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Re: NFL "issues"
« Reply #134 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 8:03pm » |
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Fall out from the Chargers-Broncos game this weekend... from "The REAL Feed":
NFL to look into changing inadvertent whistle rule
ESPN: NFL (15.09.2008 15:49)
The NFL will look into the inadvertent whistle rule that required officials to give the ball back to Denver in the final seconds of Sunday's game with San Diego.
You guys know how diehard of a Broncos fan I am.  However, after the first-quarter replay-booth debacle and then the ATROCIOUS call on the Cutler fumble, which should have effectively ended the game in a victory for San Diego, even I was sort of rooting for them to get into field-range on their last 30-second drive to, at least, have a chance to win. This one didn't feel good,... like a win, at all. This comes from a guy who counts EVERY stroke on the golf course  during a personal outing, mind you, but,... really, we didN'T win that game. 
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Re: NFL "issues"
« Reply #135 on: Sep 16th, 2008, 2:10am » |
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on Sep 15th, 2008, 8:03pm, StegRock wrote:
The introductory paragraph/sentence of this article reads, "Ed Hochuli's acknowledgement that he erred on a call late in Sunday's San Diego Chargers-Denver Broncos game will mean lower grades for one of the NFL's highest-profile referees."
Why is the problem here framed in terms of Hochuli's acknowledgement? Why is it that the "acknowledgement" is seen as the problem (at least, that's the way the sentence is worded)? That's not AT ALL where he went wrong. He got the call wrong. That he acknowledged his error, moreover on the spot on national TV during the game, was actually a STAND-UP move. YET, we get all morally indignant and act all surprised when people lie to get out of trouble.  What an ethical mess we have in America... It's a knot unlikely to be easily untied.
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Re: NFL "issues"
« Reply #136 on: Sep 19th, 2008, 2:16am » |
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on Sep 16th, 2008, 2:10am, StegRock wrote:The introductory paragraph/sentence of this article reads, "Ed Hochuli's acknowledgement that he erred on a call late in Sunday's San Diego Chargers-Denver Broncos game will mean lower grades for one of the NFL's highest-profile referees."
Why is the problem here framed in terms of Hochuli's acknowledgement? Why is it that the "acknowledgement" is seen as the problem (at least, that's the way the sentence is worded)? That's not AT ALL where he went wrong. He got the call wrong. That he acknowledged his error, moreover on the spot on national TV during the game, was actually a STAND-UP move. YET, we get all morally indignant and act all surprised when people lie to get out of trouble. What an ethical mess we have in America... It's a knot unlikely to be easily untied. |
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Vis-a-vis my complaint above, I am happy to see the "positive" turn the media rhetoric toward Hochuli has taken over the last couple days, specifically as regards his taking responsibility.
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Re: NFL "issues"
« Reply #142 on: Nov 2nd, 2008, 4:52am » |
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on Oct 25th, 2008, 7:02pm, StegRock wrote:
Food for thought... 
If Mike Singletary were given such a contract, would that be seen as a violation of the league's minority-hiring rule??? Uh-oh,... conundrum...  I mean,... (I suppose) it wouldn't be.  But, does that really seem right?  Now, it's beyond assurance of consideration and receiving interviews; ethnicity gives you a very REAL advantage in contract negotiations (at least, vis-a-vis flexibility and the possibilities). Is that the spirit, or that's the spirit!?!?  Oh, the tangled webs we and God Law weave...
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Re: NFL "issues"
« Reply #145 on: Dec 28th, 2008, 11:27pm » |
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And this is coming from a Broncos fan...
on Sep 15th, 2008, 8:03pm, StegRock wrote:Fall out from the Chargers-Broncos game this weekend... from "The REAL Feed":
NFL to look into changing inadvertent whistle rule
ESPN: NFL (15.09.2008 15:49)
The NFL will look into the inadvertent whistle rule that required officials to give the ball back to Denver in the final seconds of Sunday's game with San Diego.
You guys know how diehard of a Broncos fan I am. However, after the first-quarter replay-booth debacle and then the ATROCIOUS call on the Cutler fumble, which should have effectively ended the game in a victory for San Diego, even I was sort of rooting for them to get into field-range on their last 30-second drive to, at least, have a chance to win. This one didn't feel good,... like a win, at all. This comes from a guy who counts EVERY stroke on the golf course during a personal outing, mind you, but,... really, we didN'T win that game. |
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Tonight justice was served! 
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Re: NFL "issues"
« Reply #146 on: Dec 30th, 2008, 2:54am » |
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Personally, this bums me out... From "The REAL Feed":
AP source: 2010 Pro Bowl will be in Miami
SI.com: NFL (29.12.2008 16:43)
First, I guess Super Bowl participants are going to be playing in it, which would suck. Second, and more importantly, there is my ties to Hawaii, where they LOVE football, and my understanding of the reality that this was the only piece of the NFL pie they got. It was a way for them to feel part of things. But, also, I rather liked the anticlimactic end to the season it provided. Not everything needs to be Americano high drama. It was a way to wind down after all the Super Bowl hubbub and a time to reflect on a season gone by. It is like that late-night cup of hot chocolate before going to bed. In any event, they love football in Hawaii, and I think it is an unnecessary move to take the Pro Bowl away from them.
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Re: NFL "issues"
« Reply #147 on: Dec 30th, 2008, 6:09pm » |
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on Dec 30th, 2008, 2:54am, StegRock wrote:Personally, this bums me out... From "The REAL Feed":
AP source: 2010 Pro Bowl will be in Miami
SI.com: NFL (29.12.2008 16:43)
First, I guess Super Bowl participants are going to be playing in it, which would suck. Second, and more importantly, there is my ties to Hawaii, where they LOVE football, and my understanding of the reality that this was the only piece of the NFL pie they got. It was a way for them to feel part of things. But, also, I rather liked the anticlimactic end to the season it provided. Not everything needs to be Americano high drama. It was a way to wind down after all the Super Bowl hubbub and a time to reflect on a season gone by. It is like that late-night cup of hot chocolate before going to bed. In any event, they love football in Hawaii, and I think it is an unnecessary move to take the Pro Bowl away from them. |
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Confirmed... on "The REAL Feed":
NFL confirms 2010 Pro Bowl will be in Miami
SI.com: NFL (30.12.2008 17:12)
I think this just stinks! 
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