Originally Posted by backinblack:
I'm a Raiders fan who has long been frustrated with the refs always being against us, and so far this year the tides have seemingly changed, we've gotten several calls in our favor that previously the refs would take glee in ****ing us over with.
I won’t deny that the Raiders got disproportionately bent over by refs for years, but I don’t think they had a bunch of playoff-worthy teams that were held down like Raiders fans think.
It’s also hard to deny that the Chiefs routinely got bent over in the playoffs until last year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy Street:
Wow. Those drugs must be prime out there in KC. Imagine believing the refs/league has ever been on the Raiders side :-). Whatever helps you sleep at night after your fat L.
I see you joined in 2016...and have 13 posts.
Now you are back in 2020.
You are the posterboy for what the NFL is trying to accomplish with this Vegas relocation...
They got you excited in 2016...just like the Nevada politicians. Raiders went back to sucking until the stadium was complete...now you are excited again.
It's not a coincidence that the Raiders had a bye scheduled immediately after an early-season game against the Chiefs. It would take too long to explain the reasoning behind it...and why Clete Blakeman was the official.
Kind of amazing that they have a nationally televised game...SNF... after two weeks of celebrating their biggest win in a decade....in Vegas against Tom Brady no less...that's some random major marketing luck right there. Al and Chris can wax poetically about how they just beat the defending SB champs...and made the casinos millions. [Reply]
This Sunday Night game is interesting for a number of reason...both the Panthers/Saints have already lost to the Raiders. Tampa losing this game doesn't have much effect in regards to their division. Saints have already lost to the Packers...and the Bucs just beat them. Saints beat the Bucs in week one...so the rematch is already set-up week 9. Bucs have the lowly Giants week 8...if the Bucs beat the Saints after dropping the Raiders game...they are even in the division with the conference tie breaker.
Conversely...this is a national prime-time game in their new stadium against tongue-kissing Tom. Assuming KC beats the Donks...they will will risk being behind 2 games in the standings...and 3-3.
Bucs are the better team...just coming off a 38-10 win over the undefeated Packers. It will be a major victory if Vegas out-right wins this game...for the league AND the casinos. The set-up is there...Raiders would have beaten Brees, Mahomes and Brady.
If the Raiders win this game with questionable officiating again...well.
We'll see how the NFL wants to play it...fairly called game, Bucs win.
Getting the Raiders to the post-season is priority #1 for the NFL this season... [Reply]
[QUOTE=BlackOp;15262533]I see you joined in 2016...and have 13 posts.
Now you are back in 2020.
You are the posterboy for what the NFL is trying to accomplish with this Vegas relocation...
They got you excited in 2016...just like the Nevada politicians. Raiders went back to sucking until the stadium was complete...now you are excited again.
It's not a coincidence that the Raiders had a bye scheduled immediately after an early-season game against the Chiefs. It would take too long to explain the reasoning behind it...and why Clete Blakeman was the official.
Kind of amazing that they have a nationally televised game...SNF... after two weeks of celebrating their biggest win in a decade....in Vegas against Tom Brady no less...that's some random major marketing luck right there. Al and Chris can wax poetically about how they just beat the defending SB champs...and made the casinos millions.[/QUOTE]
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
I see you joined in 2016...and have 13 posts.
Now you are back in 2020.
You are the posterboy for what the NFL is trying to accomplish with this Vegas relocation...
They got you excited in 2016...just like the Nevada politicians. Raiders went back to sucking until the stadium was complete...now you are excited again.
It's not a coincidence that the Raiders had a bye scheduled immediately after an early-season game against the Chiefs. It would take too long to explain the reasoning behind it...and why Clete Blakeman was the official.
Kind of amazing that they have a nationally televised game...SNF... after two weeks of celebrating their biggest win in a decade....in Vegas against Tom Brady no less...that's some random major marketing luck right there. Al and Chris can wax poetically about how they just beat the defending SB champs...and made the casinos millions.[/QUOTE]
Hallelujah
It seems the Raiders play the Chiefs always after the Chiefs bye. Andy Reid is something like 14-1 after having 2 weeks to prepare for an opponent? Check the schedule and see who the Chiefs play after their bye this year.
Are you aware the Raiders went 7 weeks straight last year with no home game?
The Raiders are playing against Brady. You do remember the Tuck rule right? That one play gives light to what you are saying. Right after 9-11, Team called the Patriots, Their colors are red/white/blue. But the Patriots still had to drive the field twice and kick field goals in the snow.
Lets not act like the Raiders never get any bad breaks. Some of your points do seem to fit but the Refs aren't playing the game. They may be able to make it tilt but they are not touching the ball during play. It's really hard to believe that the NFL refs are making a push for any certain team to win. Now I didn't say impossible but it's just hard to believe that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
I see you joined in 2016...and have 13 posts.
Now you are back in 2020.
You are the posterboy for what the NFL is trying to accomplish with this Vegas relocation...
They got you excited in 2016...just like the Nevada politicians. Raiders went back to sucking until the stadium was complete...now you are excited again.
It's not a coincidence that the Raiders had a bye scheduled immediately after an early-season game against the Chiefs. It would take too long to explain the reasoning behind it...and why Clete Blakeman was the official.
Kind of amazing that they have a nationally televised game...SNF... after two weeks of celebrating their biggest win in a decade....in Vegas against Tom Brady no less...that's some random major marketing luck right there. Al and Chris can wax poetically about how they just beat the defending SB champs...and made the casinos millions.
Exactly. Just like how the league pushed them last year to build excitement for the relocation just like you said.
Originally Posted by -King-:
Exactly. Just like how the league pushed them last year to build excitement for the relocation just like you said.
Oh wait.
Cool...now can you explain the financial benefits to the NFL...having the Chiefs up 4 games (head-to-head) in the division with 10 weeks left? Or having the Raiders at 2-3 in a billion dollar stadium...trying to gain traction in a city that didn't really want them.
People dont realize that the locals are largely indifferent to the Raiders...many didn't want them there at all. There isn't a swell of excitement in Vegas about them. It's a Golden Knights city. They want home a grown team to root for...not some transient team with an established fan base from another city.
The GNs actually went to the Stanely Cup in their first season in Vegas...what are the odds? Quite the Cinderella story right?
Did I mention that the casinos made million off the Raiders win?
It's cool if you want to believe the NFL is about the integrity of sport...purveyors of the spirit of competition.
I think it's comprised of 32 billionaire owners that made their fortune juking the system...that built a monopoly that is free of legal interference. One that is primarily financed by television ratings.
"It's just business"....
I have no beef with the Raiders...the NFL is more fun when there is a legit rivalry. When they start manipulating games to manufacture one...for ratings and betting...it sucks. It becomes theater..
2 of the 3 Raiders wins have been heavily influenced by the officials...Saints/Chiefs. If you cant see a pattern forming...it's not my concern.
Their first win wasn't controversy-free either...the HC took some heat when he chose to run a FB instead of McCaffrey on a 4th and short...which effectively ended the game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
Cool...now can you explain the financial benefits to the NFL...having the Chiefs up 4 games (head-to-head) in the division with 10 weeks left? Or having the Raiders at 2-3 in a billion dollar stadium...trying to gain traction in a city that didn't really want them.
People dont realize that the citizens were largely indifferent to the Raiders...many didn't want them there at all. There isn't a swell of excitement in Vegas about them. It's a Golden Knights city. They want home a grown team to root for...not some transient team with an established fan base from another city.
Did I mention that the casinos made million off the Raiders win?
It's cool if you want to believe the NFL is about the integrity of sport...purveyors of the spirit of competition.
I think it's comprised of 32 billionaire owners that made their fortune juking the system...that built a monopoly that is free of legal interference.
"It's just business"....
There's no financial benefit. Just like there's no financial benefit of having the biggest brand in sports world wide, the cowboys, be 2-4. Or two teams in the biggest market in the country be a combined 1-11 And yet here we are. If it were about business, how do you explain that?
Anyways, I appreciate the league rigging it so the chiefs won the Superbowl last year. I'm sure you predicted that all along... :-) [Reply]
This need to manufacture the Raiders into a "winner" is directly influencing how games are being called against KC. If they were in the NFC..I wouldn't be aware of these "patterns"....and wouldn't have understood their miracle 2016 season.
In a season where there is a NFL directive to limit "inconsequential" holding calls...and scoring is at an all time high...KC has had three TDs removed in the last 4 games.
I consider the hold at the end of the Chargers game...the one where the Chiefs would have had 1st and goal inside the 5 "removing a TD". It forced the game into OT...then the bomb against the Raiders...and another against the Bills.
Mahomes is just super-human..otherwise KC could easily be 3-3 right now...and guess who would be in 1st place? Yep... [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
There's no financial benefit. Just like there's no financial benefit of having the biggest brand in sports world wide, the cowboys, be 2-4. Or two teams in the biggest market in the country be a combined 1-11 And yet here we are. If it were about business, how do you explain that?
Anyways, I appreciate the league rigging it so the chiefs won the Superbowl last year. I'm sure you predicted that all along... :-)
No financial benefit...yeah right. Guess who is on SNF this week...after beating the world champs. :-)
I sure as shit called a LA team in the SB early that year...and they got one by the worst call in NFCCG history. They had to invent a new rule because of it..
I would never predict KC in the SB...not after that shit-show with NE...and 50 years of everything going against them.
