the fix is in

[bengals67]

(10-17-2016, 01:28 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: I don't know if the league is fixed, but I do know that the refs changed the outcome of the game. We could have won that game. The defense stopped the Patriots multiple times, but they gave them ticky tack penalties to extend their drives and get points. Then when there's obvious flags FOR our guys they look the other way. If the game was called fairly we could have won. Would we have won? IDK, but it would have been a lot closer, and there's a huge chance that we could have. When there's holding call on Og on a big play to Green that makes you scratch your head. If a defender is face guarding Green in the end zone and there's no flag you scratch your head. When we get bad defensive holding calls after they couldn't convert on 3rd and forever you scratch your head. When their defender is allowed to hold onto our receivers arms (both Green and LaFell) you scratch your head. If a Patriots offensive player literally grabs a Bengals defensive player by the face in front of the ref and there's no flag you scratch your head. If all of these things happen (and I could be missing some since it's off the top of my head) you have to know that minimum this game is being poorly officiated. Then you have other games like the Steelers game earlier this year... It really makes you think.

How about the no call on the pass interference on Julio Jones yesterday at the end of the game.  We are not the only team that gets screwed by these awful officials.

I repeat what I have been saying for years - the NFL is becoming a joke because GODell wont force the issue with full time professional officials who focus solely on their job as an official and get training every week, just like the players and coaches.

I agree that calls yesterday were incredibly inconsistent but we lost to better team because Pats adjusted their blocking scheme at half time and our D got zero pressure on Brady in the second half.

No one can cover Pats TEs when Brady gets all the time in the world to let plays develop.

They did nothing in first half - not because DBS and LBs were doing better but because Brady had no time to thorw.

End of story.