What Really Cost Us the Game

[Frozen700]

How about just getting some full time professional refs who aren't spending their spare time refing college basketball games?

Pay them more, and then they won't have to seek other employment.

 

[btcutter]

Pay them more, and then they won't have to seek other employment.

They get paid plenty for this part time gig I believe. Rookies about $75k and senior one close to $200k.

 

[superonyx]

I hear you, but be honest. Ha it been us, you mean to tell me half this forum wouldn't flip it's lid over the flag being picked up?

I was shocked it got picked up. I was watching it with my boy, and was like what the hell? They actually picked it up after all that time? Still I smirked and was happy.

So imagine a fan that it's happening to.

So this league has managed to look incompetent with the entire fanbase of the Lions and Cowboys in back to back weeks. I hope the league can come up with a major overhaul to the way games are officiated. It's a business and it's bad business to leave this many fans feeling like your product cheated them.

There is many missed calls during a game. It's expected. We just don't expect what we got today. How do they expect us to get emotionally invested next year when we all have to remember how it can all be ripped away on a bad call in an elimination game. The league as a product has cheapened itself even more in the last few weeks.

 

[superonyx]

Pay them more, and then they won't have to seek other employment.

These guys should be paid much more and held to a higher standard.
But instead the league wants to pay Godell 20 plus million a year to bully Adrian Peterson for disciplining his son a little aggressively.

 

[links18]

So this league has managed to look incompetent with the entire fanbase of the Lions and Cowboys in back to back weeks. I hope the league can come up with a major overhaul to the way games are officiated. It's a business and it's bad business to leave this many fans feeling like your product cheated them.

There is many missed calls during a game. It's expected. We just don't expect what we got today. How do they expect us to get emotionally invested next year when we all have to remember how it can all be ripped away on a bad call in an elimination game. The league as a product has cheapened itself even more in the last few weeks.

NFL is going through something that for sure. Since when does the head of officiating comment on a play before the game is even over? But are you going to watch the SuperBowl?

 

[Frozen700]

These guys should be paid much more and held to a higher standard.
But instead the league wants to pay Godell 20 plus million a year to bully Adrian Peterson for disciplining his son a little aggressively.

hahahaha

Actually made me laugh.

 

[mahoneybill]

I understand. But even if we score just a field goal, we're up 17-7. And the Packers get the ball to start the second half. And Rodgers is still passing. And we're not putting him on the ground. That's my point. We went up 21-13. We changed momentum. And we still can't get a hobbled Rodgers to the ground.

This team needs a pass rusher or a DT who can give consistent push up the middle in the worst way. This defense played well all season long. But it wasn't a Super Bowl-type defense.

Agree. We had a great season, but are still lacking on D in particular to feel comfortable we are a super bowl winning team.

 

[superonyx]

NFL is going through something that for sure. Since when does the head of officiating comment on a play before the game is even over? But are you going to watch the SuperBowl?

I didn't watch the Broncos game and have no plans to watch football next week either...

I'm not sure I can watch the Super Bowl at this point. The problem is a can't avoid the family Super Bowl party we always have. I guess I will be in the room but I will probably pay more attention to the commercials this year.

 

[HeavyBarrel]

Tear up the rulebook and start over, there is too much going on for these buffoons to handle, no more ticky tack PI's, no more illegal contact, no more 15yds for brushing a hand against a QB helmet and no more Calvin Johnson rule....

 

[links18]

I didn't watch the Broncos game and have no plans to watch football next week either...

I'm not sure I can watch the Super Bowl at this point. The problem is a can't avoid the family Super Bowl party we always have. I guess I will be in the room but I will probably pay more attention to the commercials this year.

Yeah, I didn't bother with the late game either and doubt I am watching the Championship games either. The product is going down hill.....

 

[links18]

Tear up the rulebook and start over, there is too much going on for these buffoons to handle, no more ticky tack PI's, no more illegal contact, no more 15yds for brushing a hand against a QB helmet and no more Calvin Johnson rule....

Yup, rules are too complex to get games called consistently. Cant even get consistency within games.

 

[cowboyfan4lyfe]

What really cost Dallas? The LACK of a consistant pass rush.

Rodgers, playing on 1.5legs, sacked just ONCE and hit only 2 times.

This team never had a good pass rush. It killed us today. Off season keep this team together and get some help for the pass rush

 

[jimmy40]

we held the packers to 26 points...they average 40 per game...the defense played great.

so Rogers on 2 legs would have scored 52?

 

[superonyx]

so Rogers on 2 legs would have scored 52?

Rodgers was the same player with his calf as he would have been without the sore leg. That thing was so numb he wasn't hurt by it.

I was so sick of hearing how much he would take off if he was healthy. I thought they were talking about Michael Vick out there. Since when does Rodgers run for 100 yards a game because they showed about 15-20 plays where they act like Rodgers wanted to run but couldn't.

 

[jimmy40]

Rodgers was the same player with his calf as he would have been without the sore leg. That thing was so numb he wasn't hurt by it.

I was so sick of hearing how much he would take off if he was healthy. I thought they were talking about Michael Vick out there. Since when does Rodgers run for 100 yards a game because they showed about 15-20 plays where they act like Rodgers wanted to run but couldn't.

he wasn't even close to what he is healthy but keep trying to convince yourself he was

 

[superonyx]

he wasn't even close to what he is healthy but keep trying to convince yourself he was

So he had over 300 yards passing and a QB rating over 100 today...so please explain how he should have been twice this good? Oh yea and he averages 12 yards rushing per game...so now how did his calf hurt him so much today?