The NFL’s purported fix for the Lions-Cowboys scandal is enraged.
The NFL hasn’t responded to the Cowboys-Lions officiating fiasco in the best way possible. On Monday, that reaction worsened much further.
On Saturday night, the Detroit Lions were robbed of a chance to defeat the Dallas Cowboys. As you are aware by now, the tale When the Lions sent many players over at once, they confused the officials, despite Taylor Decker’s attempt to report as eligible to the officiating crew. Dan Campbell said that he informed the referees beforehand about the shady two-point play Detroit executed in the closing moments of regulation. Decker reiterated himself, stating he made an unsuccessful attempt to inform the officials.
As a consequence, the Lions will not receive the No. 1 seed, which may cost them a home playoff game against the Falcons in the NFC Championship or the divisional round. Even though the Lions coach and his team did all within their power to avoid a fine, Campbell wasn’t very happy after the game.
The NFL may impose some sort of sanctions on said executives, according to Adam Schefter’s story on Sunday:
“A large part of Brad Allen’s crew is not going to be officiating in the postseason,” Schefter stated. “They’re going to get downgraded, and the chances are that many of them are not going to be involved in the postseason.”
NFL continues to fall short after the Cowboys-Lions game ended.
Although Allen’s team’s absence from key postseason games is a pleasant surprise, there must be more the NFL can do to prevent such administrative mishaps in the future. Apparently not. On Monday morning, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk made it very evident.
“A person with knowledge of the matter has stated that the NFL has no intention of altering the process for players who declare themselves eligible. The league believes that the Lions attempted to use deceit and sleight of hand, but their efforts were unsuccessful “Florio stated.
I’m only the most recent of many to argue that’s a cop out. The regulation will be left up for future interpretation if the implicated officials are only punished, avoiding a direct confrontation with the issue. The Lions were trying to deceive the Cowboys, not the referees. This is particularly clear in light of Campbell’s pregame attempts to alert Allen’s team.
The NFL is facing an officiating dilemma. It’s best if kids grasp it as soon as possible.
