https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/local/ref-congratulates-tom-brady-patriots-haters-irate/ar-AAv1pdH

I thought you were up to date all things Brady?

now if you wish to talk conspiracy theories

why was Aaron Hernandez playing

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wcvb-tweets-...ernandez/199333

I did hear about that. I just had no clue what you were trying to say.

Clearly, the refs were in the Pats pocket. That explains the Jags getting a bit conservative when the heat was on and committing stupid penalties.

Ed, I think you are more obsessed with the Patriots than I am.

That is not entirely true the Jags committed stupid penalties as they were not good enough to win and they needed an excuse to lose.(and figured that the refs can help them in this endeavor)

I did not even watch the game just the lamestreem media whining about it as if it was something that the POTUS has done or said (note could be any past or present POTUSes to avoid any political connotation)

quite a few, even commented on by the guys calling the game, holding by O line, pass interference, holding downfield, pick...

I can point to just as many non-calls against the Jags. Not to mention, how bad is it that they can take a shot at Gronk's head and knock him out of the game and it only costs them 15 yards.

https://bustedcoverage.com/2018/01/21/pa...hip-game-video/

Maybe the Pats are a better coached team.

except the Jags did have a number of critical ones called against them, such as multiple pass interference. in any game you can point to a number of non-calls, but to only call 1 the entire game against a team? Yeah, fishy to say the least (and if it was the other way, I'd state the same thing).

I agree that the shot to the head was bad, and the current NFL penalty calls for 15 yards, so not sure the argument here, the officials did what they were supposed to do. I don't believe the NFL has an ejection clause for this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_Coach_of_the_Year_Award

Perhaps in 2010, 07 and 03

I think the penalty on Gronk was sufficient-I don't think it was intentional. The ref can eject players for egregious penalties.

I don't think the calls against the Jags were bad calls.

Happy-

Sometime, try googling +Pete Morielli + Eagles. You'll find several instances (including on this year) of lopsided penalty calling.

2011 AFC Championship. Pats vs. Ravens. NE called for 1 penalty in win over Baltimore.

There were some obvious missed calls...holding, pass interference, so on. But the Jags had multiple opportunities to win and didn't. They got a lead and then played scared. Afraid of messing up. The best pass defense in the league and they blitz only on a handful of plays? Give up a 3rd and 18? That's not the officials, though obvious non-calls are a difficult obstacle for anyone to overcome.

2011 AFC Championship. Pats vs. Ravens. NE called for 1 penalty in win over Baltimore.

Kind of proves Happy's point?

If we want to go down that road, the non holding and non in the grasp call on the same play on the Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl qualifies.

Burkemi-was the 2011 game you reference the game that the Ravens receiver dropped a sure touchdown pass?

I knew the Jaguars were going to lose when they kneeled to end the 1st half with 50 seconds to go and two timeouts. Their own demonstration of lack of faith in their QB was painfully obvious at that point. Especially considering the Patriots had just scored to get within 4. The Patriots looked like the team that had been there before in the 2nd half and the Jaguars showed their inexperience.

I watched most of the game (and i really, really don't follow the NFL anymore).....i don't care for the Pats and was rooting for the Jags....the only team i care even a little bit about is the Steelers......as for the penalties, the one penalty that jumps out as being a huge play was the interference call that led to a TD for the Pats before halftime....but it was blatantly pass interference IMO...the guy didn't need to interfere, but he did.

If we want to go down that road, the non holding and non in the grasp call on the same play on the Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl qualifies.

I do believe that the number of penalties and penalty yards were approx. even give or take one.

Not exactly a missed penalty, but on the Myles Jack strip/fumble, the refs called him down by contact when he clearly wasn't. He had a clear path to the endzone. The Jags ended up punting on that drive. 90% of the time, refs don't call down by contact if it's close, because they can always overturn on reply, but they can't award the touchdown if they blow the whistle. That was a major blown call.

I was referring to the 2008 Super Bowl

Great point TMatt. I hadn't realized that until I heard it on the radio this morning. The whistle was blown too quickly and he had a clear shot to the end zone.

it was like watching a WWE match

Eagles players should bring folding chairs to the Superbowl

So what everyone on here is implying is that the NFL, which has invested in every effort possible to create parity in the league (salary cap, free agency, etc), and which has taken every opportunity to overblow any possible rules violations of the Patriots (Deflategate), is really in the tank FOR the Patriots and has the referees helping the Patriots make it to yet another Super Bowl. Really? I mean, REALLY?

overblow? not even close...let me know when you lose your coaching staff for a year, then we can talk about overblown...