OFFICIAL PACKERS VS SEACHICKENS GAME DAY THREAD

[Bretsky]

Good catch. So my hopes during review were futile.

None of you can know this, but years ago during the first iteration of replay (opening game, Browns v Bears 1986), the non sensical approach to reviewing only certain calls caused me to complain that they would eventually review everything and the games will take four hours.

We are almost there.

AROD........what did you think of the replay call

"IT WAS AWFUL"

[Bretsky]

a-rod is getting a fine'

thank you a-rod

At least he's not a pussy like MM skirting the question

[RashanGary]

They got it wrong.

Oh yeah, I know. I'm just making their retarded case. One arm touching a football does not equal possession. Two arms wrapped around a ball, holding it to ones chest does.

Horrible call. Just horrible.

[Joemailman]

Perhaps the final call was just the matter of the ref wanting to get out of there alive.

[Bretsky]

ONE MORE THING.............Jennings...........either knock the dam ball down........or grow some stones and rip the ball away from the WR.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Horseshit call on walden, a pi on shields in fourth and 30 when he looked back for the ball, a blatant shove to the back of shields, and a "simultaneous" possession td. Fuck these refs

True, except the packers benefited from bullshit calls too.

The game was close enough that it was decided by the bad refereeing. We knew the refereeing would be bad going in, and just got unlucky.

[mraynrand]

Rodgers on the podium:

"It was awful. Just look at the replay, and the fact that it was reviewed. Just look at it."

Reporter: "Team is in there watching ESPN and throwing towels at the screen"

"It was crazy after the game. No one had any idea what was going on"

"My vantage point is that the one ref was calling touchback. Tate - whatever part of the ball he may or may not have had."

First half: "Frustrating. Should have put our defense in a better position." More bitter defeat? "No"

Mass chaos in the NFL before? "No"

[Bretsky]

AROD........... "I WILL PROBABLY BE FINED BEFORE TOMORROW HITS""

[Carolina_Packer]

They got it wrong.

It was was one of many horrible calls in the second half. That was not roughing the passer on Walden...interception should have stood, Packers victory formation. That was not pass interference on Sam Shields; he had position. If anything, it was PI on Rice for grabbing the defenders shoulders.

Should the game come down to stuff like this? We'd prefer that it not, however, in tightly contested games, each call is that important.

A stain on the NFL front office for not having brought back the regular officials by now. Could they have made bad calls too? Sure...but not like that. When the ESPN announcers are saying the Packers got jobbed, that's bad.

[pbmax]

And its over.

I'm not going to get to start a Game day thread for awhile am I?

[Harlan Huckleby]

Perhaps the final call was just the matter of the ref wanting to get out of there alive.

yes, good observation. I was thinking they made the call to save face for the refs, but you're right, they favored the hometeam to prevent a riot.

[Jimx29]

[mraynrand]

Mariucci: No I don't think they got it right. Should have been offensive interference, game over. Jennings had the most of the ball.

[Bretsky]

STEVE MARIUCCI ON NFL NETWORK

I DON"T THINK THEY GOT IT RIGHT

[pbmax]

Enough said. 1-2 is not good and offense is stuck in Neutral.

Time to strap it on gentleman and play better football. There is a season to play for. Need to rally.