NFL Admits they blew call on Favre's INT (1 Viewer)

[Pnishthm]

And yet somehow Saints fans are dooshes...

Mainly just you.

You really called into work for an entire week because the Vikings lost a football game? Really you should just stop...

 

[Debbie Downer]

And yet somehow Saints fans are dooshes...

Mainly just you.

You really called into work for an entire week because the Vikings lost a football game?

Yep.

 

[toxic]

Never saw a group, understanding that it is a small group, of sore winners before. Saying goes is that, "you have to become a good loser before becoming a good winner" to be a good sport. That saying is being proven incorrect here.A little humility and reasoning goes a long way.

Viking fan here. I'm an AWESOME loser. Sigh.

 

[Gopher State]

Interesting to see how the ball bounces this week

 

[Arch Stanton]

And yet somehow Saints fans are dooshes...

Mainly just you.

You really called into work for an entire week because the Vikings lost a football game?

Yep.

Awesome. Smaller scale, but I couldn't go to school the day after Bo Jackson destroyed Bosworth and the Seahawks on MNF. Losing a big game can be tough.

 

[Chaka]

And yet somehow Saints fans are dooshes...

Mainly just you.

You really called into work for an entire week because the Vikings lost a football game?

Yep.

Awesome. Smaller scale, but I couldn't go to school the day after Bo Jackson destroyed Bosworth and the Seahawks on MNF. Losing a big game can be tough.

I still haven't left my house since Bo Jackson's hip injury.Thank God for the internet, mail order catalogs suck.

 

[Gopher State]

Colts | Freeney likely will play in Super Bowl

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:11:00 -0800

Adam Schefter, of ESPN, reports Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) likely will play in Super Bowl XLIV. He will test his ankle before the game and will play if he does not experience any setbacks.

Well here's one break the Saints will not be getting tomorrow

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

NFL: Refs missed call on low hit on FavreBy JUDD ZULGAD, Star Tribune Mike Pereira, the NFL's vice president of officiating, admitted on the NFL Network's "Total Access" show this week that referee Pete Morelli's crew should have called a 15-yard penalty against the New Orleans Saints in the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game on Sunday when Vikings quarterback Brett Favre absorbed a low hit from defensive end Bobby McCray.Favre was hit low by McCray and high by nose tackle Remi Ayodele and injured his left ankle on the play. His pass was intercepted by linebacker Jonathan Vilma. New Orleans took over at its own 31 with the score 21-21 but did not score on the ensuing series.A penalty would have nullified the interception and given the Vikings the ball at the Saints 19. Pereira called it "pretty much a direct shot into the back of [Favre's] legs," which isn't legal because of rules about going after a quarterback's knees.On an extended version of the segment on NFL.com, Pereira also discussed wide receiver Devery Henderson's third-down catch in overtime for the Saints that was upheld on review despite the fact the ball appeared to hit the ground (the question was whether he controlled the ball) and the fourth-down leap by New Orleans running back Pierre Thomas that was reviewed, with the first-down ruling being upheld.The spot was important, but so was the subject of whether the ball came loose when linebacker Chad Greenway's helmet hit it. If the ball was clearly knocked out on the first contact with the helmet, Pereira said the forward progress point would have been at the first point that Thomas regained possession.Said Pereira: "It was kind of one of those, 'Did he lose possession?' It's hard to say. 'Was he short of the line to gain?' Equally hard to say."One call Pereira did not discuss was the pass interference on Vikings linebacker Ben Leber that moved the ball to the Vikings 29 in overtime and got the Saints in position to kick the winning field goal. Leber was still upset about that call Monday in large part because the pass for tight end David Thomas did not appear to be catchable.Asked about the penalty on Thursday, league spokesman Greg Aiello said in an e-mail that the league clearly supported the judgment call of the official. Wrote Aiello: "If the defender steps on the foot of a receiver while not playing the ball, the rule is that it is pass interference. Tangled feet with the defensive player not playing the ball is a foul by rule."Whether the ball is catchable is a judgment call.

All I can say on this is:Yes, ok, that may be true given that rule.That rule is a poor one, in my opinion it shouldn't exist for anyone.Favre got the benefit of a poor personal foul call that kept one drive alive so that's a wash (or alternatively in a nearly identical sack it was not called on Brees).Finally the Saints are among so, so, so many lower tiered teams screwed over the years when playing the Cowboys and 49'ers and Vikes of the league by so many refs. We finally got one our way in the one game that ever really mattered to us? Good.

 

[Harrassment Panda]

Colts | Freeney likely will play in Super BowlSat, 06 Feb 2010 12:11:00 -0800Adam Schefter, of ESPN, reports Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) likely will play in Super Bowl XLIV. He will test his ankle before the game and will play if he does not experience any setbacks. Well here's one break the Saints will not be getting tomorrow

Clearly Freeney is not 100%. I'd rather see out there and hobbled than on the bench for a healthy player.

 

[ScottyFargo]

Colts | Freeney likely will play in Super BowlSat, 06 Feb 2010 12:11:00 -0800Adam Schefter, of ESPN, reports Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) likely will play in Super Bowl XLIV. He will test his ankle before the game and will play if he does not experience any setbacks. Well here's one break the Saints will not be getting tomorrow

Clearly Freeney is not 100%. I'd rather see out there and hobbled than on the bench for a healthy player.

This precludes the idea that an injured Freeny is not more dangerous than a particular healthy player.