In line with other random threads already opened in this glorious night, let me take the time to applaud the referees for calling an outstanding game. They let both teams play and in the end, Los Jefes came out victorious. Clit has called some reasonable games the last few times the Chiefs played and I think his crew was spot on for the majority of the calls, tonight.:-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
Still haven't seen any evidence that Allen got that first down. I don't see how any honest evaluation leads to a different result.
The ball was completely hidden during the play. Impossible to overrule the call on the field.
For all we know, Allen could have momentarily lost possession of the ball and only regained possession when he had been driven backwards. [Reply]
If they want to put some sort of chip in the ball and a tracking device on the sideline, I'm all for it. Just like I'm all for using the box to call balls and strikes in baseball.
But it hasn't happened yet, so we've got what we've got - a couple of guys trying to pick a ball out of the middle of a mass of giant bodies in a split second of real time. Maybe the ball crossed the line, maybe it didn't. But it doesn't matter now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by St. Patty's Fire:
pretty sure romo was trying to will one being thrown so his Bills still had a chance
Nance was the one going on and on about the flag. Romo never claimed there was a flag and tried to give Nance a clue, but Nance was already rolling with it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
Still haven't seen any evidence that Allen got that first down. I don't see how any honest evaluation leads to a different result.
The hilarious thing is we now have video evidence that Buffalo got away with a false start before the snap. It should have been 4th and 6 instead of 4th and 1. But the refs screwed Buffalo by letting them get away with several false starts including that one, lol [Reply]
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Analysis and the eye test suggests that there have been numerous questionable calls during both the regular and playoff NFL games that have swayed the results unpredictably.
It pains me how fucking stupid people are these days. "Analysis and the eye test." Just :-). [Reply]
