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hurrykaine · 09-28-2004, 01:43 PM

I agree....it's usually wrong to blame the officials for a loss, but when bad calls/non-calls can result in a 14 point swing, like it did yesterday, you could certainly point to it as a factor.

IMHO, one thing and one thing only hurt us in this big game - our inability to punch it in from the 1yd line - there is no excuse for that when we have Portis, Betts and a relatively mobile QB in the line-up. That would've been 7 points instead of 3, which would've made all the difference.

09-28-2004, 01:43 PM	#2
hurrykaine Impact Rookie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 52 Posts: 762	I agree....it's usually wrong to blame the officials for a loss, but when bad calls/non-calls can result in a 14 point swing, like it did yesterday, you could certainly point to it as a factor. IMHO, one thing and one thing only hurt us in this big game - our inability to punch it in from the 1yd line - there is no excuse for that when we have Portis, Betts and a relatively mobile QB in the line-up. That would've been 7 points instead of 3, which would've made all the difference.