DarbyTheDinosaur
01-19-2006, 06:28 AM
This is not a thread involving debate and guesswork on who the new head coach will be so it may not capture your attention like I would hope, but...
Has anybody read the new Bill Simmons article this week? He hands out the divisional playoff awards...it's a pretty funny column.
I suggest it is worth reading because there is something slightly satisfying in seeing how tortured he is by the refs screwing his favorite Patriots in the Denver game. Now you know how it feels, Bill. Even if it's just a one time deal, a passing moment...now all of New England knows how it feels...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060118
A small selection:
"Again, the Patriots deserved to lose. They were terrible. But it's tough enough to win against a good home team without the officials handing them seven free points. If that was the only bad officiating moment of the weekend, it would be one thing -- obviously the reversal of the Troy Polamalu interception was 10 times more damaging and reprehensible -- but we're reaching the point where they need to run a disclaimer before every game:
"We'd like to apologize in advance for the horrible officiating. We swear, these games aren't fixed, it just looks that way. We're just too cheap to make officiating a real priority or hire anyone who's under 40 years old and might still have his reflexes and eyesight. Even instant replay isn't helping -- it just makes these guys look three times more incompetent when they're overruling calls that never should have been made in the first place. These guys are boobs. We're sorry. Anyway, enjoy the game!"
-- Sincerely, the NFL"
Now I loathe the idea of identifying on any level with a Patsies fan, but there is something vaguely familiar about his rant...
Has anybody read the new Bill Simmons article this week? He hands out the divisional playoff awards...it's a pretty funny column.
I suggest it is worth reading because there is something slightly satisfying in seeing how tortured he is by the refs screwing his favorite Patriots in the Denver game. Now you know how it feels, Bill. Even if it's just a one time deal, a passing moment...now all of New England knows how it feels...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060118
A small selection:
"Again, the Patriots deserved to lose. They were terrible. But it's tough enough to win against a good home team without the officials handing them seven free points. If that was the only bad officiating moment of the weekend, it would be one thing -- obviously the reversal of the Troy Polamalu interception was 10 times more damaging and reprehensible -- but we're reaching the point where they need to run a disclaimer before every game:
"We'd like to apologize in advance for the horrible officiating. We swear, these games aren't fixed, it just looks that way. We're just too cheap to make officiating a real priority or hire anyone who's under 40 years old and might still have his reflexes and eyesight. Even instant replay isn't helping -- it just makes these guys look three times more incompetent when they're overruling calls that never should have been made in the first place. These guys are boobs. We're sorry. Anyway, enjoy the game!"
-- Sincerely, the NFL"
Now I loathe the idea of identifying on any level with a Patsies fan, but there is something vaguely familiar about his rant...