League admits mistake in Lions-Saints game

Choupique · 01-09-2012, 12:18 PM

A human being made a mistake in real-time-blistering-speed sporting activity. Wow, that never happens.

I'm more often amazed how many calls they get correct in a nanosecond.

I don't whine about the mistakes they make.
ALL humans make mistakes and it would be douchebaglike to blame or whine about it. Just sayin'.

The NFL often claims they've made mistakes. I respect that about them. I agree it is a non issue. Good point.

skymike · 01-09-2012, 06:55 PM

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homerj07 · 01-09-2012, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Choupique

A human being made a mistake in real-time-blistering-speed sporting activity. Wow, that never happens.

I'm more often amazed how many calls they get correct in a nanosecond.

I don't whine about the mistakes they make.
ALL humans make mistakes and it would be douchebaglike to blame or whine about it. Just sayin'.

The NFL often claims they've made mistakes. I respect that about them. I agree it is a non issue. Good point.

Several of us have said the same thing over the past few weeks. Most of us do cuss & yell during a game BUT... they do a hell of a lot better than I would ever do!!

pinch · 01-10-2012, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by Choupique

A human being made a mistake in real-time-blistering-speed sporting activity. Wow, that never happens.

I'm more often amazed how many calls they get correct in a nanosecond.

I don't whine about the mistakes they make.
ALL humans make mistakes and it would be douchebaglike to blame or whine about it. Just sayin'.

The NFL often claims they've made mistakes. I respect that about them. I agree it is a non issue. Good point.

They definitely have a difficult job. However, I think what makes this particular case different is that it required no judgement or interpretation of the rules, it was the simply the application of a rule. In any particular game there are probably 5-10 calls that could go either way, especially when you're talking about pass interference, holding, and things of that nature. In most cases these cancel each other out as long as the referee is being consistent.

However, this particular case was simply the application of a rule and IMO there is no excuse for an entire team of referees to apply a known rule incorrectly. The whistle blew, the play is dead, no interpretation needed.

01-09-2012, 12:18 PM	#1
Choupique 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,594	A human being made a mistake in real-time-blistering-speed sporting activity. Wow, that never happens. I'm more often amazed how many calls they get correct in a nanosecond. I don't whine about the mistakes they make. ALL humans make mistakes and it would be douchebaglike to blame or whine about it. Just sayin'. The NFL often claims they've made mistakes. I respect that about them. I agree it is a non issue. Good point. neugey, skymike, homerj07 and 1 others like this.
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01-09-2012, 07:44 PM	#3
homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Originally Posted by Choupique A human being made a mistake in real-time-blistering-speed sporting activity. Wow, that never happens. I'm more often amazed how many calls they get correct in a nanosecond. I don't whine about the mistakes they make. ALL humans make mistakes and it would be douchebaglike to blame or whine about it. Just sayin'. The NFL often claims they've made mistakes. I respect that about them. I agree it is a non issue. Good point. Several of us have said the same thing over the past few weeks. Most of us do cuss & yell during a game BUT... they do a hell of a lot better than I would ever do!!

01-10-2012, 07:39 AM	#4
pinch 100th Post Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Diamondhead, MS Posts: 272 Blog Entries: 1	Originally Posted by Choupique A human being made a mistake in real-time-blistering-speed sporting activity. Wow, that never happens. I'm more often amazed how many calls they get correct in a nanosecond. I don't whine about the mistakes they make. ALL humans make mistakes and it would be douchebaglike to blame or whine about it. Just sayin'. The NFL often claims they've made mistakes. I respect that about them. I agree it is a non issue. Good point. They definitely have a difficult job. However, I think what makes this particular case different is that it required no judgement or interpretation of the rules, it was the simply the application of a rule. In any particular game there are probably 5-10 calls that could go either way, especially when you're talking about pass interference, holding, and things of that nature. In most cases these cancel each other out as long as the referee is being consistent. However, this particular case was simply the application of a rule and IMO there is no excuse for an entire team of referees to apply a known rule incorrectly. The whistle blew, the play is dead, no interpretation needed.

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