And you guys say Colts fans are whiney.
Dude, consider the following:
1) Pats beat Colts in playoffs
2) Colts complain about Pats defenders illegally holding/hitting receivers downfield
3) Polian is on competition committee
4) Competition committee issues a "point of emphasis" on illegal contact
5) Colts win 3 straight games against Pats
6) Colts win Super Bowl
These are all facts. Everyone was playing by the same set of rules and how they were enforced. That enforcement didn't favor the Colts' style of play so a "point of emphasis" (no league approval needed) was issued to force the refs to call the game more to the Colts liking. You expect to have that happen and not get crap because of it?
The funny part is, the game on Sunday wasn't called tight at all. Only one illegal contact (Rodney of course) the whole game. Look at the tape and you see Colts' defenders with their hands all over Moss, Watson, Faulk downfield. And look at the result...a well played 24-20 game. Not an Arena League score with defenders sucking their thumbs for comfort.
I actually hope they go back to calling illegal contact the way it used to be enforced, even though that likely hurts the Patriots chances. I think it makes for a better product on the field.