Why Didn’t Ref Correct Tolbert on Offsides?

[817Gill]

Anyone who’s ever played WR knows you look at the ref when you line up and he indicates if you’re good or if you need to back up. On the replay, Tolbert was staring at the ref and the ref didn’t say anything. He literally did not do the normal courtesy of nodding or indicating him to move back. This is the norm in the league and basically in all levels of football.

This type of thing screams ref collusion in GB games but that’s pretty conspiracy theory like so I don’t wanna harp on it.

Additionally, why the heck do you put him in the game there? Of all times then?

 

[Walker]

This team likes to sabotage itself that is why and it starts with the Jones.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

Anyone who’s ever played WR knows you look at the ref when you line up and he indicates if you’re good or if you need to back up. On the replay, Tolbert was staring at the ref and the ref didn’t say anything. He literally did not do the normal courtesy of nodding or indicating him to move back. This is the norm in the league and basically in all levels of football.

Additionally, why the heck do you put him in the game there? Of all times then?

Why didn’t Ref correct Trent Williams in the playoffs? He did it about 20 times.

 

[DallasEast]

Anyone who’s ever played WR knows you look at the ref when you line up and he indicates if you’re good or if you need to back up. On the replay, Tolbert was staring at the ref and the ref didn’t say anything. He literally did not do the normal courtesy of nodding or indicating him to move back. This is the norm in the league and basically in all levels of football.

Additionally, why the heck do you put him in the game there? Of all times then?

I have not looked at the replay yet. Sideline refs do not say anything usually unless the player points at him and/or asks if he is lined up okay.

 

[dwreck27]

He looked a full yard in front of the ball

cmon man glance inside and then check back to make your in the Vicinity and then check with the ref to make sure it’s not close enough for them to call it

 

[manster4ever]

what a WEAK excuse....kid hasn't played this year cuz of crap like what he pulled tonight. Lack of attention to detail: speaks to coaching

 

[817Gill]

I have not looked at the replay yet. Sideline refs do not say again usually unless the player points at him and/or asks if he is lined up okay.

Yeah Tolbert looked right at him and pointed and ref was stone faced.

 

[droopdog7]

Here’s the thing. I saw 19 line up offsides two others times earlier in the game. I thought I was losing my mind because you never see that.

So sorry, that’s on dummy #19.

 

[DallasEast]

Yeah Tolbert looked right at him and pointed and ref was stone faced.

That's Green Bay home cooking then.

 

[Word Mofo]

No excuse for Tolbert, but these refs didn’t seem interested in doing the Cowboys any favors. Green Bay, however….

 

[boysfanperiod]

what a WEAK excuse....kid hasn't played this year cuz of crap like what he pulled tonight. Lack of attention to detail: speaks to coaching

Why was he even out there to begin with?

 

[RogerDodger12]

Yeah Tolbert looked right at him and pointed and ref was stone faced.

He never pointed

 

[CT Dal Fan]

It was stupid by Tolbert, but to answer the OP, you know where the game was played, right?

 

[nightrain]

He was lined up in Madison. The sideline Ref probably didn't realize he was in the play.

 

[817Gill]

He never pointed

Thought he did but we’d have to see it again. Still don’t get why they wanted to put him in at that time of the game.

 

[acr731]

If you ask me it shouldn't be on the refs to tell the players they are screwing up. The players are professionals - they should know better. This is on an idiot player.

 

[RogerDodger12]

Thought he did but we’d have to see it again. Still don’t get why they wanted to put him in at that time of the game.

Agree

 

[dacoming]

Anyone who’s ever played WR knows you look at the ref when you line up and he indicates if you’re good or if you need to back up. On the replay, Tolbert was staring at the ref and the ref didn’t say anything. He literally did not do the normal courtesy of nodding or indicating him to move back. This is the norm in the league and basically in all levels of football.

This type of thing screams ref collusion in GB games but that’s pretty conspiracy theory like so I don’t wanna harp on it.

Additionally, why the heck do you put him in the game there? Of all times then?

Why don't his teammates correct him?

 

[Creeper]

I could see he was offsides before they ran the play. He moved back an inch or two just before the snap too. But that is a really stupid mistake.

In any case it wasn't the penalty that killed us, it was the holding call that ended the drive. Then the facemask penalty on the Packer's drive. Can you imagine if McCarthy kicked the FG on the Cowboys OT possession and that facemask put GB inside the 10 looking for a TD? Killer. But until this team stop committing penalties at critical points in the game they are going to rack up some loses like this one.

 

[unionjack8]

Because he's not going to correct something so blatantly dumb, if it were a couple inches he woukd, that was just plain DUMB BY TOLBERT, INEXCUSABLE, IF HES NOT CUT ID MAKE HIM INACTIVE FOR TGE REST IF THE SEASON.