Rolle accuses official of using disrespectful language

espn.com ^ | 12/04/07 | Mike Sando

[Tainan]

"That's totally inappropriate. It's lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!"

[Brimack34]

I still do not know why the Pats did not squib the last kickoff to run some time off the clock.

[lepton]

You sure a heck make that call, not only was Watson held by one player, he was hit before the ball arrived by another. It was defensive holding AND defensive pass interference.The Ravens have no one but themselves to blame for losing that game.

Not only was Watson held, but another Raven was holding Gaffney back by his jersey on the same play.

[lepton]

The person who called that time out when the Ravens stopped Brady on the fourth down quarterback sneak should have his head examined.

Only in hindsight, and with the assumption that the play would have gone exactly the same without whistles pre-empting it. The timeout was called well before the play...it just took the officials until right as the play started to blow the whistle.

[Badeye]

Its not just Rolle, other players on other teams are talking about what the refs are saying to them on the field.

Whitworth with the Bengals claims an official told him he was ‘lousy.

Of course, since he’s on the Bengals, there is a modicrum of truth found there....

[BJClinton]

[04-Bravo]

I wonder if the Patriots considered an on-side kick for that last kickoff. To go the required ten yards, the ball would have needed to go to the Raven 25-yd line. That’s only five yards away from where the Ravens would get the ball if the kicker sent it out of the endzone.

Even if the Pats lost the scramble for the ball, some time would have run off the clock, and the ball would have been at about the 20-yd line anyway.