re: Has any mainstream media guys questioned the officiating yet?

Webster classifies a judgement call as

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a subjective decision, ruling, or opinion

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It wasn't a subjective call, it was an obvious call

It is a blatant blown call. Quit hiding behind a word

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New England is the fricking Alabama of the NFL, Belichick would slit his own mother's throat to win and is an unabashed cheating dick

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I'm not sure I could say anything that nice about them. tPOS wannabe, with Roger in his hoodie pocket

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Are you a Saints fan or a Pats fan?

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The order of my fandom:

1. Redskins (from VA)
2. Saints (lived in LA long time)
3. Texans
4. Teams that haven't ever won a Super Bowl

I rooted for the Pats in their 1985 Super Bowl and then the first 2 under Belichek. Since then, I have rooted against them. In Sunday's game, I wanted the Saints to win and after the pick, thought they had. I was then quite dissapointed, but blamed the loss on the Saints, the Pats defensive schemes, etc...not on the Refs. Cannot leave it up to the Refs.

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Webster classifies a judgement call as
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a subjective decision, ruling, or opinion




It wasn't a subjective call, it was an obvious call

It is a blatant blown call. Quit hiding behind a word

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You just made my case. This call was subjective (even the refs had different opinions about it per another poster), was a ruling made on the field and was an opinion (the refs had an opinion). These are judgement calls. If there was a laser on the tips of the nuetral zone and a player entered it and a buzzer went off, thet would be objective. The existence of refs made officiating subjective. It is not high tech and in cases such as this, they don't use replay.

In Tennis, whether a ball just catches a line or not is a judgement call...a subjective call, a ruling, an opinion. Whether or not a serve hits the net is often detected electronically, which makes it objective...not a judgement call. Here the refs were subjective...an objective system would have guaranteed the right call, absent detection equipment malfunction.

After watching your replay, I have admitted to being under the wrong impression about the play. It appears to have been encroachment. I remember a call against the Saints, where replay from behind the O showed a Saints player move...maybe a different play.

Here is a good link (The NFL Survival Guide for Regular Season Replacement Refs), with an excerpt below:
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•Officiating is an imperfect science, complete with human-judgement errors and mistakes. That can't be stressed enough. Anyone is prone to a mistake.
•Some plays will be completely judgement calls for these officials, and others will have the safeguard of instant replay. That's important to remember. Some have said that one play or one call can change the course of an NFL team's season. Well, that's why coaches have a red flag in their pocket and the instant-replay booth takes a look at both scoring plays and turnovers. The number of game-changing plays that won't have a second pair of eyes looking at them will be small.
•Refs do not decide football games. Coaches preach this all the time, even when they are spouting off to the media about a poor call. Players ultimately hold the balance of games in their own hands.

Most calls are judgement calls. Most people think the refs exercised poor judgement in making this call...based on the video, it appears to me the refs blew the call...but it is still up to their judgement. I'm sure there are other refs that would have called it against the Pats.

Do you think the refs exercised good judgment or bad judgment when "finalizing" that call after a brief conference? Clearly, you think they exercised bad judgment! It also appears to me they exercised bad judgment!

I admire your passion LUNCHBOX and will give you the last word!