01-11-2016, 08:34 PM
(01-11-2016, 08:22 PM)GMDino Wrote: Eh, I disagree.
Knowing that Burfict was already fired up if I'm the coach I'm keeping him right next to me during the timeout. No reason you couldn't have the entire defense around. The Steelers were still going to run a play to get try and get closer before the FG so why not get the D together?
Not that Lewis *had* to though. This is the fish complaining about the worm the fisherman used. If Porter went out to stir up the two dumbest players the Bengals have he succeeded. If he didn't go out to do that they still over-reacted.
The end point, no matter how it gets spun, is Burfict hit a defenseless receiver in the head and Jones bumped an official. All the rest is so much mental masturbation.
I can agree with this. I think the frustration with a lot of the fans is around Porter being on the field (automatic 15 yard penalty if he didn't have permission). Even if he did, if he was chirping, there should have been offsetting penalties. Given his background, it's almost a certainty he was provoking something to happen (which once again, would be a 15 yard penalty). It would've been a more entertaining end to the game to see what Pitt does with 18 seconds left and no timeouts at midfield then the ref SUBJECTIVELY giving an additional 15 yards to automatically give Pitt the game.
I think that's why there are so many (I've read 4 today) neutral articles from massive media outlets asking about what happened and how the Refs can make such an opinionated call to decide the game. There was no objectivity in it. Pittsburgh did not win, the refs chose subjectively, which is why I can understand the frustration of everyone. Could Pitt have won if they didn't make that call? Asbolutely. But its an absolute shame that we will never know.
