Here’s a rule of thumb: when the networks at home have to go to “super zoom” to tell whether a guy fumbled on a replay review, it should be rendered “too close to call.”
A Miscarriage Of Justice, Or Something
Or, in ref-speak: “there was no indisputable evidence to overturn the call on the field.”
That’s the play in overtime that ultimately was overturned and ruled a fumble. And mind you, I’m not a Redskins fan. A D.C. native, yes, but could care less what happens to Dan Snyder’s platoon of idiots. BUT THAT WAS PRETTY DAMN CLOSE. A little too close to overturn, maybe?
The Saints took over deep in the Redskins’ territory after the refs determined the above photo was a fumble. From there, the Saints rolled, kicking a chipshot field goal a few plays later. Game over, Saints win. Still undefeated.
If that’s what it looked like in super zoom -- more or less impossible to tell whether he fumbled -- how do you overturn it? The game was still phenomenally entertaining from start to finish, so I don’t mean to complain. But the Skins’ had a few different “booth reviews” go against them today, and while New Orleans certainly made the most of their fortune, it just feels like this one was little bit too perfect for New Orleans.
Conspiracy theorists, UNITE!
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