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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan
My main problem with this is it's very subjective despite what some imply. Sometimes it's the total amount of penalties, sometimes the subtle ones. It's just a difficult thing to discuss when it's subjective and you are saying that a lot or a small amount both can be evidence of your theory.
It's not that I don't understand your point. It's not that I don't get furious myself at times. And not just Chiefs games. I just think it's about bad officiating, confusingly subjective rules, and good teams getting the benefit of the doubt. I wouldn't be knocked into a coma if it turned out to be more than that but that's how I feel.
Also as has been mentioned, outside of the market KC is exactly what the league seems to want. The entire neutral fan base in the country was talking about wanting to see them.
I know people have their "they don't want KC in the SB" ready to go for the playoffs but is that actually true? IMHO the league would sign up for last Mondays game in a heartbeat.
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One of the reasons the NFL keeps their officials out of the media when the rest of the league's moving parts are 100% required to be in the media, is probably because they probably can't defend even the most basic "why did you miss that call", especially when it happens almost every play (Ford/Houston being held). Back it up with clear pictures of terrible calls, and they'll be left with a press conference that 90%, "sorry, I didn't see it (even though I was facing that way)." Again, because i played D-line, I HATE that the same standard for a "hold" 10-15 yards down the field isn't the same at the LoS.
That being said, back when we started the local youth football league, I had many dealings with the officials at the non-coach level. I remember telling one of the officials the obligatory, "you have a hard job" comments (I'm actually a nice person!!), and his reply kinda shocked me, he said, "no it isn't, just don't take side, don't cheat, call a fair game, call it the same both ways, and don't get emotionally involved." HE was the one who told me that, "you can't only see what you want."