DJ Reader calls out ref

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(01-10-2023, 12:00 AM)Roland Wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bengals-players-slam-ravens-for-cheap-actions-before-playoff-rematch/ar-AA168mV7



Zac needs to put the kibosh on any talk of retribution and drill into these players' heads that while they may have been blind to Joey B nearly getting his head twisted off, the officials are sure to be on high alert for any shenanigans from those "dirty Bengals."

That's the message on social media where the response to these complaints abour the Ravens is "Burfict!, Burfict!, Burfict!" and talk like injuries to Shazier, Tua, and Hamlin somehow reflect dirty play by the Bengals. 

The Bengals' coaches should show the team the end of the 2015 WC Playoff against the Steelers and remind them that if things get heated and the rivalry gets out of control they're going to put the game in the hands of the officials.   And those officials can be swayed by the narrative they've been hearing in the media - which right now is that the Bengals are looking for payback.

Don't the Bengals get any merit from their support of the Bills players on the MNF game? Some teams would have said "let's play the game or forfeit" or "let's play tomorrow." The Bengals, even though it impacted their standings and home field advantage, said "the Bengals would like to do whatever the Bills want." The team and coaches took the high road, and even the coach's wife lead a letter-writing campaign among school children.  But you're saying that some social media posters are saying the injury to Hamlin reflects dirty play by the Bengals. And likewise the injury to Tua.

You can't win with some people. I guess now every time a Bengals player makes a hard tackle the Bengals will be vilified by the social media mob.