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‘I could not disagree with that one more’ – Troy Aikman vehemently sounds off on officials
Troy Aikman isn’t known to be one who holds his tongue. And he didn’t start today with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Mahomes and the Chiefs advanced to their seventh straight AFC championship game, with a little assist from a couple advantageous callsGetty In Kansas City’s 23-14 divisional round win over the Houston Texans, there were a couple questionable calls that went in Mahomes’ favor when it came to roughing the passer and unnecessary roughness flags. On one specific instance, Aikman couldn’t believe it. Mahomes scrambled out of the pocket, slowed down, waited for the defenders to get close, then slid down in front of the defenders, forcing them to hit one another, while barely grazing Mahomes. The flag came out against the Texans. “Oh, come on,” Aikman yelled. “I mean, he’s a runner. “I could not disagree with that one more. He barely gets hit.” ESPN’s rules analyst Russell Yurk agreed with Aikman that there should not have been a flag. “The two Houston players hit each other,” Yurk said. “That should not have been a foul.” The Chiefs are looking to become the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a row.Getty Later in the game as Mahomes was running to the sideline, he flopped to get out of bounds. The officials didn’t bite, and Aikman was relieved. “He’s trying to draw the penalty,” Aikman said. “Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down. “And that’s been the frustration and I get it. I understand it. “That’s been the frustration for these defensive players around the league.” It’s hard enough to beat Mahomes and the Chiefs as is, but factor in the luck they may or may not be getting when it comes to the officiating, and there’s virtual no chance for the opponent. It will be a long offseason with a lot of the discourse focused on the officials, and if Aikman has it his way, he wants to see a lot of changes. Follow talkSPORT NFL on Facebook Follow our talkSPORT NFL page on Facebook for the latest breaking NFL news, exclusive video interviews, and the biggest talking points from around the league. Our dedicated NFL YouTube channel ‘End Zone’ will also keep you across the very latest NFL news with exclusive access and our weekly ‘Rundown’ review show.
Troy Aikman isn’t known to be one who holds his tongue.
And he didn’t start today with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.
In Kansas City’s 23-14 divisional round win over the Houston Texans, there were a couple questionable calls that went in Mahomes’ favor when it came to roughing the passer and unnecessary roughness flags.
On one specific instance, Aikman couldn’t believe it.
Mahomes scrambled out of the pocket, slowed down, waited for the defenders to get close, then slid down in front of the defenders, forcing them to hit one another, while barely grazing Mahomes.
The flag came out against the Texans.
“Oh, come on,” Aikman yelled.
“I mean, he’s a runner.
“I could not disagree with that one more. He barely gets hit.”
ESPN’s rules analyst Russell Yurk agreed with Aikman that there should not have been a flag.
“The two Houston players hit each other,” Yurk said.
“That should not have been a foul.”
Later in the game as Mahomes was running to the sideline, he flopped to get out of bounds.
The officials didn’t bite, and Aikman was relieved.
“He’s trying to draw the penalty,” Aikman said.
“Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down.
“And that’s been the frustration and I get it. I understand it.
“That’s been the frustration for these defensive players around the league.”
It’s hard enough to beat Mahomes and the Chiefs as is, but factor in the luck they may or may not be getting when it comes to the officiating, and there’s virtual no chance for the opponent.
It will be a long offseason with a lot of the discourse focused on the officials, and if Aikman has it his way, he wants to see a lot of changes.
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Follow our talkSPORT NFL page on Facebook for the latest breaking NFL news, exclusive video interviews, and the biggest talking points from around the league.
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