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I don't think the NFL wants to force winners but I think the refs seem to want to keep games close and competitive.
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I am tired of the NFL. Something that is a "hobby" should bring you pleasure not constant anger. The way this game went down in typical train-wreck form had me asking myself, do I really want to invest this much energy and time into this anymore?
Sure I will still care, but I don't think I will skip church or go out of my way to watch games or check scores to arrive at the same conclusion in January every year. I will not watch any more NFL this year for certain. Past that lol time will tell! |
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Haven't read the whole thread....Joe (Nzoner): have you backed off of this?
I was pretty bitter on Saturday, and "all 'in'" on the notion of the NFL is rigged. I'm now more like there is probably some indirect pressure put on officials giving deference and wiggle room for certain players and franchise's--especially when there is a compelling story-line in a given season. If the AFC Championship ends up Luck vs. Manning, that will be additional evidence of it, in my mind. I'm now increasingly open to some sort of rigged aspects to the game, but I've begun to cool my jets some. Just wonderin' where you are at on it, Joe...
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A very good QB, for a good team....yeah. To make that unbelievable comeback in a game like the one Saturday, when literally if any ONE of 5-6 plays would have kept Indy at home instead of us? In a close game, maybe; not in a game where one team had dominated for over half the game...and suddenly, every bounce and every meaningful subjective call goes in their favor. Not gonna accept that; at least not at this point.
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To me, at this point, that is what seems to be happening. I doubt they are "directed," but I'm increasingly convinced that some mea culpa from a retired official will fill us in on "how." Incentives and rewards for those who comply, and crap assignments and ostracizing would be an effective way with many referee types...who may love the game, but many also seem a bit more than star-struck and craving the stage types--for whom such tactics would work. Maybe it's not; but it's beginning to look increasingly likely IMHO.
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But I'm loving the conversation. Both sides have done a hell of job pulling me to their team. Other than the unnecessary name calling, this has been a really fun thread. |
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These are the same people who thought the girl who gave them the gentle shot int he arm was trying to fight instead of trying to say she liked them. Perhaps a bad analogy, but there are subtle things out there, and I can guarantee you that two small market towns with few superstars in the game is NOT what the NFL wants to see come SB Sunday! And if they have to wink-wink at the officials to make sure that they actively play in that gray area, they will. SO they might be OK with a small market team, but it better have a Favre in it to keep them happy. And it's never "one" thing, it's a tone across many things. So again, subtle persuasion and adjustments... When you have player parity, and the NFL does (at least over the likes of baseball), you have a lot of opportunity...
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Losing to the Ravens was the worst game Ive experienced as a Broncos fan since losing to the Jaguars in 1996. They also lost to the Pats up by 24 at halftime and beat the Chargers down 24 at halftime last year. S happens, you get up an move on just like you do when you're playing the game.
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Anyone who has visited my gameroom knows how much I love the NFL,sadly the day has come when during the play-offs and Super Bowl the room will be dark and void of guests,I'm sick and ****ing tired of being made a fool of and can find better things to do with my time.
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It's guys like you and Joe...who the NFL ought to be really concerned about. They are gambling that all the profits from casual fans who are sucked in by the whole glitz and glamour of the game OUTWEIGH the loss of die-hard fans who are beginning to wonder about: if where there is smoke....there very likely is a real fire.
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