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Agree that NFL hose small markets frequently.
But it was inexcusable for Marvin to not run some of the clock out at end of first half. Know we wanted to score but to do three unsuccessful passing plays with a minute and a half on clock and give them the ball right back with 1:22 still left was stupid
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That let them cut it from a 3 TD deficit to a more manageable 2 TD and go into locker room feeling much better.
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The worst is going to be watching sacks become 15 yd penalties league wide. I believe I heard that last week there were a record number of roughing the QB calls.
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(09-14-2018, 02:08 PM)Socal Bengals fan Wrote: There’s no conspiracy. We played like crap in second half. The NFL didn’t make the Bengals throw it 3x at the end of the half.
I mean, both can be true. Not that I believe in a full blown conspiracy.
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The Bengals and small market teams are the welfare teams of the NFL per the NFL.
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It's an interesting observation but i doubt the refs intentionally decide to call the game a certain way because one team has a big lead. I do think that home field advantage may sway certain refs to make certain calls so they don't have to hear it from the fans. I wonder if there is any data that proves it though...
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Well when they come flat out and say they want more scoring it's pretty obvious. Just 1 week into the season (2 for us) I have seen some of the worse calls of my life. Roughing the passer in our game was a joke as well as the PI calls. It really is getting hard to watch. Can't even enjoy a good play without waiting for a flag first.
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Perfect example of the lousiness of NFL officiating--Weddle's interception attempt. The ref who was two feet away from it correctly called him out. Another ref, farther away and apparently not wearing his glasses, ran in and overruled the original call, which was clearly the right call as shown on replay. The second boob was so convinced the first boob was wrong that he had to run in and get his way and the first boob allowed it to happen.