Two things that made a difference last night
 

First, the BS holding call on Pope when Jones broke a long run for a first down. That was as ticky tacky as it gets.

Second, on the onside kick, I don't think anyone touched it. They called illegal touching on Kendrick Lewis, but he didn't touch the ball until it went 10 yards. When the ball was on it's way, even the announcers said that looked like it might have gone through cleanly. Could that have been challenged and if won, would have wiped away the penalty?

Look, we were not going to win the game. I get it. Palko looked fun for about 24 minutes, then it all went to hell. But those two incidents really screwed us when we were actually moving the ball and possessing momentum.

I dunno. I was drinking. I was happy. But it ended almost exactly the way I described that it would. ****in' Chiefs.

That holding call was legit. You guys are homers.

3 ****ing points!!! I've got nothing at all.

We are a lot of things......but not homers.

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Is this sarcasm?

If so, lol.

If not, and if you have watched the NFL at all.... then you know that so long as guys keep their hands inside, they don't call holding. The cliche is that holding can be called on every play....because it's true.

He drove him 10 yards backwards. He dominated him. It was a borderline call that doesn't get called 9 out of 10 times. Heck, it doesn't get called 99 out of 100 times.

Bad calls in favor of the Patriots? Are you kidding me? Shocking.

Then on the subsequent drive after the holding call, Hali is blatantly held yet no call.

Tambi has been held all year long and never gets the call.

Seriously, I didn't think anyone touched the ball on the onside. The replays didn't seem to show it. But I had people over and there was a lot of talking going on. Did I miss something? Why didn't they challenge that?

Look, until Hali, Todd, Pioli, or Hunt make a public deal of it, the officials are going to let it ride. Even if it costs us an USLC call or two, sooner of later the press will "review" what he was so angry about and have to say, "well, he was held". And if not, what's it going to hurt, the other teams are putting point on the board no matter what. There's no real down-side to bringing light to the problem.

As for the holding call, I'm sorry, was HIS jersey left ripped? Nope! You'd have to look on the sideline at our defense to see that - sans any holding calls.

If anything, just call it both ways - sort of like baseball, give both pitchers the same strike zone...

Funny. Bob Dole was sitting at the bar and the Saints fan next to him couldn't believe the BS holding call on Pope. Bob Dole said, "What makes it even worse is how many no-calls there are when Hali is held." A couple of minutes later her turns to Bob Dole and says, "You mean like that?"

It hit Greenwood's leg. The ball changed direction, it was pretty obvious.

Yeah, I was pretty sure I saw the ball change direction. I was going to go watch the play again this morning after the question came up.... but I quickly deleted that game last night off the DVR.

A Timeless Classic Treasure like Tyler Palko's first game as a starter in the NFL?:doh!: