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will there be repercussions for the blown fumble call?

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  • ahahahaha, right. 

  • well just like before 

    err sorry we blew that one

  • the NFL has never been happy we made them give back our team.

    and that attitude is surely known by the refs.

    and some refs roll that way.

    well, I don't know how else to explain some of the strange decisions against the Browns.

  • the NFL has never been happy we made them give back our team.

    and that attitude is surely known by the refs.

    and some refs roll that way.

    well, I don't know how else to explain some of the strange decisions against the Browns.

    @calfoxwc said:

    the NFL has never been happy we made them give back our team.

    and that attitude is surely known by the refs.

    and some refs roll that way.

    well, I don't know how else to explain some of the strange decisions against the Browns.

    Reckless speculation.    (or Conspiracy theorist)  

    I don't know why they wouldn't let it play out.  It was only going to be reviewed anyway.  Trigger Whistle.

  • @calfoxwc said:

    the NFL has never been happy we made them give back our team.

    and that attitude is surely known by the refs.

    and some refs roll that way.

    well, I don't know how else to explain some of the strange decisions against the Browns.

    Reckless speculation.    (or Conspiracy theorist)  

    I don't know why they wouldn't let it play out.  It was only going to be reviewed anyway.  Trigger Whistle.

    @orion said:

    Reckless speculation.    (or Conspiracy theorist)  

    I don't know why they wouldn't let it play out.  It was only going to be reviewed anyway.  Trigger Whistle.

    they need to come up with a rule that says that was a clear path to the endzone so that's either a TD or the team that recovered the fumble gets the ball at the 5 yd line. Something like that has to happen cause that fucking ref took 7 pts off the board. I hope he dies in his sleep. 

  • @orion said:

    Reckless speculation.    (or Conspiracy theorist)  

    I don't know why they wouldn't let it play out.  It was only going to be reviewed anyway.  Trigger Whistle.

    they need to come up with a rule that says that was a clear path to the endzone so that's either a TD or the team that recovered the fumble gets the ball at the 5 yd line. Something like that has to happen cause that fucking ref took 7 pts off the board. I hope he dies in his sleep. 

    @clevfan4life said:

    they need to come up with a rule that says that was a clear path to the endzone so that's either a TD or the team that recovered the fumble gets the ball at the 5 yd line. Something like that has to happen cause that fucking ref took 7 pts off the board. I hope he dies in his sleep. 

    Just delay making that call and eating the whistle until the play is over on those plays when someone is jumping over the line like that. If its a turnover it will get reviewed anyways, just let it play out.

  • @clevfan4life said:

    they need to come up with a rule that says that was a clear path to the endzone so that's either a TD or the team that recovered the fumble gets the ball at the 5 yd line. Something like that has to happen cause that fucking ref took 7 pts off the board. I hope he dies in his sleep. 

    Just delay making that call and eating the whistle until the play is over on those plays when someone is jumping over the line like that. If its a turnover it will get reviewed anyways, just let it play out.

    @runyon27 said:

    Just delay making that call and eating the whistle until the play is over on those plays when someone is jumping over the line like that. If its a turnover it will get reviewed anyways, just let it play out.

    no I agree, the problem is if the the ref does blow the whistle that can't be "undone". So if that does happen in the future, yeah the ref fucked up and should face consequences....but there has to be on field immediate remediation for that recovering team. Not just they get the ball where the fumble was recovered, that's bullshit....even if a DL picks up that ball, he's getting a long ways downfield before he's caught. They need to give the ball to the recovering team "deep" in the opponensts territory and the ref should have to shove his whistle up his own ass right infront of the crowd. 

  • @runyon27 said:

    Just delay making that call and eating the whistle until the play is over on those plays when someone is jumping over the line like that. If its a turnover it will get reviewed anyways, just let it play out.

    no I agree, the problem is if the the ref does blow the whistle that can't be "undone". So if that does happen in the future, yeah the ref fucked up and should face consequences....but there has to be on field immediate remediation for that recovering team. Not just they get the ball where the fumble was recovered, that's bullshit....even if a DL picks up that ball, he's getting a long ways downfield before he's caught. They need to give the ball to the recovering team "deep" in the opponensts territory and the ref should have to shove his whistle up his own ass right infront of the crowd. 

    @clevfan4life said:

    no I agree, the problem is if the the ref does blow the whistle that can't be "undone". So if that does happen in the future, yeah the ref fucked up and should face consequences....but there has to be on field immediate remediation for that recovering team. Not just they get the ball where the fumble was recovered, that's bullshit....even if a DL picks up that ball, he's getting a long ways downfield before he's caught. They need to give the ball to the recovering team "deep" in the opponensts territory and the ref should have to shove his whistle up his own ass right infront of the crowd. 

    LOL....You forgot the part where the ref should then pull the whistle out of his ass & blow it again to make sure it sounds the same!  ?

    Mike

  • @clevfan4life said:

    no I agree, the problem is if the the ref does blow the whistle that can't be "undone". So if that does happen in the future, yeah the ref fucked up and should face consequences....but there has to be on field immediate remediation for that recovering team. Not just they get the ball where the fumble was recovered, that's bullshit....even if a DL picks up that ball, he's getting a long ways downfield before he's caught. They need to give the ball to the recovering team "deep" in the opponensts territory and the ref should have to shove his whistle up his own ass right infront of the crowd. 

    LOL....You forgot the part where the ref should then pull the whistle out of his ass & blow it again to make sure it sounds the same!  ?

    Mike

    @canton-mike said:

    LOL....You forgot the part where the ref should then pull the whistle out of his ass & blow it again to make sure it sounds the same!  ?

    Mike

    not bad, you should run that one up the flagpole at NFL HQ. 

  • @calfoxwc said:

    the NFL has never been happy we made them give back our team.

    and that attitude is surely known by the refs.

    and some refs roll that way.

    well, I don't know how else to explain some of the strange decisions against the Browns.

    Reckless speculation.    (or Conspiracy theorist)  

    I don't know why they wouldn't let it play out.  It was only going to be reviewed anyway.  Trigger Whistle.

    @orion said:

    Reckless speculation.    (or Conspiracy theorist)  

    I don't know why they wouldn't let it play out.  It was only going to be reviewed anyway.  Trigger Whistle.

    since bottlegate...

    never mind.

  • ahahahaha, right. 

    @clevfan4life said:

    ahahahaha, right. 

    The NFL will just send the customary “sorry Browns...we fucked up again” letter to Berea on Thursday.

  • Bottom line is the rules need to be more straight forward & simple, ie an intentional helmet to helmet hit is expulsion & loss of game check. No more of this "the QB now becomes a runner" crap & when a ball is loose, NO WHISTLE until the play is stopped. Then see whether or not it was a fumble.

    Also, letters of apology only serve to make the league & refs look "bush league". Don't send letters, get off your asses & DO something about it. This stuff affects all NFL teams, not just the Browns.

    Mike

  • I'm having difficulty letting this go. That play would have been everything. 

  • the NFL has never been happy we made them give back our team.

    and that attitude is surely known by the refs.

    and some refs roll that way.

    well, I don't know how else to explain some of the strange decisions against the Browns.

    @calfoxwc said:

    the NFL has never been happy we made them give back our team.

    and that attitude is surely known by the refs.

    and some refs roll that way.

    well, I don't know how else to explain some of the strange decisions against the Browns.

    Obviously part of the dirty deep state.?

  • I'd like to meet a NFL fanbase that doesn't think the refs are out to get them. 

    But that fanbase doesn't exist. 

  • I'm having difficulty letting this go. That play would have been everything. 

    @jiggins7919 said:

    I'm having difficulty letting this go. That play would have been everything. 

    for a moment,Take the browns out of it..10 different teams play 1 game. Out of those 5 games this same play happens..How many games of the 5 do the refs blow that same play dead? (Answer?=Over half?) am almost guessing 4 of those 5 games..unlikely 1 of  8 refs first reaction is not to blow whistle? (not many of us or announcers knew till the upclose replay showed ball short. The Side Judge ref does not get that close-up ? live..)    

  • @jiggins7919 said:

    I'm having difficulty letting this go. That play would have been everything. 

    for a moment,Take the browns out of it..10 different teams play 1 game. Out of those 5 games this same play happens..How many games of the 5 do the refs blow that same play dead? (Answer?=Over half?) am almost guessing 4 of those 5 games..unlikely 1 of  8 refs first reaction is not to blow whistle? (not many of us or announcers knew till the upclose replay showed ball short. The Side Judge ref does not get that close-up ? live..)    

    @gumby73 said:

    for a moment,Take the browns out of it..10 different teams play 1 game. Out of those 5 games this same play happens..How many games of the 5 do the refs blow that same play dead? (Answer?=Over half?) am almost guessing 4 of those 5 games..unlikely 1 of  8 refs first reaction is not to blow whistle? (not many of us or announcers knew till the upclose replay showed ball short. The Side Judge ref does not get that close-up ? live..)    

    So he wasn’t close enough to make the call of a touchdown either.

  • @gumby73 said:

    for a moment,Take the browns out of it..10 different teams play 1 game. Out of those 5 games this same play happens..How many games of the 5 do the refs blow that same play dead? (Answer?=Over half?) am almost guessing 4 of those 5 games..unlikely 1 of  8 refs first reaction is not to blow whistle? (not many of us or announcers knew till the upclose replay showed ball short. The Side Judge ref does not get that close-up ? live..)    

    So he wasn’t close enough to make the call of a touchdown either.

    @broganreynik said:

    So he wasn’t close enough to make the call of a touchdown either.

    agree.but that ball was as close as 6 inches imo before swat. refs original call was ball broke plane and original call was TD. than tweet?.was it not? if that proper spot was detected by refs? 3 sets of whistles never blows..amazing how many crazy plays in browns history.. 

  • @jiggins7919 said:

    I'm having difficulty letting this go. That play would have been everything. 

    for a moment,Take the browns out of it..10 different teams play 1 game. Out of those 5 games this same play happens..How many games of the 5 do the refs blow that same play dead? (Answer?=Over half?) am almost guessing 4 of those 5 games..unlikely 1 of  8 refs first reaction is not to blow whistle? (not many of us or announcers knew till the upclose replay showed ball short. The Side Judge ref does not get that close-up ? live..)    

    @gumby73 said:

    for a moment,Take the browns out of it..10 different teams play 1 game. Out of those 5 games this same play happens..How many games of the 5 do the refs blow that same play dead? (Answer?=Over half?) am almost guessing 4 of those 5 games..unlikely 1 of  8 refs first reaction is not to blow whistle? (not many of us or announcers knew till the upclose replay showed ball short. The Side Judge ref does not get that close-up ? live..)    

    And that's just it. Even the guys on NFL Network were incredulous, and said, "What benefit do you get by blowing the whistle? Even if you waited until everything finished, replay would verify the score and everything is fine. Referees are taught to not blow it dead just for these reasons." 

    Did you see the in-game referee correspondent from New York? He was shaking his head and he said "there's nothing we can do about the Browns TD, but at least they can get the ball." 

    You know what REALLY hurt though? The VERY NEXT PLAY our best wide receiver doinked a possible 95 yard TD off his freaking face. Did anybody mention that shit? In the span of two plays I literally lost my Browns-loving mind, LMFAO. My wife came running into the living room screaming, "Are you ok? What happened?!" I showed her the two plays and she went, "OOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... I'll be in the other room if you need me." And she scurried away, Hehehehe. 

  • Lol