(12-13-2015, 07:16 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Me and a bunch of JNers in the gameday thread agreed that these refs just couldn't handle this game - from the calls to managing the chippiness. Do you know how bad these refs have to be to get Jners on the gameday thread to agree with a Steeler fan? Theoretically, shouldn't even be possible.

(12-13-2015, 07:29 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: It was really bad, but that call was astoundingly awful.  Forward progress is a basic tenant of the game, I wouldn't expect a pop warner ref to make that error.  Not only that but dumbbitch actually upheld the ruling on the field.  Seriously, wtf was going on?!?!

(12-13-2015, 07:42 PM)michaelsean Wrote: He never had the 1st down.  He should have been a little closer to the 1st down and ruled down inbounds.  The call actually helped the Steelers.

(12-13-2015, 07:42 PM)Beaker Wrote: Not to mention the phantom holding call against Whitworth because harrison slipped and fell.

(12-13-2015, 07:45 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Incorrect.  It would have been very close which would necessitate a measurement, which would stop the clock.  Regardless of the outcome there is plenty of time on the clock to either spike the ball, assuming a first down, or kick the field goal, if it was not.  A horrible call and inexplicably awful.

(12-13-2015, 07:50 PM)michaelsean Wrote: At least a half yard if not more.  The ball never crossed the line to gain.  He was hit behind it and stayed behind it.

(12-13-2015, 07:53 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: The answer is we'll never know because the side judge has no effing clue what he's doing.  Correctly called it's close at the very least.  Like I said when it happened it's not the result that bothers me so much as a gross misunderstanding of one of the games most basic tenants.

(12-13-2015, 07:46 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I agree it was not holding, but any time you have a guy fish hooked around the neck you run the risk of getting called.  It wasn't holding but I'm not shocked it was called.