We Got Jobbed - Bolts Penalized 12 Times

[Heatmiser]

Ordinarily, I am of the “penalties are part of the game” ilk and would also say if you don’t want to get called, then stop committing them. But this game was an abomination. Just sickening. Too mad to post anything else

TG

[Bolt4Knob]

The officials were terrible.

I get the Cowboys probably think some holdings were not called; the possible PI on Samuel on 4th down; the Kearse INT was negated by a DPI... but

The Aboushi down the field - he was no more than two yards

I think the OPI on Guyton on the Allen play - that was a pretty quick pass to Allen and Guyton didn't start blocking for 20 yards - I would like to see the wide angle on that one

The Herbert play - if Corrente wouldn't call that on Rodgers in GB or Brady in Tampa, don't call it on Herbert

The Cook play -- I rewound that - I think he was set for a second and the refs thought they saw something but he was set

The Parham TD - I think that was holding

The officiating in the NFL is consistently terrible

[ducasse]

Officials may have been bad but Chargers need to make plays. They lost because Dallas outplayed them.

[blueman]

Officials may have been bad but Chargers need to make plays. They lost because Dallas outplayed them.

This. 17 points ain’t gonna beat anybody.

[Budsman]

The officials were terrible.

I get the Cowboys probably think some holdings were not called; the possible PI on Samuel on 4th down; the Kearse INT was negated by a DPI... but

The Aboushi down the field - he was no more than two yards

I think the OPI on Guyton on the Allen play - that was a pretty quick pass to Allen and Guyton didn't start blocking for 20 yards - I would like to see the wide angle on that one

The Herbert play - if Corrente wouldn't call that on Rodgers in GB or Brady in Tampa, don't call it on Herbert

The Cook play -- I rewound that - I think he was set for a second and the refs thought they saw something but he was set

The Parham TD - I think that was holding

The officiating in the NFL is consistently terrible

re: the parham td- If the player rips under the blocker it’s not holding, and then on top of it he’s being blocked by the rb too.

[Budsman]

Officials may have been bad but Chargers need to make plays. They lost because Dallas outplayed them.

Make plays like touchdowns? Like two touchdowns? Maybe they should have done better to make more plays where they scored 14 points. I agree, they should do that.

[Budsman]

This. 17 points ain’t gonna beat anybody.

What about say 28?

[Bolt4Knob]

This. 17 points ain’t gonna beat anybody.

You do realize the Chargers had two touchdowns called back

Now I think the Chargers played like pretty uneven and the coaching by Lombardi and Staley was not great -- but penalties on dubious calls did take points OFF the board.

[Bolt4Knob]

re: the parham td- If the player rips under the blocker it’s not holding, and then on top of it he’s being blocked by the rb too.

I missed that than - when I saw the replay quickly I thought it was holding
probably LOOKED like holding more than actual holding

[Budsman]

I missed that than - when I saw the replay quickly I thought it was holding
probably LOOKED like holding more than actual holding

I admit his arm was around the player but it was clearly because the defensive player dipped under him and then he was picked up by the rb. It was the definition of ticky tack. Essentially they can call that in every play if they want to, they just had it out for the chargers.

[Bolt4Knob]

I admit his arm was around the player but it was clearly because the defensive player dipped under him and then he was picked up by the rb. It was the definition of ticky tack. Essentially they can call that in every play if they want to, they just had it out for the chargers.

Those were some big calls. The Aboushi play - I think the Chargers still scored. But that is really a what the hell call? It didn't give the Chargers a competitive advantage in the least.

[QSmokey]

I don't subscribe to the "refs took the game away from us" line of reasoning. Unless it's something SO egregious (e.g., Hochouli/Denver; the non-PI call against the Rams which gave them the game against the Saints in the playoffs a few years back), penalties tend to even out. When you're losing, it's easy to blame the refs. When you have a checkered history, as the Chargers have had, blaming the refs is a much more popular pastime.

As for Herbert, I think it's entirely possible that he regresses, statistically, this year. Hell, the guy has only started 17 games. A *little* patience with him - and Staley - might be in order. This is probably a 10-win team, at best. It's just one game.