(01-09-2018, 11:27 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Yeah - I'm dreading any potential "reviews from the New York headquarters."

While I'm not a conspiracy theorist in the slightest about the vast majority of controversial topics, the history of the NFL's officiating over the past decade or so really does suggest that the officiating caters to the larger market teams advancing in the postseason.

It's not cut and dry, but there's a pretty strong case to be made.

This team really isn't built to even be as far as they are (not until next year when they can score points as well as stop the other team from scoring them) so it's awesome they made it where they have, but I see little to no reason to think this inept (at this point) offense can overcome the Steelers AND the refs. It's going to take a miracle from the defense to pull this one off. Having said that, there's still more than a chance.

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(01-09-2018, 11:27 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Yeah - I'm dreading any potential "reviews from the New York headquarters."

While I'm not a conspiracy theorist in the slightest about the vast majority of controversial topics, the history of the NFL's officiating over the past decade or so really does suggest that the officiating caters to the larger market teams advancing in the postseason.

It's not cut and dry, but there's a pretty strong case to be made.

This team really isn't built to even be as far as they are (not until next year when they can score points as well as stop the other team from scoring them) so it's awesome they made it where they have, but I see little to no reason to think this inept (at this point) offense can overcome the Steelers AND the refs. It's going to take a miracle from the defense to pull this one off. Having said that, there's still more than a chance.

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