Are Refs Fixing games.

[MrRager]

(09-22-2017, 08:49 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: This is the most logical response and is most likely true.

However, I personally think the game is biased. I watched years of football without seeing Bengal games, and then years of JUST Bengal games. There is definitely a difference between the two. I usually try to chalk it up to bad luck, but sometimes the games are straight up fishy. It doesn't help that the fishy games are always against big market teams.... maybe it is just a huge coincidence...

OR

The league is determined by the amount of money teams bring in. It's pretty crazy if you look at jersey sale trends and then look at corresponding records. More often than not, the highest selling jersey teams start to rise up the charts. Drafting noteable players who can bring in those sales drive interest in the NFL, and getting these teams to win equals more sales.

-BeastMode puts Seattle on the map, all of the sudden Seattle is a big market, they have been 'good' ever since. Sherman, Wilson, Lynch, all positive dollar sales
-Cowboys draft Elliot, Elliot equals sales, Cowboys have stellar season
-Lets see what happens with Watson and the Texans... highest jersey sales since the draft? I smell a Houston playoff push
-Remember when Palmer moved to Arizona and they drafted Tyrann Mathieu, woah, suddenly sales are up and Arizona is looking like a playoff team
-Steelers are a big seller, Big Ben, AB, Bell... why not keep them up there, people will buy that shit up.
-People get excited about Carr and others at Oakland, jersey sales are up. The team is looking good. Bring in Lynch, big boost in sales, Raiders look unstoppable.
-Even with the Bengals, AJ Green and Dalton come in, jersey sales are up! Lets get them to the playoffs. As the interest in Dalton/Green and the Bengals diminished, the team is now doing much worse. They haven't drafted anyone that boosts jersey sales by a substantial amount, so no change in the output. Did any of you pick up a Ross jersey after the draft? Ya, me neither


Granted, I think all of this is highly skeptical and not true. I agree with what you said BMK, but at the same time, I don't think it's TOO farfetched to think something is up.

As for your Steelers fading and Bengals rising scenario... it depends! If the Bengals draft some high profile players who can sell jerseys, I expect the Bengals to get a bit more preferential treatment. If the Steelers land some QB who can sell jerseys (most likely will as Steeler fans will support the new QB), I expect the Steelers to stay fairly relevant. It's all market trends my friend.

I think this is a bit chicken and the egg here though. I don't think the NFL is pushing the teams with those players to win, but good players just sell more jerseys. The NFL didn't see the Elliot jersey sales and skew the results in their favor, but Elliot is just a great running back with a great oline who paired with a great young QB. Same with Oakland. Carr wasn't selling jerseys like crazy his rookie year, he started selling after he broke out. And now he is a good player so it elevates the team and good players sell jerseys. You're looking too much into the jersey stuff.