Kill the refs

[jmt]

What the F***? - first it's a catch short then its a td but not asllowed??

 

[Renz]

Originally posted by jmt
What the F***? - first it's a catch short then its a td but not asllowed??

They should just dump instant replay.

 

[Joe Mama]

I thought the instant replay was only supposed to be used to establish possession and position. How can they call a penalty based on the instant replay? The only question should have been whether Johnston had possession of the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

Joe Mama

 

[Jttsaz]

This has been an absolutely abysmally called game...the horrendous spot for Blake on 4 and 1/2 inch, and the TD called back??? I still don't think the Cards could have won but really the officiating is absolutely horrendous...

 

[KingofCards]

Originally posted by Joe Mama
I thought the instant replay was only supposed to be used to establish possession and position. How can they call a penalty based on the instant replay? The only question should have been whether Johnston had possession of the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

Joe Mama

Exactly. Complete b.s.

 

[Fiasco]

The original ruling was:

Receiver was forced out of bounds but re-established himself inbounds before touching the ball. Ball spotted at the 1 yard line.

McGinnis challenges spot of ball (breaking plane).

New ruling is:

Receiver was forced out of bounds and did not re-establish himself inbounds before touching the ball. It was a TD but an illegal touch.

Can a ref throw a flag off of a replay? What kind of **** is that?

 

[TXCardinalsFan]

The flag cannot be thrown just like instant replay cannot reverse a penalty.

I think that old Dave will get an apology letter from the commisioner's office and that is all.

Oh well, so sad. Damn bad call. Sorry Cardinals. Love, Tali


On the next possesion Blake should have thrown a bullet at that ref's head!

 

[Renz]

Originally posted by TXCardinalsFan
The flag cannot be thrown just like instant replay cannot reverse a penalty.

I think that old Dave will get an apology letter from the commisioner's office and that is all.

Oh well, so sad. Damn bad call. Sorry Cardinals. Love, Tali


On the next possesion Blake should have thrown a bullet at that ref's head!

Agreed. Every fan in America knows you can't call a penalty on replay, including that SOB ref!

You're right. The Cards will get an apology and that will be the end of it.

Screw instant replay! It doesn't work.

 

[jmt]

This has been an absolutely abysmally called game...the horrendous spot for Blake on 4 and 1/2 inch, and the TD called back??? I still don't think the Cards could have won but really the officiating is absolutely horrendous...


Exactly! We did not deserve to win today but the officiating was horrible, terrible f'd up - whatever. I think we will beat Cleveland. More and more i think this is really not such a bad team.

BTW - Anyone paying atttention to Carolina and Ricky Proehl? One of my favorite ex-Cards.

 

[Joe Mama]

While we were at it, what was that referee thinking in the first half when he watched the Steeler defender hold and grope Johnson in the end zone on third down? The Cardinals ended up getting a field goal, but they should have been first and goal at the 3 yd. line.

Joe Mama

 

[NMCard]

I don't understand the challenge ruling on the 1 yd line. If they get an apology I hope they can explain how and why they came up with that ruling.

 

[Jttsaz]

Originally posted by Renz
Agreed. Every fan in America knows you can't call a penalty on replay, including that SOB ref!

You're right. The Cards will get an apology and that will be the end of it.

Screw instant replay! It doesn't work.

That and the blown call on the 4th and inches really hurt the Cards...and what happened to Pro Bowl Player???

 

[Shane]

Horribly reffed game but all in all instant replay is good for the game and does what its supposed to!

But throwing the penalty on that was the worst Ive ever seen!

 

[Red Dawn]

Yeah that whole call was screwed up. When the refs threw the flag, why couldnt Pittsburgh refuse the penalty and get the ball?

 

[jmt]

EXACTLY!?!?!?! - Either it is a TD or not? I do not understand how you can throw a flag AFTER the play? Help me here folks!

 

[pinnacle]

I cannot remember when..I think the third quarter...the steelers got like a 20 yard gain on a pass interference (right before a TD)..and then we have the ball next - and the defensive back has almost the exact same contact on our receiver (johnson I think) and it is not called.. If you look at both of those plays on tape - the bumping/contact is identical - one is called on us and kills us..the other is a crucial 3rd down and the steelers are not flagged. Figures.

 

[SunsTzu]

Yeah i was confused how there could have been a penalty called on a replay. The fact the announcers didnt call the refs out on it is what really threw me off, thought perhaps i was not clear on the rules.

Also on that 4th and inch play im not sure why Cards got charged a timeout. Wether or not Blake got the 1st down may not of been conclusive, but there is no way he lost yards on that play so at the very least the spot of ball was incorrect regardless if it was a 1st down or not.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

Originally posted by jmt
EXACTLY!?!?!?! - Either it is a TD or not? I do not understand how you can throw a flag AFTER the play? Help me here folks!

We call it "home cookin" down this way guys.

Pittsburgh got the best of the calls, and thats part of home field advantage, but that illegal touch call was especially horrible.

Might have been a different game if we get that touchdown.

 

[Cheesebeef]

yes the endzone play sucked - but they had already put themselves down 28-3 in the game - it seems a little of a whack to me to get so bent out of shape about a game that we were down by 25 in - does that score make the game a little closer? Yes, but it still doesn't put us in the game.

 

[Fiasco]

Originally posted by Red Dawn
Yeah that whole call was screwed up. When the refs threw the flag, why couldnt Pittsburgh refuse the penalty and get the ball?

If pitt refused the penalty then it would have been a Cardinal touchdown.

 

[red desert]

Originally posted by SunsTzu
Yeah i was confused how there could have been a penalty called on a replay. The fact the announcers didnt call the refs out on it is what really threw me off, thought perhaps i was not clear on the rules.

Also on that 4th and inch play im not sure why Cards got charged a timeout. Wether or not Blake got the 1st down may not of been conclusive, but there is no way he lost yards on that play so at the very least the spot of ball was incorrect regardless if it was a 1st down or not.

Hey dude -

Given your moniker, we could you use as one of our coaches.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by Fiasco
If pitt refused the penalty then it would have been a Cardinal touchdown.

But the penalty was an illegal touch, so no touchdown.

 

[jmt]

Still - how does the penaly come afer the challenge?

 

[conraddobler]

That call got me really mad.

It was a total homer scam job and it stunk. They got it wrong and then they got it wrong again.

That kind of call only happens to teams like us and it stinks. I doubt it would have even changed the game but they had to make absolutely sure it wouldn't instead of getting it right.

 

[Chaz]

Originally posted by cheesebeef
yes the endzone play sucked - but they had already put themselves down 28-3 in the game - it seems a little of a whack to me to get so bent out of shape about a game that we were down by 25 in - does that score make the game a little closer? Yes, but it still doesn't put us in the game.

Actually they were down 28 - 9 and I understand your point. But, if they get the TD there they are down 2 scores with most of the 4th to go.


28 - 15 or 28 - 17 is in the game IMO.