NFL to Officials "Unofficially"

[donttread]

These playoff games WILL come down to the wire no matter how much illegal contact you have to ignore! Or finally call at the right time. LOL <br>When the Network's hired official says he like the "no call" of a clear and impactful call something is wrong. The refs then threw out a couple of "make up calls" and it worked out. <br>Any guesses as to what game and play I'm talking about?

[Lummy]

There is so much cheating and illegal stuff going on on the field that it seems it would be real easy to throw a game. Some big money would be involved. The fans don't give a $#@!.

[Tahuyaman]

Officiating poor or otherwise was not a deciding or relevant factor in any of the wild card playoff games.

[Tahuyaman]

... The fans don't give a $#@!.

I disagree.

[Lummy]

Why? They're all just there to get drunk and brawl.

If officials penalized all the fouls that take place on any one play, they would need calculators and it would still take them about 10 minutes to do the math. Comes out to a total of about 12 plays per game. LOL

[Lummy]

Is it the penalties they don't call that win the games?

I think there's something to that.

[DGUtley]

The Browns were robbed of at least two games this year:

1. Oakland. Two calls. A) Fumble picked up and returned for a TD by Browns nullified by quick whistle. NFL apologized later. B) Reversal of first down by "spliced together" clips to find that Browns didn't get line to gain -- never ever ever re-showed play as spliced together.

2. Ravens. Fumble picked up and returned for a TD by Browns nullified by quick whistle. D/K if NFL apologized later.

Both of those game were directly impacted. There were numerous atrocious calls throughout the year. The officiating has been pitiful.


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[Lummy]

Congress does the same thing. The momentum of the their illegalities and fouls not called out and penalized carries the policies of the country.

[Lummy]

Fouls covering up fouls covering up fouls. Shakespeare could write a book.

[Tahuyaman]

Why? They're all just there to get drunk and brawl.

If officials penalized all the fouls that take place on any one play, they would need calculators and it would still take them about 10 minutes to do the math. Comes out to a total of about 12 plays per game. LOL

Fans do not go to a football game just to get drunk and brawl.

If ievery penalty was called, a game would take eight hours or more. If a potential penalty has absolutely no impact on a play, why not let it go? An exception would be if it was a personal foul such as unecessary roughness or an act intended to injure another player.