gulliver
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So far the penalty battle is a dead heat: both teams with 5 (mid-post update: scales have now tipped heavily in Dallas' favor):
However, Dallas is getting away with some *really* rancid no-calls. Other than the usual no-calls on the Dallas OL, they have had some really ugly no-call defensive holds which have even gotten the booth guys talking. Important ones, as in 3rd down holds that go un-called.
And as they're saying now, that no-call DPI on #59--which left even the hated Mike Pereira scratching his head and saying it was a bad call--is the call of the playoffs so far... they call it, it stands for a good 75 seconds in real time, and without warning or explanation--as if prompted by Jason Garrett himself--they pick up the flag, thereby ending Detroit's long drive and forcing DET to punt. As I write, Dallas is now working its way down the field, and just enjoyed a defensive holding call on their own. Scratch that--make it TWO defensive holding calls! This is insane!
That said, if we end up playing Dallas again, we have GOT to take care of that open RB/TE/WR hanging out over the middle on every 3rd down and every time the play breaks... that has been their bread and butter all season long and they've burned everyone on it.
Easier said than done, but if we end up playing Dallas, you have to take it out of the officials' hands because they are going to get a few winks from the referees every game, and a few more if they're playing Seattle. I'm talking never let them sniff within 10 points...
However, Dallas is getting away with some *really* rancid no-calls. Other than the usual no-calls on the Dallas OL, they have had some really ugly no-call defensive holds which have even gotten the booth guys talking. Important ones, as in 3rd down holds that go un-called.
And as they're saying now, that no-call DPI on #59--which left even the hated Mike Pereira scratching his head and saying it was a bad call--is the call of the playoffs so far... they call it, it stands for a good 75 seconds in real time, and without warning or explanation--as if prompted by Jason Garrett himself--they pick up the flag, thereby ending Detroit's long drive and forcing DET to punt. As I write, Dallas is now working its way down the field, and just enjoyed a defensive holding call on their own. Scratch that--make it TWO defensive holding calls! This is insane!
That said, if we end up playing Dallas again, we have GOT to take care of that open RB/TE/WR hanging out over the middle on every 3rd down and every time the play breaks... that has been their bread and butter all season long and they've burned everyone on it.
Easier said than done, but if we end up playing Dallas, you have to take it out of the officials' hands because they are going to get a few winks from the referees every game, and a few more if they're playing Seattle. I'm talking never let them sniff within 10 points...