Any time there is a sack you have to wait two seconds before you can celebrate.

Yes.

What use to be a moment where fans could jump up and fist bump is now a moment of holding your breath and expecting the worse.

It’s ruined the experience. Baseball is on the same track.

What is the deal? They're terrible.

At one time, I thought they were put in a tough spot with dumb rules, but they are just bad. No other pro sport has this many blatantly horrible calls.

They've also made the game anti-climactic. After every big play, we have to wait to see if there is a flag (and for replay review). I bet there is a flag on 50% of all punt returns. The constant play stoppage on penalties that didn't actually happen is really hurting the viewing experience.

if they keep changing the rulebook every year and messing with the language, the refs are never going to be able to keep up with it. i think this is more on the people making the rules than it is on the enforcers. there's a lot of pressure on them and it's probably true that there aren't too many really great refs anymore. but they are supposed to call just about everything these days.

Another thing I don't understand is that they will automatically review all scores and turnovers, so why can't a coach challenge what he thinks his a bullshit penalty? I know that opens up another can of worms with pace of play and everything, but the phantom calls (non-existent facemask called on Roquan yesterday for example) need to be handled better than a, "Well that is what the official thought he saw," response.

In theory, I would agree. I would like to see them get those calls right, but that sounds like it would slow the game down even more. It's already a pain in the ass to watch now. If they added challenges for everything, the game would never end.

Some of the rules are definitely puzzling. The pick-6 by Floyd was clearly pass interference, except for the rule that states there is no PI if the receiver isn't more than one yard past the line of scrimmage.

How is that puzzling? It's basically akin to a basketball rebound within 1 yard of the line of scrimmage. Credit to the Bears for being aggressive there and forcing the turnover. The receiver needs to get depth beyond 1 yard.

I just always assumed the rule would be based on the line of scrimmage. I don't know that the Bears were actually lucky there or knew the rule to be aggressive, especially at game speed. As it was, it was a tossup whether he was one yard past.

Yeah there has to be a zone like that. Even on the outside though aren't you still allowed to hit a WR inside of 5-10 yards?

What is the deal? They're terrible.

At one time, I thought they were put in a tough spot with dumb rules, but they are just bad. No other pro sport has this many blatantly horrible calls.

They've also made the game anti-climactic. After every big play, we have to wait to see if there is a flag (and for replay review). I bet there is a flag on 50% of all punt returns. The constant play stoppage on penalties that didn't actually happen is really hurting the viewing experience.

I'm beginning to think this is performance art.

Stfu and do your own inventory.

After watching today’s BEAR game, I guess Mack cannot he held. Maybe the refs are trying to even the playing field. Fucking commies.

He got strangled and still got a sack but no whistle.

He was being held on every play. I don’t think there was one call, was there?