Lombardi: NFL admits call against Butler was wrong

[JohnsKey19]

You have got to be ####### kidding me! That call essentially took 7 pointso off the board.

 

[Seven]

That's the issue. There is none. These are men doing this on their spare time. Most are esteemed professionals in another industry doing very well for themselves. Being reprimanded means zilch to them.

It wasn't even just this call. It's how some of these blatant holds by GB were allowed. Especially Irving being tackled to the ground on the last play before the game winning FG. Right in front of the official behind the play whose specifically looking for holding. Allowing the defender to tackle Witten in the endzone right in front of the ref. But yet on our side, we got got called for a suspect holding call where the defender sold it and any ticky tack contact, we got the defensive penalty. Especially on that Heath interception where Rodgers and the receiver were not on the same page. He airmails it 10 yards over his head and Heath is there. This is when it was 31-31. You could lip read Garrett saying "are you f'ing kidding me".

I'm sick of these refs.

Oh, they'll have a luncheon, talk about it, then shake hands and see ya next year...............

 

[Leadbelly]

It's okay if we curse on cowboyszone.com, right?

 

[Elziegreat83]

so it wasn't a 15 yard penalty... should it have been a no call? or 5 yards? if it was supposed to be a no call then yes, it's essentially a 37 yard penalty because Williams caught a pass around the 10 yard line. if it was a 5 yard penalty we would've had the ball on around the 35.

 

[AdamJT13]

No team is good enough to overcome a call that ( A) hasn't been used since 1984

I don't know how that claim got started, but it's not true. It was called against the Commanders in a game against us in 2014. The Commanders tried to substitute a player late, which is what the rule is intended to prevent -- not a simple substitution early in the play clock like the one called against us.

 

[T-RO]

so it wasn't a 15 yard penalty... should it have been a no call? or 5 yards? if it was supposed to be a no call then yes, it's essentially a 37 yard penalty because Williams caught a pass around the 10 yard line. if it was a 5 yard penalty we would've had the ball on around the 35.

It wasn't a penalty at all. We did nothing wrong. Nothing.

 

[Blackspider214]

Good job refs. You'll get em next time buddy!!

 

[guag]

How does this even happen? They had to be looking for it so did McCarthy say something pregame? Mike pereria?

I made this observation (or theory rather) shortly after the game was over... to me, calling a penalty as obscure as this in a situation where it wasn't even warranted in the first place absolutely reeks of premeditation.... just my opinion though.

 

[mickswag]

I don't know how that claim got started, but it's not true. It was called against the Commanders in a game against us in 2014. The Commanders tried to substitute a player late, which is what the rule is intended to prevent -- not a simple substitution early in the play clock like the one called against us.

Think it started with a Broddaus comment on Monday's episode of Cowboys Break.

 

[ksadler1]

**** you Tony, **** you officiating, **** you NFL, **** you Goodell.

And **** Lombardi too.....

 

[movaughn88]

I had really made my peace with the loss in the last few days and now this.....

I'm mad again.

 

[ksadler1]

Good thing for that crew that no crime bosses had money riding on that game...

You underestimate the NFL Mafia

 

[Vanilla2]

I read this rose from my desk and yelled at some cowboy haters.

Did they deserve it?

I don't know

But somebody needed to hear about this

 

[erod]

So why did Dean Blandino publicly defend the call so adamantly?

I smell Mara.

 

[guag]

I don't know how that claim got started, but it's not true. It was called against the Commanders in a game against us in 2014. The Commanders tried to substitute a player late, which is what the rule is intended to prevent -- not a simple substitution early in the play clock like the one called against us.

You've always been on point with... well... everything really, so I trust that you're right. I wonder where the 30+ years thing came from then. Probably some tweet from a high-profile person.

 

[bayeslife]

let's avoid the packers from now on

 

[KJJ]

If some want to blame that penalty on the loss go ahead, now you'll have something else to go along with the Dez non catch from the 2014 playoffs to keep banging your heads over. Our defense lost us this game not a penalty.

 

[sbark]

so then.........G.Bay is the 1st illegitamate winner of the year.........

 

[Ranching]

You underestimate the NFL Mafia

LOL. The NFL should be ticked off too, they lost a crap load of money with Dallas not getting to the SB. They probably just don't want Jerry to make anymore merchandising money since they can't touch that.

 

[Ranching]

If some want to blame that penalty on the loss go ahead, now you'll have something else to go along with the Dez non catch from the 2014 playoffs to keep banging your heads over. Our defense lost us this game not a penalty.

You are right, but it gives me another reason to pop a top.