The nfl,refs, and #1 seed in the afc

[HarleyDog]

(10-18-2018, 10:07 PM)pally Wrote:   Cincinnati has done nothing compelling for them to highlight. 

So the charities these players partake in or create and run doesnt count? I think it's the team. Chad Johnson wore shoes for breast cancer awareness but was fined (At least I think he was) but now the NFL adopted his stance.

(10-19-2018, 10:13 AM)muskiesfan Wrote: I just don't buy into it. If this really were the case, the Browns would always be better than they are.

I agree. I think the bias of the NFL exists in the refs, but not the game or the league. 

(10-19-2018, 11:44 AM)sandwedge Wrote: ZZZzzzzzZZZZZZ

Dude, wake up and grab some of this koolaid.

(10-19-2018, 02:36 PM)Trademark Wrote: Explain the Patriots winning the super bowl after 9/11, explain the Saints winning the super bowl after Katrina, explain the Ravens winning the super bowl after Ray Lewis said he was retiring and it was a Harbaugh brothers super bowl, explain Peyton Manning winning a super bowl before he retired

Player motivation maybe? 911 was horrible as well as Katrina. Many of us find that extra stuff that touches our hearts to create a "step up" attitude. I think a lot of this rides on the refs backs. If you don't grow up a football fan, then you don't have a desire to learn the game. All of these guys had their favorites growing up. There will always be a bias. Had we won those 2 SB's from SF, calls might go in our favor. Had we not ended up on the paper every other week with a new story about a player in jail or a tragedy involving one (RIP 15) it might be different. A lot of this is the organizations doing by being to lenient. We are going to climb out of the cellar.