NFL being sued on behalf of New Orleans

Russia interferes again. Unbelievable.

Louisiana governor sends formal complaint to NFL over call in Rams-Saints game

Wow, I thought the South was only this crazy about college football.

I guess LSU is no longer a contender, so Louisiana needs something else to do?

Get some spectacles wrote:

Alternate Reality wrote:

If you actually read this section, it refers to club action(example- the club screws with the clock),

non-participants(refs, coaches, and players are the participants, example- fan comes out of the stands to tackle a runner as he was going in for the wining score.) or calamity-(example- as the winning kick goes up, there is an earthquake, and the goal post shifts, and the kick misses).

Bad calls don't count

If you actually read what Duane wrote you'd see he agrees with you ya dweeb

yea, I was wondering who that post was directed to. The next line I posted after the rule language "This seems like a stretch to say a missed call by an official is covered here, at least to me." was not quoted for some reason.

Bang bang play dawg. The ball was just a fraction of second away. Easy to say it's a terrible decision when you at it in slo mo or from a still image. Yeah they got it wrong but it was an honest mistake dawg.

Millions of dollars riding on that play and NFL going " uh oh... our bad..."

M.F wrote:

Bang bang play dawg. The ball was just a fraction of second away. Easy to say it's a terrible decision when you at it in slo mo or from a still image. Yeah they got it wrong but it was an honest mistake dawg.

It was an easy call to make. The two refs standing within 10 yards of the play blew it. You're a nitwit.

I am not for replaying the game but I do think penalties should be fair game to review to make sure it’s called right. They took a look at Eldeman and zoomed in to see if his finger or arm touched the ball (in my opinion, completely inconclusive to overturn the ruling), yet are willing to blow a huge obvious call as such...

Can’t have “get it right” in only some aspects of the game and not others.

Also, both those sideline refs aren’t allowed to ref a playoff game again. They are too incompetent to be under big pressure situations.

M.F wrote:

Bang bang play .

I hate this phrase. PI is almost always bang bang, and it's still the refs' responsibility to call it. Refs introduced bang bang to describe catch rules, not PI.

I wanted the Rams to win, but don't pretend the Saints weren't royally screwed. It was obvious in real time the defender A) got there early, and B) never played the ball. Arguably could have been called for targeting for the helmet-to-helmet as well. Saints have to suck it up, and continuing to whine and cry and protest and sue is about what you'd expect from that fanbase. But there's no question the refs drastically changed the probabilities of the game with that non-call.

There is a chance the Saints would have lost even had they got the call. But the odds in that situation heavily favor them.

But then again....

Maybe Sean Peyton shoulda gone for the TD from the 1 instead of the lame FG tie. Big balls Doug Pederson certainly would have. The Saints do have Ingram, Kamara, Thomas, and Brees, after all. So many options. Such a b!tch move.

Maybe the Saints shouldn't have given up a TD going into half time.

Maybe the Saints shoulda scored more points against a suspect Rams secondary. You will see Brady/Belichick pick them apart next week.

Maybe the Sainst shouldn't have given the game away in OT. Brees shoulda taken the sack rather than try to force that throw.

The shoulda coulda bang bangs wrote:

Maybe Sean Peyton shoulda gone for the TD from the 1 instead of the lame FG tie. Big balls Doug Pederson certainly would have. The Saints do have Ingram, Kamara, Thomas, and Brees, after all. So many options. Such a b!tch move.

When did the Saints have the ball at the Rams 1 yard line and kick a FG?

Sorry, it was not directed directly at you... you just happened to have the rule posted.

The Fokus wrote:

The shoulda coulda bang bangs wrote:

Maybe Sean Peyton shoulda gone for the TD from the 1 instead of the lame FG tie. Big balls Doug Pederson certainly would have. The Saints do have Ingram, Kamara, Thomas, and Brees, after all. So many options. Such a b!tch move.

When did the Saints have the ball at the Rams 1 yard line and kick a FG?

You got me. Wires crossed. It was the pvssy-faced McVay who made that call.

DevastatedInNewOrleans wrote:

They should replay the game from the point of the missed call...and the rules allow for it. Restore the integrity of the game. We are hurtin' down here in the Big Easy.

Maybe replay the game from the first missed call that happened.

Surely they missed a hold in the first quarter.

Taking sore losers to a whole level.

It would have been much worse if they called a pass interference that wasn't there than missing one.

The Saints benefited from a bogus pass interference call in the 2009 NFC championship game against the Vikings.

They get the call in overtime that move them into FG range, that they make and go to the Super Bowl.

Karma

In that game the Rams were penalized 7 times for 64 yards while the Saints were only penalized 3 times for 20 yards.

IMO

At real time speeds officials get the calls correct an amazingly high % of the time.

The call(or non call) was game changing. No sensible person can deny that. However, it's over, and the Rams move on. Maybe rules will be changed to help prevent this in the future.

precedent setting wrote:

Louisiana governor sends formal complaint to NFL over call in Rams-Saints game

Wow, I thought the South was only this crazy about college football.

I guess LSU is no longer a contender, so Louisiana needs something else to do?

Now a high-ranking Congressman is suggesting a do-over (with better refereeing?)

Even if the authority of the Commissioner were applicable, the Commissioner still would have the sole authority to act or not to act.

The rule effectively removes any ambiguity as to whether an outside authority would have any grounds to intervene. There are no such grounds, and no judge will read it otherwise.

If it was the other way around, maybe. This is LA guys, not happening. Evah