Ender
10-25-2010, 12:49 PM
The NFL should get absolutely crucified for the officiating during that debacle of a football game... but they wont. They will defend themselves like they always do after crap like this and give some BS explanation of why that was/wasn't a catch, why they weren't calling holding, why Moss really pushed off when he didn't, etc.
Firstly, there is absolutely no way that was not a catch by Shaincoe. It doesn't matter if a part of a ball touched the ground, that doesn't make it not a catch by any rule. He had full control of the ball the entire way to the ground, when he hit the ground, and after landing. That's a catch. It is absurd that they overruled it when they need "irrefutable evidence" to do so. If that TD stays, that is the difference in the game right there... 4 points. They would have then been able to kick a field goal at the end of the game to win it.
Meanwhile, they missed calling a TD by the Packers not a catch when that ball WAS bobbled and hit the ground.
The other stuff was more minor, but still absolutely terrible.
Even though I mostly blame the officiating for the outcome of that game, you have to pin some of it on the Vikings. Favre is playing hurt, and it shows. He always plays poor when he plays hurt... just look at the end of his season with the Jets when his shoulder was messed up, and look at some of the seasons with the Packers where he threw shitloads of interceptions. They are giving away too many turnovers that are turning into too many points against them.
The second problem is coaching. It is too conservative for this team. They are not aggressive enough with their play calling early in the game, and WTF was with letting the clock run out before halftime when you have 2 timeouts and still a good chance to get into field goal range? Terrible coaching decisions.
I guess I am not surprised though, because I predicted the Vikings to go 7-9 this season and they are right on pace to do that and will if they play Favre while hurt at all. When he gets hurt, he should be out of the game like every other QB in the league because you KNOW those interceptions are coming. They will loose against the Patriots for sure next week, which puts them at 2-5 and in really big trouble.
Time to start watching Hockey.
Firstly, there is absolutely no way that was not a catch by Shaincoe. It doesn't matter if a part of a ball touched the ground, that doesn't make it not a catch by any rule. He had full control of the ball the entire way to the ground, when he hit the ground, and after landing. That's a catch. It is absurd that they overruled it when they need "irrefutable evidence" to do so. If that TD stays, that is the difference in the game right there... 4 points. They would have then been able to kick a field goal at the end of the game to win it.
Meanwhile, they missed calling a TD by the Packers not a catch when that ball WAS bobbled and hit the ground.
The other stuff was more minor, but still absolutely terrible.
Even though I mostly blame the officiating for the outcome of that game, you have to pin some of it on the Vikings. Favre is playing hurt, and it shows. He always plays poor when he plays hurt... just look at the end of his season with the Jets when his shoulder was messed up, and look at some of the seasons with the Packers where he threw shitloads of interceptions. They are giving away too many turnovers that are turning into too many points against them.
The second problem is coaching. It is too conservative for this team. They are not aggressive enough with their play calling early in the game, and WTF was with letting the clock run out before halftime when you have 2 timeouts and still a good chance to get into field goal range? Terrible coaching decisions.
I guess I am not surprised though, because I predicted the Vikings to go 7-9 this season and they are right on pace to do that and will if they play Favre while hurt at all. When he gets hurt, he should be out of the game like every other QB in the league because you KNOW those interceptions are coming. They will loose against the Patriots for sure next week, which puts them at 2-5 and in really big trouble.
Time to start watching Hockey.