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Originally Posted by ultracapper
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. |
Two things about the lining up offsides:
1. We never ever got a straight on view from CBS so we can only guess from the angle presented.
2. I see guys who look like they are in the neutral zone a lot. How many times is it called in a game?
About the punt: what about indisputable proof before the call on the field is reversed? What happened to that? "So it goes" indicates nothing can be done about something. "You can't be serious", says I with apologies to John McEnroe.
