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katmandu
01-07-2016, 05:54 PM
http://pit.247sports.com/Bolt/Steelers-Bengals-will-have-same-officials-from-Week-14-matchup-42625213

Steelers, Bengals will have same officials from Week 14 matchup



Saying that the NFL made a questionable choice with it's officiating decision for Saturday's Wild Card game between the Steelers and Bengals would be a vast understatement.

John Parry's officiating crew, the same crew that failed to police the extra curricular activities that took place the last time these two teams played back in Week 14, will be presiding over Saturday night's rubber match between the Steelers and Bengals.

So, just to make sure everyone understands, the officiating crew that finished fourth in the NFL in fewest called "behavior" penalties will get the call in a playoff game between arguably the two biggest rivals in the NFL.
Common sense is on Line 1, Commissioner Goodell.

If you remember that Week 14 game, one of more chippy games of the regular season, Parry's crew called just 11 penalties in that game, well below the league average for all games, according to ESPN (http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/195060/scouting-the-referees-for-wild-card-weekend).

While little flags were thrown, the league office sent out several fines in the days following the game, one to the Steelers receiver Antonio Brown (http://247sports.com/Player/Antonio-Brown-75967)(unnecessary roughness), another to Pittsburgh guard David DeCastro (http://247sports.com/Player/David-DeCastro-24369) (face mask), and three fines to Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict (http://247sports.com/Player/Vontaze-Burfict-23492) for three different plays that included his low hit on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (http://247sports.com/Player/Ben-Roethlisberger-75953), a hit that was not issued a penalty by Parry's crew.


The NFL is doing a disservice to both Bengals and Steelers fans. Instead of solely focusing on the actions, will fans now have to constantly be worried about late hits, cheap shots and missed calls on every single play?

While its unrealistic to expect the league to organize its officiating assignments based on the history of each matchup, the NFL should have chosen a crew with a stronger track record with regard to discipline rather than the crew that was near the bottom in that category during the regulars season.

Hopefully, Parry's crew will use last month's game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati as a learning experience while knowing what to expect for the rubber match between these two teams.

The first two games between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were two of the roughest games of the season, and on Saturday, with both teams' seasons on the line, there's no reason to believe that this game won't follow suit.

Here's hoping Parry's crew does a better job policing the action on Saturday, so that the players don't have to.

86WARD
01-07-2016, 06:08 PM
Great...lets hope the nip the bullshit in the bud before the game starts.

ALLD
01-07-2016, 06:19 PM
Stupid call. Too much potential controversy. A blown call or injury will definitely create disenfranchisement. Could they not use another crew just to alleviate concerns? It's the same thing as starting Blake over and over again and expecting a different outcome.

salamander
01-07-2016, 06:24 PM
So in other words, Burfuck will be allowed to do whatever he wants...

katmandu
01-07-2016, 06:53 PM
So in other words, Burfuck will be allowed to do whatever he wants........and James Harrison will get thrown out of the game.....

fansince'76
01-07-2016, 07:40 PM
Why? They were a HORRIBLE crew. You telling me they graded out well enough to get a postseason game? Bullshit.

SteelerFanInStl
01-07-2016, 07:53 PM
Fucking NFL. That crew shouldn't be anywhere close to a postseason game. That's complete B.S!

Shoes
01-07-2016, 08:47 PM
Expect a flag on every other play.

Hawkman
01-07-2016, 08:57 PM
Why? They were a HORRIBLE crew. You telling me they graded out well enough to get a postseason game? Bullshit.

It probably between them or the crew that officiated the OBjr game, where he launched himself.

Steelman
01-07-2016, 10:07 PM
The NFL is really dumb sometimes. This seems like a no-brainer. Use a different crew.

All this really means is a Steelers player is going to get ejected for something that dirty POS Burfict will incite.

JKLTO
01-07-2016, 10:54 PM
They are a horrible crew, but I'd honestly rather have a crew that calls fewer penalties than one that throws too many. Perhaps the NFL purposefully wanted the same crew to officiate the game as a means of "redeeming" themselves. That's probably being too optimistic, though...

Count Steeler
01-08-2016, 05:20 AM
What's the ruckus about? Didn't Duh Fuhr announce that the NFL officials have been doing an extraordinary job?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000593138/article/roger-goodell-our-officials-do-an-extraordinary-job

Let's get out to an early lead and keep pounding so that the officials can't decide who wins this game.

Steelerschik
01-08-2016, 06:36 AM
Doesn't matter who officiates this game, if the Bengals lose, their asshat mentally challenged fan base will blame the officials, as always. That or they blame the Steelers for purposely hurting one of their criminals, as always. They are easily the dirtiest team I've seen in a long time, and even possibly since the Oakland Raiders, full of nothing but punk ass bitch thugs, so hopefully Burfass will do something violent like normal and this crew can totally redeem themselves by ejecting his ass this time.

The Bark
01-08-2016, 07:46 AM
Looks like I'm gonna have to put more beer in the fridge...

NCSteeler
01-08-2016, 08:03 AM
Now I fully expect a flag fest. Gotta make up for last time

steelreserve
01-08-2016, 10:48 AM
Now I fully expect a flag fest. Gotta make up for last time


That's probably what will happen. Only instead of going after cheap shots and the guys trying to start fights, it'll be bullshit penalties for late hits half an inch out of bounds while the guy was trying to stay in, roughing the passer penalties for a "blow to the head" that was actually a pinky to the shoulder pad, and "helmet-to-helmet" hits that everyone except Craic can see were really shoulder-to-shoulder. Lots of good times in store, I'm sure.