09-09-2019, 11:53 AM
My issue with the officiating and reviews especially is how inconsistent they seem to be. On the first or second Seattle drive, did anyone notice the open handed slap the Seahawk receiver gave on of our DBs? It happened right in front of the official with no flag. Earlier that same drive there was some shoving that was ignored as well. I immediately told my dad that the refs will let this go for now, but a Bengals player was going to retaliate at a big moment, get flagged, and cost us points. I’m sure I wasn’t the only fan to think it either. It happens way to often to us.
The review on the John Ross incompletion in the first quarter was bad too I felt. How many times have we seen that same play called a completion against us? He had his hands under it. Looked to have control. Maybe the back half of the ball touched the ground, but according to announcers last year that’s ok as long the receiver has his hands under it and control. Maybe it’s bias but those calls seem to pretty consistently go against us wether it’s incomplete for us or complete for the opposition. I’m fine if they want to call the Ross play incomplete and the Dalton play a fumble as long as they consistently call it that way but from what I’ve seen that’s not going to happen. And there really isn’t an excuse for it since it’s the same guy making the calls.
Sorry if that is too much of a rant. The team played really well yesterday and I’m excited for the season. Just tough to have a new coach with a fresh approach to the game get met with the same old crap from the NFL officiating crew.
The review on the John Ross incompletion in the first quarter was bad too I felt. How many times have we seen that same play called a completion against us? He had his hands under it. Looked to have control. Maybe the back half of the ball touched the ground, but according to announcers last year that’s ok as long the receiver has his hands under it and control. Maybe it’s bias but those calls seem to pretty consistently go against us wether it’s incomplete for us or complete for the opposition. I’m fine if they want to call the Ross play incomplete and the Dalton play a fumble as long as they consistently call it that way but from what I’ve seen that’s not going to happen. And there really isn’t an excuse for it since it’s the same guy making the calls.
Sorry if that is too much of a rant. The team played really well yesterday and I’m excited for the season. Just tough to have a new coach with a fresh approach to the game get met with the same old crap from the NFL officiating crew.
