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NFL 2015 Week 5 |OT| - A Frauds Hankering for Some Bites
- Thread starter ActStriker
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Cheating scum.
Pretty tough angle for the ref. They also discussed it so none of the officials could see it.
friskykillface
Banned
haha i was about to post that gif
seahawks can't beat the god cheaters so they have to copy
seahawks can't beat the god cheaters so they have to copy
Plasticine
Member
You only say that because it's in super slow motion. In regular speed, all that poor ref sees is the ball change direction in mid-air. Footballs tend to do that, so he didn't think anything about it.
so did that ref just not know about the rule? that's an extremely embarrassing look for the nfl.
are you serious right now
Those god damn wizards fucking with footballs!
:jnccccc
I thought about which loss hurt more for a brief second but the Cowboys playoff loss hurt way more.
God damn still can't believe it
Officerrob
Banned
That didn't take long
Brain fart or as mentioned above, it's not as obvious in real time (although that's hard to believe with his viewing angle). But yeah, bad look.
Brawndo Addict
Banned
I just mean in general not that specific scenario in the game. You could have a scenario where you can't actually get possession in time or possession might be contested, so you need to get it out by 'failing' to grab it.
I'm fairly certain most refs don't know all the rules in the rule book. There are a lot of really arbitrary and arcane rules in there that rarely come up in a game situation, such as this one.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
slightconfuse
Banned
Know knew the rule expect the old ass ESPN ref
The best part is ESPN asking everyone they have on staff if they've ever heard of the rule, and no one has.
Cheating scum.
How much do you think they paid that ref?
Best part is how focused the ref is, looking directly at the ball and still getting it wrong.Cheating scum.
Edit: Assuming he didn't intentionally ignore it
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
So was the Lions Coach screaming at the Refs after that?
They can't review something and then call a penalty based on review right? All they could look at is if Johnson broke the plane before the fumble?
They can't review something and then call a penalty based on review right? All they could look at is if Johnson broke the plane before the fumble?
VeryGooster
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B1gg_Randall
Member
I'm dying' lmao
haha i was about to post that gif
seahawks can't beat the god cheaters so they have to copy
I'm going rogue!! I'm a bad boy now!!
Pretty sure that nobody's job in this thread is to be a referee for the NFL.Everyone in this thread knew the rule though
Plain as day!
Footballs tend to fly sideways 10 yards after bouncing off the turf. You're a regular Isaac Newton.
the latter is just silly though, i saw it happen in real time and thought nothing of it (didn't know the rule) and i was watching on the damn tv
Plasticine
Member
Pretty sure everyone in this thread also realizes that calls get blown multiple times in every single game. This ain't nothing new.
But if it benefits Seattle it's all of a sudden a big deal!
skLaFarebear
Member
No one had a better look at that ball than the back ref. He saw the whole thing.
What? It was obvious. No one knows the rule. This whole judgement call stuff is just bs
Yeah but still!
Jeff Triplett. Are you sure we're not as competent as at least some NFL refs?
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DrForester
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Would it have mattered? They can't call a penalty on review even if it's blatant, can they? I thought that the only thing they could look at was if Johnson scored before the fumble.
Thanks Penny. Made me laugh for a brief second before I spiraled back into depression thinking about this loss.
Is this gonna be the next deflated footballs thing??
Line pls I thought we were boys, how could you!!
Line pls I thought we were boys, how could you!!
It really doesn't take league-wide collusion to ensure that the Lions suck, we take care of that pretty well on our own.
I can't blame Calvin for trying to stretch it out for the touchdown there, but keeping the ball secure is supposed to be paramount in a situation like that, so looking back at the game that's definitely going to be considered an error on his part. We would have had first and goal from the 1 yard line
and ultimately kicked a field goal and lost in overtime
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
ESPN is falling apart over this lol
Alligatorjandro
Banned
It's amazing the Patriots won the Superbowl when the seahawks had the refs on their side
I love you too.
Pretty sure it's a per-game basis to the highest bidder.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Oh come on you're being purposefully obtuse here because you know we're all referencing the fail mary and not regular missed calls.
if this was the Patriots there would be 4 threads in off topic right now
I love the NFL