Here we are Lions fans, in an extremely familiar position. We didn't play well enough. We flat out sucked. So much so that a vague rule, that our own coaches didn't even understand in the moment, kept us from getting another chance to win the game.
Don't blame the refs. Before CJ coughed up the ball on the 1/8th yard line, we were winning the turnover battle 3-0. Winning the turnover battle normally wins games. Between the '08 and '12 season, teams winning the turnover battle 3-0 win the game roughly 93% of the time. Blaming the ref for blowing a call late in a game when you should be dominating the game because of the other team's turnovers is PATHETIC.
The Lions lost this game long before the refs fucked up that call. This game should have been won long before that call. You can make excuses all you want....
93% of the time.... that is real, so is 0-4.
The refs didn't cost us this game.
Caldwell's emotionless plastic demeanor is starting to show on the field. If Grandpa Jim being the leader of this team, seemly did not know about the batting ball rule, what you think the players feel about that? They are the ones busting their asses risky injuries and when they needed their coach to stand up for them, he either did not know the rule or he really just accepted the refs decision. Either way unacceptable.
ReplyDeleteTime to blown up the FO/coaching staff. I wonder if Cowher has any desire left in him, cus he would have fought a ref or two Monday night
I had these same lines of thought after the game too.
DeleteIf he knew the rule, his cold stoic emotionless state was clearly not working in the Lions best favor on Monday night. No leader of men just takes it when someone else tries to screw them over. You don't have to be crazy on the field but you have to at least demand to be heard and state clearly how the rule ABSOLUTELY is written and force them to fuck you face to face. Unless...
He didn't know the rule, by his response one has to wonder, he is not the man I want running my team and you have to wonder how the players feel about it too. If you can't trust your leader to watch your back, why are you going to watch his?