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If you listened to his explanation he tries to act like it's some faith in his offense he said something like that's what I told them with one minute forty one on the clock so thats what we did when we got there and to not even acknowledge he should of reconsidered from the 7 should be enough for the Fords to try and trade for Bill. Or just fire Dan.
I bet you Allen gets the Ben Drieth treatment and it's a long time before he refs a Lions game again. From the video it sure looks like he reported and there is a video on ESPN when he leaves the sidelines to enter the game when the coaches tell him to report... Allen saw #70 and missed #68. Too bad they couldn't challenge the play.
I really hope it's the lions now and because they are likeable losers I feel like I should be rooting for them but I find the BS a turnoff.
Look clearly the ref screwed up but I don't take any blame away from the lions for it. First they are clearly playing games to try and confuse Dallas by sending 3 players at the refs. Problem is they confused the Refs too. But to me here's the real kicker they announce to everyone in attendance so and so has reported as eligible. So if you know you're playing games you should make sure to pay attention that Refs announce it right.
My only thought there was perhaps the noise in the stadium, players zoned in on the play etc kinda drowns out any announcements over the mic. That said, someone in the Lions organisation should have been listening.
I agree I'm sure crowd noise played a role. Perhaps playing those games with the eligible was better saved for a home game. To me there is little about this play that doesn't ultimately land back on the coaches.
Well that would be way more idiotic than what I asked/suggested. There are a lot of inconsistencies in the rule book. Fumble and the ball goes out of bounds. You still get to keep the ball. It goes out of the end zone or out of bounds past the pylon and you lose the ball and the other team gets a 20 yard gift. Downing the ball in the end zone is a little different.
Well I don't actually think they should do that just that that's the logic that makes the fumble and int in the end zone consistent. Since you can't start in the middle of the EZ it's a touchback. Here's a novel idea don't fumble it and especially don't fumble where there is no more field of play. I see zero reason to award the fumbler by giving them the ball back the rule is good as it is.
Yet if you fumble out of bounds you're rewarded with keeping the the ball. They don't give the ball to the other team plus another 20 yards. Basically both scenarios are pretty similar but in one case it's a turnover and it's not on the other.
I'd rather change out of bounds then but I'm fine with how it is.
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