On Dan Patrick this morning, they showed a still photo that showed the DB had a hold of Juju's jersey and pulled on it. The only referee who was in position to see it was the one who made the call.
Odd post. If you think the officials had a great game it’s because they used a “let them play” standard. In big games, my preference is for that model. But with 1:45 to go they abandon the standard they spent 58 minutes establishing. That’s not good officiating. Officials are human. It’s impossible to establish an impeccably consistent standard from one crew to the next and one game to the next. However, it’s very fair to demand a consistency from the same crew in the same game.
I’m not into all that conspiracy stuff haha. The call isn’t why the Eagles lost anyway.
Not following. They absolutely are a storyline of the game. That’s one of the few points one can make that can’t be debated. People are still hyper focused on that call the day after. Your answer to a call for consistency is absurd. There are degrees of everything. It’s wholly inconsistent to change the standard and apply it to one team when game script dictates they don’t have any possibility of coming back from the “mistake” made.
Each successive post gets more absurd. No one is “inventing” reasons. It’s become cliche to say “I don’t care how they call them as long as they’re consistent.” It’s become cliche because that’s long been a standard in sports. The standard used to throw that flag was not the standard used to call that game. All night that wasn’t a defensive hold. Shit, if that’s the standard it would have been to the Eagles benefit as the Chiefs employed much more press coverage than the Eagles did.
Not 15 times a game. Do that a lot and he'll spend more time on the sidelines than the playing field.
Disagree. That’s not much at all. Additionally, watch the whole play. It’s one of the few snaps where an Eagles pass rusher got in Mahomes face. He delivered the ball before he wanted to and JuJu isn’t exactly fleet of foot. If JuJu is unencumbered he still doesn’t catch up to that throw.
That’s fine. You have every right to maintain whatever opinion you like. But when you choose to provide reasoning to your conclusion, your reasons have to actually with stand scrutiny. Your reasons don’t. In fact, some of them are wholly inconsistent. You praise them for a standard exhibited throughout most of the game while also defending them abandoning that standard in the guts of the game.
It’s malpractice in the NFL these days to pay RBs. The Eagles will let Miles Sanders walk. They’ll bring back Gainwell and Boston Scott to be two pieces of a 3 headed monster. They’ll either sign a cost effective vet to play that role or they will use a draft pick to get that guy. RB is a plug and play position for the Eagles and most of the NFL’s top teams.
Could have been a no call and selfishly wish it was as would have liked to see what happened on Philly final drive....but it was a hold.
Right? wasn't someone out there who could have heaved it further for that one? Minshew or even a non QB?
