Redskins vs. Saints Official Game Day Thread

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm pretty sure down by contact is reviewable isn't it?

Then we have been hosed may times in the past when Zorn has asked for a review and they say down by contact so it's not reviewable. The only thing they can review is the spot of the ball. To see if it was a first down or not.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Then we have been hosed may times in the past when Zorn has asked for a review and they say down by contact so it's not reviewable. The only thing they can review is the spot of the ball. To see if it was a first down or not.

I can't say I fully understood what happened on that play quite honestly. Seemed like they were saying he was fumbled before he was down by contact. Why not just say before he was down?

[Darrell_Green_28]

yes think they changed that rule 2 yrs ago . although it seemed like his forarm was down as was that interception before half. his legs was on shockey when he was down. look at that run near the goal line from the saints where he thought he rolled into the endzone untouched, but on his way down he touched a redskins player so he was down at the half yard line

[Eknox]

Watching the Cowgirls get lambasted is always something that perks me up after a loss

[CRedskinsRule]

wow, 1 play 79 yards excellent

[Eknox]

Originally Posted by pg86

Im with you..my friends are on facebook talking shit people are callin me talkin shit...


I hope we blow the Raiders out next week..God I need to see a Win in Cali live!

I feel your pain...

[pg86]

You heard it here (i'm watching the highlights) Devin Thomas will be the next Jerry Rice or Art Monk!

[skinsfan69]

We find ways to lose games. I'm so sick of Laron Landry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Showboating loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everytime he tackles someone he gets up shaking his head and talking shit. Dude FYI YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The staff either needs to get him in his natural position or get his ass off the field.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by skins89moss

He did but the last TD should have not really matter if we made the FG would have put us up by 10 points.

That FG def should've been made no doubt. However you don't let up 2 long FG passes and NO might have to kick field goals or just take longer to get their TD, which would have eaten up some clock, not giving them enough time to come back.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Zorn on the 4th of July

Hm--maybe I take it back. Zorn himself said in the postgame that NFL rules state that an immediate pickup on an inadvertent whistle can result in possession switching to the recovering team. I wish the NFL had the full text of their replay rules online. If the rule does indeed exist, I disagree with it.

I just hope we don't tank it on purpose out here for draft position. We already know what positions we need, and moving up from where we'd shake out without tanking won't make much of a difference. Play with pride from here on out and I no longer care about the loss column.

The cleansing fire that will be our offseason is warming me already.

IIRC it was like 3 quick whistles.. normally at a whistle you stop play, so one person can still react and get the ball because of that

I believe that that's a flaw in the rules

I'm also not big on continuing the review after a TO is called, that's the same as having a challenge. Either give them a challenge or don't review it anymore once the TO is called.

[Monkeydad]

Did anyone else think that OT review should never have even happened?

The Saints' coach called a TO to "give the booth time to think about reviewing that play" according to the announcers. In OT, all reviews are done by the booth and can not be challenged by the request of the coaches. However, it seemed like that is EXACTLY what Payton was allowed to do...request a review.

We were about to run the next play and it wasn't initially going to be reviewed...until the Saints took a TO to encourage a second look.

Of course, they blew yet another game-changing review against us...but I do not think it should have even been reviewed. If a review is to occur, it should be decided by the booth or officials immediately after the play, not during a TO that was called to give them time to look at something they would not have otherwise reviewed.

I see two things wrong there:

1. The Saints and coach Payton used the review rules to their advantage in a way that was not fair to both teams. He basically was granted a challenge when in OT, rules state that the coaches do not get challenges.

2. The officials apparently had a bias or favored New Orleans not only in this instance, but on several major calls.

[CRedskinsRule]

Well in the long debate in the cowboys game we sorta had the same situation, we delayed the game so that the review would happen, and then we got the penalty overturned because the review was upheld.

However, I don't think the Saints should have been given their timeout back. It was not a challenge flag but instead they called the timeout. Then the review happened.

I think the NFL ought to clarify that if the next play doesn't occur in the normal play clock period then the option to review is or is not still available, instead of just saying the next snap.

[SmootSmack]

That's good coaching by Sean Payton. Nothing wrong with what he did by calling time out there.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

That's good coaching by Sean Payton. Nothing wrong with what he did by calling time out there.

I agree, he used the rules to his team's advantage. If Zorn did it, I'd praise him, but the point remains that the rules were exploited unfairly...a loophole may need to be closed up.

Aside from that, the refs/review booth blew two obvious and HUGE calls against us...even if the review process had been done correctly, the wrong calls were still made. Seriously, was Stevie Wonder in the review booth?

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by Buster

I agree, he used the rules to his team's advantage. If Zorn did it, I'd praise him, but the point remains that the rules were exploited unfairly...a loophole may need to be closed up.

Aside from that, the refs/review booth blew two obvious and HUGE calls against us...even if the review process had been done correctly, the wrong calls were still made. Seriously, was Stevie Wonder in the review booth?

you know how i know the refs made the right decision, because they didn't show one replay at fedex, they only show replays when they are in our favor and even then they only do it once. yesterday they didn't show either and when i watched the replays on sportcenter it looks like they did make the right call on sellars, but that rule needs to be amended, and it appeared that moore didn't ever hit the ground from any contact.

what if the calls would have been in our favor it would have been a different story

bottom line we had that game won but couldn't finish yet again and it leaves us all looking for some one to blame. it really sucked being there i thought i was witnessing one of the greatest redskins games at fedex in a while only to be let down like the past two weeks.

the real sad part is how not pissed off i was after losing since i kinda expected going in