Image: Was Romo baited on the Devin Street throw or did he simply miss?

[ConstantReboot]

Oh come on. Have you watched the last couple of games? We almost certainly lose to the Rams if not for some serious help from the zebras.

The conspiracy theories on this website when things don't go our way are just ridiculous.

No conspiracy theory. Some refs hate the Cowboys that they would rather try and help the other team. Look at our first drive. There was two fouls called that was so ticky tack. Yet the play on Devon Street and long pass to Bryant wasn't called. Double standard.

Even on the long run by Harris which Free was called for holding was total BS. The refs were bad and one sided.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Oh come on. Have you watched the last couple of games? We almost certainly lose to the Rams if not for some serious help from the zebras.

The conspiracy theories on this website when things don't go our way are just ridiculous.

Even against the Saints we caught some ref breaks.

 

[Future]

I saw that and wondered if Murray ruined it by so blatantly pointing it out?

Yep.

It didn't help that neither Street nor Romo really seemed to have a definitive route in mind. Street kind of ran a casual fade and Romo just floated it out there. A hard 9 route and a ball with some zip is still a TD.

 

[jrumann59]

Should have been a personal foul on Byrd. He didn't turn around to play the pass and pushed his man before the ball got there. Refs once again never calling anything against the other teams we play. Yet they penalize us for ticky tack fouls that otherwise wouldn't be called.

The let some stuff go in the game, the Dunbar screen had at least 2 ineligible men down field.

 

[ConstantReboot]

The let some stuff go in the game, the Dunbar screen had at least 2 ineligible men down field.

Then call it. Refs need to do their job. I don't mind a good call when I see one.

 

[jrumann59]

Then call it. Refs need to do their job. I don't mind a good call when I see one.

The refs are going to miss some calls and make some "bogus" ones the mind is funny thing sometimes it connects the dots when it sees something even though there was no further proof than the guy faking he is being held like that one play where an OL is down field and the guy jerks his head back like he is being held. The key is to try and keep the human element to a min but it is hard to do with the angles and bodies and difficult lines of sight to be 100%

 

[Yakuza Rich]

There was no baiting because:

1. nobody baits like that

2. after the play you could see Byrd was frustrated that somebody had not covered Street.

3. One of the issues with Ryan's defenses were they would blitz and be undisciplined in missing simple assignments.

Romo just recognized it late, the RB (can't remember who it was) tipped off that Street was wide open and we couldn't get the ball to Street.





YR

 

[Eric_Boyer]

Oh come on. Have you watched the last couple of games? We almost certainly lose to the Rams if not for some serious help from the zebras.

The conspiracy theories on this website when things don't go our way are just ridiculous.

you are full of ****.

the refs call the illegal tripping, and we likely tie the game 7-7. thanks for the help refs.

 

[ConstantReboot]

The refs are going to miss some calls and make some "bogus" ones the mind is funny thing sometimes it connects the dots when it sees something even though there was no further proof than the guy faking he is being held like that one play where an OL is down field and the guy jerks his head back like he is being held. The key is to try and keep the human element to a min but it is hard to do with the angles and bodies and difficult lines of sight to be 100%

Those ticky tack fouls were not bogus calls. They should have been no calls. Just like the no call plays on Street and Bryant. I don't mind them missing a few calls here and there. But when it was obvious that a play should be a no call and its called, and the same kinda foul happens against us, with a no call, then something is wrong.

Other no calls that went against us:

Harris getting tackled on the kick return which happened right in front of the ref and got him a personal foul. No call on the tackle. Penalty Dallas. TD Saints.

The punt where it hit the screen that gave the Saints great field position. Another no call. TD Saints.

The fumble at the end of the game which was overturned should have been a TD for Dallas.

Thats a 21 point swing right there. Refs need to stop being biased and call the game as it is.

 

[CowboyGil]

The let some stuff go in the game, the Dunbar screen had at least 2 ineligible men down field.

Didn't he also step out of bounds on that play also? Not just the edge of his foot or his toe, but his whole freaking foot was out by a mile and the ref standing about 7-8 yards behind him watching the play.

 

[Nav22]

I have no clue how there was no PI called on the deep ball to Dez. It didn't help that Dez didn't even lobby for a flag.

 

[cowboys1981]

That wasn't baiting. That is typical Rob Ryan defense where players are out of alignment and confused.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The let some stuff go in the game, the Dunbar screen had at least 2 ineligible men down field.

It was so blatant that is what got me.

 

[romothesavior]

Do I think it was PI on Street? Yeah, probably. In just about any game, you could literally find dozens of plays where by-the-book penalties weren't called that should have been. Some go for you, some go against you. There have certainly been individual calls, and even individual games, where the Cowboys got screwed. But the notion that it is some grand plot by the NFL, or even some subconscious bias by the refs to call things against the Cowboys, is utterly ridiculous and smacks of both homerism and butthurt.

tl;dr: Put the tinfoil hats away.

 

[Eric_Boyer]

Do I think it was PI on Street? Yeah, probably. In just about any game, you could literally find dozens of plays where by-the-book penalties weren't called that should have been. Some go for you, some go against you. There have certainly been individual calls, and even individual games, where the Cowboys got screwed. But the notion that it is some grand plot by the NFL, or even some subconscious bias by the refs to call things against the Cowboys, is utterly ridiculous and smacks of both homerism and butthurt.

tl;dr: Put the tinfoil hats away.

Tim Donaghy called to say you are not as sharp as you think you are.

 

[casmith07]

If that's Rob Ryan baiting Romo, then Rob Ryan is as dumb as I thought.

 

[jrumann59]

Those ticky tack fouls were not bogus calls. They should have been no calls. Just like the no call plays on Street and Bryant. I don't mind them missing a few calls here and there. But when it was obvious that a play should be a no call and its called, and the same kinda foul happens against us, with a no call, then something is wrong.

Other no calls that went against us:

Harris getting tackled on the kick return which happened right in front of the ref and got him a personal foul. No call on the tackle. Penalty Dallas. TD Saints.

Harris deserved the PF he got by shoving their returner down way out of bounds

The punt where it hit the screen that gave the Saints great field position. Another no call. TD Saints.

I really did not noticee it until the tv guys mentioned it. Poor job by our punter in his home field IMHO

The fumble at the end of the game which was overturned should have been a TD for Dallas.

I agree with this one, if they are going to do this there should be a "my bad rule" if a playis blown dead and guy returns a turn over after the whistle the team should get half the return yards added to the spot, nothing says I messed up more than having to award the ball 25 yards fromt he spot.

Thats a 21 point swing right there. Refs need to stop being biased and call the game as it is.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Harris deserved the PF he got by shoving their returner down way out of bounds.

Not arguing that call. He deserved it. However, you missed the no call where he was tackled by the other team from behind and it wasn't called. Ref was right there and saw it.
Another no call that went against us. Should have been offsetting penalties. Besides, how many times already have we seen our players get tackled out of bounds and no call.

I really did not noticee it until the tv guys mentioned it. Poor job by our punter in his home field IMHO

Poor job by the punter? Come on. Thats a bit too critical don't you think? Should have been called by a ref that it hit the screen. Then issue a re-kick. Its the refs responsibility not the punter.

 

[Just211]

Not bait...ryan just confused his d as usual.
A streak up the sideline with some air under it and its 6...
Luckily for Saints, it was Street, twill or dez wouldve took off up the sideline.... just not that chemistry with street yet...

 

[speedkilz88]

I was looking at nfl.com stats of the game. And it showed some saints highlights. Noticed some non calls in both highlights.

Two different angles of Spencer "clipped" on the long pass completion to Kenny Stills

TE Hill holding Jack Crawford to give Brees time to the sideline and then pushed him to get open for the td. I believe Leary got called on one that wasn't near as bad with Murray long gone around the edge and Free got called on one where the DB flailed his arms.