NFL VP of Officiating on Graham OPI

I'm over it

Mike Florio said it was the call of the season and praised the officials.

The NFL around the league podcasters all agreed with it too.

A lot of Saints fans butt hurt because it doesn't usually get called and because a 6'7'' 260 lb man claimed he knocked over a man half his size with two fingers. Pssh. Ok then.

FWIW the NFL came out and said Golden Tate should've been flagged for a push in the Fail Mary game.

Because the Saints are a team of destiny. A destiny to lose close games and never get it done late

It's sad when people can't admit they are wrong.
Also, to those who say in the past, hail mary's don't get called for OPI, but that is the past.

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OPI is a 2014 point of emphasis for the NFL, and entering Week 10, officials had called almost as many of them (67) as they did in all 17 weeks of the 2013 season (74);

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Can't find the article, but this wasn't the first OPI called on a hail mary in the last seconds of a half this year.

I think he did a little acting...but I don't think any corner is going to straight flop and try to get that call on a hail mary instead of just trying to break it up. Seems awful risky to look like an idiot and lose the game

lol

look how mad you are

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look how mad you are

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I'm demanding consistency. So be it.

Same ways some QBs can get decapitated but you touch Tom Brady anywhere........

The refs were consistent in that game.
If that was the only OPI, then there would be reason to be pissed.

Honestly, Graham didn't even need to push off "a little", but had the defender initiated the contact, the flag wouldn't have been thrown.

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I think he did a little acting...but I don't think any corner is going to straight flop and try to get that call on a hail mary instead of just trying to break it up.

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This.

It was borderline OPI which is exactly why it shouldn't be called in that situation. That's also why the league sided with the officials. That was expected.