Because the Kansas City Chiefs winning games on favorable calls is a secret to no one.
That’s roughly 1/3 more penalties in their favor than against them.
How they justify that argument is beyond comprehension.
I mean, what are we talking about here.
Give me some examples.
Do you want to bring up The Tuck Rule?
The myths that surround that one reversal of a call that was incorrect on the field are legend.
Especially the one about how it had never been called before.
Which is a blatant lie.
The Philly Special was an illegal formation.
Chris Hogan got earholed 40 yards upfield on the Hail Mary at the end of Super Bowl LII.
I could do this all day.
Though I shouldn’t have to.
Never in the history of pro sports has a dynastic team had more roadblocks put in their way.
The NFL literally changed rules to prevent them from doing the things they did better than anyone else.
And that is how the star tight ends' games were called.
Simply put, Travis Kelce is protected, Rob Gronkowski was targeted.
Which Gronk explains here:
“I didn’t really get calls.
I was double teamed.
I was basically executed off the line of scrimmage half the time and five yards into the route.
“Remember when I hit Tre’Davious White?
Because he held me four times in one play!
And then Tom through the interception to him.
And I finally flipped out because that was the 50th time I got held that year.
I was just frustrated because I didn’t get any calls at all.
So yeah the Chiefs get WAY more calls than the Patriots.”
This is indisputable fact.
Not even up for discussion.
As well as targeting him.
Hitting him below the knees and in the helmet wasn’t a penalty if it was done to him.
Just accepted as a necessary part of slowing him down.
In fact, as Gronk’s career peaked, they began calling OPIs on him.
And not because he lost a step or forgot how to play football.
It’s been a violation of the Constitutional principle of equal treatment under the law.
I for one am glad Gronk said it.
