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navarth

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23. Sadly, we lost an important offensive lineman.

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 02:47 PM

Dec 2015

Michael Ola went down with a bad knee. At that point we no longer had the same offensive line that would have allowed Joique Bell to close out the game.

When Ola went down they stuck in LaAdrian Waddle who promptly made 2 penalties. Sad fact is that our offensive line isn't good enough; this has been shown many times.

So: "blew it"? Yes they did. But they had played well enough to win the game, and they had that taken away by an incorrect call that was honestly made but should have been reviewable because it changed the outcome of a game that was already over. A review would have turned that call around and the hail mary pass wouldn't have happened.

I think it's a fact of life for many teams in the NFL that you have to beat the other team and the zebras as well. The zebras are only human; that call should have been reviewable. This is on the NFL rules committee IMO.

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Stop whining about the officials. Detroit blew it. [View all] Auggie Dec 2015 OP

Or they could have sent more guys after Rodgers on the Hail Mary KamaAina Dec 2015 #1

Detroit blew it by not converting on their last possession with 30 seconds left on the clock Brother Buzz Dec 2015 #2

Sadly, we lost an important offensive lineman. navarth Dec 2015 #23

If they had played well enough to win the game why didn't they put the game out of reach? Brother Buzz Dec 2015 #32

My friend you are asking me navarth Dec 2015 #40

Michael Ola left the game in the third quarter Brother Buzz Dec 2015 #42

They failed to score. navarth Dec 2015 #43

Do you think it's an issue if NFL referees are blowing calls that directly affect the hughee99 Dec 2015 #3

Just because a call occurs at the end of the game doesn't mean it affects the outcome mythology Dec 2015 #5

The later in the the game a bad call occurs hughee99 Dec 2015 #9

If Detroit had played better earlier mythology Dec 2015 #13

So you don't think the officiating is cause for hughee99 Dec 2015 #14

If the Packers had played better earlier navarth Dec 2015 #25

Any teams that allows Rodgers time to throw risks a big play Auggie Dec 2015 #8

Yes, but that wasn't my question. hughee99 Dec 2015 #10

Both Auggie Dec 2015 #11

Do you believe the NFL will do either of those hughee99 Dec 2015 #12

I think it's very unlikey Auggie Dec 2015 #15

If it isn't a situation they're trying to address, it would seem to be hughee99 Dec 2015 #16

I'd guess it would help if enough fans or a few owners complained Auggie Dec 2015 #17

They've taken a number of steps in baseball recently to improve the accuracy including adding hughee99 Dec 2015 #18

Then write a letter and complain Auggie Dec 2015 #19

Inside of two minutes, all plays are reviewable from the booth... hughee99 Dec 2015 #20

And because it's not a big concern ... Auggie Dec 2015 #21

I agree with that, but if the league is truly interested in the integrity of the game, hughee99 Dec 2015 #22

Excuse me but you have just made and incredibly questionable post navarth Dec 2015 #24

Bad manners in the sports forum? trumad Dec 2015 #29

When a football game is over, navarth Dec 2015 #30

Fuck that.... trumad Dec 2015 #31

My dear woman navarth Dec 2015 #33

Now calling me a Woman is clearly bad manners. trumad Dec 2015 #36

My bad. navarth Dec 2015 #37

No---I'm rather hurt by this. trumad Dec 2015 #39

Hmm. navarth Dec 2015 #41

REally??? I always thought you were a guy!! madinmaryland Dec 2015 #46

I know - this is big news! bluedigger Dec 2015 #59

Well, I Know It Made Me Laugh, Tru! ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #55

At least I wasn't called "Hitler" Auggie Dec 2015 #57

Nice Post, Hitler! ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #58

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! madinmaryland Dec 2015 #45

I heard whining Auggie Dec 2015 #44

You heard whining several days after nobody posted about it. Hmm navarth Dec 2015 #49

If you can't touch a face mask at all, they got it right. rocktivity Dec 2015 #4

As per the NFL rule book, merely touching the mask is not a penalty in and of itself. opiate69 Dec 2015 #6

What I see the defender "grasp, control, and turn" in the video is Rodgers' SHOULDER PAD rocktivity Dec 2015 #7

thank you for your fairness and honesty. nt navarth Dec 2015 #27

I agree with that statement trumad Dec 2015 #28

Wow. navarth Dec 2015 #34

I'm not mad... trumad Dec 2015 #35

I would notice something like that too. navarth Dec 2015 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author hughee99 Dec 2015 #53

"NFL referees are worthless piece of shit cowards... hughee99 Dec 2015 #54

Dude! I'm mad!! madinmaryland Dec 2015 #47

Thanks, but navarth Dec 2015 #48

That's my nickname here... madinmaryland Dec 2015 #50

Hi mad! navarth Dec 2015 #51

Hey! madinmaryland Dec 2015 #52

thank you for your fairness and honesty. nt navarth Dec 2015 #26

Has enough time passed to say here that I LOVED THAT HAIL MARY??? a kennedy Dec 2015 #56