Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
Now the intrigue is, does Tre bite his tongue in half or say something to draw a fine?
Originally Posted by GloryDayz:
From the NFL network telecast (about the NFL's head of officiating)... "They're going to have to do some serious serious explaining to do to the Lions."
Ummmm, not they don't. Officials have been doing this shitty work for a LONG time now, and they'll do nothing more than send them a template "Sorry" email. Then start claiming that they have a tough job and bla bla bla...
Reid said he’s calling the league office this week about Kelce and now with the Detroit screw job it’s about to get very interesting. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
I think the calls were terrible but those plays happen so fast and I think the lineman sold the hands to the face by jerking his head back. I don't think it's all that crazy to be honest. Just bad officiating at high speed.
Lions kicked 5 field goals. You knew that was going to bite them eventually.
First rule of officiating. If you don't SEE it, don't CALL it! No hand contact to the face. They didn't see it. They just assumed it was probably there and threw the flag. And that's assuming it was an honest mistake. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I can understand that, but the broader point is that ticky tack penalties are ruining the game. If it's blatant and clearly impacted the play, then sure, call it. If you aren't damn sure about it though, you shouldn't be throwing the flag.
Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!:
Reid said he’s calling the league office this week about Kelce and now with the Detroit screw job it’s about to get very interesting.
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I can understand that, but the broader point is that ticky tack penalties are ruining the game. If it's blatant and clearly impacted the play, then sure, call it. If you aren't damn sure about it though, you shouldn't be throwing the flag.
Exactly.
You can't celebrate anything anymore. There's always a beat at Arrowhead after the end of any play because everyone is scanning the field to see if they can find a flag (or, just as often, waiting for a late one).
And with replay making nothing final anyway, even the absence of a flag isn't enough to get excited.
The flag-happy nature of the league is really ruining it. As you said - if it clearly impacted the play then call it. If it didn't, let it go. It's just not that damn complicated. [Reply]
Lions have gotten ****ed over a bunch of times like us. That Dallas playoff game a few years was a complete rape job by Jerry and his band of refs. [Reply]
Listen, the Patriots could win the Super Bowl 100 years in a row but I would still watch because I love football.
What is the one thing that could kill that love for the game? Believing that I’m not watching a legitimate sporting event.
It is so easy for the league and the refs to subtly fix games. Defensive holding, pass interference, hands to the face, roughing the passer, holding...
All subjective calls, all automatic first downs, all designed to make it easy for the refs to fix games.
**** this shit. The greed of the owners is going to kill the greatest sports league in the world. The more lazy and obvious this shit gets, the less I’m going to watch.
Nothing is changing fellas. Games will be continued to be steered. Too much money on the line. If you notice, it's always the same franchises getting the major "boosts" too [Reply]
Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!:
Reid said he’s calling the league office this week about Kelce and now with the Detroit screw job it’s about to get very interesting.
I think the league office will just let the calls go to voice mail, then claim the voice mail server crashed and they lost all the voice messages.
The league office has made up their mind about who will go to the SB this year, they have ratings to consider, drama and controversy (of many types) to keep stoked, and don't need the likes of teams like the Chiefs and Lions interrupting their latte break.
The only person at 1 Arrowhead way and 1 Detroit Way who can make a difference are each team's owner. And to end this BS, they will have to make threats. [Reply]