Mike Vrabel has perfect response to huge blown call
Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is not afraid to let an NFL official know what he thinks. That was made evident last month, when Vrabel "replied all" when sending an email to league officials holding the referees accountable for lacking consistency. After another big call cost the Titans last night, Vrabel once again delivered […]
Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is not afraid to let an NFL official know what he thinks.
That was made evident last month, when Vrabel "replied all" when sending an email to league officials holding the referees accountable for lacking consistency.
After another big call cost the Titans last night, Vrabel once again delivered a perfect response following the game.
With Kansas City attempting a two-point conversion to tie the game and 2:56 remaining on the game clock, Titans DB Josh Kalu was called for a controversial defensive holding in the end zone while guarding Travis Kelce, who appeared to grab hold of Kalu's helmet.
Kelce runs right into Kalu, initiates the contact at his helmet, and when Kalu's hands get a hold of Kelce, he rips the helmet off as he tries to get into his route.
I'm not seeing where the defensive penalty is. If anything, these should be offsetting.
Regardless, the flag allowed Kansas City to attempt another two-point conversion, which would succeed, tie the game, and send things into overtime where they ultimately won.
When asked about it by Turron Davenport of ESPN following the game, here's what Vrabel had to say:
"They've let Travis play like that," Vrabel said. "You what I mean? Flop and hope you get a call, I guess."
Vrabel then directed fans and media members with questions to confront the NFL directly.
"You're asking the wrong guy," said Vrabel. "Again, the Twitter handle is @NFLOfficiating. They can answer any questions. I'm not going to be able to answer.'
It's hard to just blame the refs for this loss. The Titans had just 38 net yards on 23 offensive plays in the second half. They had every opportunity to finish the game and escape with a win, and their offense couldn't answer the bell. There are a lot of things the Titans could have done differently.
That being said, that missed call did significantly change the outcome.
Leave it to Mike Vrabel to bottle his frustration into the perfect response.
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