Trogdor Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 16 hours ago, Jeff1954 said: Hi from Australia. Could I thank everyone who contributes to this board. You have helped me learn so much more about the Bills and the NFL than I would have otherwise. In Australia, our main sports our cricket, rugby league, and Australian Rules. We also play soccer and rugby union. From following them all off and on for too many decades, I can assure you that there is one consistent law of officiating in all of them: the better team will almost always benefit from the close or contested calls. If the better team is also the home team, this rule is almost guaranteed. There’s nothing to be done except to take down the dominant team and then the rule will apply to the next dominant team. I have always really enjoyed the relative lack of controversy about officiating in NFL. I stopped following rugby league closely when complaints about the officiating became the main topic of conversation between fans and often, pundits every week. It’s boring. Please don’t let the NFL go too far down this path. Watching your teams vs the All Blacks all the time is about as good a preparation for watching the Patriots as one can get. Granted I stick to Union, so I don't know if it follows in both codes. The only conspiracy we need is how the NFL allows Kraft to pay Brady through TB12 and avoid the cap hit. It really frees up room for them to keep solid depth and take chances on other players. 1
TheFunPolice Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Dying? The scouting combine gets more ratings than other league's games 1
GunnerBill Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 7 hours ago, BillsFan1988 said: U sure about that? How bout the Phantom RTP on Brady or the non call on Mahomes getting hit in his face. Ntm the reason Dee Ford was lined up a finger Offside is because Trent Brown was lined up illegally. Only the first of them do I actually think was a penalty.
thunderingsquid Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) And Donald was dragged down by his collar on every *NE offensive play. Atrocious. Great post, Estelle Getty Edited February 6, 2019 by thunderingsquid
GreggTX Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Nitpicking. Sorry you're so upset about the Patriots winning another SB. The NFL is not dying.
BobbyC81 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 On February 4, 2019 at 9:22 PM, Estelle Getty said: The holding call on the Rams center early in the fourth after Gurleys 13 yard run was no doubt the turning point in the game. Instead of first and 10 on the *patriots 43 after just tying the game and with all of the momentum the Rams faced a 1 and 20 in their own territory. They went on to punt and the *pats scored the game winning touchdown. I have watched that replay 10 times and there is no way that should have ever been called a hold. It’s these “inconspicuous” type of blatant calls in the NFL that have the ratings for the Superbowl at a 10 year low. The point being people like me are realizing there are just to many variables to be able to win a game in the NFL, with the refs being number 1. You really have to hope that your team is “allowed” to win. The Rams never really had a chance and it was made clear after that atrocious call. The *pats were penalized TWO TIMES up until the *pats last drive when the game was already over. How do they play such perfect football? But it isn’t really all about the refs. There are as many uncotrolled variables as a poker tournement with 3,000 people. No matter how good you are at the end you need the right run of cards and about a million other tiny things to go your way. That is the odds of your team winning the Big Game if your not the *pats. No matter how good you are in the NFL the refs, injuries, freak plays, and many other factors make the NFL a game of luck which is sad to me. People are realizing it’s all about luck unless your the *pats and winning the Superbowl is just like hitting a # on the roulette wheel, there is really no ryme or reason when it comes down to it and 31 teams are just hoping they get lucky and the cards fall their way, just a big gamble really. A game of chance, it’s just the hard truth for fans like us who wish there was justice in something we invested so much time and emotion in. On a side note edelman winning mvp is a great message for the kids that if you cheat it pays off. And bravo hiring an arrest riddled rapper to be part of the halftime show. Stay classy Goodell and the NFL So are we thinking the NFL may be actually run by New England organized crime?
Mr. WEO Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 On February 5, 2019 at 6:49 PM, BillsFan1988 said: U sure about that? How bout the Phantom RTP on Brady or the non call on Mahomes getting hit in his face. Ntm the reason Dee Ford was lined up a finger Offside is because Trent Brown was lined up illegally. "a finger"??? lol that is such a bad take. He was waaayyyy off sides.
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