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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Former VP of officiating Walt Anderson says both personal fouls on Mahomes were the correct calls.
https://www.thescore.com/news/319490...bLrsOz6R2ymaLA
I do think the league/officiating bias towards the Chiefs is overplayed. People are looking for connections/reasons why the Chiefs win all the time, just as with Brady and Patriots during their dynasty. People thought the Pats got beneficial treatment as well, despite the four game suspension for Deflategate.
I have a few friends who are die hard Chiefs haters, and they constantly chirp saying the Chiefs only win because of this league bias. It's honestly baffling. The Texans only put up 12 points, and were never in a position to win the game. I'm not saying officiating is perfect, as I do think quarterbacks are judged at a different merit. Lamar took some hits yesterday that looked like penalties, as did Hurts on that fumble. If anything running quarterbacks are judged at a different level than a pocket passer like Mahomes who doesn't use the run very often.
I do understand why people don't like the Chiefs... but I don't buy into any conspiracy nonsense that the league wants them to win. This isn't a McDavid situation where one player is bigger than the team. The NFL generally trumps all no matter who is winning. They don't need one specific team to dominate the entertainment landscape. If anything they would have rigged it for Detroit, as they were more popular and exciting than Kansas City this year. The Chiefs are just a well run organization, with Andy Reid, Brett Veach, and co. doing a marvellous job running things. Having professionals on the sidelines like Reid and Spagnuolo is what separates the Chiefs from the pack. It's not the leagues doing. |
My post was tongue and cheek. I'm not a big conspiracy guy and I think it simply comes down to the fact that officials are human and humans have inherent biases especially towards teams that are perennially good and they have called a lot of those teams games in the playoffs. When the Patriots were a dynasty they had a lot of calls go their way as they used to get away with mugging WR's in the playoffs. I think officials get used to seeing the same jersey in big games and aftera while it's in the subconscious that they are there every year because they don't make mistakes. I think teams like the Patriots and now Chiefs generally get the benefit of the doubt while the team wearing the other jersey does not necessarily when official thinks he may or may not have seen a penalty on a play and has to make a split second call. I certainly wasn't a fan of the officiating in the Texans game this weekend as stuff like that certainly doesn't do anything but fuel the fans wearing tinfoil hats.