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N.O. Saints loose after no-call on pass interference with under two minutes to go. Must have been some pretty cheerleaders to distract the ref that much.
If you have been watching pro football very long you should realize by now the games are rigged.
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If the refs had gotten everything right we might have had a KC/NO Superbowl.
That’s ridiculous. The NO-LA game was very poorly officiated. The NE-KC game was not.
That’s ridiculous. The NO-LA game was very poorly officiated. The NE-KC game was not.
I always sigh when I hear fans of my team, or someone else's team attribute a loss to officiating. Look, I'm a Washington Capitals fan, who has one of the most hated hockey players in the league on their roster.
Refs don't call what they don't see, and their perspective on the field(ice, or whatever) is very different then what we see watching broadcast TV.
My opinion on blaming officiating is that if the team is so good that they should have won the game, why did it come down to one play? When two good teams play each other, things are going to come down to essentially a coin toss at some point--one broken play, one bad bounce, or one missed call. That's just how sports works.
As far as league wants X team to win conspiracies, if this were the case, wouldn't there have been an expose' by now. I mean, NFL refs aren't paid that much; seems like a lucrative opportunity to expose the league and owners that they're fixing games.
The roughing call was wrong. But it was one of those mistakes which happen in these days of overprotecting the QB. I don't see it as anywhere near the same as what Coleman pretty much admitted was intentional pass interference - a calculated risk knowing he was beaten.that 'roughing the passer' call against KC wasn't also one of the all time worst calls in the history of football? I'm not saying the entire game was poorly ref'd, but that call was reffing horrible.
I always sigh when I hear fans of my team, or someone else's team attribute a loss to officiating. Look, I'm a Washington Capitals fan, who has one of the most hated hockey players in the league on their roster.
Refs don't call what they don't see, and their perspective on the field(ice, or whatever) is very different then what we see watching broadcast TV.
My opinion on blaming officiating is that if the team is so good that they should have won the game, why did it come down to one play? When two good teams play each other, things are going to come down to essentially a coin toss at some point--one broken play, one bad bounce, or one missed call. That's just how sports works.
As far as league wants X team to win conspiracies, if this were the case, wouldn't there have been an expose' by now. I mean, NFL refs aren't paid that much; seems like a lucrative opportunity to expose the league and owners that they're fixing games.
You must not have watched that game.
for those who may not have watched the games, here are the two plays:
"roughing the passer", or as it should be called in today's NFL, "making eye contact with tom brady":
no call for pass interference, or as it should be called, "holy wtf just happened?!?!":
N.O. Saints loose after no-call on pass interference with under two minutes to go. Must have been some pretty cheerleaders to distract the ref that much.
If you have been watching pro football very long you should realize by now the games are rigged.
I can't think of a worse call/no call in the post season ever. What I don't get is they said it wasn't reviewable because the ref said the ball was tipped which negated the PI. But I have seen the officials get together after similar plays and pick the flag because it was tipped, or throw a flag when the officials say, no it wasn't tipped.
that 'roughing the passer' call against KC wasn't also one of the all time worst calls in the history of football? I'm not saying the entire game was poorly ref'd, but that call was reffing horrible.
It was explained to me that the NFL is in the business of selling seats, commercials and branded apparel and the markets in NE and LA are greater than the markets in KC and NO. Just sayin'
Well, then why play the game? Just toss a coin! ^^^^
"roughing the passer", or as it should be called in today's NFL, "making eye contact with tom brady":
No-calls/bad calls aside....these were some damn good playoffs.