dolphan98
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Did the refs add the time? Or was it the guy who runs the clock? It was in Pittsburgh, so they can't really blame anyone else.
dolphan98 said:Did the refs add the time? Or was it the guy who runs the clock? It was in Pittsburgh, so they can't really blame anyone else.
arsenal said:yeah kinda crazy, but its not like they added it at the end of the game... it was like the beginning of the 4th, it could have benefited either team really... in the end it helped the pats, i guess thats the way the ball bounces for them lately though huh?
ajajaj said:Did anyone else hear about the time situation in Pittsburgh?
they added 52 seconds to the clock and nobody noticed.
how would you feel if the fins were the steelers and lost a game due to this?
nyjunc said:The Steelers didn't lose b/c of that, the extra secs were tacked on in the early 4th so we don't know how they wouldhave played the final minutes had they had less time. The score was tied anyway and the way Brady executes the chances are he still would have gotten NE in FG range unfortunately.
ajajaj said:not that it matters, but the score wasn't tied, it was pats 10 steelers 13
Trekbiz said:Officiating has hit all-time lows IMO.
These guys need to be held accountable by the league for any bad calls they make because clearly taking pride in what they do just isn't enough motivation for them to do a good job. Worse and worse calls are happening all over the league. I find myself getting sickened by it every time I watch a game.
Refs should have performance clauses in their pay and the league should have a commitee in place to review every refs calls. Everyone else in the world gets performance reviews on their job and I don't see any reason these guys shouldn't.
nyjunc said:I meant tied when NE kicked the GW FG.
ajajaj said:You are very correct in that. I have seen late penalties, (I'm not much of a gambler, like vegas big money type of gambler that is) that have changed games, and not always cost a team the game, but have helped the underdong or the team that is suppose to lose by a certain amount according to vegas score and the winning team not cover the spread.
Also, the timing of penalties is insane. Seems almost like to keep games dramatic officials are instructed to keep the game close by using penalties.
This is not exactly the twist I wanted this post to take, but since it was brought up it is getting pretty bad.
just for an example this past week in the Dolphins game 4th quarter we are up 3rd down, we stop them, and the call a defensive holding call on I beleive it was madison. They showed the play again, he barely even touched him it was within 5 yards so it was legal, not only that he didn't use his hands in the bump, he hit him with his pads. The panthers went on to score a TD on that drive. Making the game close and causing more excitement.
ajajaj said:Did anyone else hear about the time situation in Pittsburgh?
they added 52 seconds to the clock and nobody noticed.
how would you feel if the fins were the steelers and lost a game due to this?
they were in the hurry up and used all their time outs. they used 1:20 sec. to get that field goal without the error they would have had only :33 seconds. They wouldn't have had time to kick the field goal meaning o/t and who knows what could have happened then.
Al13 said:yeah good coaching aside, but you can say what you want, the pats have a little angel on their shoulders, that started to work for them at home against the raiders when the tuck rule was invented new....