03-24-2016, 01:55 AM
So 3 changes since that play-off game......This rule change where Shazier hit on Bernard is now illegal. NfL says no matter what angle the hit comes from, they don't want the crown of helmet hit in the game at all. .........Also they fined Steelers assistant Porter for being on the field. We remember Porter wasn't even given a penalty, but the NFL has changed that and fined him. Of course Burfict and Jones were both hit with 15 yard penalties for 30 free yards for Steelers at end of game moving a 60 some yard field goal to around a 30 yard field goal at end of game. Since Porter WAS fined, the refs blew it and one of the 15 yards should have been off setting penalties, making it a much harder game winning field goal from around 45 or more yards............The 3rd change so far is that the NFL has said the touchdown catch the Steeler made between his legs is not a catch and should never have been ruled a catch. That would have taken Steelers only touchdown of the game off the boards.......
Now it's still a play-off loss.....none of this helps us now......but it does show the NFL has made a rule change and the NFL has pointed out flaws in the NFL refs that called this game. The touchdown catch was a tough one, but NFL says the refs blew it.....The Steelers assistant coach has no business on the field in the face of Jones and Burfict. Any Refs worth their pay should have known somebody not in uniform has no business on the field. That the NFL just fined him shows it should have been off setting penalties on at least 15 of the free 30 yards the refs gave Steelers to kick an easy game winning field goal. .......I know some who say you can't blame the refs, and most of those are part time refs, but when the NFL comes out and says the touchdown was no touchdown and Porter had no business on the field, then yes, the refs blew some huge calls in a huge play-off game.........I'm still going to say that some Bengals acted pretty stupid at the end of the game and played right into Porter and Steelers tactics.....but, the fact that NFL fined Porter for being on the field, look, it's basic football that he shouldn't have been on the field and Porter and Steelers should have been also hit with a penalty. The refs really blew that one. They get paid good money, and this is a pee wee football call, if you shouldn't be on the field, that is a penalty. NFL refs should at least get that one right 100 % of the time.
Now it's still a play-off loss.....none of this helps us now......but it does show the NFL has made a rule change and the NFL has pointed out flaws in the NFL refs that called this game. The touchdown catch was a tough one, but NFL says the refs blew it.....The Steelers assistant coach has no business on the field in the face of Jones and Burfict. Any Refs worth their pay should have known somebody not in uniform has no business on the field. That the NFL just fined him shows it should have been off setting penalties on at least 15 of the free 30 yards the refs gave Steelers to kick an easy game winning field goal. .......I know some who say you can't blame the refs, and most of those are part time refs, but when the NFL comes out and says the touchdown was no touchdown and Porter had no business on the field, then yes, the refs blew some huge calls in a huge play-off game.........I'm still going to say that some Bengals acted pretty stupid at the end of the game and played right into Porter and Steelers tactics.....but, the fact that NFL fined Porter for being on the field, look, it's basic football that he shouldn't have been on the field and Porter and Steelers should have been also hit with a penalty. The refs really blew that one. They get paid good money, and this is a pee wee football call, if you shouldn't be on the field, that is a penalty. NFL refs should at least get that one right 100 % of the time.
1968 Bengal Fan
