Be On The Lookout For The Referees

[Science Friction]

(01-20-2023, 10:50 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: For sure, I am not near as concerned when knowing that stat. Blowing things out of proportion around here? Just a little bit? 

Not at all.  While games are not scripted, they are most certainly "influenced."  I saw a thread on a Reds forum a few days ago about this very topic. A majority of posters on that site think that it is likely or certain that the NFL has some influence on the outcomes of certain games. What some on here are overlooking is how very easy it is to cheat. Holding could legitimately be called on about every play in the NFL. A few calls or non-calls at strategic points in the game is enough to swing the odds considerably in one team's favor or disfavor. As one poster on the Reds forum correctly pointed out, it's the non-calls where the game officials can influence the game without much scrutiny. They can't be called out for something they "didn't see."  

Look for some questionable holding calls to stunt or stop Bengal drives and ESPECIALLY be alert to some non-calls that aid in extending some Bills' drives. It only takes a few non-calls to turn, what would have been maybe 3 or 6 points into 14 or 21 points. Don't be silly, if the NFL wants to influence games(which they do) via its proxy black and white striped enforcers, it is not hard to do.


It will be interesting to see the discussion on this topic on here about 7pm Sunday evening. Don't crucify those who don't trust mob boss, Goodell. 

Is there anyone on here that still naively says the NFL mob boss hasn't already influenced the odds on this game's outcome by his screwing of the Bengals post commotio cordis?  Of course he has. It was a blatant attempt to stack the deck against the Bengals in favor of a Chiefs-Bills neutral site pre-Superbowl bonanza in Atlanta. If he would be so blatant before the game is ever played, why should any of you trust that he won't attempt to solidify his preferred option during the game with some strategic non-calls on Bills' holding in order to extend drives and increase the odds of a Bills' win from 65%  to , say, 85% ?

I know it is disconcerting for many of you to consider that this actually does takes place(it is for me, as well) but let's not stick our heads in the proverbial sand. The NFL is motivated by one thing- it's bottomline. And it's bottomline is driven by it's engaging storylines. This season, the prevailing narrative is the Buffalo Bills and how they have circled the wagons and overcome the near death of their fallen comrade to reach the pinnacle of NFL success. The story continues to be written, as we speak.