BleedTheClock Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 That's almost impossible to see, in all fairness to the refs that I hate. If it's not clear cut, you're not going to flag the team in that situation. Just eating the flag was the right call here, even though it was clearly a designed pick play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Malik said: This and his teammate was already telling him that was going to be the play. It's a design that's so common that defenses have to be smarter about defending it at this point. This is what happens when the starters go down and you have a 5th stringer in there haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Generally prefer those penalties go uncalled, so I'm not really upset with the non-call. That said, and maybe it's just because I'm a Bengals fan I feel this way, but it ALWAYS appears that in these Steeler-Bengal matchups the "close/ticky tack" calls get called on the Bengals but not on the Steelers. I'm fine with not calling the illegal block, but the Cordy Glenn hold, and Dre Kirkpatrick DPI on the last drive, were both ticky tack as well IMHO. If you're not calling the illegal block, you should let those go as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaqOptic Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 10 hours ago, SmittyBacall said: No sour grapes here. Just a question for neutral fans. Poor clock management and a decimated roster are more to blame than one play. But did Justin Hunter illegally block/pick our nickel corner on their game winning touchdown? It seems clear Hunter engaged McCrae before the ball as thrown. Should this have been called? Did the refs miss this? What is the official ruling? I have 100% thought that Hunter created the contact but honestly your second image makes it look like the Bengals DB initiates the contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaqOptic Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 7 hours ago, TheVillain112 said: Generally prefer those penalties go uncalled, so I'm not really upset with the non-call. That said, and maybe it's just because I'm a Bengals fan I feel this way, but it ALWAYS appears that in these Steeler-Bengal matchups the "close/ticky tack" calls get called on the Bengals but not on the Steelers. I'm fine with not calling the illegal block, but the Cordy Glenn hold, and Dre Kirkpatrick DPI on the last drive, were both ticky tack as well IMHO. If you're not calling the illegal block, you should let those go as well... It was illegal contact on Kirkpatrick and it was the right call. You can't sit here and claim the Steelers got the favorable calls when the Steelers likely lose 4 valuable points on a questionable non-TD call on Connor's run and the Bengals got away with a lot of illegal men down field and Pitt got flagged for one in the crucial minutes of their second to last drive for a guy being 2 yards downfield while Cincinnati had guys 10 yards downfield with no flag multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siv Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 This rule is called so inconsistently. And it seems like too often it’s the DB who actually initiates the contact but the WR gets called. I’m fine with the no-call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Pittsburgh made a gutsy call. It could have been a penalty and made it a 58 yard FG, but Big Ben saw we were doing an all out blitz and made the play. Just sucks to be on the losing side of a iffy call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjapirate Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 pass went beyond the line of scrimmage so no one should be blocking down field. Clear cut offensive pass interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Cry me a river. What about the multiple helmet to helmets by cincincatti that went uncalled? The James Conner TD that the refs called down on the 1. The headbutt by Kirkpatrick in the first qtr, Burficts kick to Conners head. This officiating crew was terrible overall. The team that SHOULD have won, did win. The icing on the Cake is that more than likely Burfict is gonna be sitting out the entirety of next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 What truly lost the Bengals this game is the fact they got exactly 0 1st downs in the 3rd qtr and ran the ball with Mixon just twice from the end of the 2nd qtr until the start of the 4th. We have also seen PLENTY of examples of Pittsburgh getting the raw deal on penalty calls, like the TJ Watt roughing the passer for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, wwhickok said: What truly lost the Bengals this game is the fact they got exactly 0 1st downs in the 3rd qtr and ran the ball with Mixon just twice from the end of the 2nd qtr until the start of the 4th. We have also seen PLENTY of examples of Pittsburgh getting the raw deal on penalty calls, like the TJ Watt roughing the passer for example. No the only thing that lost the game was the defense on the final drive. We were winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, BlaqOptic said: It was illegal contact on Kirkpatrick and it was the right call. You can't sit here and claim the Steelers got the favorable calls when the Steelers likely lose 4 valuable points on a questionable non-TD call on Connor's run and the Bengals got away with a lot of illegal men down field and Pitt got flagged for one in the crucial minutes of their second to last drive for a guy being 2 yards downfield while Cincinnati had guys 10 yards downfield with no flag multiple times. As I said more likely than not it's just a perception thing. Just like when you guys get hosed next time on a call against the Patriots. I'm sure Steeler fans will be rational then and not think the refs screwed them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said: No the only thing that lost the game was the defense on the final drive. We were winning. You were winning solely because the officials screwed up the Conner TD on the previous drive. Thats literally a mathmatical fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Just now, TheVillain112 said: As I said more likely than not it's just a perception thing. Just like when you guys get hosed next time on a call against the Patriots. I'm sure Steeler fans will be rational then and not think the refs screwed them... I dont disagree with the logic youre applying here. Steelers were screwed vs the Patriots last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, wwhickok said: You were winning solely because the officials screwed up the Conner TD on the previous drive. Thats literally a mathmatical fact. It was just as iffy as your OPI call. Plus you had 3 more tries to get it in from the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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