Colts vs. Patriots

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Margin of victory of Patriots road games this year: 24, 21, 21, 21.

They are like Sherman marching through the South. I would take the Pats and give the 5 all day long. Any takers? Hurwitz…..?

So, what was the damage and how pissed/shocked were you when they took their first knee of the 07 season only up four with plenty of time to score?

i was going to guess at least a grand, but that might be way low

Originally posted by renton007:
The pass interference calls were hit and miss, there was an obvious one against Indy that didn't get called.

i realize that i'm completely biased, so i'd like your opinions: what did you think of the officiating?

personally, i was on the verge of calling for an enquiry into whether the refs had been paid off, given how awful and one-sided the calls were. those two 40+ yard passer interference were complete and utter bunk - too bad those can't be challenged, would have taken a few points away from Indy (and allowed me to win my bet!). and what about that moorehead reception that was mis-called by two line judges on either side of the play?!? i'm probably over-reacting, but seemed very unfair and one-sided to me at the time.

Originally posted by vansmack:
So, what was the damage and how pissed/shocked were you when they took their first knee of the 07 season only up four with plenty of time to score?

damage: $20 and a little pride. shocked: not really, just disappointed. but given the strength of indy's defence and tom's 2 picks, it was the way to go. there is a case to be made that the Pats will only run up the score on a team they have no respect for. colt's D definitely deserved respect yesterday.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Margin of victory of Patriots road games this year: 24, 21, 21, 21.

They are like Sherman marching through the South. I would take the Pats and give the 5 all day long. Any takers? Hurwitz…..?

So, what was the damage and how pissed/shocked were you when they took their first knee of the 07 season only up four with plenty of time to score?

Nobody took my action (their loss).

I think Belichick realizes it's okay to trounce the Redskins because the Pats aren't likely to see them again. On the other hand, one probably doesn't want to give added incentive for revenge to a team that one will likely face again in the championship game.

Originally posted by sweetcell:
personally, i was on the verge of calling for an enquiry into whether the refs had been paid off, given how awful and one-sided the calls were. those two 40+ yard passer interference were complete and utter bunk - too bad those can't be challenged, would have taken a few points away from Indy (and allowed me to win my bet!).

When I watched two of the three plays with PI calls in real-time, I thought for sure there was pass interference. Only with replay did I think differently, so I don't think it's fair to call in an enquiry. They were bad calls, but honestly, I threw the flag from my couch twice. The one time I didn't throw my flag was the Moss offensive pass interference, and the Pats scored anyway on that drive.

Originally posted by sweetcell:
and what about that moorehead reception that was mis-called by two line judges on either side of the play?!?

If you watch it again, the back judge starts to call it incomplete, but the judge right in front of the play says he caught it. And he was terribly wrong, which was obvious to everybody. However, here's how that call is supposed to work: Did you see him get two feet in? Judge one: No I didn't. Judge Two: Yes I did. Then it's a catch, and the back judge cannot overrule him.

Gross. I'm starting to sound like Peter King.

Pass interference calls are a sore spot for me. My main issue is they seem punitive since the ball is moved to the spot of the foul. I believe in at least two cases yesterday this was near the goal line.

At first I though NE was getting more stringent enforcement of the rules but it evened out as the game went on. The play where someone hooked Moss's are deserved the flag, it didn't get it. I'll try to elaborate more later.

Originally posted by sweetcell:
]i realize that i'm completely biased, so i'd like your opinions: what did you think of the officiating?

Not sure who is going to win, but I am sure you are an ass.

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
WHO YA GOT? It's probably one of the biggest regular season games ever.

I think the Patriots are WAY too smug and Belichick, Brady, et al all need to be knocked down a few pegs.

Colts 38
Patriots 35 in OT on a 53-yard Vinateri FG

Brian

I thought those pass interference calls were ridiculous. I agree in the one-sided nature of the calls all game long, and I have no horse in the race whatsoever.

Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
I thought those pass interference calls were ridiculous.

But did you think so in real-time or only after you saw the replay? That's the crux of the question.

Originally posted by vansmack:
But did you think so in real-time or only after you saw the replay? That's the crux of the question.

The first one, I thought so in real time definitely. The replay only made me more sure.

The second one, I believe I was typing and only listening to the game at that point so I didn't see it until I looked up for the replay. So, I can't really say on that one.