My Instant Replay Changes

whowatches · 11-02-2003, 08:23 AM

I think a team should have the ability to file an official protest with the league office and, as in the case of the Saints/Panthers, have the game overturned based on any protested play(s) that would have resulted in a score difference (i.e. Delhomme\'s intentional grounding).

As much as I\'d like to have the W, I don\'t want it given to the team after the fact. There\'s no way to account for the different possibilities that would have occured had the Saints gotten that safety. I know and you know it was a blown call, but I personally would rather have not gotten the letter of apology. Officials are human, they make mistakes; it\'s the responsibility of the players and coaches to overcome those mistakes. I don\'t want to be a team that whines and moans about the officials. Sure teams are the victims of bad calls weekly, but on the other side of that thought, other teams benefit from those same mistakes. It all evens out in the end.

Let\'s just hope we can beat Gruden\'s Gangplankers and the officials this week.

11-02-2003, 08:23 AM	#5
whowatches 500th Post Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 575	My Instant Replay Changes I think a team should have the ability to file an official protest with the league office and, as in the case of the Saints/Panthers, have the game overturned based on any protested play(s) that would have resulted in a score difference (i.e. Delhomme\'s intentional grounding). As much as I\'d like to have the W, I don\'t want it given to the team after the fact. There\'s no way to account for the different possibilities that would have occured had the Saints gotten that safety. I know and you know it was a blown call, but I personally would rather have not gotten the letter of apology. Officials are human, they make mistakes; it\'s the responsibility of the players and coaches to overcome those mistakes. I don\'t want to be a team that whines and moans about the officials. Sure teams are the victims of bad calls weekly, but on the other side of that thought, other teams benefit from those same mistakes. It all evens out in the end. Let\'s just hope we can beat Gruden\'s Gangplankers and the officials this week.
whowatches 500th Post Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 575