Lions were robbed today!

[Jackass master]

Dang refs gave the game to the Texans! Guy was undoubtedly down with both his one are and knee but they said him getting up and running for a score was legit. The Skins coach threw a challenge flag which negated a review of the touchdown so that was a dumb decision also.

 

[Minderella]

Yeah--that was a shitty shitty shitty call.

The Lions actually showed up to play today and they did get screwed.

 

[Alien Allen]

The refs did not blow it

The NFL has an insane rule. Which is that it is a delay of game penalty to ask for a review when the play is already automatically reviewable.

It is absurd to penalize a coach for delay of game when he throws the flag when it was supposed to be reviewed anyway.

At the very least the play should still have still been reviewed and then give the Lions a delay of game penalty from where the guys knee touched. A stupid rule but the coach knew it and still threw the flag.

Schwartz admitted he blew it.

This is the same old Lions I have known all my life. They keep finding new ways to lose games. Maybe it is best to put their fans out of misery now as they had no chance of making the playoffs.

No wonder there are players on the team out of control when the coach is also. He knew the rule and let his emotions get to him. He said after the game he threw the challenge flag before the guy was in the end zone. Some times the refs will let it slide and ask if the coach if he wants to take back the flag but Schwartz had burnt his bridges complaining about losing the earlier challenge

 

[Minderella]

This is the same old Lions I have known all my life. They keep finding new ways to lose games

True story.

 

[Jackass master]

They have played a lot of teams much closer than their record would indicate. They showed today that they can move the ball.

 

[Alien Allen]

They have played a lot of teams much closer than their record would indicate. They showed today that they can move the ball.

They play undisciplined

They have for the last 50+ years

And have mastered the art of being inconsistent

 

[Alien Allen]

Heard a comment on the radio that there is virtually nothing different from a team being 10-6 and 6-10

Given the typical scoring differentials in games that is probably quite true

During the Fontes era it was one year decent and then so so.

 

[truth seeker]

Dang refs gave the game to the Texans! Guy was undoubtedly down with both his one are and knee but they said him getting up and running for a score was legit. The Skins coach threw a challenge flag which negated a review of the touchdown so that was a dumb decision also.

So your suggesting that the rules should have been ignored ? The mistake was made on the part of the coach who threw the flag. That was illegal. Had he not thrown it the touchdown would not have counted wouldn't have counted.
The coach knew that TD was on him and he admitted it on TV.
Why can't you ?
And the last time I checked it's not the ref's that make the rules, it's the rules committee. Can't blame the ref's for enforcing them. Blame the coach for not knowing them or not remembering.

 

[Joe the meek]

Just keep this in mind... these are the "real" refs. If these guys would of been the replacement refs, they'd be getting hell from all over the place.

 

[porterjack]

Very entertaining

Circus

 

[Jezzebelle]

yeah the Lions were robbed.... by Watt... and their own kicker :24:

 

[pjbleek]

Tony Dungy was explaining this very well last night...amazing that the rule was still on the books....will be re-written for next season for sure

 

[Francis]

Just keep this in mind... these are the "real" refs. If these guys would of been the replacement refs, they'd be getting hell from all over the place.

Proof that all Refs are blind or stupid depending on what side of the coin you fall on.. :24:

 

[griz bear]

another week another team looses

 

[Staci]

no whistle was ever blown on the play. cant hate the guy for getting up and running the ball. and i believe it was one knee that touched the ground

 

[Alien Allen]

no whistle was ever blown on the play. cant hate the guy for getting up and running the ball. and i believe it was one knee that touched the ground

actually I like the idea no whistle was blown as it was very close. that gives the refs a chance to review it where as otherwise he would be down and no review and if he had not touched then he would be deprived of a TD

the runner did nothing wrong. The NFL did though by their insane rule about not being able to challenge a play that is required to be reviewed.

he for sure had a knee down and also looked like his forearm too. clearly he was down.