The New Orleans Screwjob

This is not allowed? Isn't he just doing what all those big fridge sized guys are doing when they wrestle after the ball is snapped?

/obviously not a NFL watcher 😉

I think this illustrates a universal truth that all sports players, coaches, and fans know:

Referees are crap.

😂

I'm a huge NFL fan Slim, the other day I was awake for the whole night watching both conference finals, it was like 6am here when the Chiefs - Patriots game has ended.

Both games have been great finishing in overtimes...especially the AFC final.

About New Orleans non call in the end - yeah it was quite obvious one and yes it's been a huge decision also but...

The Saints should blame themselves for not winning that one at first place I think.

They played really well in first quarter having 13-0 lead but not much offense since then...beside Rams rb Todd Gurley out for most of the game and that's been a significant loss for the Rams.

That game should of never been depended on a single refs decision I think (even when it's so obvious wrong one) if the Saints played their cards better I think...and beside they've had the first possession in the OT too and still didn't make nothing of it.

Don't get me wrong I like the Saints and their attractive style, but they should take a look at their own mistakes first and really for me they didn't play well enough this time...let's not forget the Eagles were pretty close of eliminating them in the previous round...so you know sometimes you'll win sometimes you'll loose those close ones.

And what about the Chiefs - Patriots game...wow...most of experts thought the Patriots are done the way they performed in the regular season(too old and not enough talent there 😂) but they really played a great game against probably the best offense in the league.

I know one thing, you can't written off like that an organization which have done so great over the years and they are institution in NFL really.

It's been really a pleasure to watch that one and the way had Patriots marched on the field for the biggest part of the game and in fact I think Chiefs have been a bit lucky to make a close game of that in the end..despite the great QB, tight end and a receiver(Hill) that they've got.

There's been quite a few controversial situations there too and despite they all gone the Patriots way I think the refs decisions have been spot on in any one of them.

What about that one? 🙂

The future maybe belongs to the Chiefs(or Rams 😉 ) but right now Belichick and his old dogs proved they still got it...I really hope they could win Super Bowl for yet another year and I think if they play like against the Chiefs..they probably would be.

To be honest I really like 3 of the 4 teams who reached the conf. finals and have nothing against the Chiefs but probably the two best performing(at least in the play-offs) have reached the big game.

CL-Ed wrote:

This is not allowed? Isn't he just doing what all those big fridge sized guys are doing when they wrestle after the ball is snapped?

/obviously not a NFL watcher 😉

Common Ed...really!?! 😉

Yeah... it's quite obvious mate 😜

I don't know what the significance is of whether he touched it or not but...

The guy obviously didn't touch that ball with his hands. One angle showed it missing his left thumb, the other showed it missing his right, another showed it didn't touch his outstretched fingers of his left hand that were on the grass as it bounced. Why is that controversial?

And snicker at the term "muffed punt"... lots of ways that could go wrong. 😉

Oh wow, he just went right after him eh, is he a little confused about what species he is? Just because he has a ram on his chest doesn't mean he is one.
I remember when the flames went to the Stanley cup finals against Tampa Bay, game 6, Iginla scored a goal that was completely across the line, a missed call by the refs didn't accept that goal which would have given the flames the Stanley Cup, instead Tampa won game 6 In Calgary, and game 7 In Tampa giving them the Stanley Cup instead.
With the available technology this day and age, what happened in slims clip above, in my opinion, should have never happen, in regards to the missed call I mean.
What a heartbreaker that is.

barbadosslim93 wrote:

Oh yeah that was a HUGE call. I think it's pretty clear he didn't touch it (but by a hair), but I've heard a bunch of people claim that it was touched.

Either way, Mahomes is going to be a monster QB moving forward. As a Detroit Lions fan, I only wish we could have a competitive team one day.

Yeah agree Slim, he didn't toughed it, luckily for the Patriots there was like 6 different camera angles to prove that cause the call on the field was ball recovered by the Chiefs so respectively it has to be clear and obvious and it was I think.
Beside the Edelman first reaction was like he didn't toughed it as he stand still, he would surely go after that ball if it's been the other way round, you could tell from the player body language sometimes.

As for the Lions, I don't know why they sacked their previous coach, they looked quite feisty team back then and always fought till the end, Stafford also had played better back then in my opinion and seems to me the offensive line couldn't give him enough time this season.

They looked kind of soft despite playing some good games this year..good luck to them anyway but not too much as I'm a Packers fan anyway 😠

CL-Ed wrote:

I don't know what the significance is of whether he touched it or not but...

The guy obviously didn't touch that ball with his hands. One angle showed it missing his left thumb, the other showed it missing his right, another showed it didn't touch his outstretched fingers of his left hand that were on the grass as it bounced. Why is that controversial?

And snicker at the term "muffed punt"... lots of ways that could go wrong. 😉

Like Dustin said above it's been a huge call Ed.

Chiefs just took the lead for a first time in the game, the momentum's been completely on their side.

If that's been a touch, it's live ball and the punting team could recovered it and that's exactly what the Chiefs have done,they've recovered it and would of have the ball inside Patriots 20 yard line I believe it was with 4 point lead already by the time.

If there isn't a touch on the ball the receiving team getting the ball from the spot the ball stopped it's motion.

The call on the field has been a Chiefs ball i.e Edelman has touched it ,so it has to be clear and obvious(that's the term) by the camera replays(and sometimes it isn't) that he in fact didn't touched it for the call on the field to be overturn(I think they should implement that system of reviews in soccer too by the way)

So like I said above as well the Patriots have been quite lucky that there's been so many camera angles which clearly proved the ball hasn't been touched by the receiver which is the only way for the refs to overturn the wrong call on the field.

So in fact that wasn't a muffed punt despite it's been looking like one 🙂

WaroftheGods wrote:

Oh wow, he just went right after him eh, is he a little confused about what species he is? Just because he has a ram on his chest doesn't mean he is one.

LoL 👍

WaroftheGods wrote:

I remember when the flames went to the Stanley cup finals against Tampa Bay, game 6, Iginla scored a goal that was completely across the line, a missed call by the refs didn't accept that goal which would have given the flames the Stanley Cup, instead Tampa won game 6 In Calgary, and game 7 In Tampa giving them the Stanley Cup instead.
With the available technology this day and age, what happened in slims clip above, in my opinion, should have never happen, in regards to the missed call I mean.
What a heartbreaker that is.

I can't remember that game man, maybe I hadn't seen that at all but it sounds like it's been quite dramatic.

I agree with you, that will probably never be missed nowadays with the overhead goal-line cameras could prove in probably 99% of the times whether or not the puck have crossed the line.

By the way both Flames and Lightning both are doing sensationally well this season so you could probably look forward and hope of another Stanley cup finals between those and who knows it could might be a somewhat of a redemption for your favorite Flames this time round.