F*ck the referees

Written by bthomas

It’s Tuesday. I’m still angry. If the Panthers were any team like the Steelers or the Giants or the Redskins, this would be the talk of the nation…

but they aren’t, and since they are in Charlotte, nobody gives a shit.

But the Panthers were royally screwed more than once last week against the Cowboys.

Sure, they surrendered 200 yards rushing, but that was also a product of several questionable calls by the officiating crew, giving Dallas several unfair advantages throughout the day.

The one play that I have in my head is where it was 3rd and long, Panthers have the Cowboys pinned deep in their territory. Bledsoe connected with a WR (I think Glenn) after he clearly pushed off from the DB and caught the ball. Not only did they credit Glenn for the catch, but they called PI on the Panthers DB — THEN on top of that, gave Dallas another 15 yards on a roughing the passer penalty against Al Wallace. Wallace incidentally hit Bledsoe helmet to helmet, but If I remember correctly, Bledsoe wasn’t even knocked off of his feet. The Cowboys then went on to score.

Another play, obviously, would be the blocked field goal. Had the panthers just let Cundiff make that kick, the game would be tied. But no — after the kick was blocked — and it was blocked if you watch the original live game tape — The referees call running into the kicker, after the kicker took a dive over Peppers and Lucas. Dallas gets 5 more yards, a first down, run time off the clock, and get a TD to win the game.

Let’s not even talk about Smith getting kicked out of the game. Sure, he “touched” the referee, but I’ve seen guys of other teams do that time and time again. Smith was drove head-first into the ground, out of bounds, and then hit again — out of bounds — and was pissed off that the referee didn’t do anything about it.

One thing is for sure — I hope we get the Cowboys again in the playoffs.