Officiating really sucks in the NFL

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Colts are getting absolutely screwed right now by the refs.

 

Refs pick up the flag on the center being 5 yards down field on the final Pats drive.

 

Hate watching the NFL now.  It's not rigged. It's just awful.

[ALLinALLEN]

https://x.com/NickVeronica/status/1716188829160288587?s=20

[Process]

Colts got absolutely screwed. So so bad.

[NyQuil]

Indy just got screwed so hard.  PI on a non-catchable ball.

 

[TheFunPolice]

Every time I see the flag icon my blood pressure rises.

 

It's gotten to the point where I'll be doing yardwork on a Saturday and hear that there's a penalty in the Peewee game at the school next door and I'm like OH COME ON!

[Aussie Joe]

On the bright side … don’t need to worry about how each AFC game might affect the standings anymore to help the Bills 

[BillsUberAlles]

Colts just got hosed badly...multiple times.

[PatsFanNH]

The illegal man down field was boarderline. The Refs were bad Both ways in that game. The Colts did get hosed though. 

[Yobogoya!]

6 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Colts are getting absolutely screwed right now by the refs.

 

Refs pick up the flag on the center being 5 yards down field on the final Pats drive.

 

Hate watching the NFL now.  It's not rigged. It's just awful.

 

Why does "rigged" and "awful" have to be mutually exclusive?

[Freddie's Dead]

The worst non-call was the failure to call the DOG on 3rd and 1.  The clock was at 0 for at least a full second before the Cheats snapped the ball.  The refs gifted the Cheats that TD when they also failed to call OPI when Hunter Henry picked off TJ.  We got ***** dry.

[Yobogoya!]

1 minute ago, PatsFanNH said:

The illegal man down field was boarderline. The Refs were bad Both ways in that game. The Colts did get hosed though. 

 

Yeah except for, you know, that the flag was already thrown.

 

If it was "borderline," who saw something so concrete as to overrule the flag and say no foul there?

[Billzgobowlin]

2 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

The illegal man down field was boarderline. The Refs were bad Both ways in that game. The Colts did get hosed though. 

I think it was a legit call that didn't have to be called but literally how do you pick up that flag?  You call a foul and bring attention to it only to say just kidding.  Refs are going to hear from the league on that IMO

[PatsFanNH]

Just now, Yobogoya! said:

 

Yeah except for, you know, that the flag was already thrown.

 

If it was "borderline," who saw something so concrete as to overrule the flag and say no foul there?

No idea!! The 1st roughing the passer on Allen was weak as it was a total sell job by Allen. (Which top QBs always get) 

 

The Bills O faced a good Pats D.  You take away Jones pick 6s they average like 20 points a game.  The Bills O weakness is relying on Diggs too much.  They should have kept going to both TE that the Pats were giving them all game.

[fasteddie]

Just saw a replay of that and the center immediately started running downfield at the snap. He was at least 3 yards downfield before the pass. Terrible no call. As usual! 

[PatsFanNH]

2 minutes ago, Billzgobowlin said:

I think it was a legit call that didn't have to be called but literally how do you pick up that flag?  You call a foul and bring attention to it only to say just kidding.  Refs are going to hear from the league on that IMO

Nah! The Indy game Refs were much worse and cost the Colts a win.. that was close and I have no idea who overturned it.  Usually the good team get those kind of breaks. 

[Big Blitz]

They see scoring is down. 
 

They want to call more DPIs and illegal use of hands.  
 

That’s what’s happening.  

[loyal2dagame]

It's gotten progressively worse over the last 5 or so years. 

[LeGOATski]

They should mic up the refs during their discussions. The XFL and USFL provide full transparency while the NFL refuses.

 

The ref threw the flag for the center being 8 yards downfield while blocking no one. It's clearly a penalty. What in the world goes on in the discussion that would cause them to pick that flag up?

 

The NFL won't tell you.

[TheFunPolice]

12 minutes ago, BillsUberAlles said:

Colts just got hosed badly...multiple times.

 

3 turnovers negated by the refs stepping in

[Aussie Joe]

1 minute ago, loyal2dagame said:

It's gotten progressively worse over the last 5 or so years. 

They need to let more stuff go… not the opposite which they have been doing …they could find something to call on every play if they looked hard enough 

[LeGOATski]

4 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

Nah! The Indy game Refs were much worse and cost the Colts a win.. that was close and I have no idea who overturned it.  Usually the good team get those kind of breaks. 

What was close?

[PatsFanNH]

Just now, LeGOATski said:

What was close?

The illegal man down field call that the refs picked up the flag.. like I said the good teams usually get those calls.

[QLBillsFan]

11 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

The illegal man down field was boarderline. The Refs were bad Both ways in that game. The Colts did get hosed though. 

The ticky tacky OG lines up Offside and int on TJ were insanely bad in Bills game. 2 delays and finally call one on them. Benford int was a joke. BB worked the refs on our last drive and it paid off. All that can be true. It the Bills preparation and desire is lacking. Yes big injuries on D.. but the O? Please you can’t be a SB QB starting the game the way Josh did…. 

[Rocbillsfan1]

10 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Colts are getting absolutely screwed right now by the refs.

 

Refs pick up the flag on the center being 5 yards down field on the final Pats drive.

 

Hate watching the NFL now.  It's not rigged. It's just awful.

2 bad calls on the colts to end the game. Feel bad for them. NFL has been garbage with officiating for a long time now and they show no desire to fix it. 

[Bookie Man]

It's abysmal. For both sides. Today it was against us. You just never what team is going to get hosed any given week. I can get it if the ref missed ineligible man. But to see it (correctly) and then pick up the flag is very odd. 

[That's No Moon]

15 minutes ago, Yobogoya! said:

 

Yeah except for, you know, that the flag was already thrown.

 

If it was "borderline," who saw something so concrete as to overrule the flag and say no foul there?

I'm not convinced NY isn't getting involved even though they aren't supposed to.

 

In the Colts game the official, after a lengthy delay, said "the call stands, illegal contact, Indianapolis" 

 

That's obviously not a reviewable play. There's nothing else they could have been looking at in that play because the fumble would have been made moot by the penalty which is NOT reviewable. What the actual hell is he talking about?

[Billsfanatic8989]

23 minutes ago, BillsUberAlles said:

Colts just got hosed badly...multiple times.

Holy hell did they ever. 

 

Yikes....

[ExiledInIllinois]

And yet... 2 years ago... Tampa with Brady at QB didn't record a DPI or DH call all game.

 

It's definitely rigged:

 

[vincec]

The refs inexplicably take these games over in the last 4 minutes, but they’re not the reason the Bills lost today.

Edited October 22, 2023 by vincec

[ExiledInIllinois]

 

And now Brady is complaining about refs since he retired!

[Bferra13]

Then the schill gene steratore comes in and says for a ball to be uncatchable it typically has to end up in the stands. That guy is the worst.

[QLBillsFan]

ARz oL throw out of game.. SHawks guy hits him in helmet ref steps in middle guy retaliates and brushes hat of ref… ejection. Nothing against SHawks 🤷🏻‍♂️

[I'm Spartacus]

Regardless of in game us vs. them penalty decisions, the incessant flag throwing is ruining the game. We are not here to watch the ref's decide football games. Really? It's ruining the game. It's hard to watch now.

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

41 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

No idea!! The 1st roughing the passer on Allen was weak as it was a total sell job by Allen. (Which top QBs always get) 

 

The Bills O faced a good Pats D.  You take away Jones pick 6s they average like 20 points a game.  The Bills O weakness is relying on Diggs too much.  They should have kept going to both TE that the Pats were giving them all game.

Allen has about 40 more of those before he catches up with Brady. Our great OC and HC would never make halftime adjustments that would be advantageous to our offense. The sooner you come to grips with the Jets and Fish owning us the less beer you will need to drink. 

[PatsFanNH]

11 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said:

Allen has about 40 more of those before he catches up with Brady. Our great OC and HC would never make halftime adjustments that would be advantageous to our offense. The sooner you come to grips with the Jets and Fish owning us the less beer you will need to drink. 

Until the Jets win against NE they don’t own them.. the Fins have a great O but aren’t built win in the playoffs.. Bills haven’t looked like the Bills since the regular season game against the Bengals last year. 
My Pats just stink big time on O. 

[Orlando Tim]

I the officiating in the NFL is terrible but I have accepted it because the NFL has no interest in fixing it. 

[fasteddie]

3 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

They see scoring is down. 
 

They want to call more DPIs and illegal use of hands.  
 

That’s what’s happening.  

Except when Diggs is trying to catch a pass.

[Baba Booey]

4 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Colts are getting absolutely screwed right now by the refs.

 

Refs pick up the flag on the center being 5 yards down field on the final Pats drive.

 

Hate watching the NFL now.  It's not rigged. It's just awful.

It was more like 10, but that didn’t cost us the game. Coaching did. 

[KeLLy1278]

4 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Colts are getting absolutely screwed right now by the refs.

 

Refs pick up the flag on the center being 5 yards down field on the final Pats drive.

 

Hate watching the NFL now.  It's not rigged. It's just awful.

These threads are typically made by perennial losers who hang their hat on things like “It’s a rigged league!” or “The team got hosed by the refs so it doesn’t count!”  or one of my favorites… “I would rather lose than win if a player was caught cheating (PEDs, etc..)

 

Total joke.  Every sport has bad calls and some players get preferential treatment.  I saw it with Gretzky, Jordan, Magic, Brady, Bonds, Rice.. list goes on.  GTFOI 

[Livinginthepast]

The Bills dont have the smarts or the cojones on the team or the coaches to win close games especially when the refs screw them over.  That being said the incompetent officiating wont be fixed until a coach can challenge a bad call or non call like they do on other plays. This system works in the CFL and doesnt slow things down.