Johnson is going to get a big fine

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38774756/steelers-wr-diontae-johnson-rips-officials-loss-jaguars

Diontae Johnson accused the officials of taking a bribe and insisted they wanted the Jaguars to win today. The officials were terrible, but that's not going to stop the league from fining him.

 

You think that gets him a suspension? I mean he is basically claiming the refs got paid off that’s a serious accusation.

 

Good. It’s about time that someone grows some balls and said it. Tomlin should have.

 

Also Johnson can’t even put a literate sentence together.

 

Neither can 80% of the fans

 

I don't know the rules. I'm not sure if that is a possible penalty for criticizing officials. Implying that they were bribed certainly seems like a big no-no.

 

That's eight out of ten people for you illiterates

 

Be curious to see who's fine is bigger DJ's or Tomlin's.

 

The league should fine receivers for dropped passes.

 

That's what I noticed. It's the same thing with so many of these guys. It just blows my mind that these guys have gone to University and can't even talk coherently.

 

You think they actually have to attend classes? High schools now will graduate kids that actually don’t have to know how to read.

 

Scribe is working on fixing that

 

I see you found another conspiracy to latch on to

 

They do with lower salaries and signing bonuses.

 

Well, if the refs making mistakes that hurt the Steelers is evidence that they were bribed and wanted the Jags to win. Then, can I also conclude that making mistakes that hurt the Steelers, like dropping the pass on the opening play and slipping in the end zone, is evidence that DJ was bribed and wanted the Jags to win?

 

we be a dum teem. thu refs be dum two.

 

If you watch the game I think he could win in any court. Since when can you not state the obvious? The NFL has insulated itself from any criticism and silenced coaches and players so they can create predictable outcomes through game manipulation. You don’t think the league being partnered with sports gambling could lead to bad things? How much do you think the betting companies made off of the Chiefs loss? Why do you think they got rid of the required extra point after a game winning TD? It’s about the spread. These financially failing teams need fan support and all of a sudden they get unexpected wins against leading teams which results in increased interest and ticket sales.

 

I'd rather not see Johnson not drop a sure fire huge gain or maybe even a TD on the first play of the game.

Would of maybe set the tone for the day better, instead of the oh here we go again theme.

Refs weren't great but there were a lot of other reasons this game was lost.

 

You can always criticize

the players actions and that is fair. But the calls that always come on 3rd downs and that type stuff are called game manipulation. Did you see the replay of the offsides on the FG? I didn’t either. Why would you make a dumbass call like that? What was the lineman going to gain there? The PI on Pierre was just stupid. Both teams make mistakes but the refs should not sway the game. What the hell did Benton do when he tackled Lawrence? He didn’t take a half step, he hit in the mid section and let go on the way down. He actually landed on the legs and not him midsection. With that being said, if they were not doing wrong, then why don’t they take a look at the play and make sure it’s right? They certainly go back and look for fine or ejections. And they prohibit players and coaches from discussing it after the game?

 

You can criticize for the drop on the first play, but the "slipping in the end zone" you cant. That was 100% on Kenny not getting him the ball when he was wide open for the TD, then throwing late and woefully behind him causing him to "slip" trying to make a play on a horrible ball.

The refs sucked. They blatantly made up some BS that took 3 points off the board on the FG. There were a few other head scratchers too (Pierre's flag early, roughing the passer, etc.). Our offense just sucked too.

 

I knew a guy who played basketball for a major D1 university. He said when he took a test all he had to do was sign his name on the test paper and put a sticker beside his name. For that effort he would be given a C for the test.

 

You are venturing into an area you should steer clear of. You are amplifying a stereotype that does not matter. Different people from different cultural backgrounds and dialects seem hard for some to understand. Try listening to Marjorie Taylor Green or Senator Kennedy from Louisiana. Don’t think they stupid cause they don’t sound like you.

 

he is not very bright.

and he still drops too many passes.

man, do we have a lot of needs on this team........

 

When will they learn that the zebras are untouchable. They can say all they want but they are Teflon.

The best is when a call goes wrong (which is normal) and a team loses because of it and they send a letter saying:

 

don't read into anything that is not written.

lots of dumb people, in ALL walks of life.