Hard to beat the Chiefs and the refs every post-season

[Big Turk]

Now TO is saying he thinks the NFL is rigged for the Chiefs and he never thought he would get there...

 

 

[Goin Breakdown]

3 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

This interview never gets old.  So true.  You can't sue an entertainment league for "massaging" their own games. This isn't fixing...it's revenue management. 

I don't like that he says Mahomes basically has no equal. Whatever though

[beebe]

30 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I don't like that he says Mahomes basically has no equal. Whatever though

 

It's not that controversial of a statement?

 

Super Bowl appearances (among active starting QBs):

 

Mahomes 5

Hurts 2

Wilson 2 

Stafford 1

Rodgers 1

Burrow 1

Goff 1

 

Super Bowl wins:

 

Mahomes 3 (soon 4?)

Wilson 1

Stafford 1

Rodgers 1

[LABILLBACKER]

I used to think the league was interested in recreating a Brady v Manning rivalry. But that narrative I think is dead and buried. 

[quincy]

The apparent offensive line holding is what is seen by many.

 

Chiefs Have Now Gone 3 Straight Super Bowls Without A Holding Penalty

[schoolhouserock]

18 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

A lot of people won’t be watching. 

I hope that this is true.

 

I will be one of those that is not watching.

[Big Turk]

12 minutes ago, quincy said:

The apparent offensive line holding is what is seen by many.

 

Chiefs Have Now Gone 3 Straight Super Bowls Without A Holding Penalty

 

If this happens against the Eagles dominating front, there is a serious issue.  There is no way they can protect Mahomes all game long and not hold.

[beebe]

58 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

If this happens against the Eagles dominating front, there is a serious issue.  There is no way they can protect Mahomes all game long and not hold.

 

The Commanders ran 74 plays (48 passes) without an offensive holding penalty vs the Eagles in the NFC Championship game.

 

It can be done. 

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, schoolhouserock said:

I hope that this is true.

 

I will be one of those that is not watching.

Same here.  Didn’t think I’d ever say it- but I really have zero interest to see how this unfolds

[major]

Roger G’s press conference today was a laugher. There’s nothing wrong with the refs. Yeah right- just like there wasn’t CTE or spygate or multiple other infractions he has covered up. I’m glad he is finally getting tough questions from the media. Summation: his product is flawed, the nfl shield is tarnished, and he is doing his very best to cover it up so that the gravy train can keep going. Judgement has come Roger 

Edited Wednesday at 04:03 AM by major

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

10 hours ago, quincy said:

The apparent offensive line holding is what is seen by many.

 

Chiefs Have Now Gone 3 Straight Super Bowls Without A Holding Penalty

How is that even possible ? Mahomes is agile enough. You give him unlimited holding and it’s damn near impossible to stop him 

24 minutes ago, major said:

Roger G’s press conference today was a laugher. There’s nothing wrong with the refs. Yeah right- just like there wasn’t CTE or spygate or multiple other infractions he has covered up. Goodell is as dirty as they come: Vince McMahon 2.0. I’m glad he is finally getting tough questions from the media. Summation: his product is flawed, the nfl shield is tarnished, and he is doing his very best to cover it up so that the gravy train can keep going. Judgement has come Roger 

Do you have a link ? 

[Orlando Buffalo]

Between Roger and the Refs Union both being "insulted" that people think it is fixed I couldn't help but notice they did not address the reason people think that, which is the level of officiating being putrid. Neither one said anything- at least in the clips I saw- in regards to the calls being unacceptable. I don't think it is fixed, but I do think the top 25% of NFL fans would be superior refs to what we have, which is guys who think they are part of the game 

[major]

1 hour ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

How is that even possible ? Mahomes is agile enough. You give him unlimited holding and it’s damn near impossible to stop him 

Do you have a link ? 

https://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/10153398-roger-goodell-calls-out-ridiculous-theory-about-nfl-refs-favoring-chiefs

[Repulsif]

Goodell covers his minions just like any bad L2 boss will cover L1 boss in a company. You don't mess with the hierarchy, even if you're right. Nothing different here.

 

Only thing you can do is to stop buying the company 's products.

[Bill from NYC]

On 2/3/2025 at 10:34 PM, LABILLBACKER said:

I used to think the league was interested in recreating a Brady v Manning rivalry. But that narrative I think is dead and buried. 

I fully agree. Now it's about Taylor Swift and Kelce. It's like a Hallmark movie but it cannot go on forever imo. Fans across the world have noticed what is happening, thus the Goodell press conference. 

 

I think that they might be forced to let the Eagles win this time.

[The Red King]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

I fully agree. Now it's about Taylor Swift and Kelce. It's like a Hallmark movie but it cannot go on forever imo. Fans across the world have noticed what is happening, thus the Goodell press conference. 

 

I think that they might be forced to let the Eagles win this time.

 

Why "forced"?  They're going to give the Eagles preferential treatment.  And just as bad as the Chiefs normally get.  Why?  Kills the claims.  And it's safe now.  What difference would it make to the league?  They got the Swifties and all that to the big game.  They got their three-peat drama.  None of that matters after the Super Bowl.  The league gets what it wants regardless of who wins.  And if KC loses, they have the three-peat drama to replay down the line.

[Doc Brown]

On 2/1/2025 at 6:49 PM, NewEra said:

I don’t think the games are rigged-  I think that the officiating could be fixed by adding 10-20M to their books with technology and payroll. They have decided not to do it for 15 years.  The technology is there.  Buy it.  Use it.  
 

the national narrative is that the league has serious officiating problems.  Much worse than any other sport.  They could attempt to change that.  But they don’t. Why?

I think the NFL is pry going to go overboard now in using the technology and making obvious penalties/non penalties reviewable.  Their biggest fear is that enough dumb people will think the game is rigged because of gambling and they'll stop watching.  Kind of the perfect storm of the Chief fatigue, bad officiating that went the Chiefs way, and the whole Taylor Swift story line.  

[Bill from NYC]

7 minutes ago, The Red King said:

 

Why "forced"?  They're going to give the Eagles preferential treatment.  And just as bad as the Chiefs normally get.  Why?  Kills the claims.  And it's safe now.  What difference would it make to the league?  They got the Swifties and all that to the big game.  They got their three-peat drama.  None of that matters after the Super Bowl.  The league gets what it wants regardless of who wins.  And if KC loses, they have the three-peat drama to replay down the line.

This was the point I was getting at. 

 

As far as the word "forced," I don't think that the league wants to lose its crediility, and needs to get some back. It isn't only Bills Fans that think our game was rigged. People are saying it everywhere, to the point where Goodell had to tell the press that claims of a fix are ridiculous. 

 

Most people have short memories. A Chiefs loss and folks will tell themselves that all is well.

18 hours ago, NewEra said:

Same here.  Didn’t think I’d ever say it- but I really have zero interest to see how this unfolds

I am going to watch because along with a couple of friends, I have some pretty expensive boxes.

[Orlando Buffalo]

34 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

I think the NFL is pry going to go overboard now in using the technology and making obvious penalties/non penalties reviewable.  Their biggest fear is that enough dumb people will think the game is rigged because of gambling and they'll stop watching.  Kind of the perfect storm of the Chief fatigue, bad officiating that went the Chiefs way, and the whole Taylor Swift story line.  

I think there are now enough people like me that the NFL needs to respond. I don't think it is rigged I simply think the officials are incompetent. They call what they expect not what they see and they don't expect KC to make mistakes. 

[finn]

On 2/3/2025 at 8:14 PM, beebe said:

 

It's not that controversial of a statement?

 

 

That's like saying it's not a controversial statement to say Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were great players by pointing out how many home runs they hit in 1998. How many Super Bowls would Mahomes have won if the league, via the refs, weren't putting their thumbs on the scale? I don't care if he goes on to win ten Super Bowls. All but the first few will always carry an asterisk. 

 

One of the many disgusting aspects of the cheating, the one I'm least concerned about actually, is that it does diminish what Mahomes and the Chiefs have done. For this reason, rather than denying the cheating (which they have no part of), they should be first in line criticizing it.