Cleveland Browns News: Refs charged with a crime?
By Randy Gurzi
The Cleveland Browns fell to the Raiders in Week 4 and the referees weren’t blameless in the loss. They take center stage in the Daily Dawg Tags.
It was a hard game to watch for Cleveland Browns fans and had to be even more difficult for the players involved. The Browns started Baker Mayfield for the first time in his career and an up-and-down shootout ended in him falling to 0-1 as a starter and the team dropping to 1-2-1 on the season.
What was most difficult about this one though was the way it happened. After getting a first down late in the fourth, the Browns could ice the game and walk away with the win.
Then, the refs stepped in and reversed the call despite there being visual evidence. The rule is supposed to be that referees only reverse a call if there is clear proof it was erroneous and in this case, there really wasn’t.
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Add this to a bogus whistle to erase a Derek Carr fumble and it’s hard not to blame the refs. And that’s exactly what the Cleveland Police did.
That story and more are highlighted in today’s Daily Dawg Tags.
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"But this time was different. The Browns deserved to win. They had the game won until a questionable replay review gave the Raiders new life. Oakland would take advantage and win, 45-42, in overtime."
The Cleveland Police Tweeted out there was a warrant issued and it was a great Tweet — because the Browns were robbed in the end. The whole loss isn’t on the refs as the Browns made their mistakes, however, they overcame them only to be robbed by a couple bad calls that really hurt.
"Baker Mayfield was on the money early in Sunday’s game, but the connections just weren’t there with his receivers. His third pass was a prime example, hitting a falling Antonio Callaway’s hands and deflecting into the arms of Raiders cornerback Gareon Conley."
Gribble points out a lot that didn’t go their way in this one, which as we stated earlier means the game should have never been left in the hands of the refs. That doesn’t make the bad calls easier to live with.
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