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It’s a Rams-Patriots Super Bowl, and an Officiating Nightmare
www.si.com ^ | January 21, 2019 | By Albert Breer

Posted on 01/21/2019 9:32:57 AM PST by Red Badger

After dramatic overtime wins, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are headed to their ninth (!) Super Bowl together, to face off against young Jared Goff and Sean McVay. But the talk today is all about an obvious, game-deciding blown call, and what the NFL must do to address an officiating crisis.

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The story this morning should be, would be, Rams coach Sean McVay taking a franchise that had missed the postseason 12 consecutive times to the Super Bowl in just his second year, and going right through the raucous Superdome to do it. The story this morning should be, would be, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s incomparable brilliance in the face of a worthy young challenger at Arrowhead.

But that’s not where we are on this Monday morning.

As has been the case, to a lesser degree, on other Monday mornings this year, you woke up today to more talk about a bad call in a football game. And you should. Because what happened in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday was as bad as it gets, the NFL’s worst nightmare come alive after a year in which the officials were criticized constantly. A terrible officiating failure cost a team a trip to the Super Bowl.

That’s no exaggeration either. There was 1:48 showing when Saints quarterback Drew Brees feathered the ball down the right sideline to Tommylee Lewis, who looked back for it, only to take a crushing head shot from Rams corner Nickell Robey-Coleman, who was on time for the hit like the Giants used to be on time for Tom Coughlin’s meetings: about five minutes early.

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To: woodbutcher1963
Drew Brees did not have to throw an interception in overtime either. Brees had a subpar game. His throwing was horrible. He does not have the arm strength anymore.

That's a pretty stupid comment. Brees has ample arm strength. As much or more than Brady.

His arm was hit on the interception.. and, there was BLATANT interference on that play. The DB simply ran into the Saints receiver, to make SURE he couldn't catch the ball. Then, was lucky enough to have the ball land in his lap while falling down. In no way was that a knock on Brees.

81 posted on 01/21/2019 11:14:12 AM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: circlecity
re> As much as I hate the Pats, I’ve got to give them their due

They played well and as always the refs give them the calls.

82 posted on 01/21/2019 11:16:34 AM PST by IC Ken (Stop making stupid people famous)
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To: Red Badger
I am really starting to wonder if there is some collusion occurring... ;-)

Magnificent Bastard!
83 posted on 01/21/2019 11:21:56 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: gas_dr
First, I believe that the officials in any game try their very best to do the right thing and I seriously doubt that there was some sort of officiating conspiracy to make sure one team beat the other

There was a time when I would have agreed with you. But, not anymore. I watch a LOT of football, at several levels. In the college and NFL game, I see plenty of games where the outcome is, VERY CLEARLY, pre-determined.

That one non-call that everyone is talking about was not the ONLY call, non-call that went against the Saints yesterday. One of their last drives in regulation was stopped by a similarly egregious non-call of pass interference. A score on that drive would have put the game out of reach. It wasn't going to be allowed.

Even on the interception play that put the Rams in a position to win, there was blatant interference... no call.

Roger Goodell made SURE the new franchise in Los Angeles was going to get maximum support. The fix was 100% in.

84 posted on 01/21/2019 11:21:59 AM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Don’t be russian to any conclusions.................


85 posted on 01/21/2019 11:25:39 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: ByteMercenary

If that conspiracy was true, there would be a New York team in the Super Bowl every year. And smaller market cities like Green Bay and Indianapolis would never get to the big game.


86 posted on 01/21/2019 11:26:46 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Red Badger

Lol!


87 posted on 01/21/2019 11:30:46 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: circlecity

The Pat players on offense. Are the greatest players ever assembled for clutch plays. Watching them play was amazing. The catches spectacular. I respect that organization, like no other. In sports.


88 posted on 01/21/2019 11:32:32 AM PST by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: Ingtar

Agreed.


89 posted on 01/21/2019 11:36:52 AM PST by mozarky2 (Ya never stand so tall as when ya stoop to stomp a statist...)
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To: gas_dr
I do not buy it. As a referee of high level multiple sports, I will also say it is not in our DNA to pick one side over another.

Perhaps this is true of the NFL. But never forget the Ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy who exposed the bias that was quite prevalent in the NBA. It left a stain on all pro sports.

90 posted on 01/21/2019 11:37:00 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Atrophy of science is visible when the spokesman goes from Einstein to Sagan to Neli Degrasse Tyson.)
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To: ScottfromNJ

KC got hurt on the imaginary roughing call but D Ford lining up - not jumping - but lining f’in up - offside is unbelievable.
Saints flat out robbed - I wouldn’t have blamed Payton if he just pulled his team off the field in protest.


91 posted on 01/21/2019 11:37:39 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: IC Ken

It wasnt the refs Ken. One KC drive late in the game was gift wrapped by the refs for KC. The blown pick play not called and a terrible PI against NE on the same drive. KC got about 60 yards on those 2 blown calls. The roughing the passer call was bad that went against KC. On that play Edelman was being mugged and it wasn’t called.


92 posted on 01/21/2019 11:45:34 AM PST by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: dfwgator

The reason people can complain about 3 hrs is not technology, but COMMERCIALS.

Please everybody realize that. It’s TV, not the game or review.


93 posted on 01/21/2019 11:45:47 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
The reason people can complain about 3 hrs is not technology, but COMMERCIALS.

That's certainly part of it as well.

94 posted on 01/21/2019 11:46:31 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ByteMercenary

You aren’t much aware of the fan base of these teams.

The Hatriots may be a hot team but that doesn’t mean people nationwide love them or want to watch. They aren’t a big fan base. Never mind 5e Rams. But then, none of the conference teams are.


95 posted on 01/21/2019 11:50:34 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Red Badger
The missed Pass Interference call that has everybody in an uproar was the second missed PI (non) call against the Rams.

The earlier non-call would have been a 3rd down conversion for the Saints.

96 posted on 01/21/2019 11:50:56 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

There were more Cowboys fans in the stands when they played the Rams in LA.


97 posted on 01/21/2019 11:51:38 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dragnet2

Kinda like Las Vegas and their hockey team winning the Stanley Cup.


98 posted on 01/21/2019 11:51:41 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: G Larry

Yep, everybody forgot about that first obvious PI that wasn’t called.

And I still maintain the interception in overtime should have been called back because of PI, as the ball wasn’t tipped.


99 posted on 01/21/2019 11:52:36 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: G Larry

Yep, saw both.

Obvious to everyone except the refs.

Makes you wonder.

Full disclosure: I hate both teams equally.

5.56mm


100 posted on 01/21/2019 11:54:14 AM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
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