I kinda miss football - but not that much.
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I feel the same way. I miss football, but not the stuff they play today (and try to call football).
Anyway, people should also be talking about the rediculous “roughing the passer” call that Brady got to extend one of their drives. Can the NFL game get any more lame than it is now?
That was a terrible call, but it pales in comparison to the non-call in the Saints-Rams game. I don't think I've ever seen such a blatant blown call in my life.
That said, yesterdays games were some of the best football I've seen in years. Truly edge-of-your-seat stuff.
Meanwhile, Brees was head-slapped and no call.
They are, but it is muted because there was a blatant pass interference on the same play which wasn't called. The effect was about the same.
The patriots game was poorly officiated. Not only that call, but the refs couldn’t decide what was and wasn’t pass interference, letting one mugging take place, and then calling the next one.
It was so bad that the announcers pointedly said that the Chiefs basically held on every play, and would continue to do so until the referees called it, and the refs were “letting them play”.
Except the next drive by the chiefs, the refs started calling pass interference.
But I’m also not a fan of the review of catches getting over turned because you can’t tell whether the guy’s hand is under the ball or not when they hit the ground.
Both reviews where the announcers said the ball hit the ground, I could argue that it looked like the receiver managed to keep a finger, or a hand, under the ball, but you couldn’t see it because the grass is tall and the hands are hidden by the grass in the low-angle shots.