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CHARLOTTE -- It’s tough to be a defensive back these days. Cornerback Chris Culliver made a bang-bang play that could have given the Washington Redskins a seven-point lead. Instead, the officials ruled it was unnecessary roughness, giving Carolina the ball at the 13-yard line. Perhaps, by the letter of the law, it was a penalty. But that doesn’t mean the rule is always a good one.
But let’s also start with this: The game was still tied. The Redskins could have held the Panthers to a field goal. They had only one turnover at this point. Yet the game unraveled.
There were other penalties, too, such as the holding call on tight end Jordan Reed that nullified a first down at the Panthers’ 3-yard line. Tough penalty, no doubt.
The problem, though, was not the penalties. When you lose 44-16, turn the ball over five times and miss too many tackles, there’s one place to direct the blame: at yourself. There’s a difference between being upset about calls and using them as a reason for a loss. The Redskins toggled around that line Sunday.
Blaming the officials might feel good for a moment. But the harder thing is to look at the real reasons behind the loss -- because some of them keep happening on the road.
CHARLOTTE -- It’s tough to be a defensive back these days. Cornerback Chris Culliver made a bang-bang play that could have given the Washington Redskins a seven-point lead. Instead, the officials ruled it was unnecessary roughness, giving Carolina the ball at the 13-yard line. Perhaps, by the letter of the law, it was a penalty. But that doesn’t mean the rule is always a good one.
But let’s also start with this: The game was still tied. The Redskins could have held the Panthers to a field goal. They had only one turnover at this point. Yet the game unraveled.
There were other penalties, too, such as the holding call on tight end Jordan Reed that nullified a first down at the Panthers’ 3-yard line. Tough penalty, no doubt.
The problem, though, was not the penalties. When you lose 44-16, turn the ball over five times and miss too many tackles, there’s one place to direct the blame: at yourself. There’s a difference between being upset about calls and using them as a reason for a loss. The Redskins toggled around that line Sunday.
Blaming the officials might feel good for a moment. But the harder thing is to look at the real reasons behind the loss -- because some of them keep happening on the road.
Truth this year in the NFL
