The Bears are 1-1, but can't help think taunting fouls is deliberate

[KittiesKorner]

They know what they're doing, kida

 

[MDB111™]

They know what they're doing, kida

Do you think it's a conspiracy?

 

[KittiesKorner]

your mom was a conspiracy

 

[Myk]

 

[EDPeezy]

The officiating crew was one of the worst I’ve noticed in the NFL in a long time. Bengals fans had to lose it when they didn’t overturn that Goodwin catch on the sideline. It wasn’t even close. They reviewed it and still gave him the catch. I’m not even sure how that’s humanly possible.

Wait, that review would have been in New York right? The officials don’t make the call on replay correct? I’ll take that one back. It didn’t even look like a catch live though. And they still sucked beyond that.

IDK. Maybe I should be mad at the owners for pushing for this taunting bs. I’m also sure when they wanted taunting addressed they didn’t imagine the league and the officials would ignore the spirit of the rule and we’d be getting all these questionable ones. (I mean maybe they should have considering that officials are so inherently by the book that you’re opening the door for this nonsense. “Oh, he clapped. and in our rule book it says thats now a penalty. I must throw a flag.“)

 

[mecha]

I personally think up to when instant replay was reinstated, the league had everything right then. that was 1999 I think. every rule change since, outside abolishing the tuck rule, has been an exercise in meeting some bullshit quota to change things for the sake of changing them.

also Devin Hester dominating the league and the measures to ruin kickoffs since, that's a conspiracy for sure.

also I guess Terrell Owens being a jackoff in the 90s and the excessive celebration penalties were acceptable changes. but whatever.

 

[EDPeezy]

The penalties are getting so absurd and the calls are in such a gray area that officials can easily keep games competitive just by constantly stopping or creating momentum with flags. I totally believe they do it too. Even if it’s subconsciously.

Like the Kmet offensive PI today. That was such a weak call that they only made because Chicago was gaining momentum and pulling away. So they were going to call any little thing on Chicago there. But on the Tee Higgins touchdown he did the same thing and they do nothing. And you just knew in that spot they were never going to call any ticky tack stuff like that on the Bengals. Or like when they randomly kill a drive with an offensive holding call. They could call it every play. But somehow they just randomly choose to call it in these specific situations.

 

[jc456]

The officiating crew was one of the worst I’ve noticed in the NFL in a long time. Bengals fans had to lose it when they didn’t overturn that Goodwin catch on the sideline. It wasn’t even close. They reviewed it and still gave him the catch. I’m not even sure how that’s humanly possible

Agreed. Holy shit

 

[Myk]

The reason for no taunting is because everything isn't black and white. The player who hauls off and punches another isn't in the right but if he's been getting taunted all game he isn't completely in the wrong either. Players do troll to draw that ejection.
I think the rule is stupid and the trolls are stupid.
Players should be able to ignore it for 3 hours. They're well paid, they could hire Tanya Hardin to whack the troll after the game.

 

[JanisST]

If I would be a team owner, I would make this pretty simple:

Taunting - minus 50k from salary.
Unsportsmanlike behavior ( like late hit and stuff ) - minus 50k from salary. Though, I would not punish guys if they would get this penalty in defending someone.

Yesterday we got tounting and late hit on 3rd downs where bengals would have punted. I was furious at home.

 

[Starion]

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Like the Kmet offensive PI today. That was such a weak call that they only made because Chicago was gaining momentum and pulling away. So they were going to call any little thing on Chicago there. But on the Tee Higgins touchdown he did the same thing and they do nothing. And you just knew in that spot they were never going to call any ticky tack stuff like that on the Bengals. Or like when they randomly kill a drive with an offensive holding call. They could call it every play. But somehow they just randomly choose to call it in these specific situations.

These were 2 apples to apples examples. I could be bias, but the Higgins push-off looked much worse to the point of being "callable", but Kmet's barely even brushed off on his turn. Worse yet, commentary praises Higgins just bec it was a TD.


As for taunting & fighting back, we all know with certainty that Nagy won't handle it with his players in house or publically even after the worst of actions, so players can/will do what they want. It continues almost weekly. #NOaccountability ?‍??

 

[Tee]

The officiating crew was one of the worst I’ve noticed in the NFL in a long time. Bengals fans had to lose it when they didn’t overturn that Goodwin catch on the sideline. It wasn’t even close. They reviewed it and still gave him the catch. I’m not even sure how that’s humanly possible.

Wait, that review would have been in New York right? The officials don’t make the call on replay correct? I’ll take that one back. It didn’t even look like a catch live though. And they still sucked beyond that.

IDK. Maybe I should be mad at the owners for pushing for this taunting bs. I’m also sure when they wanted taunting addressed they didn’t imagine the league and the officials would ignore the spirit of the rule and we’d be getting all these questionable ones. (I mean maybe they should have considering that officials are so inherently by the book that you’re opening the door for this nonsense. “Oh, he clapped. and in our rule book it says thats now a penalty. I must throw a flag.“)

They clearly a pass interference right?

 

[MDB111™]

your mom was a conspiracy

Oh Tardi