We got hosed.

[BengalYankee]

(01-06-2023, 11:21 AM)Nepa Wrote: That Bills/Bengals playoff game in 1989 was bizarre, to say the least. The Bengals had developed a no-huddle offense and it was propelling them to victory after victory, executed excellently by Boomer Esiaison. Then Marv Levy, the Buffalo Bills coach, threatened to have his defense fake injuries each snap so they could substitute personnel. In fact, teams were doing that. A defensive tackle would get a cramp, and go down, and then be replaced, and then the next play that substitute would go down with a cramp, and the original player would come back in.

So what does the the league do?  On the very day of the title game, issued a ruling against the Bengals using the quick snap they had perfected all season. 

Sam Wyche's response was precious. "You know, in the world outside sports, many times sports teaches you lessons. I think in the case of overcrowding of our jails, this is probably the answer for us. The next time someone robs a restaurant at 6:30 in the evening, the police should let the crook go and tell the restaurant, "you can't stay open until 6:30 because you're vulnerable to robbery."

The Bengals were being penalized by the league because their opponent was threatening to make unsportsmanlike plays.

the next year Marv Levy stole the Bengals method.

Yeah, I've been ticked off by that ever since. It was such an unfair ruling by the league, forcing the Bengals the day of the game to change what they'd been doing all year, because of the Buffalo coach threatening to have his players fake injuries. 

The league just topped that bizarre ruling against the Bengals.

Yeah, I remember and I don't give a damn about people about saying it let it go it was 34 years ago. I am 100% Bengal fan and I as well as Sam Wyche and Boomer and all the other Bengal fans of that era believe we would have beaten the 49ers and won our first Super Bowl and avenged our Super Bowl rival the 49ers of 1982.

P.S. Why the F' do we have Hall of Fame events if we are supposed to forget the events of the past? That's stupid. Never Forget. 

F' the Immaculate Reception.
F' the 49ers and the Super Bowl wins against us.
AND
F' the Bills and Marv Levy.