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I hadn't planned on talking about the refs and how they cost the Chargers a game. But then watching Monday Night Football, the refs did some similar things.
An Eagles receiver caught a bomb thrown by Donovan McNabb. He was in such a hurry to do his end zone celebration, that he threw the ball down BEFORE he even got into the end zone. His dance looked great, though!
I don't know why players do this. The dance, which is arrogant, and makes them look stupid. Or, not getting into the end zone first. I seem to remember a Raiders player doing that on Thanksgiving a few years back. Only, the defense was more on the ball (pun intended), and picked it up.
And why do the refs sometimes penalize one dance, but not others? Either penalize them all, or nobody.
Well, what confused me about this play last night is...the Cowboys challenged it. I thought a team couldn't challenge something, unless the refs blew a whistle on a play. If that's not the case, then some things should've been different in the Charger game, when coach Norv Turner asked why when Cutler fumbled and the Chargers picked it up, that didn't stand.
For those that didn't see, it was ruled an incomplete pass. Which isn't a bad mistake for a ref to make. After all, his arm is moving forward right after the fumble. The problem is that the ref blew his whistle, instead of (as they were told years ago), letting the play continue and figuring out when it's dead, what the correct call would be.
Sure, you can make the argument that the Chargers defense shouldn't have given up 30 points in the first half, or whatever it was. Or, that when they try to tackle someone, that player doesn't get extra yardage, but they go down immediately.
And, I always hate when people blame refs. If a team is a lot better, it shouldn't be close enough for the refs to make a difference. But, I can't say that this time.
Maybe it's just the anger of having L. Tomlinson on my team, in a game in which he had his third worst game as a pro (oh, how I miss Adrian Peterson, who I had last year).
I'm not sure why the refs didn't also use replay in this instance. The big fear with the NFL brass, is that it will make games 6 hours, if we review everything. But you don't have to. Let a ref in the booth decide, if there's something obvious the refs on the field missed. Or if it's something that can change the outcome of the game.
I don't know why boxing doesn't use this kind of system, either. Especially with all the scams that people say happen in that sport.
Which leads me to my next complaint. Idiotic fans that call sports shows, claiming there's a fix in, or refs being paid off. You can't even explain to those people why they're wrong. They don't listen to logic.
For example, if the refs were paid off, why did they wait for a play that could be mistaken for a fumble/incomplete pass? Wouldn't they have called the game more in the Broncos favor in the first half? And, on a number of plays, not just one (they conspiracy theorists will say "They won't do that, or it would be too obvious."). Which I guess means, a ref will have, let's say, $25,000 on game. They want a certain team to win. But, they'll wait until the 4th quarter, to make a questionable call. Oh, and they have to hope the game is close, because if one team is winning by 24 in the 4th quarter, what's the point of even calling something questionable, that could raise eyebrows?
And lastly...referee Ed Hochuli. Do they test NFL refs to see if they're on steroids, the way they do players?
I hadn't planned on talking about the refs and how they cost the Chargers a game. But then watching Monday Night Football, the refs did some similar things.
An Eagles receiver caught a bomb thrown by Donovan McNabb. He was in such a hurry to do his end zone celebration, that he threw the ball down BEFORE he even got into the end zone. His dance looked great, though!
I don't know why players do this. The dance, which is arrogant, and makes them look stupid. Or, not getting into the end zone first. I seem to remember a Raiders player doing that on Thanksgiving a few years back. Only, the defense was more on the ball (pun intended), and picked it up.
And why do the refs sometimes penalize one dance, but not others? Either penalize them all, or nobody.
Well, what confused me about this play last night is...the Cowboys challenged it. I thought a team couldn't challenge something, unless the refs blew a whistle on a play. If that's not the case, then some things should've been different in the Charger game, when coach Norv Turner asked why when Cutler fumbled and the Chargers picked it up, that didn't stand.
For those that didn't see, it was ruled an incomplete pass. Which isn't a bad mistake for a ref to make. After all, his arm is moving forward right after the fumble. The problem is that the ref blew his whistle, instead of (as they were told years ago), letting the play continue and figuring out when it's dead, what the correct call would be.
Sure, you can make the argument that the Chargers defense shouldn't have given up 30 points in the first half, or whatever it was. Or, that when they try to tackle someone, that player doesn't get extra yardage, but they go down immediately.
And, I always hate when people blame refs. If a team is a lot better, it shouldn't be close enough for the refs to make a difference. But, I can't say that this time.
Maybe it's just the anger of having L. Tomlinson on my team, in a game in which he had his third worst game as a pro (oh, how I miss Adrian Peterson, who I had last year).
I'm not sure why the refs didn't also use replay in this instance. The big fear with the NFL brass, is that it will make games 6 hours, if we review everything. But you don't have to. Let a ref in the booth decide, if there's something obvious the refs on the field missed. Or if it's something that can change the outcome of the game.
I don't know why boxing doesn't use this kind of system, either. Especially with all the scams that people say happen in that sport.
Which leads me to my next complaint. Idiotic fans that call sports shows, claiming there's a fix in, or refs being paid off. You can't even explain to those people why they're wrong. They don't listen to logic.
For example, if the refs were paid off, why did they wait for a play that could be mistaken for a fumble/incomplete pass? Wouldn't they have called the game more in the Broncos favor in the first half? And, on a number of plays, not just one (they conspiracy theorists will say "They won't do that, or it would be too obvious."). Which I guess means, a ref will have, let's say, $25,000 on game. They want a certain team to win. But, they'll wait until the 4th quarter, to make a questionable call. Oh, and they have to hope the game is close, because if one team is winning by 24 in the 4th quarter, what's the point of even calling something questionable, that could raise eyebrows?
And lastly...referee Ed Hochuli. Do they test NFL refs to see if they're on steroids, the way they do players?