NFL is now the WWE

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Brady specifically and Pats generally will get every conceivable close call. You can bank on that.

I agree, it was like all those strike calls Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz got that were way outside.

I am sure all the Pats and Braves fans will disagree with us though.

[Orioles1954]

I've always claimed that the WWE is the most legit of any major sport. At least they state up front that it's "sports entertainment."

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I agree, it was like all those strike calls Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz got that were way outside.

I am sure all the Pats and Braves fans will disagree with us though.

Pedro got those calls too, but I don't think it had anything to do with favoritism, it was skill and artistry. Great pitchers know how to expand the strike zone.

I am not buying the conspiracy theories that the officials are told from on high who to favor.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I am not buying the conspiracy theories that the officials are told from on high who to favor.

And neither am I.

I didn't watch the Saints/Rams game, however, I did see the highlights and that hit in the end was pretty bad. I was surprised no call was made. However, it's silly to suggest that the NFL had something to do with this. I'm pretty sure the Saints had the whole entire game to score more points, but they failed to do so.

Tom Brady is going to his 27th Super Bowl, and football fans across the country are throwing up because everyone is sick to death of that man! I'm pretty sure the guys who run the league are sick of him too! But what can they do about it? You could be beating his team with only 0.02 seconds left on the clock and he'll still find a way to win.

[bnorth]

Seen this and figured it would fit right in.

[xplainer]

Slow motion shows this.

[familytoad]

This just in :

Goodell finally woke up to comment on the Saints game.
He says he didn’t understand the controversy.

His statement claims the balls were properly inflated and the old quarterback for the black and gold team wouldn’t be suspended. Then he said there would be 4 more games in London and Mexico City scheduled for next year. Very exciting news.

[HRBAKER]

I'm pretty sure the reason the PI wasn't called is that the league had asked Brady who he wanted to play in the SB and he said, "The Rams."