Questionable calls caught on camera.
The fact that the NFL refuses to utilize the same open to the public review system that the XFL had where viewers were able to watch the guy in the booth review every angle in real time shows the NFL doesn’t want it to happen.
Small infractions like false starts, off sides, holding, hands to the face, I get it. But big game/momentum impactful calls like PI, roughing the passer, unsportsmanlike like conduct where they usually get the second player and not the first one, etc should all be reviewable.
I can’t remember which game it was last weekend, but there was a horrible OPI call on the team trying to score in the red zone as they were behind. They had 2 receivers on the left and 1 on the right. They all did crossing patterns and one of the receiver going left to right got called for OPI and the receiver that caught it scored a TD which was called back. The replay showed the receiver who got called for OPI intentionally tried to avoid hitting the defender and did not “per the rules” try to inhibit the defenders progress. But it was not reviewed and they wound up losing. This may have been a college game, I can’t remember.
So you guys are saying that the NFL stepped in and made sure that the post Katrina Saints would go to the NFC championship game and then win the Super Bowl? Was Steve Gleason's punt block just a predetermined outcome?
I'm not buying it.
I don't think anyone believes the NFL is completely rigged or "scripted." However, I can see where games can be influenced through judgment call penalties. There is a reason the NFL is labeled as a sports entertainment business which allows them to circumvent certain rules regarding fixing games and betting.
One thing that leads me to believe this is that on some penalties, for those of us watching it on TV, the booth will go back and show the penalty and give their thoughts on it. On others, they won't show at all, even when the game is slow, there is a timeout, or play has stopped. It just seems odd.