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Re: Pete Prisco: "Old and slow Linebacking corps will hurt Patriots chances"
Guess there's a first for everything
1) I try not to bring this game up much but..... You try to make the argument that the 1st AFCCG NE/IND game was officiated consistently. Tell me whats consistent about this, a team who's VERY offense heavy being aloud to be MAULED by the defense the entire game. I'm sure it was consistent to you, because the NE defenders were aloud to rape our recievers the entire game. And in case you forget the Colts offense is a timing based offense, that makes a HUGE difference to how "consistent" you seem to think this was. NE being aloud to interefere with the recievers as much as they did GREATLY affected the Colts more than the Pats for the simple fact the Colts are more so built around the offense and their passing game. And as BLATENT and OBVIOUS MULTIPLE penalties were in that particular game. As far as your other claims against the Colts for that game I can't say I saw them or knew about them but I can't say they didn't happen either, its just maybe I was too PO'ed about the mauling our receivers were legally given in that game
2) OF COURSE Polian politiced after the game, he's a freaking GM what exactly is he supposed to do? Maybe try to better his teams chances of being successful?? Obviously his politiciing was warranted seeing how the NFL REINFORCED THE RULES BECAUSE OF HOW OBVIOUSLY THEY HAD BEEN IGNORED. You read that? The NFL did that, not Polian or Irsay. You can sit here and argue all day on how Polian got those rules re-inforced (not changed or added) but the fact of the matter is they were re-inforced by the NFL (not sent some "apology letter", you know what I'm talking about)
3) Find me one SB winner in the last 10 years that has not benefited from questionable calls somewhere along their run. I still don't think what you'r beef about in this game will ever come close to the 1st AFCCG between these two teams but I think we will have to agree and disagree on these points. Still, the referrees didn't allow NE to BLOW a 18 point lead
No matter how you put it, the results are the results. You learn that after watching your team lose in some unfavorable manners in the playoffs. Myself and the majority of Colts fans will ALWAYS think that the First AFCCG was one of the biggest travesties in NFL history. But now we have that big shiny trophy to wipe away some of those tears. Now understandably your team has now been beaten by the Colts 3 times in a row and you find yourself on the opposite end of this feeling, so for as about sincere as I can be to Pats Fan....I feel where you're coming from. But sitting here and trying to argue this point when your own team has benefited from questionable to just plain TERRIBLE (ie tuck rule) calls throughout their entire superbowl run is just kind of ironic to me
Here is the difference:
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I have never had an Indy fan logically respond to this. It is either completely ignored or they respond with some comment about whining. I honestly don't expect otherwise anymore, but I will try again.
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1) The first Indy/NE AFCCG was officiated consistently. Notice that I didn't say "fairly" because it was clear that both teams bent the rules a little. NE definitely got away with some IC, but Indy got away with plenty of OL holds and they were given three full seconds after the play clock hit zero on two seperate occasions. The officials didn't call anything it was consistent.
2) Your jack off of a GM actually was politicing for calls the week before the game. He is a dispicable human being.
3) Despite Polian's complaints that the officials need to call illegal contact, it was Indy that benefited from all three questionable calls. The improper OPI call on Brown when the defender initiated all the contact, the PI call on Hobbs and the worst of them all, the no call on Hayden when he literally grabbed Caldwell with both hands before the ball even appeared on the screen.
Let's review: The Patriots are called for a terribly ticky tack call that the league ultimately admits to Hobbs was incorrect. The Colts are twice allowed to essentially deck the WR without being flagged - actually one got NE flagged!. What I find truly amazing is that the plays that Indy got away with were precisely what Polian was asking the league to call! But beyond that, the calls were embassingly inconsistent. If you want to call the Hobbs call, fine. But then NE has to get both the other ones.
Yes, this is whining. But it is also the truth. Colt fans spent three years complaining about a game that was consistently called, but they scoff at NE fans when the lament about a game that was clearly called in Indy's favor? If you want to call NE fans hypocrites then you must also be willing to look in the mirror.
Guess there's a first for everything
1) I try not to bring this game up much but..... You try to make the argument that the 1st AFCCG NE/IND game was officiated consistently. Tell me whats consistent about this, a team who's VERY offense heavy being aloud to be MAULED by the defense the entire game. I'm sure it was consistent to you, because the NE defenders were aloud to rape our recievers the entire game. And in case you forget the Colts offense is a timing based offense, that makes a HUGE difference to how "consistent" you seem to think this was. NE being aloud to interefere with the recievers as much as they did GREATLY affected the Colts more than the Pats for the simple fact the Colts are more so built around the offense and their passing game. And as BLATENT and OBVIOUS MULTIPLE penalties were in that particular game. As far as your other claims against the Colts for that game I can't say I saw them or knew about them but I can't say they didn't happen either, its just maybe I was too PO'ed about the mauling our receivers were legally given in that game
2) OF COURSE Polian politiced after the game, he's a freaking GM what exactly is he supposed to do? Maybe try to better his teams chances of being successful?? Obviously his politiciing was warranted seeing how the NFL REINFORCED THE RULES BECAUSE OF HOW OBVIOUSLY THEY HAD BEEN IGNORED. You read that? The NFL did that, not Polian or Irsay. You can sit here and argue all day on how Polian got those rules re-inforced (not changed or added) but the fact of the matter is they were re-inforced by the NFL (not sent some "apology letter", you know what I'm talking about)
3) Find me one SB winner in the last 10 years that has not benefited from questionable calls somewhere along their run. I still don't think what you'r beef about in this game will ever come close to the 1st AFCCG between these two teams but I think we will have to agree and disagree on these points. Still, the referrees didn't allow NE to BLOW a 18 point lead
No matter how you put it, the results are the results. You learn that after watching your team lose in some unfavorable manners in the playoffs. Myself and the majority of Colts fans will ALWAYS think that the First AFCCG was one of the biggest travesties in NFL history. But now we have that big shiny trophy to wipe away some of those tears. Now understandably your team has now been beaten by the Colts 3 times in a row and you find yourself on the opposite end of this feeling, so for as about sincere as I can be to Pats Fan....I feel where you're coming from. But sitting here and trying to argue this point when your own team has benefited from questionable to just plain TERRIBLE (ie tuck rule) calls throughout their entire superbowl run is just kind of ironic to me
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