The Refs and this “rigged” league

[russ t. nail]

Came to talk about the clear hip drop tackle on Palmer that injured him and wasn’t mentioned or call. Easy to see on first watch. I generally attempt to support refs and their tough job. But it’s been really bad the last two games. 

[0017]

On the big run by BR to get the falcons down to the 8 Greg R was held right at the point of attack 

[Big Blitz]

Oliver Offside no replay 

[gobills404]

Elijah Moore clear catch called incomplete even after review and then Coleman gets interfered with right in front of the same ref that threw the phantom PI on white

[DJB]

So this one is a catch for Kelce but not for the Bills

 

 

 

[DrBob806]

JA with the gift INT. 

 

Maybe he had a parlay on 24-7 at half?

[Big Blitz]

Josh hit at the knees.  

[Big Blitz]

Hold on Codrington Punt return.  No replay. 

[Big Blitz]

Set the tone for the game.  I feel like a lot of mentally weak coaches let this get to the players - like here we go again.  

 

 

 

[The Frankish Reich]

3 hours ago, DJB said:

So this one is a catch for Kelce but not for the Bills

 

 

 

And I hear that sometimes Greg Maddux used to get that called third strike and a minor league call up didn’t. Shocking. 

[Búfalo Blanco]

Hell, the research is starting to prove it:

 

https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/utep-study-shows-nfl-officiating-favors-kansas-city-chiefs/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNaskZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoSUtYNVk3N3hLSEpjSlZWAR59avYt3S0NOS9SG4S7EVAgJTCZ9vqtjTJj2gl1Xb5My1Q319xJyR7fHuYnww_aem_EDeM-F79fz3T5Iy8uw6SCg

 

Research done by a team at UTEP presents evidence that the Chiefs have benefited from slanted officiating from 2015 to 2023, a time that coincided with their rise as one of the NFL’s most marketable franchises.

 

Published in the journal Financial Review, the study provides “one of the clearest empirical looks at how financial pressures can influence real-time rule enforcement,” the UTEP research team said.

 

“Our findings suggest that when the league’s financial health is at stake, rule enforcement may subtly shift to protect market appeal,” said Spencer Barnes Ph.D., assistant professor of finance in UTEP’s Woody L. Hunt College of Business and the lead author of the study. “The fact that postseason penalties consistently favored one franchise, while similar dynasties showed no such pattern, points to the powerful role of financial incentives in shaping supposedly neutral decisions.”

 

The study shows that during the playoffs, which the research team identified as the NFL’s most commercially valuable period, penalties against opposing defenses of the Chiefs’ offense were significantly more likely to result in first downs, cover more yardage and fall into subjective categories such as roughing the passer or pass interference.

[strive_for_five_guy]

5 hours ago, russ t. nail said:

Came to talk about the clear hip drop tackle on Palmer that injured him and wasn’t mentioned or call. Easy to see on first watch. I generally attempt to support refs and their tough job. But it’s been really bad the last two games. 

Here’s video:

 

For those that understand the rules better than I, curious if this qualifies as a hip drop tackle or not.  I have a feeling that it does, and this player will get fined this week, which doesn’t really do us any good though.

[Brand J]

11 hours ago, Búfalo Blanco said:

Hell, the research is starting to prove it:

 

https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/utep-study-shows-nfl-officiating-favors-kansas-city-chiefs/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNaskZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoSUtYNVk3N3hLSEpjSlZWAR59avYt3S0NOS9SG4S7EVAgJTCZ9vqtjTJj2gl1Xb5My1Q319xJyR7fHuYnww_aem_EDeM-F79fz3T5Iy8uw6SCg

 

Research done by a team at UTEP presents evidence that the Chiefs have benefited from slanted officiating from 2015 to 2023, a time that coincided with their rise as one of the NFL’s most marketable franchises.

 

Published in the journal Financial Review, the study provides “one of the clearest empirical looks at how financial pressures can influence real-time rule enforcement,” the UTEP research team said.

 

“Our findings suggest that when the league’s financial health is at stake, rule enforcement may subtly shift to protect market appeal,” said Spencer Barnes Ph.D., assistant professor of finance in UTEP’s Woody L. Hunt College of Business and the lead author of the study. “The fact that postseason penalties consistently favored one franchise, while similar dynasties showed no such pattern, points to the powerful role of financial incentives in shaping supposedly neutral decisions.”

 

The study shows that during the playoffs, which the research team identified as the NFL’s most commercially valuable period, penalties against opposing defenses of the Chiefs’ offense were significantly more likely to result in first downs, cover more yardage and fall into subjective categories such as roughing the passer or pass interference.

Sports Illustrated is running with a similar story too:

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/former-nfl-qb-defends-patrick-mahomes-chiefs-on-controversial-td-play-vs-jaguars

[CodeMonkey]

It's so sad these threads appear after every loss.  If the league is fixed as some seem to believe, why would you bother watching?

Edited 2 hours ago by CodeMonkey

[Goin Breakdown]

1 hour ago, CodeMonkey said:

It's so sad these threads appear after every loss.  If the league is fixed as some seem to believe, why would you bother watching?

I think there can be many answers to this question. 
1- it's still entertainment 

2- Hope

3- who wants to think that they've wasted all their fan life just to not see them win? An artificial win is still a win much like the WWE. 
4- sometime you believe something is happening and yet not want to believe it.