Game Balls, Game Goats & FU's.........@ Bungles......

[Djfan]

Tomlin was asked this in his press conference and he said we were the visitors and they did not show the replay in the stadium.

yeah. I balked at that one, too.

 

[Black & Gold Bleeder]

And who is in charge of these advisers? That would be Tomlin. The guy's a clown. I've seen him go for it when he should have kicked, and kicked when he should have gone for it.

The video was clear. Connor scored. Ben bailed Mikey out....again

****,, youre the clown here..

 

[Steelr4evr]

I'm just happy we're smashing people even if it's the offensive guys doing it.

Just say No to zone.

 

[Stryker]

I wish you could have used that rational after playoff games for the past decade.

Too bad you can only play the games that week. Not all the games you've played in your past. Sorry that you're the one that has a problem with winning.

 

[Coryea]

So he go to see the 3rd pass play to Switzer he challenged? That's my only complaint, he challenged a play that never appeared to be a first down, but failed to challenge a game changing td that at worst he still wins due to changing the spot of the ball

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[Coach]

Why can't you just enjoy the damn win?

Oh, I'm very happy with the win! We needed a win, and a division win on the road vs. the 1st place team in the AFC North makes it sweeter.

I just see a repeating flaw that in another game might have cost us a loss. A head coach is supposed to put his team in position to win, not give the other team their best chance from his decisions. I bet all the Bengals fans who saw the video are glad he didn't challenge the play and laughed when the Steelers had to settle for three. I was watching the game in a Steeler bar, and they could not believe Tomlin's ineptness.

 

[Coach]

****,, youre the clown here..

I think your signature says it best, but you're doing the opposite.

 

[slashsteel]

So he go to see the 3rd pass play to Switzer he challenged? That's my only complaint, he challenged a play that never appeared to be a first down, but failed to challenge a game changing td that at worst he still wins due to changing the spot of the ball

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I think that is a legitimate complaint.

Especially the first challenge compared to the no challenge.

If someone told Tomlin to challenge that one, Tommy Tom should slap him in the head.

 

[Coryea]

I think that is a legitimate complaint.

Especially the first challenge compared to the no challenge.

If someone told Tomlin to challenge that one, Tommy Tom should slap him in the head.

I agree, but the challenges have been a disaster for years, so that's not changing, which is why it falls square on Tomlin.

He had them ready to play though and got a division win on the road, so he did alot right as well.

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[43Hitman]

So he go to see the 3rd pass play to Switzer he challenged? That's my only complaint, he challenged a play that never appeared to be a first down, but failed to challenge a game changing td that at worst he still wins due to changing the spot of the ball

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I think that is a legitimate complaint.

Especially the first challenge compared to the no challenge.

If someone told Tomlin to challenge that one, Tommy Tom should slap him in the head.

So the decision was to go for it, challenge it, or punt. By the time the punt team got on the field, there were 10 seconds on the play clock and it was looking like we weren't going to get it off. So now you have two decisions punt or call the timeout to avoid delay of game, instead, he challenged it because either way it's gonna cost you a timeout. At least with the challenge, there is a chance you win it. If you lose the challenge your out the timeout, but regardless you lose the timeout.

As for the second non-challenge, your all-world offensive line is on the one foot line with 3 downs to hammer it in. First down you get 6 inches, second down James is held in the end zone, no call. Third down your line gets their *** handed to them. You trust your oline to get it done in that situation. They just didn't get it done. Football happens.

 

[ExUSAF]

Anytime you might have scored you should throw the red flag. Get a clue. We almost lost because of it.

I'm with Coach on this one. If Ben doesn't make that last drive and get at least a FG we lose this game 21 - 20. If the score counts we are ahead 24-21 even with Dalton's heroics.

 

[43Hitman]

I'm with Coach on this one. If Ben doesn't make that last drive and get at least a FG we lose this game 21 - 20. If the score counts we are ahead 24-21 even with Dalton's heroics.

You never know what the refs are going to see on a review, even if we all think it should have been a TD, there is no guarantee they'll see it that way. Hindsight is always 20-20, we won and I couldn't be happier about it.

 

[Coryea]

So the decision was to go for it, challenge it, or punt. By the time the punt team got on the field, there were 10 seconds on the play clock and it was looking like we weren't going to get it off. So now you have two decisions punt or call the timeout to avoid delay of game, instead, he challenged it because either way it's gonna cost you a timeout. At least with the challenge, there is a chance you win it. If you lose the challenge your out the timeout, but regardless you lose the timeout.

As for the second non-challenge, your all-world offensive line is on the one foot line with 3 downs to hammer it in. First down you get 6 inches, second down James is held in the end zone, no call. Third down your line gets their *** handed to them. You trust your oline to get it done in that situation. They just didn't get it done. Football happens.

Or you take a delay of game, which is a non issue on a punt, hell losing a timeout is worse than a delay of game on punt.
I don't care if I have the Cowboys line of the 90's, if my guy breaks the plain for 6 I'm challenging it. You could get called for a hold, or fumble the snap, or the ref could miss a call, which happened, and never get the TD. That puts us up 10 forcing them to score twice

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[ark steel]

yeah. I balked at that one, too.

At the Tampa game, they were pretty slow on the replay s for us.

 

[Troglodyte]

Too bad you can only play the games that week. Not all the games you've played in your past. Sorry that you're the one that has a problem with Jacksonville, Baltimore and New England winning.

Fixed it for ya.

 

[43Hitman]

Or you take a delay of game, which is a non issue on a punt, hell losing a timeout is worse than a delay of game on punt.
I don't care if I have the Cowboys line of the 90's, if my guy breaks the plain for 6 I'm challenging it. You could get called for a hold, or fumble the snap, or the ref could miss a call, which happened, and never get the TD. That puts us up 10 forcing them to score twice

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We can agree to disagree. It's all good, we won. Thankfully.

 

[Coryea]

We can agree to disagree. It's all good, we won. Thankfully.

Amen!

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[chipped ham]

Anytime you might have scored you should throw the red flag. Get a clue. We almost lost because of it.

Honestly, why the **** does the league/refs not just call it a touchdown on the field, go to review being that every scoring play is reviewed anyways, and change the call from there? Seriously? It makes too much sense not to do it that way, especially when you consider that in Juju’s case, I’ve never seen a players helmet being considered as the body part needing to be on the ground to be down. The local radio here in Detroit, constantly discusses this, and I completely agree. Isn’t the point of the replay system to get the calls correct?

 

[Steeltime]

Here is my own rule on replays:

If the play results in points and is worth a challenge, then challenge.

If the **** is field position or first down, don't. Just don't.

 

[Sevenisheaven]

Nice chico..

Coach cant agree with the FU for the refs...

I think we got away with a pick on the winning TD.

Just for that....I can not give them a FU.

Learn the rules.......the contact was legal. Bad play in the Bengals and great audible by Ben

 

[Stryker]

I'm with Coach on this one. If Ben doesn't make that last drive and get at least a FG we lose this game 21 - 20. If the score counts we are ahead 24-21 even with Dalton's heroics.

And if football games were 59 minutes, Penn State would be undefeated...

On that TD/no TD by Conner, I can see why the refs ruled him down. I can also see that either way TD or not, the replays didn't show me a conclusive shot either way, because none of those replays were on the goal line. All the angles of inference were off. Personally, I thought he was in, but I don't see how a replay would have changed it to a TD.

 

[Coryea]

And if football games were 59 minutes, Penn State would be undefeated...

On that TD/no TD by Conner, I can see why the refs ruled him down. I can also see that either way TD or not, the replays didn't show me a conclusive shot either way, because none of those replays were on the goal line. All the angles of inference were off. Personally, I thought he was in, but I don't see how a replay would have changed it to a TD.

Was there any clear evidence of Switzer getting the first down?
Even if it's not in, they put the ball at the 1, that review moves the spot of the ball if not a TD, looked pretty clear to me it was a td

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[43Hitman]

In a perfect world the ref calls that a TD and then they can review it. But alas, our world sucks.

 

[papillon]

So the decision was to go for it, challenge it, or punt. By the time the punt team got on the field, there were 10 seconds on the play clock and it was looking like we weren't going to get it off. So now you have two decisions punt or call the timeout to avoid delay of game, instead, he challenged it because either way it's gonna cost you a timeout. At least with the challenge, there is a chance you win it. If you lose the challenge your out the timeout, but regardless you lose the timeout.

As for the second non-challenge, your all-world offensive line is on the one foot line with 3 downs to hammer it in. First down you get 6 inches, second down James is held in the end zone, no call. Third down your line gets their *** handed to them. You trust your oline to get it done in that situation. They just didn't get it done. Football happens.

I think if your options are challenge the play and know you're losing a timeout, use a timeout or take a 5 yard penalty and punt, save the timeout, forget the challenge, take 5 yards and punt the ball. A timeout is far more precious than 5 yards.

Papillon

 

[43Hitman]

I think if your options are challenge the play and know you're losing a timeout, use a timeout or take a 5 yard penalty and punt, save the timeout, forget the challenge, take 5 yards and punt the ball. A timeout is far more precious than 5 yards.

Papillon

That's a good way to look at too.