Speaking of uncool

[Mr. Scot]

How do you feel about this image from the AFC Championship game?

 

[SmokinwithWilly]

pretty much what I would expect. Pats draw more interest in a SB than the Jags.

[iBBB]

This reminds of those crowded x-rated videos 

[The Lobo]

At first glance, this looks rigged. The more I think about it, the more I think he was just telling them to stop celebrating and get the PAT going. One of them said something funny and the ref laughed. I think in the clip the red was straight faced and then got in the middle and laughed. I don’t think he was smiling bc they scored. 

The one ref who pat Brady on the chest after the game, just respect is all. I do not think it’s rigged 

[Nate Dogg]

That's the face a ref makes when he's got a large stack on Patriots money line.

[Mr. Scot]

There's also this...

One of the first people to congratulate Brady after the championship game was a ref

I don't believe the NFL is rigged. That said, this isn't a good look.

The league has always wanted refs to keep a professional distance from players and coaches, and I agree with that idea.

Stuff like this undermines it and gives people a reason to pull out their tinfoil hats.

[CRA]

20 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

How do you feel about this image from the AFC Championship game?

 

I've seen that smile before.  Looks like my kid on Christmas morning. 

[CRA]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

There's also this...

One of the first people to congratulate Brady after the championship game was a ref

I don't believe the NFL is rigged. That said, this isn't a good look.

The league has always wanted refs to keep a professional distance from players and coaches, and I agree with that idea.

Stuff like this undermines it.

I don't think the NFL is rigged. 

I do think NFL refs have their own bias and preference that shows through in games (even if they don't realize they do it)

 

[PurityControl]

This wouldn’t be the first time in pro sports that the “Champ” or the “name player” get the “Calls”

Happens in Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, you name it

I wouldn’t call it rigged (except in boxing) but that’s just how it is.

[Mr. Scot]

8 minutes ago, CRA said:

I don't think the NFL is rigged. 

I do think NFL refs have their own bias and preference that shows through in games (even if they don't realize they do it)

I remember a story from an old, retired Major League Baseball umpire who was talking about players he liked and hated.  One of the ones he absolutely, unequivocally hated was Larry Bowa.

He told a story about there being a huge collision once at the plate that kicked up a loud of dust as well as actually knocking him down and leaving him disoriented.  He confessed that he never actually saw what happened on the play because of all the confusion.  All he knew was that someone kept yelling "Come on, Ump!  Am I safe or am I out?"  He asked "Who's yelling?" Someone answered "Bowa".

He said "You're out!"

I agree that the NFL isn't rigged, but could stuff like this happen in football?

Yeah, probably.

[PntherPryd]

What?

How dare a ref show he has a personality!

Referee calls are made in a split second, with many of them subject to review, all carried out while running around in civies while trying to avoid being trampled by 22 men in full pads and protective gear and with literally millions of people second guessing their every decision.

These guys don't have time to fix frickin' games.

Bellicheat is a dif story....

[PurityControl]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

I agree that the NFL isn't rigged, but could stuff like this happen in football?

Yeah, probably.

Hell yeah especially in football with all the "rules" and "grey area judgment call rules" 

 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, PurityControl said:

Hell yeah especially in football with all the "rules" and "grey area judgment call rules"

Which leads us back to "You're not old enough to get that call."

[OneBadCat]

11 minutes ago, CRA said:

I don't think the NFL is rigged. 

I do think NFL refs have their own bias and preference that shows through in games (even if they don't realize they do it)

 

I agree that this is the most likely scenario. I do believe they nudge games through bias, even subconsciously. They are also most often older and stubborn old men. So if you bitch them out for being wrong they’ll likely continue to make ignorant calls all game. 

The way fix it is to allow coaches to challenge penalties. It’s the only way the game becomes truly fair. You’d have to expect offensive line holding. But sht like PI, OPI, offsides and false start, and blows to the head should be challengeable.