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Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

Those same Ref's missed a few pass interference calls that could have been easily called on the Saints.

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

"Rams strangely have a tough time when he is the head officiator, going 0-7 with him at the helm"

Doesn't sound like the league is trying to engineer a Saints Superbowl, sounds like the league saying 'F**k the Rams" all season lol...

Hippies and their fu***ng petitions, already manufacturing an excuse for a Rams loss.

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

Here are Bill Vinovich's statistics as a Ref.

Since 2014 he is 3-3 with the Saints

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...s/VinoBi0r.htm

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

What the Rams fans going to be asking for next, that any person wearing a black and gold shirt in the dome, must be replaced by a Rams fan in case it gets a little noisy for their offence??

PATHETIC and COMICAL!!! :-)

GEAUX SAINTS, WHO DAT!!!!!!

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

Just about ever fan base believes that the League is "against" them.

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

Wow, Eagles fans said the same thing about the Divisional Round matchup and guess what? Officiating was waaaaay in Philly's favor...

From previous discussion...

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Originally Posted by Crusader (Post 833902)

7. The refs were quite horrible and called a really uneven game.

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Originally Posted by cmike (Post 833904)

Only horrible call was the one against Unger.

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Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 833918)

It wasn't just that phantom hold call against Unger, but there were many non-calls, e.g. twice against Bennett vs Brees that should've been flagged for roughing as Bennett was giving him the business...

And while even I'd argue that that's football, you had a much lighter transgression against Davenport vs Foles that was in fact flagged...

Crusader's point is that the game was called unevenly, and as much fandom as I have for my Saints, an objective mind with knowledge of the game could see it...

And then there's this factual statistical comparison:

Team: Penalties - Penalty Yards

Philadelphia: 4 - 30

New Orleans: 11-84

Even if you take away Peat's four flags that Brees-Thomas overcame, that's still 7-4 - that's how uneven the game was called...

And don't even get me started with flagrant hands to the face on nearly every single play by the Eagles defensive line...

So I don't want to hear any bullshinski about the officiating being in our favor - a better team and a home crowd is what we have going for us...

Goodell and his officials won't be doing us any favors...

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

What about the obvious OPI that wasn't called when the receiver fell down and pulled Lattimore down so that he wouldn't have a chance to intercept the ball?

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

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Originally Posted by A.8Manning (Post 834291)

in truth, Rams have more fans nation wide then the Saints ever have or ever will. In the age of tv, it doesnt matter how many show up to a live game.

um... no

https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/esma/...rankings-2017/

https://www.directvdeals.com/resourc...fl-loyal-fans/

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

What they also don't realize is that for the playoffs it's an allstar crew and not the ref's regular crew. Vinovich will only have 2 of his regular guys with him for this game according to Vinovich and Blakeman are the referees for the Conference Championships – Football Zebras

Re: Rams fans launch petition to remove referee from Saints-Rams

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Originally Posted by Budsdrinker (Post 834336)

I bet the Boston faithful aren't too pleased about the Head Ref selection either.

Clete Blakeman and the Patriots don't mix.