What the fuck with this playcalling

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If the rule you followed lead you to this, of what use was the rule?

Zack Miller held onto the ball last week and it wasn't a TD. Why should I believe that matters?

What else should/could it be? It wasn't possessed across the goal line and the ball touched the pylon which is out of bounds. Live ball possessed touching the pylon is a touchdown as you are in the end zone at that point. Ball unpossessed and touching it is out of bounds...offense fumble put it there so it is a touchback.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

It's a horrible rule. There's no reason to ever dive for the pylon because of it.

Nice to see Matthews can throw an elbow into Tru's head while he's already on the ground.

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You know me like that.

Is Dowel the worst play caller in the NFL? Has to be up there

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If the rule you followed lead you to this, of what use was the rule?

Bisky has mastered the get sacked play

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

It has nothing to do with participation trophies. It's fucking minutia bullshit that shouldn't have any effect on the outcome of a football game, especially due to review. And that wasn't a clear cut fumble. Certainly not enough to overturn on a review.

By the way, the fact that the refs agree with you probably means you're wrong.

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You should get the ball back where you started the dive

Besides his phony hustling, that's all he's done in the last two years

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Correct. Awful, awful rule.

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yeah no doubt, I was waiting for the flag. No idea how they missed that

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

It is a good rule. Don't fumble.

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Its also the fact that every play needs to have the refs be involved somehow. A flag or a replay or something...its just not football. Its 22 guys kind of trying to make something happen and then the refs barging in changing the results of half of the plays for no real reason.

This ^^

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Reward the offense for not being able to control the ball across the goal line?

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

I always thought it was weird that everything is up for grabs when you challenge a play.

If you challenge it is a TD, it should be a yes or no.

If GB wants to challenge something else, let them do so and take their chances.

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You know me like that.

Right.

Fuck the NFL.

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Yep.

It's not just replay. Every goddamn play, there's a flag.

The refs "default" should be not to throw a flag, but it seems like when they're in doubt, they choose to throw the flag. And it has happened with replay now too, even though it was originally supposed to be just clear, indisputable evidence to overturn plays. There's no consistency to any of it. These guys are out there fucking killing themselves to have it all be brushed away on the whim of some old fuck who can't even see the play.

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I'm turning this shit off. It's not good to get this angry over a game.

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Hey the Matrix is on. I’m out!

This was a clear fumble after a run. It has nothing to do with the rules about catch/no catch.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Case in point...Bears are called for a hold on the back side of a run play earlier...had no impact on the play. No obvious advantage/disadvantage was gained so why flag it?

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Yea I dont know when they just gave up on indisuputable evidence. Bring back the replacement refs who just froze up and stopped calling shit after the GB/Sea fiasco.

Man, this game is horrible.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Honestly, why doesn't the kid just say 'fuck it' and ignore the next stupid play call and draw something up himself? What are they gonna do, bench him?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

It's not minutia. If he has possession of the ball when it hits the pylon, it's a touchdown. If he fumbles it and it hits the pylon, it's a touchback. These have been the rules for as long as I have been watching football.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

THROW THE FUCKING BALL UP WHEN THERE'S A DEFENSIVE PENALTY.

The hell with this game.

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CALL A FUCKING PLAY

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

My best guess is the refs enjoy involving themselves. There's really no other way to explain it.