MiltonWaddams Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I wish it were fixed so I could have a viable excuse for the Bills inability to win big games, but WEO is on the right track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, frostbitmic said: C'mon man, you know that for it to be a catch it requires ... 5 Golden steps 3 Football moves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree. only if it’s a receiver on the team the Bills are facing. Edited December 3, 2023 by RiotAct And only if the receiver gets the ball jarred loose after turning downfield. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 No. That’d be the stupidest, brand jeopardizing, wealth destroying, scheme imaginable. I’m leaving out the impossible to accomplish without exposure angle. “We have one of the most exclusive, century old, billion dollar industries on the planet that works just fine and keeps getting rmore lucrative. I know, let’s risk it by involving unsophisticated operatives like part time working-man officials and pro athletes, many of whom are recreational drug users.” For those that want to exclude league involvement and just bring in Vegas, amend my quote changing century to centuries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Buffalo Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Drew21PA said: Easy $$$ make money who cares / losing teams have proven to be profitable You can’t tell me refs don’t dictate gsmes ie Philly vs Buffalo 10 penalties to 1 in the first half seemed to slow down the smack down we were giving them I did not state they don't influence games, I state they are not "rigged". The NFL is terribly officiated and the NFL is not upset about it, but the officials don't make calls to make sure one team wins but often the officials are just incompetent. I would like officials like in my daughter's basketball game yesterday, we lost a close game because the official was very tight on travels and several kids on her team think it is the NBA, the officials were consistent and I had to repeatedly tell the kids that it would be called. It influenced the game but as long as it is consistent I am happy. The NFL is horrendously inconsistent within the same game and that is the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Buffalo Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 18 hours ago, 1onemangang7 said: I am assuming this is meant as a joke- the DB assumed Diggs was heading for the sideline and when Diggs didn't he was caught out of position. Bad play not scripted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I don't know if games are "fixed", but there is something going on with the way the schedule is made and the way games are officated. Remember the depths of the drought when bills had more games against teams off any type of rest than any other? It was a repeated thing, not just a one-year one-off. The league made more money when the Pats were winning and Brady had incredible games. It is pretty clear that certain players are favored, too. The NFL gets a ton of money from jersey sales alone, so it is in the NFL's best interest to have those teams with the prime players featured and winnning. So, maybe not fixed, but there are definite preferences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew21PA Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Orlando Tim said: I did not state they don't influence games, I state they are not "rigged". The NFL is terribly officiated and the NFL is not upset about it, but the officials don't make calls to make sure one team wins but often the officials are just incompetent. I would like officials like in my daughter's basketball game yesterday, we lost a close game because the official was very tight on travels and several kids on her team think it is the NBA, the officials were consistent and I had to repeatedly tell the kids that it would be called. It influenced the game but as long as it is consistent I am happy. The NFL is horrendously inconsistent within the same game and that is the issue. Hold a second here i get you I don’t like to blame officials but hear me out so let’s say the teams aren’t in on it but refs are given a script to follow and have to impede influence to win the game as the nfl says. non call blatant pi? pi in key game changing moment? I’ve seen it you have and that’s where I think this is possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Im concerned that the refs might be under pressure to call the games so vegas makes more money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 This reminds me of the days when folks kept insisting that the refs were instructed to make calls in favor of Brady and the Pats. Time to get out the tin foil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, prissythecat said: This reminds me of the days when folks kept insisting that the refs were instructed to make calls in favor of Brady and the Pats. Time to get out the tin foil. Is that the same time where that team got caught cheating and the evidence kept disappearing or the time when they kept getting caught cheating and they slapped them on the wrist? I get confused, there are so many. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 26 minutes ago, That's No Moon said: Is that the same time where that team got caught cheating and the evidence kept disappearing or the time when they kept getting caught cheating and they slapped them on the wrist? I get confused, there are so many. yea . You are confused . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 If the nfl decided to hold officials accountable, they wouldn’t have any officials. They’re all so bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, prissythecat said: yea . You are confused . So those things didn't happen then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Just now, That's No Moon said: So those things didn't happen then? that’s correct. Billionaire owners never agreed to have the league favor a single team at their expense. as to the Pats cheating by stealing calls or playing with ball inflation , I’ll let sports historians figure out how to categorize that in the history books when they write about the Pats dynasty many years in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, prissythecat said: that’s correct. Billionaire owners never agreed to have the league favor a single team at their expense. as to the Pats cheating by stealing calls or playing with ball inflation , I’ll let sports historians figure out how to categorize that in the history books when they write about the Pats dynasty many years in the future So it did happen, but it wasn't league organized or sanctioned by the other owners? And the commissioner, who works for the owners, he surely lost his job then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, That's No Moon said: So it did happen, but it wasn't league organized or sanctioned by the other owners? And the commissioner, who works for the owners, he surely lost his job then. You have quite a story then . Perhaps time to share this massive conspiracy with the news outlets ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 1 minute ago, prissythecat said: You have quite a story then . Perhaps time to share this massive conspiracy with the news outlets ? I mean, thank God that none of those things happened. That would be crazy. I'd should lay off the peyote before bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Gump Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I'm starting to smells me a San Fran/Miami Superbowl. Goodell would love that. Not sure why he would want Miami. Even when they are good, they still can't fill 2/3 of that stadium with fin fans. Horrible fanbase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Just now, Bubba Gump said: I'm starting to smells me a San Fran/Miami Superbowl. Goodell would love that. Not sure why he would want Miami. Even when they are good, they still can't fill 2/3 of that stadium with fin fans. Horrible fanbase. Last year in Miami a guy from Germany sat next to us. He was on holiday and tried to convince us he was really a SanFran fan. 😆... He took pictures every time the Dolphins scored. My wife would nudge me when he was taking pics. 😆... Some 9ers fan, Fins hater. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy1 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) With legalized gambling on games, there is extra cash to be earned by refs on the side which could explain some of the “horrible” officiating. They don’t have to be the ones placing bets. Others can do it for them. Money can be laundered. Edited December 4, 2023 by Andy1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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