Today, 09:46 AM
(Today, 09:34 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: What's puzzling to me is given how severe and blatant some of those facemask pulls and twists were, how did they go uncalled in the first place? With so much emphasis on player safety, QB safety first and foremost, it almost seems like a dereliction of duty on the part of officiating crews serving those games. I know that the NFL has a rigorous review process of all game officials each offseason, perhaps some will not be offered positions next season?
I'll tell you why, and I've said it before. I am totally convinced the officials are using proxies and betting on games now that it is so easy to do. They are not full-time and not really paid that great, so the temptation for them to bet on a game they can somewhat control has to be great. No one can tell me they legit missed that many facemasks on Burrow. It would be different if it were a running back or receiver having their mask grabbed, but you are not even allowed to touch a QB's head. No way you miss that. Yeah, they ignored them on purpose and I suspect it has to do with money.
