[News] Late For Work 12/7: You Won't See A Worse Blown Call By Refs All Year

[Ravensfansince03]

NFL refs are horrible. Not too many places in this country you can see people doing their job poorly on a professional level like we do watching the NFL.

[ibleedpurpleandblack]

Schaub admitted after the game that his two interceptions both leading to Miami touchdowns were the difference in a game decided by two points.

 

Thank you Captain Obvious - considering those were the only 2 scores they had!!!!

Edited December 7, 2015 by ibleedpurpleandblack

[surfdude]

Tucker has cost himself A LOT of money this season. He's turned into just a regular kicker. I like what the one guy said about ever since he got married he's gotten soft. i don't know might have some truth. Anyways Daniel Brown is the real deal, love what I see in him and Buck Allen and West going forward. Lastly Hurst is the WORST him and Monroe should be shown the door. LT has become high priority in the 1st round.

[balfan23]

Every player has up and down years. To even consider sitting down at the "discussion table" about the future of Justin Tucker makes me relieved that we the fans don't make front office decisions. That guy would get scooped up in a hurry if Bmore ever let him go. Some people just don't see the talent we have. If a player stinks it up for a few weeks or a year, we're ready to cut him, jeez.

I am yet to see a single post indicating anyone would be so foolish as to say we should cut him. Obviously, if he were available, he'd get scooped up.

 

What I have said and from what I am seeing coming from most fans is that the team is likely not in the position to just throw him the top contract among kickers in the off-season. The front office will have discussions about the future of Justin Tucker and those discussions will be around whether we are comfortable making a long term commitment now or whether franchising him to see him work his way back to form before committing a big, long term contract is a better option. 

 

None of the options discussed will involve Tucker not being a Raven in 2016. 

[Ravensfansince03]

One of the bright spots was seeing Daniel Brown getting some opportunities. Daniel was robbed of his first NFL TD. Still mad about that bad call. On another pass, Daniel was awesome and shucked that defender right off of him like a gnat. Let's keep this kid on the field and see if he develops in to something special...we need a tough WR like Daniel and he has the raw materials, the size, hands and strength to be a real good WR.

 

Bro I said that back during pre season, soo many guys on here would quote me saying "its only preseason" and "if he was really that good the coaches would have him out there" smh.

 

Unfortunate that some of our fellow fan members are satisfied with the bone that they are thrown from the coaches. I see past it, and also can tell when someone makes an error. D.Brown should have been in our lineup since day 1, but Harbaugh has his head stuck in the dirt.

[trevorsteadman]

Referees are part time workers and get paid over 100k a year... Them getting paid is not an issue. They need to be trained better. This has gotten ridiculous.

[Ravensfansince03]

Schaub admitted after the game that his two interceptions both leading to Miami touchdowns were the difference in a game decided by two points.

 

Thank you Captain Obvious - considering those were the only 2 scores they had!!!!

 

Lol exactly

[mckinney214]

Phantom OPI aside, I think the most painful moment of the game was watching the Dolphins' first round rookie wide receiver make a huge play. Must be nice.....

[The Mom Gene]

Ours will too mckinney214.....

[Ravensfansince03]

Referees are part time workers and get paid over 100k a year... Them getting paid is not an issue. They need to be trained better. This has gotten ridiculous.

 

Wish John Gruden was the head of the officiating crew, then the game would be how it should. That D.Brown TD that they took away would of had us in a better spot to win the game. Refs are altering the outcomes of games, in front of everyone's eyes, and they are getting away with it week after week.

[WNC-Raven]

NFL Referees work for a billion dollar employer but only work part time. They should be full time NFL employees. They should get Monday off during the season but report to New York Tues-Thursday for film study, rule reviews and etc. Friday or Saturday should be travel day. The schedule would need adjusted for Thursday and Monday game crews , but can be done. During the off season they should be involved with rule changes and studying film , rules. During the off season other training should be attended weekly such as medical (IE concussion) awareness.

The owner's won't give up a single penny until they see their own income go down. As bad as the ref's are this year they "may" take steps this offseason but I wouldnt count on it. The odds are better that they will wait too long and try to correct a sinking ship rather than steer it clear in the first place. The NFL owner's are running the league and are some of the greediest people on earth. I love having Steve as our owner but he does not own this team for us. It's all about money, money, money.

[Joe Flacco is #1]

Am I the only one who cried when Jacoby messed it up the second time? I like Jacoby ;'

[callahan09]

Wow, Brian Billick WRECKED that guy on Twitter haha.

[trevorsteadman]

Must be nice working a couple days of the year during a couple NFL games and get paid 100k for just throwing yellow whenever you want and changing the game however you want. I remember the time I was a referee who had the Dolphins defense in fantasy so I threw a flag to nullify the play. So stupid this has been the 4th or 5th game we got screwed over a play like this. I wouldn't have been surprised last week if they took that kick six away from us and had the Browns kick the ball again.

[ciro]

Tucker's misses should be a good thing for the ravens in the long term. this season is a bust and we clearly need every penny for the next season and if tucker had continued his automatic- from- anywhere streak he would be in a much better bargaining position. what we really need to worry about is he doesn't repeat marlon brown's horrible regression.

[balfan23]

The owner's won't give up a single penny until they see their own income go down. As bad as the ref's are this year they "may" take steps this offseason but I wouldnt count on it. The odds are better that they will wait too long and try to correct a sinking ship rather than steer it clear in the first place. The NFL owner's are running the league and are some of the greediest people on earth. I love having Steve as our owner but he does not own this team for us. It's all about money, money, money.

I know ... I do have the sense that our complaining to the league about officiating is like a crack addict complaining to his dealer about the quality of the product they are selling. 

[salamander]

When Marlon Brown continued to struggle with drops, I was hoping Daniel would have been given his chance weeks ago. I was really impressed with Daniel Brown in the pre-season, regardless of whether he was playing 3rd or 4th string players. Daniel did his job yesterday with an unfairly nullified TD and dominated a defender on another play. I am just glad that they are finally giving Daniel Brown the opportunity to contribute. He earned the chance in the pre-season and went a long way towards proving himself on the field yesterday.

[billiejean]

I would love to sign Mallet and see if his cannon of a arm works with this offense.....Nothing to lose, lets start auditioning certain position players....And i will say West is going to give TF a run for his money next year, Harbs loves how violently he runs, and so do i.....Would love to see KO get reps at LT at some point...Just a lot of experimenting the coaching staff can do now...

I don't know if it make sense to bring in a QB right now.  He would barely have anytime to understand the playbook.  KO should stay at guard for multiple reasons.  His natural position is at guard.  This is because he doesn't have the athleticism to block speed rushers off the edge.  Right tackle is more feasible, but it really wouldn't make sense to switch him their either.  Its also very hard for a player to switch positions in the middle of the season.  The casual NFL fan doesn't quite understand this  (which is why this keeps getting brought up), but LG foot work is drastically different from LT footwork.  Another reason not to move him is because signing him next year will be that much harder if he receives an LT salary.

[trevorsteadman]

Tucker's misses should be a good thing for the ravens in the long term. this season is a bust and we clearly need every penny for the next season and if tucker had continued his automatic- from- anywhere streak he would be in a much better bargaining position. what we really need to worry about is he doesn't repeat marlon brown's horrible regression.

As much as that would be nice... Tucker will be the highest paid kicker next year if he wants to be. He has the strongest leg in the NFL and one of the most accurate kickers. I'm hoping that these misses are just an anomaly and that next season when we hopefully have a team that can win games he makes them when he needs to. I wouldn't be surprised if the Ravens franchised tagged him. I saw him kick a 79 yard field goal in Denver a couple years ago during warm ups and that opened my eyes to how truly special of a player he is. That was without any players rushing but to have that leg in the first place is mind blowing. 

[ksk316]

These flags should be made challengeable especially the PI calls and face masks. Increase the number of challenges to 3 per each half.

[billiejean]

Bro I said that back during pre season, soo many guys on here would quote me saying "its only preseason" and "if he was really that good the coaches would have him out there" smh.

 

Unfortunate that some of our fellow fan members are satisfied with the bone that they are thrown from the coaches. I see past it, and also can tell when someone makes an error. D.Brown should have been in our lineup since day 1, but Harbaugh has his head stuck in the dirt.

It really wouldn't have made sense to put him on the active roster day one.  The guy came from a lower level college so he probably needed to refine is technique.  He really only got brought up  because of injuries to other players.  I hope he turns into something special but the odds are against him.

Edited December 7, 2015 by billiejean

[The Greek]

tuckers value has gone down with these missed kicks. hopefully we can resign him at a fair price

[bozo]

I don't understand how the nfl allows these refs to continue to make the bad calls that costs teams to lose. 2 games we're taken away from the ravens in the win column and left for ok sry. if all calls we're allowed to be challenged the ravens record would be 6-6 sry until the allow this to happened the integrity of the league suck.

[ellicottraven]

Can we win at least 2 of 4? It is possible. I'm counting on the Ravens to still end up with a 6-10 record which may have been an 8-8 record if the refs had called the games correctly and 11-5 if the football Gods had chipped in... so not entirely disappointed with my Ravens because they'll get healthy and draft some studs for 2016. We will shock the world next year NFL, just you wait and watch!

[ellicottraven]

As for the referee calls that have been blatantly erroneous and have cost us games, I would hope that Cass, Ozzie and Harbaugh are taking this trend seriously. While there is parity in the way the league is structured with draft picks and compensatory draft picks, there sure is a lot left to be desired in the way games are called for the Baltimore Ravens. I don't see any fairness period. I don't care about getting preferential treatment like some teams do (Pats, Steelers, Cowboys, etc.) but I do care about a fair shot from these refs. So it is up to management to show some courage and stand up to this unfair practice from the refs calling our games.

[ReginaldColeman1]

The only place u get consistent honest answers about the Ravens are from the above crew and the Mid Atlantic Report with Bruce Laird and Mark Viviano. Sure they tell it like it is. They explain it for the rest of us who aren't coaches in the NFL. And they ordinarily don't pull punches and make excuses for the team and the staff. They may be harsh but they still root for the Ravens. Laird had one comment last week before the Dolphins game how he can't understand how a secondary can be so confused out there. Players looking at each other right before the hike wondering who to cover. Players assuming there's a safety behind them when there isn't one. Things like that he said drive him nuts. He blames the assistant coach for the secondary. Maybe he's right.

[Raven552]

One of the bright spots was seeing Daniel Brown getting some opportunities. Daniel was robbed of his first NFL TD. Still mad about that bad call. On another pass, Daniel was awesome and shucked that defender right off of him like a gnat. Let's keep this kid on the field and see if he develops in to something special...we need a tough WR like Daniel and he has the raw materials, the size, hands and strength to be a real good WR.

 

I agree, he just proved that his block punt and returned TD in pre-season wasn't a fluke.  The kid has talent, get him some more reps..

[RavensInNC]

I hate how we could've been 6-6 if it weren't for these godawful refs.

 

6-6?? Honestly we could be undefeated even with our current roster situation. We have been in every game and at most lost by 8 points. That's like 1 call different per game.

 

Heck, I can think of 4 calls of the top of my head that we would have won (week 1, calling PI on the game ending interception against us, week 2: don't call the PI on the interception that we got near the end of the game, The call a couple of weeks ago that happened as time expired and the NFL came back later and said that we should have won and this week's phantom PI call against Brown).

[purple-hayze]

hopefully we can just lose the rest of our games (except pittsburgh) and the rest of the teams with 4 or less wins start winning

[fusuymada]

After the NFL said don't criticize our refs publicly the Ravens have been pounding them from coach to team website. I would be surprised if the Ravens don't get a hefty fine especially since the coach called it the worst call ever to the team website expounding on it. I have commented as recently as two weeks ago that since the season is a wash let's bring Daniel Brown up. After what he showed, I don't see why he didn't get more time. Especially since we only had 1TE and Brown is a big boy. Urschel reporting fiasco (cost a TD in one score game), the blown PI call on Hill that would have ended game, the Jaguars call at end of game, and yesterday's call on Brown is 4 games we should have won but the NFL ripped us off. Add the 5 of 7 away games to start the season, 2 two game trips to the west coast and it's hard to believe the NFL isn't shafting the Ravens for some reason. If you complain your a conspiracy theory nut but if T Sizzle and Ray Ray thought the super bowl blackout was a set up, this year makes that look like nothing.