That contact, especially for how tough of a player Flowers is, seemed minimal. It did, however, appear that Flowers tried to sell it.

It should have been a no call, IMO.

Stud WR matched up with a stud CB, and the former won. Shit happens.

Wow, you're right. Then what are we all arguing about/

Mecca's right. They declined the penalty. Flowers only gripe is that they didn't call PI on Johnson.

You can whine about it all you want, that's not OPI anymore than it was DPI.

The right call was a no-call, which wouldn't have changed the result.

I disagree.Austin just got called for the same thing.

However I do agree the defense played like ass overall in the 2n
d Half.

Yep. This is true. Still can't believe we didn't run the ball though. I think the Houston offense plays safer with only 1 time out on that last drive instead of 2. They would have worried about the clock more for a FG.

Austin straight armed that CB into the ground, how is that comparable to the Johnson/Flowers play?

The only mind-blowing thing about that play was that they threw the flag at Flowers when it was obvious that if they were going to call it at all, it was offensive interference.

(Call me old and bitter, but Gonzalez got flagged for that all the time - we never seen to be on the right side of those calls...)

That hold against Hali on the long run, though, that one was obvious in real time. How on earth they let that one go I'll never know.

If Flowers falls down like the Minny CB did, you think he gets the call?

Just asking.

Maybe, if a straight arm comes out from a WR it's almost always a penalty so I thought that was the bigger deal.

A non call was not the right call. How do you throw a flag for DPI when it was obviously the other way.

The defense played like shit in the second half but KC wins the game without that noncall or the hold on on Hali on the TD run.

When you play on the road against a good team and then have to play the refs that's tough.

In the end the defense should have played better.

If anyone is watching the Jets - Donkey's game they have called 2 PI's on the Jets WR's that were almost exactly like what happened to Flowers.

With that being said the D still needs to nut up and make a stop and they couldn't today.

No he didn't. I made an earlier post on this.

Austin extended his arm and it was clear to see. It got called. (that's what it takes to get that called from what I've ever seen in the NFL.)

Johnson shoved Flowers with a forearm just enough to get Brandon off and made the catch. Now is it a push off? You bet. But that'll never get called.

Unfortunately for us today, that's just how it is.

I expect this from Pete, but not from you.

That's not OPI. It's just not. The contact was minimal, and both player were handfighting the entire length of the route.

An elite WR made a great play on solid coverage.

That play isn't the reason we lost.

The refs aren't the reason we lost.

We lost because Schaub had all ****ing day to throw, and because the offense couldn't finish the job when they were needed most.

Funny how the Refs in the Dallas game disagree, ain't it?