BoondckCL Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Ineffective play by linemen and the Donte Whitner interception. If this was a home game, you bet your ass that would have been over turned. Instead, it allowed for three more points that ultimately decided the game. Another side note, with something like 13:00 left in the fourth quarter after a Bills player was pushed out of bounds, the clock continued to run and ended up shaving off fourty seconds, that in a game like this were very important fractions of time. Anybody who Tivo'd the game, look back and you will see i am not smoking crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Ineffective play by linemen and the Donte Whitner interception. If this was a home game, you bet your ass that would have been over turned. Instead, it allowed for three more points that ultimately decided the game. 806020[/snapback] I agree with you about the ineffective line play (the DL), but not about the Whitner non-interception. Honestly, I don't think it was a pick. Regardless, as you should well know by now, a play like that will only be overturned unless the replay shows irrefutible evidence that the call on the field was wrong. The replay didn't do that. If it had been called a pick initially, I don't think it would have been overturned either, with a replay. That is just he way it works. Martz did a hell of a coaching job against us today. He knew that he had three inexperienced O-linemen, so he established the running game first against our weak D-line, which allowed Kitna and Williams to play catch all day. The Bills did not pressure those inexperienced Olinemen at all, and didn't even send an all out blitz against them, more than two or three times. This Dline is not going to beat anybody up. They have to beat the offensive line with speed. They didn't show anything at all today, in the speed or muscle department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I agree to a point - but I think that the non-int was exactly that... It was too close to call, with that ball moving around all over the place under his body. I think the loss can be pinned on our inability to stop the run, our inability to block anything and our apparant inability to adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Looking at the replay, the only reason it wasn't overturned was because they need definitive proof that he made the catch. If the ref ruled it a catch and Detroit would have thrown the flag, I doubt it would have been overturned either just because it was too close to call. He had his hands under the ball, even on the ground, but since his hands were still moving when he rolled over and got up, the refs assume he didn't have control It was too close of a play to call and overturn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I blame the line. Those guys are a joke. The next draft has to address this. We haven't had a good line since the late 90's. If Marv wants to stick around he needs to get to work on that aspect. If JP has the time, he is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 If this was a home game, you bet your ass that would have been over turned. Since when do the Bills get close calls because they're home? Another side note, with something like 13:00 left in the fourth quarter after a Bills player was pushed out of bounds, the clock continued to run and ended up shaving off fourty seconds, that in a game like this were very important fractions of time. The clock isn't supposed to stop via out of bounds with 13:00 left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I blame Kiwaukee Thomas. If he made that 3rd down tackle on Kevin Jones with 2+ minutes left, than we have, I believe, 2 minutes and 1 timeout left to work with (as opposed to 9 seconds) on the final drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Another side note, with something like 13:00 left in the fourth quarter after a Bills player was pushed out of bounds, the clock continued to run and ended up shaving off fourty seconds, that in a game like this were very important fractions of time. Anybody who Tivo'd the game, look back and you will see i am not smoking crack. 806020[/snapback] I remeber that and wondered why the clock kept running too, the weird part is that none on the Bills seemed to notice it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I don't belive the clock stops on out-of-bounds until you are inside 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Can anyone find a ruling on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I don't belive the clock stops on out-of-bounds until you are inside 5 minutes. 806634[/snapback] It does stop when you go out of bounds outside of five minutes, but starts again when the ball is re-spotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 It does stop when you go out of bounds outside of five minutes, but starts again when the ball is re-spotted. 806734[/snapback] Correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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