[moloch41]

Originally Posted by r8rh8rmike

I don't think there can be any denying that the officials allowed the Patriots to get away with murder. A tightly officiated game would have made all the difference IMO. The grabbing, clutching, holding, head clubing, non-calls against New England and yes, the coaching edge gained by illegal tapes were just what the Patriots needed to overcome a far superior team.

Super Bowl 36. The gift that just keeps giving.:x

I don't understand what you're impying here- are you saying that the Pats paid off the refs or that the NFL passed down a edict to the refs that they let them win? Didn't the NFL pass the defensive holding rule after 5 yds the year after the superbowl? It shows that they weren't happy with the way the Rams receivers were being manhandled an wanted to get a rule on the books to address it.

All this is moot tho- like I've stated, we had the chance to win the game and our beloved lovie smith tossed it away. The game wasn't decided on a disputed call- we allowed them to march downfield and win the thing. That's the facts pure and simple. IMO, there are terrible calls in every single game. The Cowboys got a ton of calls during their Superbowl run. It's like baseball when certain hitters or pitchers get the strike zone and others don't.

All I'm saying is that until someone proves something other than they filmed the walkthrough the day before and other teams haven't done that, then I'm going to take the highroad, tip my hat to them, move on, and pray that lovie smith will never be calling defensive plays for us in a close Superbowl ever again.