Proof that Zebras are the Worst.

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It’s like the third this season at least. Somehow Detroit was able to beat them even though Juwann was lining up in the backfield and had multiple false starts not being blown dead.

Yeah, I believe in the guiding model

The refs tried for KC, but KC just kept fucking up and Detroit won
 

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Female ref denies Rams a TD here. Says he fumbled it off the pylon. Got to be effing kidding me.
Hope she never does another Rams game.

Proof that zebras are the worst.
 

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Female ref denies Rams a TD here. Says he fumbled it off the pylon. Got to be effing kidding me.
Hope she never does another Rams game.

Proof that zebras are the worst.
I was impressed with her article on NFL.com. I’m a little dumbstruck on this one. Her mechanics are good (could be a couple steps back from goal line to avoid player contact) and she’s looking at the ball. If she awards a touchdown on the field the play gets booth-reviewed anyhow.

Two potential explanations:

1. She just missed the play, it happened faster than she could process it.

2. Her crew chief instructed the officials to assume any possible turnover is a turnover and let the play continue. This way any progress after the turnover is sustained, and delays and reviews will be minimized if a potential turnover occurs. When she went to confer with the white hat after the picture above (crew chief), he said be consistent and call it a turnover. It’s getting reviewed.

I’d wager #2 is the more likely scenario.
 

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Female ref denies Rams a TD here. Says he fumbled it off the pylon. Got to be effing kidding me.
Hope she never does another Rams game.

Proof that zebras are the worst.
Yeah that was one of the most ridiculous calls I have ever seen.

I mean she is looking right at the ball crossing the goal line by a good 8 inches with both of Kendricks hands on the ball.

Even a high school ref would have gotten that call correct.
 

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I was impressed with her article on NFL.com. I’m a little dumbstruck on this one. Her mechanics are good (could be a couple steps back from goal line to avoid player contact) and she’s looking at the ball. If she awards a touchdown on the field the play gets booth-reviewed anyhow.

Two potential explanations:

1. She just missed the play, it happened faster than she could process it.

2. Her crew chief instructed the officials to assume any possible turnover is a turnover and let the play continue. This way any progress after the turnover is sustained, and delays and reviews will be minimized if a potential turnover occurs. When she went to confer with the white hat after the picture above (crew chief), he said be consistent and call it a turnover. It’s getting reviewed.

I’d wager #2 is the more likely scenario.
I have to argue about #2 - she was arguing with the refs a good 10 seconds after the play was over. As far as letting it go since there may be a return would have been okay if there actually had been a return. But the ball immediately went out of bounds.

She should have called it properly as a TD and then let the reviews determine if it was actually a fumble since they didn't call it a fumble until 30 seconds after the play was over.

That was just a terrible terrible terrible call.

The only call that I would even remotely call almost as bad was a Dodgers game a few years before instant replay where the first basement was 5 feet off the bag when he caught the ball and the Ump called the Dodger out.
 

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1. She just missed the play, it happened faster than she could process it.
Yeah that's the problem. Zebra's gotta process fast... part of their job. A Stripe that cannot process quick enough while looking directly at the play is useless. Thankful for the replay but man we've seen some overturned bullshit - *cough* Tutu *cough* - can't be letting it always get to that level. No excuse for this one, she gets a BIG FAT FAIL here. :thumbsdown:
 

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I was impressed with her article on NFL.com. ...
I have googled my arse off, scoured NFL.com, and yet I cannot find this article you mention.

Do you have link?
 

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2. Her crew chief instructed the officials to assume any possible turnover is a turnover and let the play continue. This way any progress after the turnover is sustained, and delays and reviews will be minimized if a potential turnover occurs. When she went to confer with the white hat after the picture above (crew chief), he said be consistent and call it a turnover. It’s getting reviewed.

I’d wager #2 is the more likely scenario.

I think refs should call when they see. If you let the turnover scene play out, now you need conclusive proof to overturn it and conclusive proof is puzzling at times.

I recall a game when Goff was still QB. The Rams went for a 2 point conversion and the refs confirmed it. Then they showed replay with a pile of players blocking a good view of Goff and the ball. They overturned the call even though there was zero conclusive evidence available to justify the overturned call.
 

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I think refs should call when they see. If you let the turnover scene play out, now you need conclusive proof to overturn it and conclusive proof is puzzling at times.

I recall a game when Goff was still QB. The Rams went for a 2 point conversion and the refs confirmed it. Then they showed replay with a pile of players blocking a good view of Goff and the ball. They overturned the call even though there was zero conclusive evidence available to justify the overturned call.
I agree with you Steve. If her skills got her to the NFL, trust her to make that judgment call. Don’t start suggesting the evils of a turnover not called correctly.
 

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I actually woke up this morning a started watching the game. After that horrible illegal contact call on 3rd down on the opening drive to keep the Cowboys offense on the field I was tempted to turn the TV off and go back to sleep. It was such a bad call.

The pick 6 from Stafford sealed the deal. Back to beautiful sleep.

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