PFF suggests Saints may have the best roster among playoff contenders

gosaints1 · 01-06-2021, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

Anyway, we are on the verge of going in circles here. I agree that there are plays here and there throughout a game that can determine if a team wins or loses. The Saints have to get as many of those plays correct as they can. But likewise you can make every play perfect and the refs. can still make/not make calls or make bad calls that cost you the game. (Did anyone see the phantom unnecessary roughness Call the lions got on The Cousins sack this past weekend?).

The GB game from earlier this year is an example. Saints lost that game. Penalty difference was 8-2 in GB favor with 4-2 GB favor in penalties for first downs. Now, Saints could and should look at plays they didn’t make in that game. But to say that the refs didn’t have an impact on the result of that game that is outside of the player’s control is wrong and to simply say the answer is to “play better” won’t win a Super Bowl If they decide to ignore obvious holds against the Saints D line again and let one set of D backs to get away with things they aren’t letting the other team’s. Just like the players on the field, the refs on the field have a duty to do their job well. When they don’t, things get screwy.

I hear what you’re saying and agree, somewhat. Problem with your line of logic is that EVERY team’s fan base is using the exact same list of “reasons” we are, here, in this forum. But for some odd reason, we think our “getting screwed by the refs” is legit, in EVERY loss, lol. Not just the Rams/Saints championship game. Yes, there are missed calls, on both sides of the football. I just don’t see it as a reason for losing, I see it as an excuse that the losing side quite frequently uses.

It’s fairly obvious that I’m not a believer of the “ref’s are out to get us” mantra..., that being said, the missed DPI call in the Rams/Saints championship game was SO obvious and blatant, along with the ref watching it like a hawk, so badly missed that it makes a fella look side-eyed every now and then, lol.

Difference of perceptions here, nothing more, nothing less.

01-06-2021, 08:50 PM	#27
gosaints1 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 576	Re: PFF suggests Saints may have the best roster among playoff contenders Originally Posted by Boston Saint Anyway, we are on the verge of going in circles here. I agree that there are plays here and there throughout a game that can determine if a team wins or loses. The Saints have to get as many of those plays correct as they can. But likewise you can make every play perfect and the refs. can still make/not make calls or make bad calls that cost you the game. (Did anyone see the phantom unnecessary roughness Call the lions got on The Cousins sack this past weekend?). The GB game from earlier this year is an example. Saints lost that game. Penalty difference was 8-2 in GB favor with 4-2 GB favor in penalties for first downs. Now, Saints could and should look at plays they didn’t make in that game. But to say that the refs didn’t have an impact on the result of that game that is outside of the player’s control is wrong and to simply say the answer is to “play better” won’t win a Super Bowl If they decide to ignore obvious holds against the Saints D line again and let one set of D backs to get away with things they aren’t letting the other team’s. Just like the players on the field, the refs on the field have a duty to do their job well. When they don’t, things get screwy. I hear what you’re saying and agree, somewhat. Problem with your line of logic is that EVERY team’s fan base is using the exact same list of “reasons” we are, here, in this forum. But for some odd reason, we think our “getting screwed by the refs” is legit, in EVERY loss, lol. Not just the Rams/Saints championship game. Yes, there are missed calls, on both sides of the football. I just don’t see it as a reason for losing, I see it as an excuse that the losing side quite frequently uses. It’s fairly obvious that I’m not a believer of the “ref’s are out to get us” mantra..., that being said, the missed DPI call in the Rams/Saints championship game was SO obvious and blatant, along with the ref watching it like a hawk, so badly missed that it makes a fella look side-eyed every now and then, lol. Difference of perceptions here, nothing more, nothing less. Boston Saint likes this.
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