Did you see that last pass McNabb made to Curtis though?....
Let the conspiracy theories start. I guess there will be alot of 'set-up' stories going around. Just saw this at NFL.com
'We all know there have been penalties on EVERY play in EVERY game since the beginning of the league, it's just which ones the ref's supposedly "see" and the last play of the game proves my theory. The NFL wanted the Cards to win this game. The feel good story of "61 or so years since the last time" goes over better than the "5 times in 8 years" theme. And the REAL BIGGEST reason....just ask the bet makers who made out on this one. I'd like to hear some stats on how many bookies had to pay out on this game rather than get paid. Thank You NFL, thanks so much for the pride and dignity you use in overseeing your league. And I think I've finally come to the realization that they choose, to a certain degree, who wins. It's right in front of all of our eyes.'
Grats to the Cards though, it was a hard-fought battle. Maybe they got a bid lucky on that no-call, but still. Great job.
"Rockmolder" wrote:
First off, I think there may be some conspiracies in all pro sports.
But, I've seen ALOT worse non-PI calls. To me, it looked like the defender was just trying to reach for the WR after he slipped, causing Curtis to slip himself. Could've gone either way.
Curtis had a shot at the ball. And FAIL'd. Too bad, so sad. Same thing I said about Rice of the Vikings this past year. A defender had his hands on Rice, and Rice had his hands on the ball, but didn't bring it in. That play could've been called a PI, but wasn't. I said too bad, so sad. If Rice brought the ball in, it wouldn't have mattered. And the same to Curtis.
Not to mention, there were 2 other opportunities the Iggles had to convert, but they didn't. Dropped pass by #10 and the misfire to Basket. Both, if executed, would have converted. Oh well. That's the way of the game.
Thanks to TheViking88 for the sig!!