Follow-up 2:

In response to the statement Dak made at
the press conference appearing to condone
throwing things at the ref (I might add from
the laughter by the media, apparently they
thought Dak was saying it in jest as a joke,
expressing his dissatisfaction with the ...

.... officiating at the end, but not intending
his statement to be taken seriously - the
media there at the press conference ap-
parently didn't take it seriously as they
laughed when he said it). Since so many
took it seriously, Dak apologized:

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January 18 2022

Dak Prescott Apologizes For
What He Said About Officials
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/look-dak-prescott-apologizes-for-what-he-said-about-officials/ar-AASUVRo
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On Tuesday night, Dak took to Twitter to
apologize for what he said on Sunday night
after the game. “I deeply regret the com-
ments I made regarding the officials after
the game on Sunday,” he said.

“I was caught up in the emotion of a disap-
pointing loss and my words were uncalled
for and unfair,” he continued. “[Prescott
holds] the NFL Officials in the highest re-
gard and have always respected their pro-
fessionalism & the difficulty of their jobs. ...

.... The safety of everyone who attends a
game or participates on the field of a
sporting event is a very serious matter.
That was a mistake on my behalf, & I am
sorry.”

That & other comments placed at appro-
priate places within the original 2 posts
below:

On Monday, January 17, 2022 at 2:25:36 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

..> Follow-up
..>
..> game logs indicate that the Cowboys
..> did get the final snap off
..> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/uOoDsml0LG8/m/jKz78NJoAQAJ
> On Monday, January 17, 2022 at 12:38:46 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:
/> .> After a good night's sleep, and no, no
/> .> dreams about football, slept well, about
/> .> a half hour over 8 hours, time to reflect
/> .> on what happened, the following in no
/> .> particular order:
/> .>
/> .> ~~~
/> .>
/> .> o Penalties - Penalties - Penalties
/> .>
/> .> .. 1) Even though I examined a lot of stats
/> .> each week, I stopped mentioning that Cow-
/> .> boys weakness after November 26th:
/> .> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/search?q=penalties
/> .>
/> .> Cowboys tie NFL record for most penalties
/> .> in playoff game in wild card loss to 49ers
/> .> https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-tie-nfl-record-for-most-penalties-in-playoff-game-in-wild-card-loss-to-49ers/
/> .>
/> .> Interestingly enough, this was the fifth time
/> .> in NFL postseason history a team committed
/> .> 14 penalties in a playoff game -- but the first
/> .> time that team lost.
/> .>
/> .> .. o 1980 Raiders with 14 penalties beat the
/> .> Oilers (which later became the Titans) in AFC
/> .> wild card round
/> .>
/> .> .. o 1981 49ers with 14 penalties beat the
/> .> Giants in NFC divisional round, coincidentally
/> .> the NFC Conference Championship game the
/> .> 49ers began their 1980s dynasty with "The
/> .> Catch", Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, unfor-
/> .> tunately, the Cowboys the loser in that game
/> .>
/> .> .. o 2002 Raiders with 14 penalties beat the
/> .> Titans (formerly the Oilers) in AFC Champion-
/> .> ship
/> .>
/> .> .. o 2009 Cowboys with 14 penalties beat the
/> .> Eagles in NFC wild card round
/> .>
/> .> "It's penalties, and it was self-inflicted," NFL
/> .> on CBS color commentator Tony Romo said
/> .> after the game on CBS Sports HQ. "It was a
/> .> lack of a mental approach almost, it was
/> .> careless. So many penalties before the snap,
/> .> & you can't have that many and expect to ...
/> .>
/> .> ... beat good teams. The Cowboys really hurt
/> .> themselves."
/> .>
/> .> Ironically, the last time it happened, Tony was
/> .> the Cowboys QB & Cowboys beat the Eagles
/> .> 34 to 14, so Tony failed to mention that & also
/> .> failed to point out that the previous 4 times it
/> .> happened, the 14 penalties playoff team won.
/> .> https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001090dal.htm#all_player_offense
/> .>
/> .> ~~~
/> .>
/> .> o The Cowboys 26th straight year not making it
/> .> to the NFC Conference Championship game &
/> .> not making it to the Super Bowl, the following
/> .> graphic displays some fans' perspective on that
/> .> cycle (this year, the so-called 'bad' teams inclu-
/> .> ded their 2 wins over the playoff-bound Eagles ...
/> .>
/> .> ... & win over the playoff-bound Pats, both of
/> .> which lost their playoff wild card game. Also
/> .> among the so-called 'bad' teams were wins
/> .> over winning teams (Chargers & Saints). All 7
/> .> of their other wins were over losing teams.
/> .>
/> .> Graphic depicting some fans' perspective
/> .> on Cowboys 26 years of playoff futility:
/> .> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJRpf-FX0Ace_rM?format=jpg&name=900x900
/> .>
/> .> ~~~
/> .>
/> .> ... o Dak's shortcomings:
/> .>
/> .> 1) Dak's & Kellen Moore's & training by Cowboys
/> .> which included head coach McCarthy supposedly
/> .> practicing weekly on that failed attempt to run it
/> .> closer before trying to spike it (futilly) attempting
/> .> for one final game-winning pass try
/> .> https://twitter.com/YahooSports/status/1482880633546285060
/> .>
/> .> Apparently, Dak &/or Tyler Biadasz were not pro-
/> .> perly trained (or forgot) that the ref has to spot
/> .> the ball before Tyler can hike it, either a glaring
/> .> flaw in their training -or- a glaring mistake on
/> .> Dak's &/or Tyler's part -or- a glaring mistake in
/> .> choosing a closer run-before-1-attempt rather
/> .> than up to 2 tries from the 40 yard line.
/> .>
/> .> The following article is highly critical of the deci-
/> .> sion the play call with 14 seconds left:
/> .> https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2022-nfl-playoffs-why-the-cowboys-botched-final-play-call-made-no-sense-in-loss-to-49ers/
/> .>
/> .> 2) Dak's worst ever playoff performance, a 69.3
/> .> passer-rating, 53.5% completion%, his 3rd loss
/> .> in 4 playoff games:
/> .> https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01/gamelog/post/

Garoppolo's passer-rating was slightly lower
than Dak's, but he benefitted from having far
less pressure (not sacked, Cowboys got just
4 QB hits on him compared to Dak sacked 5
times & 49ers getting 14 QB hits on him).

/> .>
/> .> 3) Dak's encouragement of fans throwing bottles
/> .> if they were throwing them at refs (comments at
> .> press conference after the game); actually one
> .> bottle went directly at DeMarcus Lawrence's
> .> head - fortunately, Lawrence protected himself
> .> with his helmet, & as far as I know, no refs were
> .> hit or injured:
> .> https://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Prescott-lauds-bottle-throwing-after-loss-to-49ers-16782523.php
> .>
> .> "Dak what did you think about the fans throwing
> .> bottles on the field there at the very end, did you
> .> see that? I think one of them hit (DeMarcus) 'Tank'
> .> Lawrence," a reporter asked.
> .>
> .> "I didn't see that, that's sad," Prescott replied. "You're
> .> talking about a team, about men that come out each
> .> & every day of their lives and give everything to the
> .> sport, everything to this game of football. Nobody
> .> wants to succeed more than we want to succeed.
> .>
> .> I understand fans and the word 'fanatic,' I get that,
> .> but to know everything we put into this day in & day
> .> out, try our hardest. Nobody comes into the game
> .> wanting or expecting to lose. For people to react that
> .> way when you're supposed to be a supporter and be
> .> with us through thick and thin — that's tough,"
> .>
> .> "I think they were aiming at the referees," a second
> .> reporter chimed in.
> .>
> .> "Credit to them then," Prescott said to boisterous
> .> laughs from media assembled in the press room.
> .> "Credit to them."
> .>
> .> “The fans felt the same way as us,” Prescott later
> .> added. “I guess that’s why the refs took off and got
> .> out of there so fast. I think everybody is upset with
> .> the way this thing played out.”
> .>
> .> ---
> .>
> .> In context, Dak was distressed that a ref bumped
> .> into his back when trying to spot/place the ball, &
> .> expressed his anger in an inappropriate manner,
> .> especially considering that Dak didn't seem to re-
> .> alize that the ref is required to place the ball in
> .> the correct spot prior to it being snapped.
> .>
> .> I hope (and that hope may be unfulfilled) Dak,
> .> upon further reflection, retracts his statement &
> .> apologizes for it.

Repeat of his apology from above:

In response to the statement Dak made at
the press conference appearing to condone
throwing things at the ref (I might add from
the laughter by the media, apparently they
thought Dak was saying it in jest as a joke,
expressing his dissatisfaction with the ...

.... officiating at the end, but not intending
his statement to be taken seriously - the
media there at the press conference ap-
parently didn't take it seriously as they
laughed when he said it). Since so many
took it seriously, Dak apologized:

---
January 18 2022

Dak Prescott Apologizes For
What He Said About Officials
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/look-dak-prescott-apologizes-for-what-he-said-about-officials/ar-AASUVRo
---

On Tuesday night, Dak took to Twitter to
apologize for what he said on Sunday night
after the game. “I deeply regret the com-
ments I made regarding the officials after
the game on Sunday,” he said.

“I was caught up in the emotion of a disap-
pointing loss and my words were uncalled
for and unfair,” he continued. “[Prescott
holds] the NFL Officials in the highest re-
gard and have always respected their pro-
fessionalism & the difficulty of their jobs. ...

.... The safety of everyone who attends a
game or participates on the field of a
sporting event is a very serious matter.
That was a mistake on my behalf, & I am
sorry.”

/> .>
/> .> Don't know why, but check out this picture for
/> .> where the refs were when Dak was tackled:
/> .> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJRi0_FXMAASvjn?format=jpg&name=900x900
/> .>
/> .> That may be 'normal', I don't know, seems they
/> .> should've had a ref much loser to the play so
/> .> the positioning of the ball by a ref would have
/> .> happened much sooner than it did.

Article comparing Ref excellence at spotting the
ball at end of Packers-49ers game compared to
their ineptness in doing so at end of Cowboys-49ers
playoff game
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/i62ecYjXX_M/m/mVlMgl-7AQAJ

/> .>
/> .> Also, of course, Dak admitted he should've done
/> .> his slide earlier to minimize the chance of not be-
/> .> ing able to spike the ball in time for 1 more play.
/> .>
/> .> ~~~
/> .>
/> .> o Flaws by whomever is responsible for names
/> .> on uniforms, ultimate responsibility being the
/> .> team owner,
/> .> https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/17/13/53023089-10408749-image-m-10_1642426532709.jpg
/> .>
/> .> along with 2 other Jerry Jones mistakes: 1) the
/> .> height of the central video display which resul-
/> .> ted in a Bryan Anger punt hitting it & having to
/> .> be re-punted,
/> .> https://twitter.com/NFLUK/status/1482856389018009604
/> .>
/> .> 2) the placement of AT&T stadium in an east-west
/> .> direction that led to Cedrick Wilson being blinded
/> .> by the sun & not catching a pass due to that:
/> .> https://twitter.com/GehlkenNFL/status/1482852049435963392
/> .>
/> .> \*--- --- ---*/