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yimyammer
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Jeri breeds a strong sense of entitlement year in and out, it’s probably the only thing he does well
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Okay, who are you, and what have you done with the real Dbair?
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I was thinking the same exact thing
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I mean, when I was 12 and shit, I'd always blame the refs for everything. I fucking grew up and now there's another adult at DCU.
Yes the officiating in the NFL is terrible. It always has been. Is there some ref bias against Dallas? Well fuck no, they're no more or any less incompetent in our games than in any other given game. Jimmy Johnson said it best, "you have to be good enough to overcome bad officiating and not let it affect the outcome."
And we're not. And haven't been since Jimmy left.
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Actually this is almost verbatim my reasoning for picking GB but just couldn't bring myself to post it.
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Except Jerry wore a "blind ref" costume for Halloween and was disciplined by the league. Maybe the real refs took umbrage.
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That gave me a much needed belly laugh today! Thanks!
They said "yeah, but let's wait until overtime and we'll get the old sumbitch!"
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But this is exactly why we have problems getting penalized all the time - we waste time and energy arguing with and disputing the calls, then come home and grumble about how they're all against us, when the fucking better teams actually correct their fucking mistakes and issues! This shit comes down from the top.
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Huh?
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I wished he hadnt
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There's no question they got away with a horrible PI on that play, it should have been called.
That said, it should have never got to that point. He should be spending more time bashing his defensive coordinator and defensive players about why they can't stop the fucking run worth a damn.
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We shouldn't use it as an excuse for losing, but refs don't get to make bad calls just because we blew a 14 point lead. Those calls would have been equally egregious at 0-0.
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Yes, they do. Happens multiple times every Sunday, Monday and Thursday. They're held to account, allegedly.
But, this is what we've always had year in and year out for fifty years. The better teams m a n a g e it.
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Don't get me wrong, it's certainly possible the no call there cost us the game, we don't know for sure but it was a huge play and it was obvious PI.
I still think if we were a really GOOD team, it would have never come to that. Two td lead going into the 4th qtr against a bad football team shouldn't equate to a game going into OT.
And as an aside, while it was not as obvious when it happened, we actually got away with one ourselves when the ref missed Steele's false start on the long TD to Lamb. It was really only visible from the front side (which is where they showed the replay) but the ref on the sideline couldn't see it live. It was def a false start though. (I think that play happened on a 1st down, so we might have still scored anyway but nobody knows)
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They are definitely NOT held accountable, otherwise many would be terminated with some of the stuff that's been seen.
And the answer to why they are so bad is NOT incompetence. Some of the missed calls or non-calls are clearly intentional and as I have said for years, it's due to gambling IMO.