***NFL WEEK 2 THREAD***

[dbk]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: dbk

Originally posted by: rasczak

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

but, momentum is huge, especially in a game like this. to make two blown calls like that.. i honestly believe SD would've won this game if were not for these two calls. oh well, chalk it up to human error.

Apparently, Ed Hochuli apologized to Norv Turner for blowing that call. In a related note, I had no idea he was suspended 5 games for HGH - explains why he's so jacked.

Wait a minute....they suspended a REF for HGH? Why?

Who cares? He's not out there playing....doesn't make sense.

That's what happens with a zero tolerance policy. Same with the Cowboys assistant coach last season (and that guy even had it recommended to him by a doctor for a real medical issue).

As for Shanahan going for 2 because he felt the Chargers were screwed, I don't know, he just doesn't seem like that kinda guy to me.

I can at least understand the coaches - them having it and players having access to that person easily, etc. Maybe he could have found a way to involve the NFL and say hey there is a medical reason for this, etc.

I just don't get the refs though.

Yeah, maybe the guy is just obsessed with his body. I mean, look at him! He bigger than some of the DBs in the league.
Here is his workout routine from 06 - so it's HGH induced. Insane.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: dbk

Originally posted by: rasczak

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

but, momentum is huge, especially in a game like this. to make two blown calls like that.. i honestly believe SD would've won this game if were not for these two calls. oh well, chalk it up to human error.

Apparently, Ed Hochuli apologized to Norv Turner for blowing that call. In a related note, I had no idea he was suspended 5 games for HGH - explains why he's so jacked.

Wait a minute....they suspended a REF for HGH? Why?

Who cares? He's not out there playing....doesn't make sense.

That's what happens with a zero tolerance policy. Same with the Cowboys assistant coach last season (and that guy even had it recommended to him by a doctor for a real medical issue).

As for Shanahan going for 2 because he felt the Chargers were screwed, I don't know, he just doesn't seem like that kinda guy to me.

I can at least understand the coaches - them having it and players having access to that person easily, etc. Maybe he could have found a way to involve the NFL and say hey there is a medical reason for this, etc.

I just don't get the refs though.

the prob i have with coaches is that that cowboys coach had it prescribed to him by his Doc to help him recover from something,

 

[krunchykrome]

Derek Anderson....why!!!!!!!

 

[SpanishFry]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: NFS4
Wow, Rivers gets effed in the A two weeks straight.

good, that guy is a douche and a half

He really isn't, but believe whatever you want.

i see from your last two posts you have a huge mancrush on him. but he is. he talks shit to opposition and to freaking fans. he needs to grow up and pull the dick out of his ass.

you must be a UNC fan. Still hurting from the rash he left you for 4 years? :kiss;

Rivers has fun. He talks back when people taunt him, and it doesn't distract him. so suck it.

no, I'm not a UNC fan, I just don't like whiney douchebags and think it's great when they get what they deserve. It only sucks that the rest of the Chargers and their fans suffer too.

I'm an LSU fan and have been for a long time. We've had more success that NC St. could ever imagine. So you can suck it and enjoy the pain of ineptitude that is NC St. football.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: dbk

Originally posted by: rasczak

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

but, momentum is huge, especially in a game like this. to make two blown calls like that.. i honestly believe SD would've won this game if were not for these two calls. oh well, chalk it up to human error.

Apparently, Ed Hochuli apologized to Norv Turner for blowing that call. In a related note, I had no idea he was suspended 5 games for HGH - explains why he's so jacked.

Wait a minute....they suspended a REF for HGH? Why?

Who cares? He's not out there playing....doesn't make sense.

That's what happens with a zero tolerance policy. Same with the Cowboys assistant coach last season (and that guy even had it recommended to him by a doctor for a real medical issue).

As for Shanahan going for 2 because he felt the Chargers were screwed, I don't know, he just doesn't seem like that kinda guy to me.

I can at least understand the coaches - them having it and players having access to that person easily, etc. Maybe he could have found a way to involve the NFL and say hey there is a medical reason for this, etc.

I just don't get the refs though.

the prob i have with coaches is that that cowboys coach had it prescribed to him by his Doc to help him recover from something,

Right - which is why I'm saying he could have involved the NFL somehow...but how that would go over is questionable.

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
I love all the whinning about the Refs giving Denver the game. You know what? Allowing 39 points is what lost them the game. Not the refs. lol

uh no.

the game should have been over with the fumble. SD had the ball on teh fumble. it was a bad call.

Technically, it was the correct call.

No? It wasn't the correct call. He wasn't throwing the ball, it fell out long before the throwing motion. Ref blew the call and cost SD the game (which I'm fine with since SD could stand for "San Douchebags")

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
I love all the whinning about the Refs giving Denver the game. You know what? Allowing 39 points is what lost them the game. Not the refs. lol

uh no.

the game should have been over with the fumble. SD had the ball on teh fumble. it was a bad call.

Technically, it was the correct call.

No? It wasn't the correct call. He wasn't throwing the ball, it fell out long before the throwing motion. Ref blew the call and cost SD the game (which I'm fine with since SD could stand for "San Douchebags")

When the ref blows the whistle regardless of whether it was the right thing to do, a play is whistled dead. No one had possession of the ball when this POS ref blew the whistle so it goes to the team that last had possession of the ball.

In a fair world it would have been given to San Diego, but God hates the Chargers and Hochuli touches himself at night.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
I love all the whinning about the Refs giving Denver the game. You know what? Allowing 39 points is what lost them the game. Not the refs. lol

uh no.

the game should have been over with the fumble. SD had the ball on teh fumble. it was a bad call.

Technically, it was the correct call.

No? It wasn't the correct call. He wasn't throwing the ball, it fell out long before the throwing motion. Ref blew the call and cost SD the game (which I'm fine with since SD could stand for "San Douchebags")

When the ref blows the whistle regardless of whether it was the right thing to do, a play is whistled dead. No one had possession of the ball when this POS ref blew the whistle so it goes to the team that last had possession of the ball.

In a fair world it would have been given to San Diego, but God hates the Chargers and Hochuli touches himself at night.

Whatever dude. There have been bad calls that have given the Chargers the game vs. Denver in the past. It happens. Accept it and move on.

I'm not going to feel sorry for SD. If you feel sorry for a team in football, you should try a different sport.

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
I love all the whinning about the Refs giving Denver the game. You know what? Allowing 39 points is what lost them the game. Not the refs. lol

uh no.

the game should have been over with the fumble. SD had the ball on teh fumble. it was a bad call.

Technically, it was the correct call.

No? It wasn't the correct call. He wasn't throwing the ball, it fell out long before the throwing motion. Ref blew the call and cost SD the game (which I'm fine with since SD could stand for "San Douchebags")

When the ref blows the whistle regardless of whether it was the right thing to do, a play is whistled dead. No one had possession of the ball when this POS ref blew the whistle so it goes to the team that last had possession of the ball.

In a fair world it would have been given to San Diego, but God hates the Chargers and Hochuli touches himself at night.

Yes, it was correct in that the play is dead when the whistle is blown. But it was incorrect to blow the whistle since it was a fumble. Not that it matters, SD=a-holes all around.

 

[meltdown75]

Eddie Guns went right to the SD coach and said, "I blew it".

Pretty hard to live with when the ref himself is telling you he screwed up. lol

I love Cutler's quote too. when asked what he thought about the play, 1 word:

"Fumble."

LOLLLLLL

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Eddie Guns went right to the SD coach and said, "I blew it".

Pretty hard to live with when the ref himself is telling you he screwed up. lol

I love Cutler's quote too. when asked what he thought about the play, 1 word:

"Fumble."

LOLLLLLL

yeah though it sucks to be the ref. to know you caused the outcome of the game to be diffrent has to suck.

cutler said that? lol the only thing i seen him say was he didnt know until he seen the replay.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Eddie Guns went right to the SD coach and said, "I blew it".

Pretty hard to live with when the ref himself is telling you he screwed up. lol

I love Cutler's quote too. when asked what he thought about the play, 1 word:

"Fumble."

LOLLLLLL

yeah though it sucks to be the ref. to know you caused the outcome of the game to be diffrent has to suck.

cutler said that? lol the only thing i seen him say was he didnt know until he seen the replay.

yeah, this whole thing is silly. I just hope Hochuli doesn't /wrist himself over this. He's a damn good official, otherwise.

Maybe he didn't sleep at Holiday Inn last night?

As for the blown call in the first quarter, when the challenge could not be reviewed due to broken equipment, was SD charged their timeout? I was running out the door as the call happened, and haven't seen any info regarding that aspect of it. I can't imagine a set of rules that would allow such a blown challenge to work out so unfavorably. Well, after that end-game call...I suppose I can....

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: NFS4
Wow, Rivers gets effed in the A two weeks straight.

good, that guy is a douche and a half

He really isn't, but believe whatever you want.

i see from your last two posts you have a huge mancrush on him. but he is. he talks shit to opposition and to freaking fans. he needs to grow up and pull the dick out of his ass.

No mancrush. He only went to my University. He is grown up, has kids and a wife, is a good teammate, and a good player. I have no idea what the fans have been yelling to him, but I have no doubt they warrant a response from him.

The fans need to grow the fuck up.

Really? The vast majority of NFL players are able to control themsleves in hostile fan situations, why isn't 'ole wolfpack?

P Rivers needs to grow up. You don't change hundreds of thousands of fans. Personal responsibility lies with the "superstar" (used loosely for Rivers) who is paid millions to perform under pressure and act as a professional.

What bothers me more is that he talks shit about opposing players in the media. Classless douchebag.

Obviously you've never played football. Or you'd realize that day-in, day-out, this shit happens on the field in every fucking game, and has been since the earliest days. trash talking about mothers, ripping heads off, no talent, blah blah.

Don't even get started on the ball grabbing and punching that goes on under a pile. Don't believe me?

Look, it must suck for you to be a UNC fan and had to have dealt with Rivers, Cotchery, Super Mario, McClendon and the others running roughshod over your little blue boys for a few years, but get over it.

If it's any consolation, both teams suck these days.

Oh yeah? Link me where Peyton has done this. Brady? Romo? Favre? Especially in the media.

No one is claiming football is a classy game but most of the greats let their play speak for them.

I'm talking about on the field. I agree that it's pretty stupid to be talking about this "through the media," but those clips are of him jawing off during the game, in which the cameras just happen to be pointed at him. I don't consider this "in the media," b/c on-field antics are part of the game.

In the end, I think it's better overall to just let your game do the talking. I don't know what it is that sets Rivers off like that, b/c he was never like that when playing in college. He had such a good-guy image and lifestyle going. But he's far from classless when you consider the vast array of dipshits that build their careers off of this stuff. *cough* TO *cough*

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Eddie Guns went right to the SD coach and said, "I blew it".

Pretty hard to live with when the ref himself is telling you he screwed up. lol

I love Cutler's quote too. when asked what he thought about the play, 1 word:

"Fumble."

LOLLLLLL

yeah though it sucks to be the ref. to know you caused the outcome of the game to be diffrent has to suck.

cutler said that? lol the only thing i seen him say was he didnt know until he seen the replay.

yeah, this whole thing is silly. I just hope Hochuli doesn't /wrist himself over this. He's a damn good official, otherwise.

Maybe he didn't sleep at Holiday Inn last night?

As for the blown call in the first quarter, when the challenge could not be reviewed due to broken equipment, was SD charged their timeout? I was running out the door as the call happened, and haven't seen any info regarding that aspect of it. I can't imagine a set of rules that would allow such a blown challenge to work out so unfavorably. Well, after that end-game call...I suppose I can....

No they were not charged a timeout.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

It gave them the ball inside the red-zone. A field goal, at the very least, is expected from that. The final difference was 1 point. so, yeah, it mattered.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
Ahh, interesting point by the announcer, suggesting Shanahan (sp?) went for two to give SD a better chance to win 'cause he knew they should've had the ball.

I'm not sure if he did that for that reason or not.

If so, that's pretty cool...at least give them a chance to win it when he knew they were screwed on it.

But even if that was the reason, you know they weren't going to half-ass it either way.

I was thinking this too, but I find it hard to believe that an NFL coach would use that reasoning. Blown call or not, you take advantage of the situation. I see is call more along the lines of SD being dazed from everything that just happened, and trying to catch them off guard.

That's how I would have approached it.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: NFS4
Wow, Rivers gets effed in the A two weeks straight.

good, that guy is a douche and a half

He really isn't, but believe whatever you want.

i see from your last two posts you have a huge mancrush on him. but he is. he talks shit to opposition and to freaking fans. he needs to grow up and pull the dick out of his ass.

you must be a UNC fan. Still hurting from the rash he left you for 4 years? :kiss;

Rivers has fun. He talks back when people taunt him, and it doesn't distract him. so suck it.

no, I'm not a UNC fan, I just don't like whiney douchebags and think it's great when they get what they deserve. It only sucks that the rest of the Chargers and their fans suffer too.

I'm an LSU fan and have been for a long time. We've had more success that NC St. could ever imagine. So you can suck it and enjoy the pain of ineptitude that is NC St. football.

Hey man, it's all we had going for us I'll hang on to the only fleeting "glory" that we had.

...and what does he have coming to him? He's been a rather effective QB up until now. And he definitely seems to be improving, getting smarter about pro ball this year. It'd be one thing if he were jawing and not backing it up with his game (remember Leaf?).

When has he whined? I thought all this talk was about mouthing off?

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Eddie Guns went right to the SD coach and said, "I blew it".

Pretty hard to live with when the ref himself is telling you he screwed up. lol

I love Cutler's quote too. when asked what he thought about the play, 1 word:

"Fumble."

LOLLLLLL

yeah though it sucks to be the ref. to know you caused the outcome of the game to be diffrent has to suck.

cutler said that? lol the only thing i seen him say was he didnt know until he seen the replay.

yeah, this whole thing is silly. I just hope Hochuli doesn't /wrist himself over this. He's a damn good official, otherwise.

Maybe he didn't sleep at Holiday Inn last night?

As for the blown call in the first quarter, when the challenge could not be reviewed due to broken equipment, was SD charged their timeout? I was running out the door as the call happened, and haven't seen any info regarding that aspect of it. I can't imagine a set of rules that would allow such a blown challenge to work out so unfavorably. Well, after that end-game call...I suppose I can....

No they were not charged a timeout.

well, that's good to know....I guess....

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: SpanishFry

Originally posted by: NFS4
Wow, Rivers gets effed in the A two weeks straight.

good, that guy is a douche and a half

He really isn't, but believe whatever you want.

i see from your last two posts you have a huge mancrush on him. but he is. he talks shit to opposition and to freaking fans. he needs to grow up and pull the dick out of his ass.

No mancrush. He only went to my University. He is grown up, has kids and a wife, is a good teammate, and a good player. I have no idea what the fans have been yelling to him, but I have no doubt they warrant a response from him.

The fans need to grow the fuck up.

Really? The vast majority of NFL players are able to control themsleves in hostile fan situations, why isn't 'ole wolfpack?

P Rivers needs to grow up. You don't change hundreds of thousands of fans. Personal responsibility lies with the "superstar" (used loosely for Rivers) who is paid millions to perform under pressure and act as a professional.

What bothers me more is that he talks shit about opposing players in the media. Classless douchebag.

Obviously you've never played football. Or you'd realize that day-in, day-out, this shit happens on the field in every fucking game, and has been since the earliest days. trash talking about mothers, ripping heads off, no talent, blah blah.

Don't even get started on the ball grabbing and punching that goes on under a pile. Don't believe me?

Look, it must suck for you to be a UNC fan and had to have dealt with Rivers, Cotchery, Super Mario, McClendon and the others running roughshod over your little blue boys for a few years, but get over it.

If it's any consolation, both teams suck these days.

Oh yeah? Link me where Peyton has done this. Brady? Romo? Favre? Especially in the media.

No one is claiming football is a classy game but most of the greats let their play speak for them.

I'm talking about on the field. I agree that it's pretty stupid to be talking about this "through the media," but those clips are of him jawing off during the game, in which the cameras just happen to be pointed at him. I don't consider this "in the media," b/c on-field antics are part of the game.

In the end, I think it's better overall to just let your game do the talking. I don't know what it is that sets Rivers off like that, b/c he was never like that when playing in college. He had such a good-guy image and lifestyle going. But he's far from classless when you consider the vast array of dipshits that build their careers off of this stuff. *cough* TO *cough*

Comparing "star" QB's to the retard WR's is apples to oranges. Rivers is a dick because he talks shit even though he's not all that great. I've never seen Favre or Manning taunt the fans or the other team from the sideline, which for me means Rivers = dickhead.

The 3 stars of that team are dickheads. Rivers, LT, Merryman. I just don't like LT, he always seems so smug and shit. And Merryman, well, I'll let the lights out dance speak for itself.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

lets just face it odin... they spray something in the air to make colorado officials hate san diego teams. game 163 last year and now this. what are you guys putting into the water/food that is given to the officials up there?!

i should also mention that im also a lakers fan... but kobe stepped into his own damn mess on that one.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

It gave them the ball inside the red-zone. A field goal, at the very least, is expected from that. The final difference was 1 point. so, yeah, it mattered.

But what if the next play was a interception thrown by Rivers?

What if Rivers was injured and out the rest of the game on the next play?

We just don't know what would have happened.

Everytime I see stuff talking about how a call early in the game like that would have been the difference in the whole thing, I just think of how ridiculous it is to think that.

 

[anxi80]

oh like they really had a choice considering how much flak they are taking for yesterday's call...

league will look into changing fumble rule

NEW YORK (AP)?The NFL will look into the inadvertent whistle rule that required officials to give the ball back to Denver in the final seconds of Sunday?s game with San Diego.

League spokesman Greg Aiello said the NFL competition committee will look into the rule in the offseason, perhaps changing it as it did the ?down by contact? rule.

The play occurred with the Broncos at the Chargers 1-yard-line in the final minute. Denver quarterback Jay Cutler dropped back to pass, the ball slipped out of his hands, bounced off the grass and into the arms of San Diego linebacker Tim Dobbins.

Referee Ed Hochuli ruled it an incomplete pass. Replay ruled it a fumble, but it was spotted at the 10-yard line, where the ball hit the ground, and given to Denver because the rules did not permit possession to be awarded to San Diego because the whistle had blown.

Denver went on to score, convert a 2-point conversion and win 39-38.

Coach Norv Turner said he spoke with NFL officials Monday and that the Chargers sent in video of the plays in question.

?As for things that occurred during the game, in my mind, they?re done,? Turner said. ?We sent the plays in to the league that we had in question. We expect to get a response back. Anything that we talk about or anything that is discussed in terms of any of the rules or any of the calls isn?t going to change the outcome of that game. That game is going to be 39-38, forever.?

Until March 2007, down by contact plays were not reviewable. That rule was changed so that they were reviewable, and if a fumble occurred even after the whistle blew, the team recovering it got possession.

?Officials are held accountable for their calls. They are graded on every play of every game,? Aiello said Monday. ?Ed has been an outstanding official for many years, but he will be marked down for this call. Under our evaluation system, an official?s grades impact his status for potentially working the playoffs and ultimately whether or not he is retained.?

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

It gave them the ball inside the red-zone. A field goal, at the very least, is expected from that. The final difference was 1 point. so, yeah, it mattered.

But what if the next play was a interception thrown by Rivers?

What if Rivers was injured and out the rest of the game on the next play?

We just don't know what would have happened.

Everytime I see stuff talking about how a call early in the game like that would have been the difference in the whole thing, I just think of how ridiculous it is to think that.

Um, wasn't there like 40 seconds left in the game? I think its safe to assume there would be no injury/interception by taking a knee to run out the clock.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

It gave them the ball inside the red-zone. A field goal, at the very least, is expected from that. The final difference was 1 point. so, yeah, it mattered.

But what if the next play was a interception thrown by Rivers?

What if Rivers was injured and out the rest of the game on the next play?

We just don't know what would have happened.

Everytime I see stuff talking about how a call early in the game like that would have been the difference in the whole thing, I just think of how ridiculous it is to think that.

Um, wasn't there like 40 seconds left in the game? I think its safe to assume there would be no injury/interception by taking a knee to run out the clock.

I'm talking about the first call here, genius.

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: OdiN
GO BRONCOS!

Yeah crappy calls, but who can say what would have happened in the rest of the game if that first call was called in SD's favor? You can't say it should have been 38-25...how do you know that SD wouldn't have been stopped on that drive anyway? Or what if Rivers threw a pick after that play? There's no way of knowing and the game could have been totally different.

Both teams played offense well, and neithers defense could really stop the others offense well enough.

It gave them the ball inside the red-zone. A field goal, at the very least, is expected from that. The final difference was 1 point. so, yeah, it mattered.

But what if the next play was a interception thrown by Rivers?

What if Rivers was injured and out the rest of the game on the next play?

We just don't know what would have happened.

Everytime I see stuff talking about how a call early in the game like that would have been the difference in the whole thing, I just think of how ridiculous it is to think that.

Um, wasn't there like 40 seconds left in the game? I think its safe to assume there would be no injury/interception by taking a knee to run out the clock.

I'm talking about the first call here, genius.

eh, oh well. blow me