~2018 NFL Thread~

[MrNubbz]

Tony Romo is the best color guy ever at telling you what is about to happen.

If you mean he talks so much and mentions the scenarios he knows then yes

[FearlessF]

I also seem to be able to guess what is about to happen, some of the time

No Fun League is fairly predictable 

[Honestbuckeye]

Fixed?  It was a shit call, that benefitted a no name QB in a city with no fan base.  I'm guessing Goodell would have rather had Brees in the Super Bowl, so fixed?  No

True.  The DB openly said he interfered on purpose to save a TD, then poses for twitter holding a ref jersey. 
I am not into any “fix is in” conspiracies- I think they are misguided. But- that was one huge missed call where none of the zebras called it and the NFL quickly called it missed call. It just turned out to almost certainly cost the Saints a trip to the big dance.  I feel very bad for them.

[MrNubbz]

The shame of it is the technology has been there.The NoFunLeague needs to move from it's archaic/draconian rules & measures

[Brutus Buckeye]

That's why the call them the Ain'ts.

[MrNubbz]

That's why the call the the Ain'ts.

Were you over served last nite BB?You ain't passed English spelling,composition & grammar or need a pair of glasses 

[Kris60]

You don’t want PI’s reviewed.  Yeah, last night was obvious but many of them aren’t and if you start opening them to review you are going to have the booth overturn an iffy one and piss off a fanbase as bad as the Saints are today.

Besides any of that, after the PI the Saints allowed the Rams to get in FG position and tie it.  Then the Saints win the toss in OT, turn it over, and then allow the Rams to move into game winning FG position.

It was a missed call, no doubt.  But I can’t pin 65 minutes of football on that one call.

[MrNubbz]

Worst call of the week end IMO was the roughing call on the Chiefs D-Lineman coming over the top that was a clean play and should've  been reviewed.Or not called in the 1st place

[MrNubbz]

You don’t want PI’s reviewed.

Everything should be reviewable including referee calls.Both teams should be able to contest 1 call or ruling a Qtr.This isn't a witch hunt on refs,it's simply accepting the fact that they need help coming up with the correct ruling.They have discussed this ad nauseam on many of the call ins.Dan Patricks show did a great segment on it

[Kris60]

Everything should be reviewable including referee calls.Both teams should be able to contest 1 call or ruling a Qtr.This isn't a witch hunt on refs,it's simply accepting the fact that they need help coming up with the correct ruling.They have discussed this ad nauseam on many of the call ins.Dan Patricks show did a great segment on it

Some calls you just live with the ref’s judgment.  A lot of times a PI or a hold is in the eye beholder (no pun intended, LOL).

[MrNubbz]

Not buying just live with it so many games have been changed by PI calls - If we want true champions then we need true calls.Not "well we can't review it even though it's wrong" mentality which was wrong when it was implemented.Chris Collinsworth brought this up in length on the DP Show this morning.A contesting call flag should be thrown if applicable.Just look at how many times Edelman's attempted punt reception was reviewed and by how many different angles?Too many times good squads have walked off the field defeated by polluted views from well meaning refs.

[Kris60]

Not buying just live with it so many games have been changed by PI calls - If we want true champions then we need true calls.Not "well we can't review it even though it's wrong" mentality which was wrong when it was implemented.Chris Collinsworth brought this up in length on the DP Show this morning.A contesting call flag should be thrown if applicable.Just look at how many times Edelman's attempted punt reception was reviewed and by how many different angles?Too many times good squads have walked off the field defeated by polluted views from well meaning refs.

Reviewing PI’s would just mean teams walking off the field defeated from well meaning booth reviews.  Precious few calls/non calls on a PI are as cut and dried as that.  Many PI’s are the equivalent of a block/charge in basketball.  10 people can watch it and 5 will call PI and 5 won’t.
Would it have helped on that one play yesterday?  Yeah, absolutely.  But over the long run there would be just as much controversy with plays getting reversed as there was yesterday.  It wouldn’t be fixing a problem.  It would just be trading one set of problems for another.

[MrNubbz]

Simple if not enough evidence the call stands.Let's get into the 21st century or do you need to see the Barber for a good blood letting - leaches usually 

[Kris60]

Simple if not enough evidence the call stands.Let's get into the 21st century or do you need to see the Barber for a good blood letting - leaches usually

Simple?  Lol.  Who decides what is simple?  My whole point was 5 people may think enough evidence exists to overturn a call and 5 don’t.  Keep in mind what you are advocating for is reviewing a play in which no flag was thrown in hopes of getting a flag thrown.  So, where does that slope stop getting slippery?
It wouldn’t take long that every time a team scored a GW TD late in the game an opposing coach would throw a challenge flag out on the field in hopes of getting a flag thrown somewhere on someone to negate the play.  Same thing would happen if defenses made key stops late in games.
Challenge flags would become the equivalent of a Hail Mary.  You throw one out there and pray for the best.
“I think the LT was holding.”
“I think the CB interfered.”
“I think there was hands to the face on their Guard.”
“I think there was head to head contact by their LB.”