Small consolation
Turned on NFL Network when I got to work this morning and watched Mike Periera's weekly "Official Review" segment on Total Access. He basically admitted the obvious: The offensive pass interference called on Todd Heap late in the Bengals game was the wrong judgement. It should have been a non-call.
The wildly negative stories in Baltimore this week would have a much different tone if the right call had been made. And we wouldn't be talking about how Kyle Boller didn't come through.
Comments
every game has bad calls in it.
they got 4 more chances after that.
when you turn the ball over 6 times, you deserve to lose.
Posted by: The Dox | September 13, 2007 08:56 AM
I don't know, Mike. It had all the ingredients of pass interference.
Posted by: Still Bitter | September 13, 2007 09:27 AM
Billick should be fired after that game (alright maybe thats a little to far). How can you pay a back that much money, say he looks good in goal line drills, then not run in key situations with short yardage to go, all while your supposed to be a running team.
On the third and one where the pick was thrown when the Ravens had the lead they should have been running.....on all the goal line stuff at the end they should have been running....they deserved to win because of bad coaching.
Posted by: J | September 13, 2007 10:12 AM
There are bad calls in games every year. Cincy got hosed in Tampa last year on 4th down with about 1:30 left in the game. Smith was flagged for roughing the passer on a clean sack. Automatic first down. TB then scores the winning TD.
Posted by: Joe | September 13, 2007 10:25 AM
Sure that was a blown call but they did get a "make up" call right after it & had their chances.
I think Mr. Offensive Guru Billick deserves the blame.
Run the friggin' ball!
Posted by: Shane-O | September 13, 2007 12:46 PM
that was not a make up call. that was a true pass interference on the second penalty. the first was a ghost call.
yep. cincy did get hosed in 2006 in that game with tampa. and what does that have to do with baltimore getting hosed in 2007?
the answer is nothing. it doesn't change the fact that was an awful call last weekend.
Posted by: matt | September 13, 2007 01:13 PM
If you lose by one yard to a team as good as the Bengals while committing 6 turnovers, you should be happy that you have a good team. It tells me that if they met again (like in the playoffs), then Baltimore would be likely to win.
They didn't run because Ogden was hurt.
Posted by: Tony C | September 13, 2007 03:03 PM