HansGruber":9kgym932 said:
Don't believe that the NFL messes with the refs. They're judged at the end of the season by how many bad calls they make, and this directly impacts if they get to ref postseason and the superbowl. Those games pay in the tens to hundreds of thousands per game for the veteran refs.
Yeah I am aware of that and the fact Mike Carey repeatedly made the playoffs as an official solidifies my theory. Remember the NFL is who decides if they are doing a good job or not. It is not some board of independents. If they are following the NFL's system they are favored for doing so. Another one to look at is Ed Hoculi. Mike Carey has more clout than Ed and that makes zero sense. How about "We kicked a few calls" Leavy?
Any question why the NFL was so adamant about getting the full time officials back after GB came out of the wrong side of a questionable call?
Is it a coincidence that the Colts led the league in gained yards due to penalties when the NFL seems so adamant about pushing Luck as the next savior?
It really just makes to much sense. The NFL is an entertainment industry and licensed as such just like WWE. They cannot be held accountable for fair play because of that. It is also a multi billion dollar industry that knows the importance of parity and rivalries. It would be almost dumb for them to not have some kind of influence.
If they didn't care about those things we would have more than one prime time home game and the one we got wasn't an option or we wouldn't have got that one either. Wouldn't it make more viewing sense to showcase the Bronco's game? They are throwing away a huge marketing event to avoid the world seeing another team they market as comparable getting demoralized on national TV. Why would they do that if Parity wasn't so important? Why isn't the Niners game in Seattle on prime time? It's because the last time they were we beat them senseless at 42-13. That is not good for trying to tell the world there is parity in the NFL and every team has an even chance.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think it's fixed, but I do think the NFL provides a little assistance here and there to insure parity. There really is just to much evidence to ignore.