This is the one that I thought was the worst of all the bad calls

That play still baffles me.

But you know, the more I think about it, the more Drew should have just stopped the play. It's clearly 0 and you called for a TO.

Hell, maybe the defense bullrushed him when he stopped and we get a roughing call. Who knows. While the Refs fricked up, I blame Brees for not being aware enough to just spike it or continue to talk back to the ref.


But you know, the offense was taking the playclock down to 1-2 seconds almost every play causing almost every play to be rushed. I don't know why it took so long...but hey, don't put yourself in that situation when you know you're now playing both the refs and the Pats

this was easily the worst call of the game...the only one really worth complaining about, imo

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How about the late first down catch, that was picked up off the ground and ruled a catch?

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he caught it...

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he caught it...

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Absolutely not.

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So many bad calls by the ref. How about the late first down catch, that was picked up off the ground and ruled a catch?

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This actually worked in our favor as it cost them 20 seconds and they only gained 4 yards

This is just 3 of the bad ref calls that I observed from the game:

Bad ball placement to benefit the Pats on 3 and 7 or 8. Ref ran down to place his foot where the ball was to be placed, only to place it a good foot and a half beyond that... coincidentally giving the Pats the 1st down. Sean should have challenged, but didn't.

The neutral zone infraction on the Pats on the Saints 4th and 1 play that was called a false fricking start.

The helmet to helmet call on the Saints D, forgot the player, that was clearly a shoulder to upper chest hit. Gave the Pats 15 yards and put them into Saints territory.

I have never seen a more badly called game than that. Hell, I'd rather Ritter's crew call the game than them numb nuts. And I only thought the replacements refs were bad last year.

That play doesn't bother me because in the end we ran the play we called, and yet not one single person was open even with Drew bouncing around in the pocket for 5+ seconds. Drew continually throws to Graham while he is well covered and it results in tips/int's a good bit of the time. A bunch of Drew's int's are him using Graham as a safety valve, last resort.

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he caught it...

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Sorry, no.. I watched the game with my Dad who is obsessed with replays. Every play I had to see three or four times with constant analysis. That ball bounced on the ground. It went right into the ground.

The false start was bullshite. The helmet to helmet call when he led with his shoulder. That was on a 3rd and 18 too, I mean that right there cost us points.

The Refs fricked us. We didn't play great, but we played very well on defense against a tough Patriots team. I can't fault Greer on the final play. I fault the three man rush and the prevent when were were destroying the pocket most of the game.
But other than the last drive defense was doing well.

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That play doesn't bother me because in the end we ran the play we called, and yet not one single person was open even with Drew bouncing around in the pocket for 5+ seconds.

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You also had Drew stand there a few seconds waiting for the whistle before realizing the play was going on. People stopped cause they knew the timeout should have been called, then had to start again. If the play was any kind of timing play, that fricked it from the start.

While all these calls were bad, the thing that cost us the game was the offense getting too conservative and not getting a first down at the end of the game. 1 or 2 first downs and none of these bad calls matter.