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The Mexico City screw job.

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by Two Sandwiches, Nov 21, 2016.

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  1. Two Sandwiches

    Two Sandwiches Contributing Member

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    The Texans lost potentially 11 points to the officials tonight. Technically, you could say there was an 18 point swing just by officiating alone.

    Here's the recap of The Mexico City Screw Job:

    Hopkins called out of bounds on a play that should have been let stand, and then reviewed afterwards, like touchdowns automatically were. This was clearly a touchdown.

    A Fedorowicz catch, during which, he caught the ball, tucked it, made two or three steps, and then had a ground caused fumble. No catch. Michael Crabtree later caught a pass and then dropped it before hitting the ground. This was called a catch.

    Two bad spots in a row in the most critical drive of the game. This potentially took away the game winning touchdown, or at worst, a chip shot field goal for the Texans. The Raiders scored a play or two later. Reviews showed an easy first down on both plays.


    Three quarters of a laser shining in Osweiler's eyes. Only Osweiler's.

    This was the worst officiated game, as far as being lopsided, as I've seen in a long time - maybe ever.

    The NFL should be ashamed of themselves. I hope O'Brien goes OFF and gets one of the larger coaching fines in NFL history. I'll donate $50 towards paying it If he does.

    What an absolutely piece of $hit game that was. The Texans were told not to leave their hotel room, not to order room service, and not to bring valuables, because the league feared them being robbed. Never figured the league would rob them on the field.

    I'd love to see media pressure the league into releasing a statement. It won't happen though, because the media is in love with the Raiders. It seems to me that the NFL is trying to garner a larger Mexican fan base for the Raiders, in case the Vegas experiential doesn't work out.

    I hope this team gets so pissed off they come out to set the world on fire.

    Bring it on, Oakland. I hope we see you in the playoffs. It'll be "Remember the Alamo! Remember Mexico City!"
     
    #1 Two Sandwiches, Nov 21, 2016
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  2. TheRealist137

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    If McNair catches a fine for calling out the refs tonight he will instantly earn my respect. If he says nothing then he will lose all of my respect.
     
    #2 TheRealist137, Nov 21, 2016
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    The nfl wants a raiders Cowboys Super Bowl
     
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    Can't be mad at Oakland though. This is on the nfl
     
    #4 Pen15clubber, Nov 21, 2016
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    The Raiders are a very overrated team...And frankly needed referee help to win this game.
     
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    Email, tweet, facebook, etc.. the NFL and let them know their product is **** and you won't be watching anymore. That's the only way things will change.
     
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    I'm not one to use the refs as a scapegoat, but that was the WORST screw job I've seen since Montreal.
     
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    The Montreal Screwjob was less blatant than this one.
     
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  9. TheRealist137

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    Also tweet the Texans/McNair. This team needs to show that they aren't pushovers who can get taken advantaged of by the corrupt league. Go down fighting.
     
    #9 TheRealist137, Nov 21, 2016
  10. Mr.Pringles

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    First Bret and now good ol' Bill
     
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    This is karma for that Texans/Lions thanksgiving game a few years back
     
    #11 Mr.Pringles, Nov 21, 2016
  12. Two Sandwiches

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    O'Brien summary:

    I'm just a third year coach in the NFL, so I'm not going to sit up here and get fined, but did I consider challenging the third down play? I thought we had the first down on both those plays, so yes. But let's go back to the Hopkins catch. Did he step out? No. I threw the challenge flag, but I can't challenge it because they blew the play dead. There were a lot of plays I could have challenged. All those cameras, we've got to get those right.
     
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    What a deflection. If he thought both plays were 1st downs, why doesn't he tell us the reason he didn't challenge on 3rd down?
     
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    The NFL catered to Mexico who had more Raiders fans than Texans fans at the game. All this proves is the NFL is rigged and money hungry. They don't care about anything else. They wanted the "hometown" team to win to push their brand.

    All they care about is $$$$. The bad calls and blatant rigging is this game shows that.
     
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    Also the raiders are the most penalized team in the league. Tonight only 21 penalty yards
    Texans one of the least penalized teams in the league. Tonight 101 penalty yards
     
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    He didn't know he could challenge the spot or just didn't think of it

    Clearly lying with that answer
     
    #17 Mr. Clutch, Nov 21, 2016
  18. TheRealist137

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    Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if there were some mischievous things going on elsewhere in the stadium. I doubt the stadium was replaying that 3rd down run at all, so O'Brien had to listen to his staff to see if it was worth challenging. Who knows, perhaps he was having problems communicating through the headset. Nothing would shock me. It was clear that this was rigged on multiple levels.
     
    #18 TheRealist137, Nov 21, 2016
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    I mean the NFL spent all that money flying the Mexican family out of Oakland for the TV spot. Reunited their family! Awwwwww

    Guess they couldn't find any Mexicans in Houston...
     
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  20. Two Sandwiches

    Two Sandwiches Contributing Member

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    There are none. Didn't you know?
     
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