle but lose the war.

 

[KJJ]

Dez caught the ball, took 3 steps, fumbled reaching for the goal line. Far less has been ruled a catch, over and over again. The NFL wasn't going to publicly admit they blew a call that impacted the outcome of a playoff game as long as they had any shred of evidence to stand on.

No Cowboy fan should be using this as a crutch for why we lost. There's never a singular reason a team loses, but the biggest reason we lost was a pitiful overall effort on defense. Regardless, NFL officiating is horribly bad, and in this case, a referee went out of his way to fabricate a call. I don't think he did it because he was biased against the Cowboys, I think he made the call for the same reason baseball umps make over the top bad calls in an effort to make themselves look like the smartest guy in the room or to draw attention to themselves.

Why anyone would defend the league talking out of both sides of their mouth on this is beyond me.

As with the Dez call, the NFL supposedly confirmed that the penalty was correct. But do you believe the #$$%& they're shoveling on that play? I don't. I think Lombardi is telling the truth, not the NFL.


michael lombardi ‏@mlombardiNFL

Other teams saw the call, called the league office for clarification and NFL said Dallas was not being deceptive,no call was the right call

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10:26 AM - 19 Jan 2017
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Not discussing the Dez call anymore.

 

[T-RO]

OK so it took him being bad for us to beat them. When he was on his game we couldn't beat them despite him not having his number one receiver and a playoff game on the line. When it mattered most and despite having home-field advantage we ended up getting beat.

Just like I posted prior to the game, bend but don't break defenses usually break in the playoffs facing a great QB. Just like an 07 we tailed off at the end of the season and it resulted in a one and done. Our theme the past 10 years has been to win the battle but lose the war.

You've done it KJJ. Exceeded 100 posts in this thread defending the refs against any and all criticism so that your Garrett hate can ride undiluted. I'm not even a Garrett fan, but geesh. It appears you've manned your post w/out even a break to pee.

Congratulations, Troll.

 

[Sportsbabe]

I agree @Sportsbabe , it's getting to a point where bad officiating has ruined the game and it's becoming unwatchable and for officials to shaft the Cowboys again to the same team in the playoffs is complete garbage and imo very odd to little to late now Blandino and his crew of stooges they can shove their apology and I'm also very happy that SB ticket prices took a nose dive after the Cowboys loss thanks in part to that trash call.

The SB ticket prices thing is a gift from the football gods. We are not to be played with. I don't hear the SAS and Undisputed"s of the world faux debating this. They need to go somewhere and hide.

 

[KJJ]

You've done it KJJ. Exceeded 100 posts in this thread defending the refs against any and all criticism so that your Garrett hate can ride undiluted. I'm not even a Garrett fan, but geesh. It appears you've manned your post w/out even a break to pee.

Congratulations, Troll.

Dude go find someone else to attack. I'm not defending the refs other then they're human beings who make mistakes just like everyone. I wasn't happy with the call at the time and I'm not happy about it now but it didn't cost us the football game. This isn't about me and don't make it about me. Now move on before I start reporting your posts.

 

[Biggems]

"play better than the referees ref." - Chuck Noll

Easy for him to say when the refs called zero penalties on his most penalized team when we played them in the SB. Just one in a long line of games gift wrapped to the PittsburghThieves.

 

[jamesdojr]

how about the missed wwe take down on the play that put them in position to win

crickets?

The most, in plain site, obvious, refs looking right at it, non-call of the entire game. Horrible. The refs are fans of teams too (even as kids) and, I'm sorry but, it was clear 1 or 2 of them were packers fans, grew up packers fans, or have family that are packers fans.

 

[ringmaster]

The SB ticket prices thing is a gift from the football gods. We are not to be played with. I don't hear the SAS and Undisputed"s of the world faux debating this. They need to go somewhere and hide.

Exactly the SAS and Shannon Sharpes of the sports media world is catering to the haters and there are thousands upon thousands of Cowboys haters that climaxed in their pants on social media last weekend when the Cowboys lost and the most interesting of all most of those haters are fans of teams the Cowboys beat in the regular season when it comes to the ratings and decline in SB tickets sales the NFL is getting exactly what they deserve.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Exactly the SAS and Shannon Sharpes of the sports media world is catering to the haters and there are thousands upon thousands of Cowboys haters that climaxed in their pants on social media last weekend when the Cowboys lost and the most interesting of all most of those haters are fans of teams the Cowboys beat in the regular season when it comes to the ratings and decline in SB tickets sales the NFL is getting exactly what they deserve.

That's probably true but the only consolation is that we have millions of fans who were crushed at the same time. There's no middle ground.

 

[Floatyworm]

Something stinks here. So you're telling me 3 refs immediately threw their flags on an infraction that hasn't been called in over 30 years????? It stinks man...

I'm gonna have to get real drunk and watch this game like a ref....and see if I can come up w/ a different outcome....other than the blatant NFL fix. I'll let you all know if anything changes.

 

[dogberry]

Five hundred games ago another NFL team violated this rule.

Will the records show when the Cowboys last committed this infraction?

I will try to watch future NFL games to see this happen again, but my resolve and attention doubtlessly will fail.

 

[CWR]

OK so it took him being bad for us to beat them. When he was on his game we couldn't beat them despite him not having his number one receiver and a playoff game on the line. When it mattered most and despite having home-field advantage we ended up getting beat.

Just like I posted prior to the game, bend but don't break defenses usually break in the playoffs facing a great QB. Just like an 07 we tailed off at the end of the season and it resulted in a one and done. Our theme the past 10 years has been to win the battle but lose the war.

Lets be clear we didnt just beat them, we dominated them. It took him being bad for us to DOMINATE them.

 

[KJJ]

Lets be clear we didnt just beat them, we dominated them. It took him being bad for us to DOMINATE them.

We clearly beat them down, we won the battle with them but lost the war. That's been the story with the Cowboys the past decade. They were 3-0 vs the Giants and Packers in 2007 during the regular season but both teams went farther in the playoffs than the Cowboys. We were 2-0 vs the Packers and Steelers during the regular season and both teams will be playing for a SB birth on Sunday.

 

[CWR]

We clearly beat them down, we won the battle with them but lost the war. That's been the story with the Cowboys the past decade. They were 3-0 vs the Giants and Packers in 2007 during the regular season but both teams went farther in the playoffs than the Cowboys. We were 2-0 vs the Packers and Steelers during the regular season and both teams will be playing for a SB birth on Sunday.

Yes I'm aware, ill get the salt if you bring the lemons.

 

[Don Corleone]

The most, in plain site, obvious, refs looking right at it, non-call of the entire game. Horrible. The refs are fans of teams too (even as kids) and, I'm sorry but, it was clear 1 or 2 of them were packers fans, grew up packers fans, or have family that are packers fans.

I have a coworker that is related to an NFL ref. She told me all refs get 4 tickets to the Super Bowl. They aren't allowed to sell those tickets on the open market.

Any chance that they want to see "their" teams if they can't sell the tickets?

I would say YES.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

The NFL got what it wanted with that call. They screwed the Cowboys. Now the NFL doesn't want to continue to look for that infraction on other teams. So, the NFL comes out and says the call was wrong so the NFL won't get accused of looking the other way when it happens a billion times going forward. Mission accomplished NFL. I'm sure there are other rules they can pull out of their rear ends to hose over another team when they need to.

 

[TheHerd]

Even Rico Gathers said it was rigged in that vid I posted. Kind of funny and sad even players know. How can you give your all for a sport that may never reward you if you're not the predetermined winner?

The WWE guys give it their all.

 

[Don Corleone]

The NFL got what it wanted with that call. They screwed the Cowboys. Now the NFL doesn't want to continue to look for that infraction on other teams. So, the NFL comes out and says the call was wrong so the NFL won't get accused of looking the other way when it happens a billion times going forward. Mission accomplished NFL. I'm sure there are other rules they can pull out of their rear ends to hose over another team when they need to.

Like the Tuck Rule?