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Originally Posted by NJ Stinks
My bets yesterday:
Rams +3
KC - 3
Under 57 - NO
Over 55.5 - KC
I'm not upset because I lost money yesterday. Because I went 3-1 for the day.
I'm pissed because I won on the wrong team. Tom Jackson said something about legacy yesterday that rang true to me. Brees and Payton are never going get this great chance again to reach and maybe win a second Super Bowl for no good reason.
IMO, these guys were always going to keep their money so it's not about the money. Same with Reid. He's always going to be the guy who couldn't beat Belichick in the playoffs but he should have beat him yesterday. It's not Reid's fault a ref guessed it was a blow to Brady's head when it wasn't and then the NFL guessed Edelman really didn't touch that punt after the refs on the field ruled he did.
And Ultracapper, anybody who thinks NE got the worst end of the officiating in KC yesterday must have lost their objectivity on the Patriots years ago. 
Anyway, I guess at my age I look at things from a different perspective. It's more about a level playing field for both teams. (My wagers will soon be forgotten.) |
I didn't say that. The one PI call in particular, and the 2nd one in general, IMO, didn't really need to be called. There were a lot more flagrant one's not called yesterday than those two.
If you're going to bring up the offside that took the INT away, then your bias has been nurtured longer than mine. That D lineman was well over the line of scrimmage. And the flag was thrown well before the pick, so it's not like the ref threw it to negate the pick. He threw the flag because the guy lined up wrong.
The RTP call that Brady took on the facemask, for sure, could have been kept in the ref's pocket.
Other than those calls, tell me where to go to see where the Chiefs, or the Pats, got roiled yesterday?
Edit: Oh yea, the Edelman thing. That one is a kind of "so-it-goes." Can anybody say for sure whether he touched it or not. Looking at the replay over and over from every angle, you couldn't really see the ball change direction or his fingers or thumbs bend back or flinch in any way. And anyhow, the Chiefs got the ball back 2 plays later with a pick, so even if it was the wrong call, it's not like the Pats did anything but give it right back to them anyhow. The call immediately became a non-issue, except for those who want to make a case for the Chiefs getting ripped off. That's the only value the call has anymore.
