The refs.
I am here to discuss the refs, the god-awful, blind as fuck, scatterbrained and inbred delinquents of society that the NFL employs, who should be jailed for what is clear and blatant rigging of NFL games for what is either personal bias or personal profit. In the words of X, “A lot of shit that doesn’t make sense.”
There is a clear bias currently, and especially this year but in previous years since Rodgers left the team, against the Packers. Before this season, however, it was the regular things occurring with most teams: missed but clear as day holds and easy to call PIs that the ref crew simply thought was ’hand fighting‘.
This year has been egregious, however. You cannot touch the QB. It will be flagged. You cannot show extra effort and make sure a player is down. It will be flagged. Handfighting and taunting? Only a penalty if the Packers do it.
I do not agree that the Lions should be flagged for celebrating, but I believe that if one ref crew calls flexing an excess celebration that warrants a fine and flag, it should be called evenly across the league. Other leagues, like the NBA, have shown this as an issue and are working to correct it by outlying and outlining more clearly what should be points of emphasis in the rulebook. We hear none of this with the NFL refs.
At this point, I am considering watching only Packers games and ‘boycotting‘ the rest of the league (not that does much). Some action has to be taken: the product is the NFL is being cheapened out, and arrests need to be made eventually because there is clear gambling going on here. I am aware the Packers have many issues involving players and the team, but we cannot fight a battle both with the opponent and the refs and expect to win.
Go Pack Go!