Stoney's He-Man Steeler Haters NFL Playoff Thread ... No Yinzers allowed

It is incredible how many times the defensive players make zero attempt to wrap, and just go for the kill shot.
This isn't a "back in the day" post. I really don't care one way or another. But the kill shot method of defense has been the preferred defense for both defenses of Dallas and Detroit.

 

How in the hell was that not a textbook PI call? The contact itself might have been borderline, but the fact he never even turned to look for the ball makes it a call my grandmother could've made. And then to pick it up 30 seconds later? WTF? Did Dean Blandino make a frantic call from the Jerry Jones party bus telling them what to do there?

 

Dallas is going to win, and it's bullshit.

 

One effect of the whole Rice fiasco. It's on the record the league is a group of amoral liars who have no interest but the profit motive. So bad calls, and none could be worse, bring the fix smell out more distinctly. I used to think an NFL fix was a joke. Now, I'm willing to believe the league would fix the Super Bowl for a nickel.

 

Pass interference calls are starting to decide games too much or become too pivotal.

 

This is a hot take from like 2000. Not that I disagree, but with the increasing player safety rules and more teams relying on spreading teams out and passing, I don't think the NFL will ever really return to a non-passing dominated league.

 

The problem is a zebra-dominated league, not a passing-dominated league. We're talking here about an obvious foul revoked for no reason anyone could imagine except either rank incompetence or pure corruption.

 

PI or not, still doesn't change the fact that Detroit went "chicken" on 4th and 1 against a below-average Dallas defense.

They deserve to lose for not having the required amount of balls.

 

I've never taken the idea of the league fixing a game seriously and I still don't. Not because I think the owners and NFL office wouldn't do it for moral reasons. I just don't see how it makes sense when you do look at the bottom line. They risk the public thinking everything is fixed, which could be devastating to public interest in the game, for what? A bigger market stays alive longer? That just doesn't make sense. If there was a big enough benefit to it, there is enough lack of integrity involved to do it. I just don't see the benefit being close to worth the risk.

 

Nothing about any of the four NFL games this weekend made me think about the high quality of the games. Average play, incessant whitle blowing and overblown announcers.