Refs ruined the game

[HOF Hater]

You must have been watching the Dolphins game

No I'm just not a whiny ass mook about it. We were beat pretty straight up, accept it or don't, the truth doesn't change.

 

[OneLofaTatupu]

I agree with you that the refs were horrible and cost us a lot, but let's be real here: Missing 6 starters or not, letting Jared Goff go 18/18 for almost 300 yards and a receiving TD is pathetic. We didn't deserve to win this game.

Yeah I don’t get how we can’t see that this L was earned despite the officiating

 

[evergreen]

I feel better about this loss than any in a long time. We played a top NFL team on the road missing our d line and it was entertaining. We could’ve caved but didn’t. We hung in there and a couple of calls could’ve made it closer. Yeah we got carved up by a top NFL offense. These are not defensive show cases. These games are barn burners. That fumble really ficked us.

 

[cymatica]

No I'm just not a whiny ass mook about it. We were beat pretty straight up, accept it or don't, the truth doesn't change.

You must be one of those wannabe tough guys who's only outlet to live out his fantasy is to talk smack behind the safety of a screen.

I'm going to bitch about the refs even harder next time just for you.

 

[Iron Lion]

I'm pissed we lost like everyone else. The mouth breathing jizz bag media is gonna have fun with this Seahawk loss. It's all good tho. They saying Hawks are overrated, Ok, with 3/4 of our entire D sidelined Lions should have jolly whooped us and they didn't. We lit up Detroit and the difference is...pay attention Lion fans, you guys had your starters. Just give me Boye and Williams in this game and we win. Detroit didn't expose shit. You celebrating a win over our preseason defense it's nothing to brag about. We still had more total yards and rushing yards against your so called "elite defense" You should have in reality blew out the water and you didn't with your starters, so I ask again, who is really overrated?

I'm confused by this. You say you were missing ¾ of your defense, and that is definitely true. You go on to say we should've jolly whooped y'all. Could you fill in the blank there? Missing guys on D just means we expect a big night from the Lions offense, and I believe that is what happened. No amount of injuries on your defense would make your offense underperform. Am I missing something?

 

[RiverDog]

I'm confused by this. You say you were missing ¾ of your defense, and that is definitely true. You go on to say we should've jolly whooped y'all. Could you fill in the blank there? Missing guys on D just means we expect a big night from the Lions offense, and I believe that is what happened. No amount of injuries on your defense would make your offense underperform. Am I missing something?

The Seahawk offense didn't under perform. The average number of points scored per game for an NFL offense is around 22-23. We scored 29. We gained 516 total yards and got 38 first downs, besting the Lions' 389 yards/21 first downs. The biggest difference in the game was that we turned the ball over twice while the Lions didn't turn it over at all. That, and Goff had an incredible game, one for the history books. Take those two factors out of the equation and the game's a toss-up.

The way I see it is that the two teams are roughly equal, but last Monday, with our injuries and the aforementioned turnovers and QB performance for the Lions, they were the better team and deserved the win. I didn't see the officiating as being biased. It's pretty hard to make that argument when our opponent gets flagged about 25-30% more often and for 25-30% more yardage than we did.

 

[JustTheTip]

I think DK's fumble changed momentum more than any flag.

Yup, was telling my girlfriend Monday night the game was lost on DK's fumble.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Nah, it was just one of MANY reasons they lost that game.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I'm confused by this. You say you were missing ¾ of your defense, and that is definitely true. You go on to say we should've jolly whooped y'all. Could you fill in the blank there? Missing guys on D just means we expect a big night from the Lions offense, and I believe that is what happened. No amount of injuries on your defense would make your offense underperform. Am I missing something?

Underperform? They had 516 yards and 38 first downs.

 

[Wolfiegrrl]

I enjoy seeing all the whiners on here that say the team sucks. Seriously?! WE ALL KNEW THIS WOULD BE A REBUILDING YEAR!!! New Coaching Staff, New Schemes, New Era

Zebras are gonna zebra. How about we just focus on how competitive this team was even with all the adversity involved in this game? Not a single one of those guys quit on this game.

JFC, some of you can only see the crap... start looking for the joy. The offense did really well considering the poor OL. K9 had 3 TDs and a hell of a gymnastics routine! And those Crucial Catch Hats are amazing!

 

[SoulfishHawk]

All on point. Other than those hats, puke

Plus, Fender hates Cancer Awareness (I kid..........)

 

[RiverDog]

Nah, it (Metcalf's fumble) was just one of MANY reasons they lost that game.

That's true, but Metcalf's fumble was by far the biggest single play that affected the outcome. It had at least a 7-point swing and likely a 10, maybe 14-point swing depending on how we would have performed on that drive. He fumbled at their 37, the outside limits of Meyer's range, and it would have been 1st and 10. But as it was, they returned that fumble to our 14 and subsequently scored a TD on a possession they shouldn't have had.

 

[Iron Lion]

The Seahawk offense didn't under perform. The average number of points scored per game for an NFL offense is around 22-23. We scored 29. We gained 516 total yards and got 38 first downs, besting the Lions' 389 yards/21 first downs. The biggest difference in the game was that we turned the ball over twice while the Lions didn't turn it over at all. That, and Goff had an incredible game, one for the history books. Take those two factors out of the equation and the game's a toss-up.

The way I see it is that the two teams are roughly equal, but last Monday, with our injuries and the aforementioned turnovers and QB performance for the Lions, they were the better team and deserved the win. I didn't see the officiating as being biased. It's pretty hard to make that argument when our opponent gets flagged about 25-30% more often and for 25-30% more yardage than we did.

Maybe I was unclear. I didn't mean to say the Hawks offense underperformed. 500 yards, moved the ball at will. What I was saying was that the defense being obliterated by injuries does not automatically mean the Lions should win by blowout because the offense is unaffected and is still able to carry the team. So no matter what happens to the defense, the Lions aren't garbage for failing to win by blowout.

 

[Iron Lion]

Underperform? They had 516 yards and 38 first downs.

Yes I was not clear, see my response to RiverDog.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

If you consider that a blowout, we clearly have different versions.

 

[JustTheTip]

Nah, it was just one of MANY reasons they lost that game.

Technically yes pretty much every game is, but that was the largest factor. Impacted momentum and the Seahawks defense off night meant it was going to be a shootout, couldn't afford that turnover. SO if picking one thing that was (and funny to say this when it happened so early) the straw that broke the camel's back, that was it. What makes it even worse is that there wasn't any contact with the ball. Just a jarring blow to his back and the ball came out. Certainly when compared to anything the refs did.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

And a great play by the defense. He more than made up for it. And that doesn't even include how many times he was mugged, no call, over and over again. And a 2 pt conversion that clearly showed his shin down. Mugged in the end zone, no call. That was just as much of a game changer. They would have had 1st and goal. The ref CHOSE to ignore the obvious.
Not trying to start an argument, but me thinks that if it was someone other than DK, people wouldn't play the blame game nearly as much.

 

[JustTheTip]

And a great play by the defense. He more than made up for it. And that doesn't even include how many times he was mugged, no call, over and over again. And a 2 pt conversion that clearly showed his shin down. Mugged in the end zone, no call. That was just as much of a game changer. They would have had 1st and goal. The ref CHOSE to ignore the obvious.

It was no slam on DK, shit happens.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yep, he was trying to get extra yards. Guys like him do that, even if we're screaming to get down. I've said it several times, Megratron did that stuff on the regular. I just have a hard time faulting a guy for playing hard. But you're absolutely right, it was a huge momentum shift.

 

[Iron Lion]

If you consider that a blowout, we clearly have different versions.

Oh I get it. I thought I had been unclear before. But actually you're messing with me.

I said the Lions are not garbage for failing to win by blowout. There's no way to interpret that as "Lions won by blowout."