Quote:None of this addresses the particular issue being here though. The way a game is called should not be impacted by who's playing nor coaching. Buffalo gets bent over regularly by the refs also.

We're talking about a substantial number of egregious, game changing penalties that weren't called. We aren't talking about questionable, could-go-either-way ones...and he's right. No team should have to go out and have to play both their scheduled opponent and the zebras. Frankly, the refs set that precedent in week 1. Hell, it's almost like the zebras got maD Caldwell put them on blast and are getting even.

Regardless, I don't know why some people in this thread are coming for Bullseye. All dude does is be respectful, share his perspective and impart some knowledge along the way. We suck. We all know this but seriously, find a more constructive way to vent your frustration.

Thanks for the defense.


We see eye to eye on the blown calls.


The desire to have a better team is not inconsistent with the desire for pro football to be a better game through better and more consistent officiating. To that end, I don't think the sole desire should be for this team to be good enough to overcome bad officiating-or even benefit from it, but for the officiating to be good enough to where teams don't have to overcome it.


I look back at the most dominant defenses I have ever seen-the 70s Steelers and Cowboys, the 1985 Bears, the Ryan era Eagles, the 2000 Ravens, the Dungy era Bucs, the Seahawks of recent vintage-and realise as dominant as those defenses were, not one of them could produce turnovers completely at will. Sometimes things had to go right.


I just don't see the fairness in blaming the defense for not making the plays needed to win the game when poor officiating negated two turnovers which would have likely produced the desired results if allowed to stand.

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