John Parry will be the referee in Saturday's game.

SaintsRule11 · 01-13-2012, 12:40 AM

I just found out that John Parry will be the head referee in Saturday's game. The name didn't exactly jump out at me, much in the same way Tony Corrente's name didn't jump out at me last week. This is probably a good thing. If it had been someone incompetent like Ed Hochuli or Jeff Triplette, I would have been worried.

Incidentally, John Parry is loathed by 49er fans for calling a chop block penalty on Frank Gore which negated a Ted Ginn Jr. touchdown when the 49ers faced the Ravens on Thanksgiving earlier this season.

Here is a link to an article about John Parry on espn.com:

John Parry - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN

And here is a link to an article regarding the evaluation of refs in general (from 2008):

Rating refs touchy subject for NFL coaches - NFL - ESPN

As you can see, John Parry is rated as the best referee by only one head coach, but he is not rated as the worst by anyone.

Btw, everyone should be praying for Tony Corrente. In case you didn't know, he is currently battling throat cancer.

NFL referee Tony Corrente is fighting a brave battle with cancer | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports

Beastmode · 01-13-2012, 01:01 AM

Tarell Brown was also called for pass interference that game on a 50 yard bomb which the Ravens turned into a field goal. Even with that TD they still lose. SF commits a lot of penalties. Parry has got his work cut out for him.

saintfan · 01-13-2012, 07:40 PM

I would be worried if Mike Carey had been given this game. He's a good ref, but something strange always happens to us when his crew is calling the game.

gandhi1007 · 01-13-2012, 07:46 PM

Not me.....I know he's ranked #1 on that list, but Mike Carey absolutely hates the Saints. Just glad it's not him.

|Mitch| · 01-13-2012, 07:48 PM

Was Mike Carey the referee in the Tennessee game?

gandhi1007 · 01-13-2012, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Was Mike Carey the referee in the Tennessee game?

Yep....and he does that every Saints game he officiates. I hate that guy!

WHO_DAT_CAT · 01-13-2012, 08:58 PM

Wow, you guys even know the refs.

I'm impressed.

FireVenturi · 01-13-2012, 11:29 PM

I like Carey, he is my fav...

UK_WhoDat · 01-14-2012, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by WHO_DAT_CAT

Wow, you guys even know the refs.

I'm impressed.

It's called knowing your enemy

UK_WhoDat · 01-14-2012, 04:57 AM

Well it looks like another call back of a Sproles kickoff/punt return TD.
The inevitable illegal block / clipping / chop / going too fast penalty.

So we will beat them other ways.

01-13-2012, 12:40 AM	#1
SaintsRule11 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 277	John Parry will be the referee in Saturday's game. I just found out that John Parry will be the head referee in Saturday's game. The name didn't exactly jump out at me, much in the same way Tony Corrente's name didn't jump out at me last week. This is probably a good thing. If it had been someone incompetent like Ed Hochuli or Jeff Triplette, I would have been worried. Incidentally, John Parry is loathed by 49er fans for calling a chop block penalty on Frank Gore which negated a Ted Ginn Jr. touchdown when the 49ers faced the Ravens on Thanksgiving earlier this season. Here is a link to an article about John Parry on espn.com: John Parry - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN And here is a link to an article regarding the evaluation of refs in general (from 2008): Rating refs touchy subject for NFL coaches - NFL - ESPN As you can see, John Parry is rated as the best referee by only one head coach, but he is not rated as the worst by anyone. Btw, everyone should be praying for Tony Corrente. In case you didn't know, he is currently battling throat cancer. NFL referee Tony Corrente is fighting a brave battle with cancer \| Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports
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01-13-2012, 01:01 AM	#2
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Tarell Brown was also called for pass interference that game on a 50 yard bomb which the Ravens turned into a field goal. Even with that TD they still lose. SF commits a lot of penalties. Parry has got his work cut out for him. SaintsRule11 likes this.
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01-13-2012, 08:02 PM	#6
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Was Mike Carey the referee in the Tennessee game? Yep....and he does that every Saints game he officiates. I hate that guy!

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UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 3,824	Originally Posted by WHO_DAT_CAT Wow, you guys even know the refs. I'm impressed. It's called knowing your enemy

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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	I would be worried if Mike Carey had been given this game. He's a good ref, but something strange always happens to us when his crew is calling the game.

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gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	Not me.....I know he's ranked #1 on that list, but Mike Carey absolutely hates the Saints. Just glad it's not him.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Was Mike Carey the referee in the Tennessee game?

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FireVenturi Cold as Ice! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Da Big Easy Posts: 2,978	I like Carey, he is my fav...

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UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 3,824	Well it looks like another call back of a Sproles kickoff/punt return TD. The inevitable illegal block / clipping / chop / going too fast penalty. So we will beat them other ways.