Burntz wrote:
I say something when something needs said. I didn't blow a gasket about the guys flag. I told the ref he was missing one. I didn't say call a penalty, I said why are we stopping the play and game clock for him to grab it. No-one has ever stopped the game clock for us when that happens. Our guy will exit, grab it, and come back in next play if he can't get it in time or we will call a timeout so that we don't get the penalty. But I guess if you're winning, the rules can be bent for the other team right?
I had a few drops that were 100% my fault. I made peace with that. And me throwing a pick? lmao. We all knew that'd probably happen. I'm an awful QB, but we were up alot so why not. I was pissed when I got shoved down from behind in the end-zone. In regular football, that would have been an absolute perfect play because he timed it exactly as the ball was hitting my hands. But this is a non contact league, so I'm not sure how that is allowed? He was beat and Adam put the ball in the right spot so that's all he could do. And then he goes and brags about it on the sideline. He knew it was wrong, we knew it was wrong, apparently only you two refs didn't know it was wrong. There was also a deep ball where the guy had his back to the ball and his arms in my face as I tried to make a catch. But nope, guess that isn't pass interference either.
I don't give a shit if you like me or not, keep it off the field. If you can't ref without bias, don't fucking ref.
There was no bias. If you're talking about the out route you ran in the endzone where the guy broke it up, you do realize that was right in front of Raul and I was on the complete opposite side of the field, right? How is that my call when I'm 40 yards away and it's 5 yards in front of the other ref?
The team you guys were playing obviously wasn't going to win, so yes some calls are situational (such as when the grass is a foot long and one guy is clearly looking for his flag but can't find it bc the grass is too long). The clock stopped for literally 10 seconds (keep in mind its 21-0 with about 5 min left in the game, so the games basically over). I'm sorry if you took that as the league is out to get you as always, but that's not the case. I'm going to cut any team a little slack on a play like that when they clearly aren't going to win, and the rest of your team except you told me numerous times it was the right decision in that situation.
As for "non-contact league", yes it's supposed to be non-contact, but at the end of the day it's still football in many aspects. There is going to be some physicality in the play and it's completely naive to think that there won't be. When we play those Manley's every time we are faster than them, but they make up for it by being more physical, and when you play them you know the game will be that way. You just accept it and play the game, and not complain every single pass play that doesn't go your way.
As for me not liking you, I don't mind you outside of football. I just think in football you get way too carried away. To think I was biased against your team is delusional, especially considering I'm good friends with your QB and captain of your team.