Jaguars great Fred Taylor was none too pleased with the officiating during the first half of the AFC championship game.
Jacksonville went into the locker room with a 14-10 lead, but all wasn’t good for Jaguars fans. Taylor, the franchise’s all-time leading in rushing yards, took to his Twitter account to voice his displeasure with a couple of calls that were made, including this hit by Barry Church on Rob Gronkowski.
Delay of game? #phantomCall
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) January 21, 2018
This ref is on the payroll. Terrible call
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) January 21, 2018
Taylor also responded to a couple of users, who disagreed with his opinions on the whistles.
It was a shoulder to the head. That’s a non call https://t.co/wFbIdObq8j
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) January 21, 2018
Seems you need prescription glasses or contacts. BAD CALLS this entire drive https://t.co/7scvQEUpO4
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) January 21, 2018
On the same drive as Church’s hit that resulted in a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty, A.J. Bouye was penalized for pass interference against Brandin Cooks that gave the Patriots excellent field position. New England scored a touchdown two plays later. Bouye’s penalty also looked to be questionable.
This coverage was so dominant that they basically threw a pity flag for Cooks. Crushed off the field pic.twitter.com/SC3PbW3hco
— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) January 21, 2018
