Earl Thomas: Seahawks playing against referees, too
The Seattle Seahawks lost against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday in controversial fashion. With just over a minute left and the Rams looking to ice the game away, Tre Mason fumbled and it initially looked like Richard Sherman wound up with the ball. However, the officials determined that St. Louis recovered the fumble and the play was never reviewed. Seahawks safety Earl Thomas was less than thrilled.
After the game, Thomas said he wasn’t surprised by the call because Seattle has been playing against the referees all season.
“At least give us a shot. But you know what? I’m not surprised with the referees this season,” he said, via Jason Jenks of The Seattle Times. “If you really look at some plays, we’re playing more than our opponents. We’re playing the referees too. I don’t care what anybody is saying. Something is wrong. That needs to be brought up.
“We’ve got to understand who we’re battling now. We won everything last year. We’re battling the referees now. I don’t know what’s going on with that. We’ve got to cut out the penalties. That’s what’s hurting us.”
Thomas, who seemed to get increasingly irritated as he spoke, was then asked if the Seahawks were given an explanation for why the fumble was not reviewed.
“There’s never an explanation,” he said. “It’s kind of crazy how football is turning out now. You give a guy, just because he wears a white and black shirt, he has authority of the game. Man, they need to stay out of it — that’s my key — and let us dominate.”
While FOX NFL rules expert Mike Pereira said the replay official should have asked for a review, he was also confident that no replay showed a clear recovery and that the call on the field who have held up. Recall that Thomas also said the refs were calling things against the Seahawks two weeks ago. Maybe he’s a conspiracy theorist.
Plus, did you the incredible trick plays the Rams executed? They deserved to win.
