Dallas Game Protests

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by offiss

HG if we really want the inside scoop why don't we just ask the man himself, Sundra, I mean coach Gibb's?

Very funny. What got under Coach Gibb's skin more than the Dallas game, was the warning he received from the Cleveland stadium office during halftime concerning the communication equipment. His argument was they warned him, but didn't fix it until late in the fourth. We led at the half 10-3. The rules state that the game cannot be stopped to fix equipment between a coach and the QB. However, Gibbs argued he couldn't communicate with his staff up in the booth. Take it for what it's worth, but Cleveland has a system in place to prevent losses at home.

[CRT3]

Originally Posted by SUNRA

The rules state that the game cannot be stopped to fix equipment between a coach and the QB. However, Gibbs argued he couldn't communicate with his staff up in the booth. Take it for what it's worth, but Cleveland has a system in place to prevent losses at home.

1st of all where is this stated in the rule book? Oh I forgot you are a expert in football knowledge.

2nd, we lost the game in Cleveland because of our inept special teams play and the failure of our offense to move the ball. Blaming it on equipment is a poor arguement for a poorly played game. I guess the system didn't work to well this weekend when the Eagles barely won, but they won.

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by CRT3

1st of all where is this stated in the rule book? Oh I forgot you are a expert in football knowledge.

2nd, we lost the game in Cleveland because of our inept special teams play and the failure of our offense to move the ball. Blaming it on equipment is a poor arguement for a poorly played game. I guess the system didn't work to well this weekend when the Eagles barely won, but they won.

Damn. Don't you watch postgame press conferences when the Redskins lose?
Obviously, you don't, but if you had you would have heard Gibbs state the rules and why the equipment should have been fixed in order for him to communicate with his coaching staff in the booth. With Gibbs bringing to the forefront it exposes the problem. The knowledgable one has spoken.

[SmootSmack]

SUNRA was undoubtedly looking at this when he wrote that the rules state the game cannot be stopped due to a communication malfunction between the headcoach and the QB

"The coach-to-quarterback is not subject to the equity rule," NFL spokesman Michael Signora said. "If one team experiences difficulty with the coach-to-quarterback communication, the other club does not have to shut down."

However, as SUNRA points out Gibbs was indeed quite upset about the malfunction between the booth and the field.

"To me, that shouldn't be in the NFL. If you're having trouble with communications, fix it," Gibbs said, his voice still tinged with anger. "It shouldn't be, 'Well this stadium has communication problems.' This is the NFL. Don't throw that on us."

And in that case, the Browns should not have been allowed to use their headsets either

Under rules in the NFL Operations Manual, if one team has trouble communicating from the coaches' booth down to the field, the other team must not use its system.

However, while the headset was a nuisance it was part of several issues that day. Not the least of which was a costly fumble by Clinton Portis-along with poor special teams play and an inept offense.

See fellas, it's possible for more than one person to be right. Can't we all get along

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by smootsmack

SUNRA was undoubtedly looking at this when he wrote that the rules state the game cannot be stopped due to a communication malfunction between the headcoach and the QB



However, as SUNRA points out Gibbs was indeed quite upset about the malfunction between the booth and the field.



And in that case, the Browns should not have been allowed to use their headsets either



However, while the headset was a nuisance it was part of several issues that day. Not the least of which was a costly fumble by Clinton Portis-along with poor special teams play and an inept offense.

See fellas, it's possible for more than one person to be right. Can't we all get along

No, Smoot I wasn't looking at the spokesman writings at all. I actually remembered the press conference when Gibbs explained the rules.

[That Guy]

CRT, little too snippy, that was a big deal made on all the reskins postgame crap, and i heard the same explanations that SUNRA did, he's more or less right about those rules...

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by SUNRA

No, Smoot I wasn't looking at the spokesman writings at all. I actually remembered the press conference when Gibbs explained the rules.

As many of us did. I was just trying to back you up with some quotes.

[CRT3]

I heard the post game stuff, but where does it state it in the rules. If Coach to booth is not working they are supposed to cease all comunication on both sides, but Coach to QB there is no rule. He had both problems on two series. I am just asking where are you getting your rule info from because I cna not find it online. THE EXACT RULES NOT A STATEMENT BY A COACH.

But concernning a protest here is the exact rule

Rules 101 from the NFL

Protest No Club Protests

The authority and measures provided for in this section (UNFAIR ACTS) do not constitute a protest machinery for NFL clubs to dispute the result of a game. The Commissioner will conduct an investigation under this section only to review an act or occurrence that he deems so unfair that the result of the game in question may be inequitable to one of the participating teams. The Commissioner will not apply his authority under this section when a club registers a complaint concerning judgmental errors or routine errors of omission by game officials. Games involving such complaints will continue to stand as completed.

I am making a issue of this because Sunra keeps on claimming great knowledge over football and that some of us lack his ability. I am trying to talk about facts not falsehoods.

[Tahoe Skin]

Originally Posted by Hogskin

Well, since no one else sees fit two give you a direct answer, I will.

Yes, the NFL did respond (I think it was the very next day). The admitted that both calls were incorrect - their form of an apology. I don't remember which officiating crew it was, but I sure hope Gibbs is doing everything he can to keep that crew away from any future Redskins games. Those call were so obvious and so bad, it really looked suspicious.

Yes, I remember the NFL did apologize for those two bad calls. But, I also remember that the referees failed to call a penalty when Roy Williams headbutted Rod Gardner on the last play, which would have given us potential game-winning field goal position. I read the Skins were going to file a complaint, but didn't find out the outcome. Does anyone know what happened? I remember RW getting find for headbutting Coles that same game - but didn't hear anything about the Gardner hit.