Marvin Lewis blasts 'phantom call' at end of game

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(11-24-2015, 11:00 AM)yellowxdiscipline Wrote: Officiating this year is flat out laughable. None the less nothing will happen because Goodell is terrified of holding the refs accountable.

(11-24-2015, 11:17 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I would nor sat the Bengals loss was on the refs, they did not make the plays needed to win the game.

I will say officiating is the major obstacle in the last few years making and keeping the NFL the number one sport in the US. It still amazes me the NFL chooses part time employees to mold the outcome of too many games each week.

Every fan should write Goodell and voice their displeasure so he can convince the owners full time officials are needed, then use the part time guys to review plays in New York at slow motion. The y have proven they are really bad making calls at full speed.

A have an extensive collection of Steelers stuff, but I don't remember the last time I bought an NFL licensed anything. It's definitely been a few years. There's probably a handful of reason why, but the league just seemed ridiculous after Harrison started to be targeted by both the refs and Goodell, while plenty of other illegals hit by other players went by without flags or a fine. From there on out it was easy to see everything Goodell did was inconsistent and his decisions seemed to be based around how the media's reaction of anything (See Ray Rice's double suspension).

Refusing to even try to improve the officiating and the media covering for the league because they want more TV contracts is just as ridiculous. I remember when the replacement refs were in, ESPN did a segment outlining every single missed call that week (no matter how small) in a 10-15 minutes ref bashing highlight montage. Of course as soon as the regular refs returned, terribly blown calls that directly changed the outcome of games went backed to not even being mentioned.

Every channel has their own fantasy football league and they promote it ad nauseum. Commercials before and after the kickoff and every other 30 span of free time makes it too annoying to just sit and watch a game. I have to leave the room and usually end up coming on here to keep from ruining the flow of the game.

I still don't miss a steeler game, but the league sucks big time.