According to Olsen the other refs tried to convince the head ref that it wasn’t grounding

[gorillamilitia13]

Tbh we should find out if the head ref has some sort of side business and if he does... lets ruin it.

[w280sax]

It was borderline.  Refs shouldn't decide the game unless it's blatant and obvious.

[uncfan888]

Getting harder to watch the NFL when they make it so blatant that they play favorites and affect outcomes 

[t96]

Just now, w280sax said:

It was borderline.  Refs shouldn't decide the game unless it's blatant and obvious.

It wasn’t even borderline. It was 100% obviously not grounding. Bersin was there, AND Cam was clearly out of the pocket

[panthers34]

All I know is Daryl Williams was 3 yards inside of Cam's inside shoulder. Not sure how the QB being outside of the RT is considered "in the pocket" 

[countryboi]

well thats brutal....i wish i didnt even read this.

[SportsCrazie4172]

https://twitter.com/PanthersBill/status/950177597345947648 https://twitter.com/PanthersBill/status/950177597345947648 https://twitter.com/PanthersBill/status/950177597345947648

 

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

The best part was Shula having his only two legitimate receiving threats in McCaffrey and Olsen into block on a crucial down and a 4/5 man rush beat 7 blockers, got to Cam, and forced the “grounding” call. Pathetic. Inexcusable. What a waste. 

[TylerDurden]

I debated whether to post a thread about this, but I suspected it.  Cam, Olsen, and Rivera all kept trying to get the head official's attention and were yelling at him motioning to the back judge it appeared.  The way they were screaming and gesturing, it appeared they were saying the back judge saw it and said it wasn' grounding...  so, needless to say, I was shocked that the head ref didn't even run to meet the back judge before getting on the mic to make the call.  But, after SB50 and the 2013 divisional 49ers game, I'm no longer surprised.

[LA_Panther]

I am 90% sure we would have scored if it wasn’t for that call. Momentum killer and we had to change our calls on offense and had to throw desperate balls 

[Castavar]

This was on par with the 49ers playoff game and superbowl. How many fuggin times are we going to get hosed and just take it? God let our next owner be someone that won't take this. Hope the NFL continues to lose viewers. This product is at an all time low between the performance on the field and the obvious rigged reffing. I honestly think I'm done with football. Between the superbowl, 2016 headhunting Cam, and now this, I can't do it anymore. Sh*t isn't even fun anymore.

[Snake]

Definitely a terrible call. 

[CatTower]

Pretty sure half the people saying it wasn't grounding because he was out of the pocket don't understand that the pocket isn't those lines on the field.  It depends on where the ball is spotted before the play and we ran it off the right side.  Cam was only a couple steps was from where we started and was in the pocket.

[LA_Panther]

It was a momentum killing possibly game changing call ... Cam was in a zone, they had no answer for the no huddle ... after that call we basically were reduced to two hailmaries