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How convenient. Another blown call that helped the Patriots in a win.
This league if ****ing rigged.
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How convenient. Another blown call that helped the Patriots in a win.
This league if ****ing rigged.
DynaPaul (11-26-2015)
The worst part is that no one on the entire officiating crew or booth thought a review in the last 2 minutes of a game was worth it. Especially considering it would have given the Bills one last play in a one score game?
Nah, lets go home...
^ that play is not reviewable. Which is stupid in and of itself.
Tell me something I didn't know Dean. You ignorant ****
I wonder if someone asked him about how they never put time back on the clock after they took forever to decide on reviewing the spot on Woods play earlier. Ditto for the sack fumble in which Steratore again took to the microphone to explain whatever never bothering to clock the damn thing.
Victor7 (11-25-2015)
This game had all of the makings of the "just give it to them" game all over again
The Patriots faced a fourth-and-nine on the Buffalo 36 with 11 seconds left, and quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw a sideline pass to Shawn Jefferson at the first-down marker. Television replays indicated Jefferson was out of bounds, meaning the Bills could run out the clock for the win.
Not so fast. Two officials met at the spot of the reception and argued over what the call should be while Bills receivers Andre Reed and Quinn Early looked on in astonishment.
DECISION
"One guy finally said to the other, 'Give it to them, just give it to them,' " Reed said angrily. "Crap like that is uncalled for.
"They started looking at me like 'Is he in, is he in?' ''
The decision gave the Patriots a first down and one last shot at an unlikely victory. Six seconds remained.
With the ball on the Buffalo 26, Bledsoe lofted a Hail Mary-like pass into the front corner of the end zone. The ball bounced off the chest of Patriots receiver Terry Glenn with no time left.
But the game was not over. Bills defensive back Henry Jones was called for pass interference, leaving the Patriots with one final play from the Buffalo one-yard line.
"The receiver was up to catch the ball," Coleman said. "(Jones) went right through the receiver. He was not playing the ball and made contact with the receiver."
The Patriots immediately cashed in, with Bledsoe hitting tight end Ben Coates for the winning touchdown.
The Bills were so peeved they left the field without lining up for the extra point.
Without having to worry about an opposing defence, the Patriots ran in a two-point convert.http://slam.canoe.com/FootballNFL98Games/nov29_buf_ne.html
Last edited by DetDannyWilliams; 11-25-2015 at 06:43 PM.
I see this ever week in the NFL.
In just about every game, officials are making a negative impact and their mistakes are influencing the outcomes of games. This isn't about the league hating on the Pats or Bills or any other team. All games are being officiated at about this level.
I hope this happens in the SB. That would be some awesome drama!
Please Make Sense
Cry cry cry. Tyrod Taylor sucks and they shouldn't have been in that position to begin with. I thought Greg Roman was a competent coordinator but I was wrong. He sucks balls. No wonder San Francisco fans were happy to see him gone.
I mentioned this in another thread yesterday. Bottom line is that it wouldn't have mattered. But it was a wrong call. Which is penultimately frustrating. Championed only by the losing itself.
Famous Amos (11-28-2015)
Think San Fran fans are still happy to see Roman go? They've score a NFL low 139 points, 40 points less then any other team. And the QB he was forced to work with there is one step away from being cut. Roman has made Tyrod, at times, look like a "functional" QB. Just like he did with Kap. So Greg might be a borderline miracle worker. He's taken a team with no true QB and has the 10th best scoring offense in the NFL. I'd love to see what he could do if he ever got his hands on a real NFL QB.
IDK. Can't form an opinion one way or another on Roman yet. He did come under fire for his play-calling in SF before his exodus. I certainly don't think he's bad. But Chan Gailey may have been better.
I don't see him throwing over the middle much. Not too many screens to throw off the defense. Shady makes him look better than he is. Too many factors. Gotta give it until the end of the season to call good or bad on Roman. He can look like a genius (Dolphins games) or brutal (Patriots games). And much of it is how his personnel perform. It's an act in development to me. But they must get better. 3 & outs are frustrating to watch.
The refs are geniuses. They influence the outcome of the games while pretending to be incompetent knowing full well what they're doing. Take a look at the spread and see if Vegas won or not.
Hence the fix is in.
Yes, the NFL fixed the game by no giving the Bills 2 seconds to throw a hail mary! It's like the just give it to them game!
Did the refs screw up that call? Yes. Did it make any difference? No.
If that's a well officiated game for both teams, it's a 27-6 blowout.
lol
Head of official and certified moron Dean Blandino acknowledged that the inadvertent whistle blew BEFORE Amendola made the catch (Something we all already knew). But here's the best part ..... he says the refs did the "equitable" thing by awarding the catch to the Pats instead of you know following the god damned rules and replaying the down. Good to see the rules are now just guidelines and the refs have the power to decide what's the "fair and equitable" thing to do.
Way to go Dean !! ...... no one ever told you that 2 wrongs don't make a right huh ?
YardRat (11-27-2015)
I didn't think it was possible but the reffing has been worse this year than last. The NFL needs to own up to their failures and resolve this issue. The refs are making some of these games unbearable to watch. It's time for full time refs. The NFL can surely afford it. They just don't want to.
The game ended on the sack the play prior.