11-17-2018, 03:35 PM
(11-17-2018, 03:17 PM)bengalsturntup926 Wrote: You started off against me then you basically agreed with me lol. I will continue to watch and get into football for god knows what. But its not a fair game. Its corrupt.
Let's just say I agree with you that there is a problem with consistency in officiating.
I disagree with the notion that the Steelers are a "favored" team and will win no matter what. Whether we like it or not, the Steelers get their fair share of bad calls. I remember a game, I think it was 2009, Brett Kiesel was flagged for celebrating a sack on Palmer, it gave us a 1st down. It was a BS call, as it wasn't excessive and he had done it before without incident.
We should have won our playoff game against them in 2015, all Hill had to do is hold onto the football, that's it. We were already in FG range, under 2 mins. Our goal should have been to get them to take their TOs, they had all 3, and if we get the 1st down, then game over, if not then kick the FG, with under 1 min and them needing a TD. Yet Hill decided to do something on that play that was lacking from him almost all game long, aggressive running, which allowed for a strip/fumble by the Steelers. A 1st down play, and he decides to get cocky. That wasn't officiating, that was all him.
Even this year, the officials didn't allow the Steelers to beat us. We should have won that game, but instead of slowing down and killing clock, we sped up and scored as fast as we could. The Steelers lose that game if we score with 30s or less of game time. That isn't officiating, that is poor game management.
