01-19-2023, 09:40 AM
(01-18-2023, 11:09 PM)hollodero Wrote: How this myth of the NFL just hating the Bengals and ordering the refs to put them down is so alive is puzzling to me.
During last year's SB run, quite some calls went into the Bengals' favor, including an easy to spot facemask from Higgins in the SB and a TD that was whistled dead and then counted anyways.
Last game, Bailey did not get called for blocking Andrews from behind. One would think Bengals-detesting refs would have found a way to throw a flag there.
It's not a myth. The rest of the NFL owners do not like Mike Brown. For decades when they would vote for something, Mike would be the lone vote of dissention. He doesn't go along to get along. Yeah, we got some calls in the SB, but in the last two minutes of the game, when it counts, they all of a sudden changed the way they were calling the whole game. It all of a sudden went from let them play" to a flag fest and phantom holding calls. And like was mentioned, they stood there and let Aaron Donald line up offsides on just about every play. They didn't throw a flag at Bailey last Sunday because Bailey did not commit a penalty. The easiest way to know that was a clean block is by the fact Hairball and Andrews aren't whining about it. While I don't believe the NFL flat out says "Make sure so and so wins," I do believe they let it be known who they prefer to win, and some refs go along to keep their jobs and get the post season assignments. Refs are graded, remember.
