Estelle Getty Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Watched about half of the 3rd and 4th quarter and in about 10 Minutes there were 3 blatant non calls that should have been on the pats. -An offsides which resulted in a sack of Luck. (2 pats players jumped) -An illegal block in the back that almost resulted in the Patriots first down. -An obvious hold on the Patriots right tackle that resulted in a brady TD pass. This is just a microcosm of what happens within ten minutes of a typical pats game. So infuriating that the refs are clearly in cahoots with this team and have been for years. What can be done about this? No idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's infuriating for sure. The hold on the TD pass was bad, worse than what the Colts got called for on the next series. Always amazes me the no matter who the Pats trot out there on the OL, they never get called for offensive holding. It's ludicrous , especially since every other team in the league gets holding calls. Are we to assume that their players are automatically so superior to the balance of the league that they just don't hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 You missed the real game-changer. In the first half the Colts attempted an onside kick. A Colt WR came out of the pile with the ball and even worse, the replay showed that WR had jumped on it on the bottom of the pile, too. Yet the refs ruled it Pats* ball. Absolutely unbelievable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 When Pegula starts making the NFL money like Kraft is, then we can get the refs in our pocket: As if that weren’t enough, late in the 2007 season at was revealed that CBS, the network that broadcasts the AFC’s games of which the Patriots are members, had made a deal with Patriots owner Bob Kraft to open up a CBS themed restaurant in the Patriots home, Gillette Stadium. The restaurant, tentatively named “CBS Scene,” is a joint venture with the team. CBS Sports President Sean McManus said, “It’s not a business we’ve been in before, but we thought it was a no-brainer to further associate ourselves with NFL football and the Patriots.” But, of course, this deal begins and ends with the restaurant, right? Even though McManus also said, “It’s hard to overestimate the value of NFL programming, especially when you’re having the kind of season that we’re having with the Patriots. That obviously translates into significant revenue.” It sure does. And it’s obviously no coincidence that since 2005, Patriots owner Robert Kraft is on the board of directors for the media giant Viacom, the company that up until Kraft joined was partnered with/owned CBS. But since the two companies split, I’m sure every tie between the two was completely severed, right? So we’re safe to assume that the Kraft/Viacom/CBS connection is simply circumstantial. And we’re supposed to believe that all this revenue generated by the Patriots and such direct deals with CBS in no way, shape, or form could influence the outcome of any game involving this money making machine. That’s where the line is drawn in these business deals – right on the sidelines. Nothing crosses over onto the field of play. In fact, it’s blasphemy to even think such thoughts. http://thefixisin.net/patriots07.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estelle Getty Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 The new move is not showing replays of calls that should have and weren't made or calls that were made that shouldnt have been. Pretty clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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