OT: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

[TrueBeliever]

Place yer bets...

 

[Willie55]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

Guaranteed it's the pro bowl. He'll say it made for sloppy playing conditions that slowed his team down.

 

[PatsWSB47]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

I think the refs. He's going to say the Saints got away with holding and and contact beyond 5 yards on their receivers.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

Actually, your poll does put one idea on the table that I hadn't thought of. He might just try to shift some of the blame to the "distraction" caused by making his Pro Bowl players show up at the game last week. In fact, I'll put even money that he mentions that in his presser today.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

I think the refs. He's going to say the Saints got away with holding and and contact beyond 5 yards on their receivers.

I actually don't think he'll go after the refs, as they did a pretty good job of letting the players play on both sides of the ball on both teams. For my money, they got all the "close" calls right.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

My money is on Hank Baskett. He can't afford to blame anyone but the 5th WR playing on ST because he's fungible and won't be back. King wanted to blame Garcon because he dropped one pass. But Polian said he was "jacked" at the snap so no way he lets any blame fall on his QB, any of his 4 receivers, or his puppet HC.

King couldn't even bring himself to mention his player of the decade, whom everyone is reminding him is now 9-9 in the postseason, in his final power rankings.

2. Indianapolis (16-3). I know everyone's concentrating on the Colts not being able to convert third-and-one late in the first half, gifting the Saints with three points before halftime, and for allowing New Orleans to recover an onside kick. But for my money, the Pierre Garcon drop midway during the second quarter was just as big.

Actually you know wrong as usual Peter as most everyone is concentrating on Manning reminding you idiot mediots why he will never be the GOAT.

Read More: Thomas Morstead, Chris Reis key Saints' Super Bowl XLIV win - Peter King - SI.com

 

[N.Eman]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

He'll blame the refs, I'm sure they'll be a segment in NFL network where they'll analyze some PI calls. Only cause its the Colts.

 

[PatsWSB47]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

I actually don't think he'll go after the refs, as they did a pretty good job of letting the players play on both sides of the ball on both teams. For my money, they got all the "close" calls right.

I agree the refs did a good job, I just think Polian will take some shots a t them anyway.

 

[PatsDeb]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

The refs did do a good job, but given the lack of PI calls (this IS the Colts after all), it's got to be the refs who take the blame.

 

[HarkDawg]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

he has been to the most Super Bowls w/ only 1 win.



correct my math....


Buffalo 4 I think..... could be 3



Colts 2





1 out of 6


***If my adding is wrong 1 out of 5



I swear buffalo made it there 4 times and got nothing....

 

[BaltimorePatsFan]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

He might as well have this rule fixed heading into next season too.

Hargrove's"injury" - Stampede Blue

 

[Bertil]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

I voted for the Pro Bowl. He cannot blame anything to do with the NFL per se, as he needs to curry the league's favor to avail himself of all his currently enjoyed political perks. He can't blame the Refs (part of the League), Goodell (represents the league), the League itself (for not distributing ticket equity), or least of all the Pats (He'd never give 'em the satisfaction). The others are nonsense.

The only thing that makes snse is the Pro Bowl, because it gives him plausible deniability in blaming the NFL directly, yet the latitude to allow for his not-so-gentle arm-twisting in that field of play known to us as the "Competition Committee". You just know it's coming...

 

[Gwedd]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

Oh, well.... a LARGE number of Colts fans are already complaining about the refs and BS calls. Seriously, the rank hypocrisy they show is staggering to read.

Everything from the "roughing call" to "offensive PI" to the "two-point" conversion call.

These Colts fans are amazing to read. Makes me all warm and fuzzy feeling inside.

 

[makoute]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

I voted for everyone.

 

[upstater1]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

Oh, well.... a LARGE number of Colts fans are already complaining about the refs and BS calls. Seriously, the rank hypocrisy they show is staggering to read.

Everything from the "roughing call" to "offensive PI" to the "two-point" conversion call.

These Colts fans are amazing to read. Makes me all warm and fuzzy feeling inside.

They'll conveniently forget Austin Collie pushing off for that huge gain at the end that put the Colts in position to score a TD. No call there.

 

[Ryan]

Re: Who will NaPolian blame THIS time? (revised to include poll)

The refs were great last night. Best officiating I've seen in a Colts game, or any game for that matter, in a long time. If I see or hear anyone blaming bad officiating for the Colts' loss I'll puke.

 

[chevss454]

Well...he is 1-6 in his teams' SB appearances. Maybe he should be blaming himself!

 

[TrueBeliever]

Looks like we have our answer:

Polian says offensive line was "outplayed . . . pretty decisively" | ProFootballTalk.com

 

[Hotnicks]

I thought they played pretty well actually. Was Manning sacked at all? I know he was hurried a few times...

 

[TrueBeliever]

I thought they played pretty well actually. Was Manning sacked at all? I know he was hurried a few times...

That was my first thought as well. I don't recall him being sacked at all, though he was definitely hurried some times. So that makes it the O-line's fault? The Pats' O-line could've played better in 42 too, but no one blamed them for the loss.

Like Mike says, "You win as a team, you lose as a team."