WheelsUp
Footballguy
Something needs to be done about it. I dont know if its the media needing to point it out more, teams needing to address it or more or players to do what Norman and Kelce did. I no longer fault either of them for their actions. I have no problem with Kelce doing what he did. The ref missed that call and he sacrificed the rest of the game to make it talked about for a while. The video of his neck getting twisted should be shown with his reaction every time. Missing calls as egregious as these calls are is baffling when they are paid to watch a certain part of the play without removing their eyes. The ref never takes his eyes off the QB area, Linesmen never take their eyes of the line and so on.
How do these calls continue to get missed by the best the game has to offer. Now there are human mistakes like missing a hold or an illegal contact, but a facemask, late hit and a roughing the kicker that were so obvious? How is this even remotely possible when they are looking right at it? That issue at the end of the first half was unacceptable.
Another issues that has made me bring this up? What if teams will jump offside at the end of the game and hit the kicker to hurt him so he has to come off the field? These are mistakes and we need to see how these guys are punished publicly. They impact the game in such a way, that we need transparency. There is no public accountability for these officials, it needs to be much more than what it is now, much much more. I had nothing on the line in this game what so ever, which ironically let me watch this game differently. The officiating was a travesty and as I look back on the whole Sunday, this can be a very bad one that changes things around the league. A player even went to the commish and doesnt get an obvious call in the game.
I digress, but this should be a very popular conversation for the remainder of the year. It is altering football for the worse. They are not officiating, they are controlling. There is a difference.
There was one play (I dont remember which) where a player was interfered with in the endzone and it was the talk at the end of the game. In the replay you see the official reach for the flag, but fail to throw it. So he knew there was a penalty, he just didnt call it. That phantom fumble call too? If we didnt have fantasy on the line, not many would watch this product like they do now.
How do these calls continue to get missed by the best the game has to offer. Now there are human mistakes like missing a hold or an illegal contact, but a facemask, late hit and a roughing the kicker that were so obvious? How is this even remotely possible when they are looking right at it? That issue at the end of the first half was unacceptable.
Another issues that has made me bring this up? What if teams will jump offside at the end of the game and hit the kicker to hurt him so he has to come off the field? These are mistakes and we need to see how these guys are punished publicly. They impact the game in such a way, that we need transparency. There is no public accountability for these officials, it needs to be much more than what it is now, much much more. I had nothing on the line in this game what so ever, which ironically let me watch this game differently. The officiating was a travesty and as I look back on the whole Sunday, this can be a very bad one that changes things around the league. A player even went to the commish and doesnt get an obvious call in the game.
I digress, but this should be a very popular conversation for the remainder of the year. It is altering football for the worse. They are not officiating, they are controlling. There is a difference.
There was one play (I dont remember which) where a player was interfered with in the endzone and it was the talk at the end of the game. In the replay you see the official reach for the flag, but fail to throw it. So he knew there was a penalty, he just didnt call it. That phantom fumble call too? If we didnt have fantasy on the line, not many would watch this product like they do now.
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