Refs: Home Cooking?

The Dude · 10-11-2013, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Yeah, I know we won at Chicago and maybe it's because the women around me are making me "sensitive" this time of the month, but it sure did seem like the Head Linesman et al were given the Saints some "home cooking" on some of those second down spots with the football and "no calls" on the tackles...

Pats are tough enough, we don't need to be "against" the refs as well...

If we'd been a lesser team, they'd had a huge impact on the game outcome...

I thought the spots were good. We got close but from what I can tell we did wind up a bit short and they were good calls. It frustrated me how many times we came up a yard short so consistently. I cant in good conscience blame the refs for that.

AsylumGuido · 10-11-2013, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

I thought the spots were good. We got close but from what I can tell we did wind up a bit short and they were good calls. It frustrated me how many times we came up a yard short so consistently. I cant in good conscience blame the refs for that.

I thought the same, but also felt the bad turf contributed. Several times during the game we lost potential yardage because of the turf giving way.

darstep · 10-11-2013, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I thought the same, but also felt the bad turf contributed. Several times during the game we lost potential yardage because of the turf giving way.

I think the grass played a big part in some of our difficulties in Chicago.
We seem to do a much better job planting and pushing off on turf.
Hopefully we gain back 1/2 a step this week and it shows in our timing and execution.
Referees can change the whole dynamic of a game with 1 or 2 irreversable judgement calls.
Endzone or 3rd down pass interferences and the like.
Ticky-tacky or let'em play... I just hope it's called equally so the guys can make the adjustment.

whybag · 10-11-2013, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by darstep

Referees can change the whole dynamic of a game with 1 or 2 irreversable judgement calls.

Remember the shovel pass Brees got off to PT, but the refs called it a sack and ineligible to challenge? How can they stand by that status (ineligible to challenge) when the replay CLEARLY shows some of these calls are flat wrong?

10-11-2013, 06:03 PM	#1
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,066	Re: Refs: Home Cooking? Originally Posted by jeanpierre Yeah, I know we won at Chicago and maybe it's because the women around me are making me "sensitive" this time of the month, but it sure did seem like the Head Linesman et al were given the Saints some "home cooking" on some of those second down spots with the football and "no calls" on the tackles... Pats are tough enough, we don't need to be "against" the refs as well... If we'd been a lesser team, they'd had a huge impact on the game outcome... I thought the spots were good. We got close but from what I can tell we did wind up a bit short and they were good calls. It frustrated me how many times we came up a yard short so consistently. I cant in good conscience blame the refs for that. Boutte likes this.
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10-11-2013, 06:25 PM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,803	Re: Refs: Home Cooking? Originally Posted by The Dude I thought the spots were good. We got close but from what I can tell we did wind up a bit short and they were good calls. It frustrated me how many times we came up a yard short so consistently. I cant in good conscience blame the refs for that. I thought the same, but also felt the bad turf contributed. Several times during the game we lost potential yardage because of the turf giving way.

10-11-2013, 08:36 PM	#3
darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	Re: Refs: Home Cooking? Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I thought the same, but also felt the bad turf contributed. Several times during the game we lost potential yardage because of the turf giving way. I think the grass played a big part in some of our difficulties in Chicago. We seem to do a much better job planting and pushing off on turf. Hopefully we gain back 1/2 a step this week and it shows in our timing and execution. Referees can change the whole dynamic of a game with 1 or 2 irreversable judgement calls. Endzone or 3rd down pass interferences and the like. Ticky-tacky or let'em play... I just hope it's called equally so the guys can make the adjustment.

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whybag 100th Post Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 365	Re: Refs: Home Cooking? Originally Posted by darstep Referees can change the whole dynamic of a game with 1 or 2 irreversable judgement calls. Remember the shovel pass Brees got off to PT, but the refs called it a sack and ineligible to challenge? How can they stand by that status (ineligible to challenge) when the replay CLEARLY shows some of these calls are flat wrong? jeanpierre likes this.
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