| KCTitus |
11-22-2013 05:09 PM |
Jason touches on what I think is the real issue, but dances around it a bit. I do think that the referees ability to make the ticky tack calls for teams to win/lose games does seem to have gone too far. I do think it's the third 'team' on the field that does directly impact the game and it's been evident for years.
Penalties or lack thereof is no more evident than when the playoff games begin. It's remarkable how there isnt a major call that impacts the game that happens in the playoffs. Very few, but the most blatant penalties are called.
They have become 'stars' just as much as the players and it was born out during last years strike. Games seemed to be called much more evenly because it didnt seem that the 'agenda' was in effect. KC's win against New Orleans last year, was a comeback win after being 18 points down. That had never happened by KC...and while KC had to use all of its challenges to fix bad calls, they did come back to win. That would *not* happen with today's referees.
Many people hated the replacement refs, but I found their lack of supporting only the 'favorites' refreshing, frankly.
KC's run this year has not been hampered by penalty killing drives or for the other team penalty saving drives. I've wondered when this would change and it will be interesting to see just how much benefit of the doubt KC gets coming into the home stretch. I dont mind the losses as long as it's the opposing team that does it and not the referees.
The rules proposed are silly...remove the rules that give the referees too much discretion to save the team that's 'supposed' to win the game.
That said, I think it's all pissing in the wind. This game is either not going to exist or it will be a shell of itself within a generation.
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