The officiating was putrid.

[TtownCowboy]

We shouldn't see another game called like this until we play the Deadskins again. Most of last night was about Joe Gibbs' crying and sending in tape. The refs were trying to cover their butts by calling every little thing.

 

[Stautner]

I think we have way too many conspiracy theorists on here.

The late hit and the call on Ware were legitimate calls. Frustrating yes, especially considering Ware clearly restrained himself some and the contact wasn't vicious by any means, but within the rules of the game the officials made the right call.

I have to admit though that I am puzzled by the holding penalty that was waived off because the defender fought through the hold - that's a new one on me.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think we have way too many conspiracy theorists on here.

The late hit and the call on Ware were legitimate calls. Frustrating yes, especially considering Ware clearly restrained himself some and the contact wasn't vicious by any means, but within the rules of the game the officials made the right call.

I have to admit though that I am puzzled by the holding penalty that was waived off because the defender fought through the hold - that's a new one on me.

I agree but I will say on Ware foul that I don't like the rule, Ware could have blasted Burnell but he pulled up and the contact was not much. I don't say this just because it is the Cowboys I say this because I think it is over protection of the QB.

 

[Seven]

I think we have way too many conspiracy theorists on here.

The late hit and the call on Ware were legitimate calls. Frustrating yes, especially considering Ware clearly restrained himself some and the contact wasn't vicious by any means, but within the rules of the game the officials made the right call.

I have to admit though that I am puzzled by the holding penalty that was waived off because the defender fought through the hold - that's a new one on me.

True enough, but within the rules of the game a little consistency would be nice. That's all I ask. Are they gonna call it or not.

 

[juck]

last night.besides the mysterious "{no hold" on Ellis.What about the Ware helmet to helmet,cmon that was so weak like they were kissing,barely touched,ware even had his arms up.this league is "the refs" too much.sad.

 

[CoCo]

Tough night officiating-wise.

I will be anxious to see if the league comments on the "worked through the hold" commentary. I would think a ref wouldn't be foolish enough to create that justification on his own but I have certainly never heard of it.

I thought Akin could have avoided the late hit penalty by simply downing the guy or tackling by wrapping up rather than hurtling his body ontop of the guy. Down or not it, those kinds of tackles telegraph "I want to hurt you." I have little tolerance for tackles that choose impact versus wrapping up. It just bites you too many times.

Cowboys have themselves to blame on some of this. Columbos trip was stupid. I can understand Fasano's or Rivera's play much easier since their guy was critical to success/failure. The risk/reward of Columbos play was just stupid.

I think the ref needed to swallow his whistle on the Ware play. Yes, Brunell's late movement actually caused the helmet to helmet. Ware did everything he could to avoid that including holding up. Plus there was no violence to the play anyway. Stupid technicality. I don't think that play is key to keeping QB's safe.

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

I did chuckle at that call. No holding because Greg ran through it so the result was a first down Commanders on Aaron's illegal contact on some Commander receiver.

What the call was is that the play resulted in a sack by the held party, so the holding call was going to be declined anyway.

 

[Concord]

No holding because Ellis ran through it? What the hell was that...Obviously BS.

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

I don't think the Ware call was legit. He was coming in with his arms up, and the two players ran into each other. Being just a couple of inches taller than Brunell, of course Ware's helmet is going to hit Brunell's. That rule has got to change, if that is what it says, "That ANY helmet to helmet hit is a penalty". The rule should protect the QB from vicious hits, not inadvertent ones. Pissed me off. Now he only has one sack, and Merriman has three.....hahaha.

 

[Concord]

What the call was is that the play resulted in a sack by the held party, so the holding call was going to be declined anyway.

Yeah but there was a Penalty against the Cowboys on that play which resulted in a first down for the Commanders. It should have been offsetting.

 

[ConstantReboot]

I thought this was one of the most poorly officiated games I have ever seen. I don't think the officials were favoring one team over the other, although the offcials all but singlehandedly scored the FG for Washington by calling two back-to-back personal fouls on Dallas that were clean hits - which is what even got them into FG range. But the all time worst call was that holding penalty on washington that the officials later overturned, where Washibngton was called for hoding but the ref said it shouldn't be holding beciase the held player WORKED THROUGH THE HOLD????? What the CRAP was that call??? That was baltent hoding, but it doesn't count because the Commander svcks so bad that he can't illegally hold well enough???

Will Gibbs be writing the league office about that one?

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What got me fuming about these calls is their lack of consistency.

The same thing happened to TOs call for blocking below the waist. The defense was able to leap over TO and still make a tackle on Glenn. TO didn't even hit his man much less impede his progress. Why then is that a penalty?

If Ellis's call was a non foul because the Oline failed to try and hold, why is TOs foul a foul since he failed to block below the waist?