NFL admits Dallas was shafted in loss to Green Bay **UPDATE**

[FrankfurtCat]

Last edited Thu Jan 19, 2017, 04:44 PM - Edit history (1)

The NFL is now disputing the previous story. If you watched the game, you know there were at least 4, maybe 5 bad calls that went against the Cowboys. The Cowboys were robbed.

http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-NFL-admits-penalty-on-Dallas-Cowboys-was-a-mistake-50661756

[OriginalGeek]

1. that just makes it suck more

second time in 2 playoff games with Green Bay.

[FrankfurtCat]

2. I know-a horrible way to end a team's season and then just "Oops!"

[TuxedoKat]

3. This may interest you

http://www.thefixisin.net/

[FrankfurtCat]

4. Thank You for posting that-it's what my Dad has always said and one reason he doesn't watch the NFL.

He played football in college and likes to watch and root for his school, Oregon State, but I'd bet the problem also permeates College Football.

[TuxedoKat]

23. You're welcome

He has a Facebook group too with radio and other interviews. I read his book after hearing him on a radio program.

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=the%20fix%20is%20in%20by%20brian%20tuohy

[Joediss]

27. Joediss

Cheating and theif has leaked from our politics to our sports. ... I'm done with sports.....

[classof56]

48. Go Beavs!

[Blue_Tires]

5. Good... They had it coming

Hopefully NE gets the shaft from the officials hard and fast this weekend, too

[FrankfurtCat]

6. How can you say they had it coming? They're in large part a newly formed team with some

amazing veterans who have paid their dues.

[Blue_Tires]

10. But unfortunately it's the same owner and same fanbase...

[FrankfurtCat]

11. I guess you are trying to be an instigator.

Fire away-I've been a fan for over 35 years.

[FrankfurtCat]

12. Do you blame an entire family for the actions of one or two of its members?

Do you blame an entire country because some hateful, purposefully misinformed/uninformed people elected a fool to lead them?

[jmowreader]

22. It depends on the family

The Madoffs, Kochs and Trumps? Yeah. Loathe them all with every fiber of your being.

[FrankfurtCat]

37. Good point-

[FrankfurtCat]

8. You're right about New England, though...

...a tough team built on cheating and cheap tricks.

[mrmpa]

39. you can see by my avatar...

I am a Steelers fan. Almost every Steelers fan hates New England most of it because of their cheating and their "protection" by Roger Godell.

What I find interesting about Godell is that he hates the Steelers even though he attended college @ Washington & Jefferson College about 20 miles from Heinz Field. Also he never played football at any level, nor has he held any job other than with the NFL. He started with an internship & never left.

[FrankfurtCat]

45. I'm not a Steelers fan, but I'd rather see them in the Super Bowl than the Patriots.

At this point I just want to see a good, hard-played, well officiated game. That shouldn't be too much to ask for!!

[alarimer]

7. I'd be happy if the announcers would stop genuflecting to Aaron Rodgers.

I cannot bear to listen to them extol his virtues another second.

I pray to whatever gods may or may not exist that the Packers lose to the Falcons.

[FrankfurtCat]

9. Amen

[milestogo]

46. Aaron Rodgers is an extraordinary athlete.

I can't hear enough about his virtues.

[True Dough]

13. Oh come on!

We all know Mason Crosby would have been successful on that field goal attempt, even if it has been from 66 yards instead of 51.



Just kidding!

[Iggo]

14. Good. Eff the Cowboys. (n/t)

[UTUSN]

16. I'm with you!1 I really shouldn't post in this thread. n/t

[Zoonart]

29. I'm an Eagles fan...

just saying', no fan of the Pokes, also no fan of their pussy grabbing owner. just YUCK!

[TeamPooka]

17. Nothing better than watching the Cowboys lose. America's Team my ass. nt

[Generic Brad]

18. And so were the Chiefs

It was a dirty Sunday.

[FrankfurtCat]

19. It's a shame. Hopefully the remaining games will be competently officiated.

[Generic Brad]

20. The game moves fast

I don't necessarily think the games are fixed. I don't question the integrity of the referees. Sometimes they miss calls and sometimes they get it wrong.

[FrankfurtCat]

21. I used to referee Youth Football, so I know how difficult it can be to be on top of the game, esp.

at the professional level. However, the years and experience it takes to become a professional football official are daunting. It seems like they could and should be doing a more professional job: they are the cream of the crop after all. More than 1-2 major errors in any one game is unacceptable.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

24. ZEKE! You were cheated, Zeke!

I was kind of rooting for the Cowboys just for Ezekiel Elliott's sake, but I didn't really care that much.

At least there was an apology. I've watched too much football over the years and seen plenty of screwed up calls.

A referee claiming that he blew a play dead with his whistle, to avoid an obvious turnover by fumble, is one of the most aggravating. It takes replay out of it too.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

25. I watched! Best two rookies in the NFL on that team!

Imo, of course!

And, yeah, the calls were absolutely atrocious!

[1965Comet]

26. Sucks

I wanted my Pats to take on the Boys in February...

[FrankfurtCat]

35. That would have been a great game...

[mikeysnot]

28. The NFL is a joke.

Don't watch, haven't watched in years. I am a Bears fan and I don't even watch them.

The cheaters, the wife beaters, the child abusers, the animal abusers or the greedy billionaire owners demanding the taxpayers fund their business, not sure why anyone watches at all.

I used to have a rule when watching, three strikes and it is turned off. The strikes being the obvious game massaging they do to keep it interesting. It is all about the $$$$.

Fuck the NFL.

[FrankfurtCat]

36. Dad?

[mikeysnot]

41. ha!

I sure hope not, I cannot handle the one I have now.

[FrankfurtCat]

42. I'm sure you're younger than I am-

-you just expressed my Dad's views on the NFL to the letter!

[MichMary]

30. Yeah, wasn't that the game

where the jersey was pulled off the shoulder of the Packers receiver, and there was no holding call?

How about the previous game when Leon Hall took out Jordy Nelson and received no penalty?

Missed calls on all sides. Shit happens. Get over it.

[FrankfurtCat]

34. Random missed and bad calls happen. 4 or 5 or more in a game is...unacceptable and destroys

the integrity of the result. I don't like to see it in any game.

I am over it and I will be rooting for Atlanta now.
If Green Bay goes to the Super Bowl, I'll be rooting for them.

Don't care for New England or Pittsburg much.

[Tikki]

31. You know, maybe the bad calls were made in the huddle...

We watched the game, beginning to end.


The Tikkis

[FrankfurtCat]

32. There are always bad calls made in the huddle, on both sides.

No team is perfect, although the Patriots come close sometimes. The officiating should be above reproach.

I think the coaching and play calls were just fine:
Jason Garrett named by PWFA as 2016 NFL Coach of the Year
http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Jason-Garrett-named-by-PWFA-as-2016-NFL-Coach-of-the-Year-50662632

[mythology]

43. When you repeatedly cheat like the Patriots do

their wins are as worthless as Lance Armstrong's. There isn't anybody involved with that organization who has an ounce of integrity.

[FrankfurtCat]

44. I agree-

-that's why they seem so perfect and unbeatable. There are hordes of Patriots fans here in Alaska, and if you're looking for a fight, mention how the Patriots are cheaters!

[rateyes]

33. Karma for the time the Vikings were robbed

By a bad no call that should have gone against Drew Pearson.

[sharp_stick]

38. Every time my team loses

they've been shafted.

[FrankfurtCat]

40. I hope they win more than they lose

[Archae]

47. The sour grapes Dallas fans can just bite me.

I live in Wisconsin, and on Sunday the Pack plays Atlanta.

And Jordy Nelson was taken out with a cheap shot, a deliberate helmet to the ribs that broke several.