[ohnonotthat]

NL is very unforgiving of those who play "calling hands" and who then proceed to do just that - call with them.

TPTK with a bet from your right and two [potential] contestants remaining to act after you do is a troublesome hand.

I haven't played alot of NL but assuming I knew NOTHING about any of these three opponents this is still a raise or fold - with the exception of those times when you flopped a flush draw to go along with your pair. Even here, while calling is OK raising might be the better play.

As to the PFR not betting when he misses - this depends on the flop. If you called his raise with something like 9-8s and the flop came 8-4-2 he might not see this flop as a miss to A-K and he may be right; he'll have the best hand here often enough to warrant betting out at least some of the time. View it from his perspective; he raised after two others limped and you opted to call rather than re-raise; how much should this flop frighten him ? By all rights no1 with an 8 should have called so top pr shouldn't be out and wouldn't a PP 99-QQ have reraised BTF ?