01-17-2016, 07:59 PM
(01-17-2016, 07:42 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Pretty deep and more recent Joey Porter ties, though. He coached on two teams Porter played on, both well after being with the Bengals. Plus he probably has a bit closer ties to the team he got a SB ring with in '05.
Not sure I buy the proper conspiracy angle, but it does cause you to continue to wonder why the NFL chose the same crappy officiating crew from the previous game.
Yeah, the Horton thing is just silly, IMO.
Hell, one of the officials, Pellis I think, is from/went to college in PA. That would make for a better conspiracy theory at least.
Honestly though, I just think it's more of the case that today's NFL officiating just flat out sucks. And, it's not like it's just a couple of crews. You can pretty much turn on any game during the season, regardless of who's playing, and see head scratching calls, non calls, etc. At least instant replay provides some remedy on reviewable plays, some of the time. Can you imagine if there was no replay at all with the way the officiating currently is?
