I think the burden of proof for wild accusations should be on the accuser as it is in courts. Not sure seeing inside someone else's head for intent is exactly a believable form of proof. I'm a rules buff so I like actually trotting out the rule book when it comes to "conspiracy" calls on the field and by that same rule book the Dez play was clearly a no-catch and yes there was clear evidence on replay to justify overturning it (the ball coming out of his possession for that split second). Irving's "tackle hold" happened while he was being double-teamed. Are you aware that there are special rules regarding holding when a defender is being double-teamed that make a holding call less likely? I've asked this about the no opponent holding calls for however many games on the closed board with zero replies: Is this the first time this has happened in the history of the game? If not, how often has it happened before so we know if it's even a rare thing or happens every year?
Don't get me wrong, I love to see the creativity people come up with to explain away why things didn't go their way, but those sorts of excuses as a default with nothing behind it is not a good look.
First of all, and this has been said over and over, so please pay attention, I said a bias. A bias. Not a conspiracy. There is a difference so please understand that.
Secondly, how would I prove a conspiracy if that was what I was alleging? How can I prove a bias? Maybe I’ll open an investigation and get Robert Mueller to lead it. Or if he says no I’ll quit my job and dedicate my life to finding the answers. If I did that how could I prove it?
I could tell them very sternly to tell me how they felt during certain calls. I could ask them to submit to therapy so they could understand how their subconscious works. Those seem like practical alternatives and I’ll let you know if I go that route.
Or maybe I’ll go on this very message board and lay out the circumstances and listen to some explanations.
“Special rules” for double teams don’t allow one player to grab the defender from behind around the face and neck while then tackle the player while the other holds the inside of the shoulder pad. Please Tell me more about the special rules please and provide links so I can understand.
The Dez catch: search
@percyhoward and the Dez catch. He laid out very clearly how and why Dez was a runner and not a receiver when he hit the ground. A common misconception among those that didn’t pay attention is that the receiver rule applied to him during that entire play. I short football move equals being a runner—by the rules of 2014. Are you aware of that?
The no holds for 9 games while players are routinely tackled and shirts pulled out 3ft is indefensible. I’m not sure how to help you understand that. The sack leader was literally held in check by the other teams.
I believe it’s posible the opposing coaches(after a few games passed with very obvious blatant holds uncalled) instructed their team to hold if beaten. After Mueller is done with the other cases I’ll ask him to get on top of this possible accusation by me right away.
Clearly it’s not a good look to say the refs possible bias played a role in a loss. For some reason I don’t care, very much, what some people think about my crying about the refs. I find it an interesting topic to discuss and am amazed by the blind obedience and fear of questioning the integrity of authority.
