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  • Do you guys really think the Brown's problems are the refs? Wow.

  • Do you guys really think the Brown's problems are the refs? Wow.

    @coachtoad said:

    Do you guys really think the Brown's problems are the refs? Wow.

    I don't believe that anyone is saying that. The refs have obviously not given the Browns

    fair officiating. No calls - benefit the team they play against. Calls that are strange and controversial go

    against the Browns.

        Like - Garrett got two bad penalties for landing on the qb. So, the next time Baker got landed on , full weight? NO CALL.

    Patriots wr shoves Browns defender in the facemask, spins, and catches the ball on a very important down. NO CALL.

    Blatant facemask the last game - no call. The last game - Baker clearly had forward progress, got shoved back, and the ref ran over and marked it short of forward progress. Was it last year? or this year-  Garrett clearly was tackled from behind by the LT... NO CALL.

    It keeps happening. And yes, it has happened to other teams. But nearly NEVER to the Patriots. Not very often to the ratbuzzards. or squealers. Generally, if the Patriots or squealers desperately need a first down, they simply throw the ball, and somehow, usually, they get a strange "pass interference". It's bad, they raise hell if they DON"T get the PI, even when it's so obvious there was none even a crooked ref couldn't call it.

       I've never seen it worse than this year, and it was really bad last year. It seems that the recurrent super bowl teams get the benefit of non-calls and calls, because they make the big money for the NFL. and, maybe a group of refs would love to have some of that big money? It's bs to say that all the crazy bad refereeing is just because of angles etc. That Patriot wr shove to the facemask was one of the most blatant screwups possible. The ball was going right there.

    Yes, the oline is failing - but the refereeing is affected the players. They are getting pizzed.

    Which, their fault - leads to them making more mistakes than otherwise, I think.

  • How about a Den O-lineman telling the ref his QB got hit in the face.  The teams were already off the field for a punt. And then the ref throws the flag 

  • How about a Den O-lineman telling the ref his QB got hit in the face.  The teams were already off the field for a punt. And then the ref throws the flag 

    @browns149 said:

    How about a Den O-lineman telling the ref his QB got hit in the face.  The teams were already off the field for a punt. And then the ref throws the flag 

    Did the Denver QB get hit in the face?

  • @coachtoad said:

    Do you guys really think the Brown's problems are the refs? Wow.

    I don't believe that anyone is saying that. The refs have obviously not given the Browns

    fair officiating. No calls - benefit the team they play against. Calls that are strange and controversial go

    against the Browns.

        Like - Garrett got two bad penalties for landing on the qb. So, the next time Baker got landed on , full weight? NO CALL.

    Patriots wr shoves Browns defender in the facemask, spins, and catches the ball on a very important down. NO CALL.

    Blatant facemask the last game - no call. The last game - Baker clearly had forward progress, got shoved back, and the ref ran over and marked it short of forward progress. Was it last year? or this year-  Garrett clearly was tackled from behind by the LT... NO CALL.

    It keeps happening. And yes, it has happened to other teams. But nearly NEVER to the Patriots. Not very often to the ratbuzzards. or squealers. Generally, if the Patriots or squealers desperately need a first down, they simply throw the ball, and somehow, usually, they get a strange "pass interference". It's bad, they raise hell if they DON"T get the PI, even when it's so obvious there was none even a crooked ref couldn't call it.

       I've never seen it worse than this year, and it was really bad last year. It seems that the recurrent super bowl teams get the benefit of non-calls and calls, because they make the big money for the NFL. and, maybe a group of refs would love to have some of that big money? It's bs to say that all the crazy bad refereeing is just because of angles etc. That Patriot wr shove to the facemask was one of the most blatant screwups possible. The ball was going right there.

    Yes, the oline is failing - but the refereeing is affected the players. They are getting pizzed.

    Which, their fault - leads to them making more mistakes than otherwise, I think.

    @calfoxwc said:

    I don't believe that anyone is saying that. The refs have obviously not given the Browns

    fair officiating. No calls - benefit the team they play against. Calls that are strange and controversial go

    against the Browns.

        Like - Garrett got two bad penalties for landing on the qb. So, the next time Baker got landed on , full weight? NO CALL.

    Patriots wr shoves Browns defender in the facemask, spins, and catches the ball on a very important down. NO CALL.

    Blatant facemask the last game - no call. The last game - Baker clearly had forward progress, got shoved back, and the ref ran over and marked it short of forward progress. Was it last year? or this year-  Garrett clearly was tackled from behind by the LT... NO CALL.

    It keeps happening. And yes, it has happened to other teams. But nearly NEVER to the Patriots. Not very often to the ratbuzzards. or squealers. Generally, if the Patriots or squealers desperately need a first down, they simply throw the ball, and somehow, usually, they get a strange "pass interference". It's bad, they raise hell if they DON"T get the PI, even when it's so obvious there was none even a crooked ref couldn't call it.

       I've never seen it worse than this year, and it was really bad last year. It seems that the recurrent super bowl teams get the benefit of non-calls and calls, because they make the big money for the NFL. and, maybe a group of refs would love to have some of that big money? It's bs to say that all the crazy bad refereeing is just because of angles etc. That Patriot wr shove to the facemask was one of the most blatant screwups possible. The ball was going right there.

    Yes, the oline is failing - but the refereeing is affected the players. They are getting pizzed.

    Which, their fault - leads to them making more mistakes than otherwise, I think.

    Damn right! It's not just the Browns that get screwed, it's all the teams that are considered lower i.e. Jets, Bills, Cards, Jags. The most favoured teams are the Pats, Seahawks, Packers, Steelers, by far. When the Pats played the Jags in playoffs two years ago it was a joke, everytime there was a key play the call went the Pats way

  • @coachtoad said:

    Do you guys really think the Brown's problems are the refs? Wow.

    I don't believe that anyone is saying that. The refs have obviously not given the Browns

    fair officiating. No calls - benefit the team they play against. Calls that are strange and controversial go

    against the Browns.

        Like - Garrett got two bad penalties for landing on the qb. So, the next time Baker got landed on , full weight? NO CALL.

    Patriots wr shoves Browns defender in the facemask, spins, and catches the ball on a very important down. NO CALL.

    Blatant facemask the last game - no call. The last game - Baker clearly had forward progress, got shoved back, and the ref ran over and marked it short of forward progress. Was it last year? or this year-  Garrett clearly was tackled from behind by the LT... NO CALL.

    It keeps happening. And yes, it has happened to other teams. But nearly NEVER to the Patriots. Not very often to the ratbuzzards. or squealers. Generally, if the Patriots or squealers desperately need a first down, they simply throw the ball, and somehow, usually, they get a strange "pass interference". It's bad, they raise hell if they DON"T get the PI, even when it's so obvious there was none even a crooked ref couldn't call it.

       I've never seen it worse than this year, and it was really bad last year. It seems that the recurrent super bowl teams get the benefit of non-calls and calls, because they make the big money for the NFL. and, maybe a group of refs would love to have some of that big money? It's bs to say that all the crazy bad refereeing is just because of angles etc. That Patriot wr shove to the facemask was one of the most blatant screwups possible. The ball was going right there.

    Yes, the oline is failing - but the refereeing is affected the players. They are getting pizzed.

    Which, their fault - leads to them making more mistakes than otherwise, I think.

    @calfoxwc said:

    I don't believe that anyone is saying that. The refs have obviously not given the Browns

    fair officiating. No calls - benefit the team they play against. Calls that are strange and controversial go

    against the Browns.

        Like - Garrett got two bad penalties for landing on the qb. So, the next time Baker got landed on , full weight? NO CALL.

    Patriots wr shoves Browns defender in the facemask, spins, and catches the ball on a very important down. NO CALL.

    Blatant facemask the last game - no call. The last game - Baker clearly had forward progress, got shoved back, and the ref ran over and marked it short of forward progress. Was it last year? or this year-  Garrett clearly was tackled from behind by the LT... NO CALL.

    It keeps happening. And yes, it has happened to other teams. But nearly NEVER to the Patriots. Not very often to the ratbuzzards. or squealers. Generally, if the Patriots or squealers desperately need a first down, they simply throw the ball, and somehow, usually, they get a strange "pass interference". It's bad, they raise hell if they DON"T get the PI, even when it's so obvious there was none even a crooked ref couldn't call it.

       I've never seen it worse than this year, and it was really bad last year. It seems that the recurrent super bowl teams get the benefit of non-calls and calls, because they make the big money for the NFL. and, maybe a group of refs would love to have some of that big money? It's bs to say that all the crazy bad refereeing is just because of angles etc. That Patriot wr shove to the facemask was one of the most blatant screwups possible. The ball was going right there.

    Yes, the oline is failing - but the refereeing is affected the players. They are getting pizzed.

    Which, their fault - leads to them making more mistakes than otherwise, I think.

    Do you think this is intentional? The commisioners office? Really curious. Not trying to argue.

  • @calfoxwc said:

    I don't believe that anyone is saying that. The refs have obviously not given the Browns

    fair officiating. No calls - benefit the team they play against. Calls that are strange and controversial go

    against the Browns.

        Like - Garrett got two bad penalties for landing on the qb. So, the next time Baker got landed on , full weight? NO CALL.

    Patriots wr shoves Browns defender in the facemask, spins, and catches the ball on a very important down. NO CALL.

    Blatant facemask the last game - no call. The last game - Baker clearly had forward progress, got shoved back, and the ref ran over and marked it short of forward progress. Was it last year? or this year-  Garrett clearly was tackled from behind by the LT... NO CALL.

    It keeps happening. And yes, it has happened to other teams. But nearly NEVER to the Patriots. Not very often to the ratbuzzards. or squealers. Generally, if the Patriots or squealers desperately need a first down, they simply throw the ball, and somehow, usually, they get a strange "pass interference". It's bad, they raise hell if they DON"T get the PI, even when it's so obvious there was none even a crooked ref couldn't call it.

       I've never seen it worse than this year, and it was really bad last year. It seems that the recurrent super bowl teams get the benefit of non-calls and calls, because they make the big money for the NFL. and, maybe a group of refs would love to have some of that big money? It's bs to say that all the crazy bad refereeing is just because of angles etc. That Patriot wr shove to the facemask was one of the most blatant screwups possible. The ball was going right there.

    Yes, the oline is failing - but the refereeing is affected the players. They are getting pizzed.

    Which, their fault - leads to them making more mistakes than otherwise, I think.

    Do you think this is intentional? The commisioners office? Really curious. Not trying to argue.

    @coachtoad said:

    Do you think this is intentional? The commisioners office? Really curious. Not trying to argue.

      I honestly don't want to think that - but I look at some non-calls and calls that are obviously totally wrong.

    But like Richardson got a Unsportsmanlike Conduct for his hand grazing the facemask of the qb.

    Ok, good call if you always call that.

    But I've seen Baker get hands on his facemask, especially on that sack when a defender landed on him full weight...

    no freaking call. I suppose we all have to remember some things happen *away from the play*. I get it.

    But exactly where the action is, totally obvious, with the ref clearly looking right at the action?

    I've some players get up really po'd, looking right at the ref who didn't call, say, pass interference, when it was so blatant...

    THEN a flag can get thrown by another referee who also saw it. Now, the first ref didn't "see the penalty..." because....

    the Patriot wr shove to the Browns' defender's facemask is the one that really gets me annoyed. The ref was right there, looking right at it. No call. Of course some players have noticed it all this crap. I understand not letting coaches players etc not letting the refs catch hell for a mistake or two. I do NOT understand why the the "commish" doesn't stop it ...see to it that those refs are held accountable, and some of the same names keep coming up. Years past, I've seen Gronk shove off like he's blocking a run play with one hand or elbow, except to turn and catch a pass in a critical situation.

       No...freaking....call. I just don't get it.

  • @browns149 said:

    How about a Den O-lineman telling the ref his QB got hit in the face.  The teams were already off the field for a punt. And then the ref throws the flag 

    Did the Denver QB get hit in the face?

    @dutch-oven said:

    Did the Denver QB get hit in the face?

    Yes he did, so from that standpoint it was a good call- but as a previous poster pointed out- you  might argue that the ref got "influenced" by some bitching. Game changer, as the Browns would have gotten the ball back with way better field position. 

    OH BTW, the Giants got screwed tonight in almost the same way- call favoring another media darling Jerry's Cowpokes. G-Men had the 'Boys way backed up, and Prescott lofted a long one to Cooper who was well covered. They were both hand fighting- but the refs called NY for PI. Happened right in front of the Giant's bench. Shurmur and the Giant's coaching staff went nuts about the call. Announcers even said it sucked. So instead of Dallas having to punt from their own 15, it was first and ten from the 40. They went on to score a TD.  

  • The Steelers got called for a ridiculous interference call that set up the Colts game-winning field goal Sunday, except that Vinatieri shanked the 41 yarder. It was the definition of an "uncatchable ball". 

    This thread consists of Browns fans who are struggling to come to grips with the idea that their team is completely shitting the bed this season. It's always easier to blame someone else than to look in the mirror. 

    And if you really think the NFL has a conspiracy against your favorite team, and they will never let your favorite team win, then why the fuck are you still watching it? 

  • The Steelers got called for a ridiculous interference call that set up the Colts game-winning field goal Sunday, except that Vinatieri shanked the 41 yarder. It was the definition of an "uncatchable ball". 

    This thread consists of Browns fans who are struggling to come to grips with the idea that their team is completely shitting the bed this season. It's always easier to blame someone else than to look in the mirror. 

    And if you really think the NFL has a conspiracy against your favorite team, and they will never let your favorite team win, then why the fuck are you still watching it? 

    @dutch-oven said:

    The Steelers got called for a ridiculous interference call that set up the Colts game-winning field goal Sunday, except that Vinatieri shanked the 41 yarder. It was the definition of an "uncatchable ball". 

    This thread consists of Browns fans who are struggling to come to grips with the idea that their team is completely shitting the bed this season. It's always easier to blame someone else than to look in the mirror. 

    And if you really think the NFL has a conspiracy against your favorite team, and they will never let your favorite team win, then why the fuck are you still watching it? 

    Oh but I just love those consipiracy behind every rock folks......so entertaining......if it isn't the BROWNS it's postage stamp costs or no free parking or Bigfoot or who killed JFK it's something.

    They just need it I guess so much more fun for THEM to blame NFL, Inc. than the BROWNS organization.........I guess.   Maybe I'll write a book on it. "The Conspiracy Guide to Conspiracies, Vol.I".  It should sell well.    😆

  • The Steelers got called for a ridiculous interference call that set up the Colts game-winning field goal Sunday, except that Vinatieri shanked the 41 yarder. It was the definition of an "uncatchable ball". 

    This thread consists of Browns fans who are struggling to come to grips with the idea that their team is completely shitting the bed this season. It's always easier to blame someone else than to look in the mirror. 

    And if you really think the NFL has a conspiracy against your favorite team, and they will never let your favorite team win, then why the fuck are you still watching it? 

    @dutch-oven said:

    The Steelers got called for a ridiculous interference call that set up the Colts game-winning field goal Sunday, except that Vinatieri shanked the 41 yarder. It was the definition of an "uncatchable ball". 

    This thread consists of Browns fans who are struggling to come to grips with the idea that their team is completely shitting the bed this season. It's always easier to blame someone else than to look in the mirror. 

    And if you really think the NFL has a conspiracy against your favorite team, and they will never let your favorite team win, then why the fuck are you still watching it? 

    Anyone who watches these games can see it. I wouldn't call it a full blown conspiracy against the Browns, but there are certain refs that love to kill our chances at crucial points in games. Maybe it's because of the complaints from the players...maybe some refs hate Cleveland. You know....like the rest of the world. To think that these refs are completely neutral in every case is naive. The pattern I've noticed, is that once we get called for a couple holding, off sides, or other minor penalties, they seem to pile on, and call penalties when there are none. In my opinion, there is a hell of a lot more to this than you think. How do you explain the numerous calls against us, that even the unbiased announcers don't see?....and the numerous non calls of blatant penalties by our opponents, that don't get called in every game? I know it happens to other teams sometimes, too...but I really don't care about the other teams.

  • @dutch-oven said:

    The Steelers got called for a ridiculous interference call that set up the Colts game-winning field goal Sunday, except that Vinatieri shanked the 41 yarder. It was the definition of an "uncatchable ball". 

    This thread consists of Browns fans who are struggling to come to grips with the idea that their team is completely shitting the bed this season. It's always easier to blame someone else than to look in the mirror. 

    And if you really think the NFL has a conspiracy against your favorite team, and they will never let your favorite team win, then why the fuck are you still watching it? 

    Oh but I just love those consipiracy behind every rock folks......so entertaining......if it isn't the BROWNS it's postage stamp costs or no free parking or Bigfoot or who killed JFK it's something.

    They just need it I guess so much more fun for THEM to blame NFL, Inc. than the BROWNS organization.........I guess.   Maybe I'll write a book on it. "The Conspiracy Guide to Conspiracies, Vol.I".  It should sell well.    😆

    @mjp28 said:

    Oh but I just love those consipiracy behind every rock folks......so entertaining......if it isn't the BROWNS it's postage stamp costs or no free parking or Bigfoot or who killed JFK it's something.

    They just need it I guess so much more fun for THEM to blame NFL, Inc. than the BROWNS organization.........I guess.   Maybe I'll write a book on it. "The Conspiracy Guide to Conspiracies, Vol.I".  It should sell well.    😆

    why the heyl would anybody blame the Browns when it happens in other games. Like Hoorta just mentioned - the Giants-Cowboys game just last night.

    and, it's referee history, they didn't whistle play to stop, and the Browns ran another quick play and spiked the ball. :

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlegate

    Events of the play

    The Cleveland Browns were in a position to get an unlikely playoffs spot at 6–6, but most likely needed to win the 4 remaining games of the season to do so. However, they were down 15–10 with 1:08 remaining in the game, and were faced with a 4th and 2 at the Jaguars 12 yard line. They had to try to convert, or else the Jaguars would simply kneel the ball twice and end the game. Quarterback Tim Couch took the snap and passed it short to wide receiver Quincy Morgan, who appeared to bobble the ball after a 3 yard gain, but the referees called it a completed pass. Couch wasted no time hurrying the offense to the line and spiked the ball with :48 remaining. The refs looked as though they were reviewing a fake spike, a penalty that would take 10 seconds off the board, but Cleveland would still have the ball. While preparing for the next play, referee Terry McAulay announced that the officials would review the 4th down conversion, even though the NFL rules stipulate that a play cannot be reviewed after another play has been completed. After an instant replay review, the officials confirmed that the pass was not completed and, as a result, the Jaguars would take possession of the football.[3][4][5]