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znModeratorfrom Referee Brad Allen may have cost the Detroit Lions a win against the Dallas Cowboys
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Referee Brad Allen may have cost the Detroit Lions a win against the Dallas Cowboys
We at Touchdown Wire have had issues with referee Brad Allen before, and with good reason. And now, it’s entirely possible that Allen and his crew cost the Detroit Lions a win they should have had.
Here was the situation. The Lions went right down the field against the Dallas Cowboys down 20-19 starting with 1:41 left in the fourth quarter. The Lions had that much time because Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy called three straight passes before a field goal that put Dallas up 20-13. Dallas then gave quarterback Jared Goff all the soft coverage he could ever dream of having, which allowed Goff to drive his team downfield and hit receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown for an 11-yard touchdown with 27 seconds left.
Then, head coach Dan Campbell called for a two-point conversion, as is his wont, and it looked for all the world that Goff hit offensive tackle Taylor Decker in the end zone for the successful try that would have given the Lions a 21-20 lead. But Allen called an illegal touch pass on the play, saying that Decker didn’t report as an eligible receiver.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the game,”70 [tackle Dan Skipper] reported, 68 [Decker] didn’t. That was the explanation.”
Well, here’s the problem with that. ESPN, who had the game, had clear video evidence of Goff telling Decker to report as eligible. And there is clear video evidence of Decker going over to do just that.
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[NOTE: go to the link for the rest of the article, which includes numberous vids.]
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znModeratorPARAM
What a difference a year makes. OL games missed to injury in 2023.
Alaric – 1
Havenstein – 3
Avila – 0
Shelton – 0Dotson (12 GS) and Noteboom (3 GS) have combined for 15 games at RG. Noteboom has started 3 games at RT and 1 at LT.
znModeratorMatthew Stafford’s numbers are a tale of two stories with and without Williams. In the 11 games that Stafford and Williams have played with each other, Stafford has thrown for over 250 yards eight times. In the three games that Stafford played without Williams, Stafford put up 231 yards against Pittsburgh, 162 against Dallas and 190 against Seattle.
Stafford has not thrown for less than 200 yards with Williams on the field. Williams is a direct contributor to wins, points scored, yards gained and overall offensive production. His contributions are already staggering but it’s even more impressive coming from the running back position. His impact without the ball in his hands can be felt and with the ball, it has been seen.
znModeratorPass Rush Win Rate in 2023 (Minimum 50% of snaps):
1. Myles Garrett – 27.5% #Browns
2. Micah Parsons – 25.1% #Cowboys
3. Aaron Donald – 22.5% #Rams
4. Nick Bosa – 22.4% #49ers
5. Bryce Huff – 21.6% #Jets pic.twitter.com/qZfHregs86— JAKE ELLENBOGEN (@JKBOGEN) December 30, 2023
znModerator.@MiamiDolphins v @Ravens lets look at this Ravens Defense; #1 ranked for most of the season. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/ltc5GgI8mA
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 30, 2023
December 30, 2023 at 11:28 am in reply to: praise for Stafford after TNF (definitive article posted 1/9) #148068znModeratorIt just makes you wonder what Stafford could be doing if he wasn’t washed up
Plus if he were really any good, why didn’t he win any playoff games in Detroit.
znModeratorIs back to back years now, you have high profile quarterbacks getting benched over injury guarantees once their teams are out of it.
The league wants stars on the field, whether teams are in it or not. Folks at the shield are likely not happy about this…let alone at the NFLPA. https://t.co/r5c50KJ4GA
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) December 30, 2023
znModeratorRams-Giants advanced stats preview: LA has the edge in every area https://t.co/oBPWtAwoEP pic.twitter.com/bwAsRgLZBa
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) December 30, 2023
znModeratorHe discusses the Rams at 2:50 in.
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December 29, 2023 at 9:16 pm in reply to: praise for Stafford after TNF (definitive article posted 1/9) #148061znModeratorMatthew Stafford on 3rd/4th downs this season:
91.1 PFF grade (1st)
12 passing TDs
1 INT
112.8 passer rating (1st)3rd down conversion percentage, team (I can’t find individual qb 3rd down stats)
Rams: ranked 12th
Last 3 games, ranked 9th
December 29, 2023 at 8:51 pm in reply to: praise for Stafford after TNF (definitive article posted 1/9) #148060znModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
just thinking out loud….stafford’s last 5 games:
qb ratings
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120.7
118.0
103.1
110.1
121.1and
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> 4-1 record
> 14 tds, 1 int
> led offense to 31.6 offensive pts / gm avg
> hung 34 on the browns, 29 on the ravensznModerator69RamFan wrote: I feel that this OL is better than our 2021 SB OL season.
jackson has been a revelation. just completely underestimated that dude.
Looks to me like a lot of this is not just the players but obviously the OL coach too, Wendell, who IMO has been just outstanding. This OL has the “Patriots feel” which doesn’t mean they play like the Patz exactly in terms of the scheme, but that the Patz, under the great OL coach Dante Scarnecchia, just had a real talent for playing together as a unit and for being aware of everything. Wendell played under Scarnecchia and then was an assistant OL coach for Aaron Kromer in Buffalo. That’s a good resume. It really looks like McV scored big with that coaching hire. An example of how that’s working out? IMO Havenstein has never played better.
And it’s the personnel people too. Look at what they paid for these guys in terms of picks:
Jackson–UDFA
Avila–2nd round
Shelton–“ronin” cut by SF, originally a UDFA
Dotson–trade swapping 6th for 7th round pick, originally a 4th rounder
Havenstein–2nd roundJust in terms of how they put this group together it reminds me of the great GSOT OL, which included a high pick (Pace), an expensive free agent (Timmerman), 2 “ronin” (Gruttadauria and Nutten…and McCollum too who makes a 3rd “ronin”), and a 5th rounder (Miller). What’s similar? As a group they were acquired in a multitude of ways. For 2023, it’s a UDFA, a “ronin” pick-up, a budget trade, and 2 2nd rounders.
December 29, 2023 at 8:19 pm in reply to: praise for Stafford after TNF (definitive article posted 1/9) #148055znModeratorMatthew Stafford on 3rd/4th downs this season:
🔵 91.1 PFF grade (1st)
🟡 12 passing TDs
🔵 1 INT
🟡 112.8 passer rating (1st) pic.twitter.com/Vr6pIJCeUi— PFF (@PFF) December 29, 2023
znModeratorrevisiting this insane stafford pass:
3rd & 6, pressure, throws off back foot, delivers a perfect strike to higbee.
the stats read a 14-yd comp, but from his release point to higbee the ball actually traveled 31 yds in the air, with a flick of the wrist, on a rope, incredible. pic.twitter.com/2tNxABzBry
— roberto clemente (@rclemente2121) December 30, 2023
flight path… also, how about kw on that play, picking up the lb (hudson) and sticking w/ him? pic.twitter.com/5GmY02kQPZ
— roberto clemente (@rclemente2121) December 30, 2023
znModeratorSince it’s New York Giants week, let’s take it back to when Robert Woods turned a 3rd and 33 into a HUGE touchdown! 🙌🏽🔥 pic.twitter.com/wDYOAmDv5j
— Rams Tapes 🥶 (@RamsTapes) December 29, 2023
znModerator69RamFan
I feel that this OL is better than our 2021 SB OL season.
Whit was better than Jackson,
but Jackson is playing outstanding for a UDFA.Everyone else on the OL is better than the rest of 2021 SB OL.
The three middle OL are by far much better than 2021,
They’re bigger and stronger.In 2021, we had to play the zone blocking scheme because we were small in the middle.
Now with a bigger middle, we can do all three in power gap, man, or zone.
This OL has been jelling together especially the last 6 games.
AJ held his own, not allowing Garrett to get to Stafford during the Browns match-up.
The middle of our OL, are not allowing pressure up the middle like in 2021,
Now Stafford can step up into the pocket if needed to make a throw.
Plus, they are opening up holes for are run game
znModeratorThe Rams OL is No. 11 in pressure rate allowed, No. 4 in sacks allowed and No. 10 in pressures allowed through 15 games
PRF lists them as 3rd in sacks allowed percentage
znModeratorThis one was posted before in the “plays, Saints game” thread but it goes here too and no harm in posting it twice.
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.@RamsNFL offensive line is playing as well as anyone in both tge run game and in protection. Merry Christmas to Jackson; Avila; Shelton; Dotson;and Havenstein. Job well done. @AndrewWhitworth @BigDuke50 #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/hZ4SidX61f
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 22, 2023
znModeratorPuka Nacua Week 16 | Every Target, Catch, and Run vs New Orleans Saints | 2023 NFL Highlights
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znModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
Development such a key to @RamsNFL overachieving. Michael Hoecht a prime example. No need to check receipts, but look at his PFF grades since W6:DEF: 24th
RDEF: 20th
PRSH: 34th
COV: 23rdStarting-caliber production by a CFA at a premium position (he learned in the last year).
znModeratorHenry Ellard captured his first Pro Bowl and All Pro berth in 1984 as a Punt Returner.
His longest return of the season came on this 83 yard touchdown against the New York Giants pic.twitter.com/XjZot4Hwon
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) December 29, 2023
znModeratorOrlovsky: Rams are biggest threat to 49ers
Dan Orlovsky considers Matthew Stafford and the Rams the biggest threat to the 49ers in the NFC.
Link to vid: https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/39204583
znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigueThe Rams OL is No. 11 in pressure rate allowed, No. 4 in sacks allowed and No. 10 in pressures allowed through 15 games, per TruMedia. Sean McVay on first-year OL coach Ryan Wendell: “Incredibly smart, refreshingly secure person. He’s got a great mental toughness about himself.(that) you can see from his experiences as a player. … You can see he’s got a great intuition, he just thinks through things. He’s got a unique way of being able to communicate with a calm presence but an urgency that guys respond to. I think one of the coolest things you can.say as a coach is when your players don’t want to let you down. I think, because of how much he cares about them and pours into them (and) how well he wants to see them do, and how he really handles trying to solve problems WITH them really endears him to those guys.” McVay also.gave credit to the assistant offensive line coaches Nick Jones and Zak Kromer, who work with the group each day, and also Mike Munchak who the Rams have had around as a consultant this year. The injury-embattled Rams OL ranked No. 30 with 59 sacks in ’22 and in the lower-third.in pressure rate and total pressures allowed. The Rams added starting LG Steve Avila via the draft, traded for RG Kevin Dotson and turned over the keys at C to Coleman Shelton and to Alaric Jackson at LT instead of sticking with the players they had previously extended.znModerator“Mahomes has not played well…phenomenal second reaction plays not happening this year…not seeing it really well.”@GregCosell tells you what the film shows of Mahomes and the Chiefs offense right now: pic.twitter.com/qRIV417Die
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) December 29, 2023
znModeratorJust another insane throw from Stafford. Demarcus Robinson has zero separation and Stafford still finds him for a TD.
Rams have run a similar concept with TuTu Atwell dragging across the back of the end zone and missed. This is where Robinson's size comes into play. pic.twitter.com/xA51AIE1TP
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) December 28, 2023
znModeratorWith @Ravens–@MiamiDolphins upcoming, @gregcosell and I also got into Miami's drastic defensive improvement in the second half of the season.
Two words: Jalen Ramsey. https://t.co/5FCYCHEsjq pic.twitter.com/etjix62hxt
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) December 29, 2023
znModeratorznModeratorKevin Patra@kpatraFor the first time in NFL history, the Browns and Lions each won at least 11 games in the same season..Sam Farmer@LATimesfarmerWould a Browns-Lions Super Bowl tear a hole in the space-time continuum?znModeratorKurt Warner@kurt13warnerOutside of #JoeFlacco SB playoff run, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him play better!!! Loved the fit with @Browns from the start, but he is playing incredibly well & even making some WOW throws while moving w/ guys hanging all over him! Can’t wait to see where this goes?!.
Browns are now the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs after starting four different quarterbacks in the same season.
The man who made it possible is former Browns’ practice squader Joe Flacco, who is 4-1 as Cleveland’s QB. pic.twitter.com/C0mLWPyDaN
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 29, 2023
znModeratorNot one, not two, not three, but FOUR-TIME Rookie of the Week! 🥇@AsapPuka x @pepsi pic.twitter.com/eMlZmWp0RQ
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 28, 2023
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