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

[SinceThe70s]

8 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

This a great video breaking down every controversial call and non-call the Chiefs got in their favor throughout the 2024 season. Things are really heating up. People are sick of this crap. 
 

 

 

I didn't get past the first two "bad calls". Both looked like obviously good calls to me.

[The 9 Isles]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/travis-kelce-fined-for-taunting-after-patrick-mahomes-touchdown-runwas

 

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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was not penalized for starting a fracas in the end zone in the first half of the AFC Championship Game. The NFL has fined Kelce, though.

Kelce will lose $11,255 for taunting. 

After Patrick Mahomes’ 1-yard touchdown run on the first play after the two-minute warning, Kelce began jawing at Bills safeties Damar Hamlin and Cole Bishop. Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips responded with a head-butt of Kelce.

Phillips was penalized 15 yards and fined $6,722 for unnecessary roughness (illegal use of the helmet).

The only other fine in the AFC Championship Game was $11,255 lost by Bills linebacker Matt Milano for a facemask. He was penalized for the foul on Kareem Hunt at the end of a 6-yard reception in the fourth quarter.

 

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

I didn't get past the first two "bad calls". Both looked like obviously good calls to me.

I don’t agree with everything on the video. Just good that the topic is getting out in the first place.

[Goin Breakdown]

Things that won't go away-

this thread 

Refs bias towards certain teams

KC winning SB

McD and Bean

glitter

[reddogblitz]

6 hours ago, 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.  

 

What technology? Can you be specific?

 

 

 

[ChrisWatson#21]

2 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

This a great video breaking down every controversial call and non-call the Chiefs got in their favor throughout the 2024 season. Things are really heating up. People are sick of this crap. 
 

 

Things won’t "heat up" unless people stop watching.  Only then we will see changes for sure.  Unfortunately that won’t happen.

[reddogblitz]

48 minutes ago, ChrisWatson#21 said:

Things won’t "heat up" unless people stop watching.  Only then we will see changes for sure.  Unfortunately that won’t happen.

 

Why change anything? They're raking it in.

 

As I once heard Steve Young say (paraphrasing), when you have a product with an inelastic demand, you can do whatever you want.

[NewEra]

5 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

What technology? Can you be specific?

 

 

 

More than anything-  high definition cameras  They have changed the way, we as fans, have watched the games. Buy more.  More camera angles = more answers.  Simple.  
 

sonys Hawkeye technology being another for ball placement.  The exact location would be known. Trillions of dollars on the line-  why would they NOT want to know for certain where the ball should be marked?  

[Shortchaz]

11 minutes ago, NewEra said:

More than anything-  high definition cameras  They have changed the way, we as fans, have watched the games. Buy more.  More camera angles = more answers.  Simple.  
 

sonys Hawkeye technology being another for ball placement.  The exact location would be known. Trillions of dollars on the line-  why would they NOT want to know for certain where the ball should be marked?  

Trillions? That sounds like a lot 🤔

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, Shortchaz said:

Trillions? That sounds like a lot 🤔

If the nfl gets its wish- yes- I think there will be trillions of dollars bet on the NFL over its lifetime

[Shortchaz]

13 minutes ago, NewEra said:

If the nfl gets its wish- yes- I think there will be trillions of dollars bet on the NFL over its lifetime

Trillions. Wow man. Wow. 🤯 

[Low Positive]

7 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

Why change anything? They're raking it in.

 

As I once heard Steve Young say (paraphrasing), when you have a product with an inelastic demand, you can do whatever you want.

And when the demand starts dropping, sports leagues will do even worse things to prop up ratings. Look what the NBA made the Mavs do last night to boost ratings?  

[ToGoGo]

9 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

What technology? Can you be specific?

 

 

 

I’m hearing rugby has the tech already and it’s good. 
 

The attitude should be “we’ll do whatever we can to figure out the tech.”  Instead the attitude is very “ahhh it’s so hard, it sounds easy, but there’s so many impossibilities.”  Blah blah. 

[reddogblitz]

9 hours ago, NewEra said:

More than anything-  high definition cameras  They have changed the way, we as fans, have watched the games. Buy more.  More camera angles = more answers.  Simple.  
 

sonys Hawkeye technology being another for ball placement.  The exact location would be known. Trillions of dollars on the line-  why would they NOT want to know for certain where the ball should be marked?  

 

Why do you think the NFL hasn't done anything about this? 

 

I think they have a reason. 

 

They're happy with it as is.  Gives them wiggle room on ball placement in case they need help a team when needed. Have we ever seen that happen? Unless you think its an honest mistake.  Do you?  And goes for the overly complicated subjective rules (football move, process of the catch etc.).

 

What's your reason?  The technology is there, why are they not using it?

 

PS I couldn't care less about gamblers and gambling.

Edited Sunday at 09:18 PM by reddogblitz

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

Why do you think the NFL hasn't done anything about this? 

 

I think they have a reason. 

 

They're happy with it as is.  Gives them wiggle room on ball placement in case they need help a team when needed. Have we ever seen that happen? Unless you think its an honest mistake.  Do you?  And goes for the overly complicated subjective rules (football move, process of the catch etc.).

 

What's your reason?  The technology is there, why are they not using it?

 

PS I couldn't care less about gamblers and gambling.

Exactly for this reason.  
 

Control.  

[Orlando Buffalo]

I am putting my personal disclaimer on this this thread- this year the officials absolutely screwed us and we're completely incompetent but the past 4 years prior we lost games by our own accord. I think we have lost about one game a season because of terrible officials since Josh got good but this was the first time the officials were the primary problem 

[major]

 

[LABILLBACKER]

23 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

Why do you think the NFL hasn't done anything about this? 

 

I think they have a reason. 

 

They're happy with it as is.  Gives them wiggle room on ball placement in case they need help a team when needed. Have we ever seen that happen? Unless you think its an honest mistake.  Do you?  And goes for the overly complicated subjective rules (football move, process of the catch etc.).

 

What's your reason?  The technology is there, why are they not using it?

 

PS I couldn't care less about gamblers and gambling.

They will probably never gravitate to honest transparency by using technology because it would 100% eliminate their ability to control their game. This is their game, their revenue and their marketing.  We will always be at the mercy of this obvious narrative. And there's not a damn thing we can do about it because we're lemmings returning to these same games every year. No matter how bad we get screwed. 

[LABILLBACKER]

16 hours ago, major 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. 

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

On 2/2/2025 at 2:02 AM, ChrisWatson#21 said:

Things won’t "heat up" unless people stop watching.  Only then we will see changes for sure.  Unfortunately that won’t happen.

A lot of people won’t be watching.