Letters to the Editor
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thoughts about the game
1) What's the deal with refs (or umps or judges, or whoever made those calls) over-riding each other? On both those blown calls (the Harris strip of Owens, and the phantom pass-interference late in the game) the first ref made the call that went the Packers way, only to be over-ridden by another one...what's the deal with that? Is there seniority at play here?
2) Either Chris Collingsworth was high, or he's the most subtle comedian of all time. At one point he said "T.O doesn't want to be banging Al Harris all night" and later he complimented Ware by referring to him as "a tool" (but really he meant "asset"
3) Also with Collingsworth - what's with him claiming every person in the game was "one of the best in the league"? Al Harris is a fine player, but sheesh, lay off the histrionics Chris!
4) Rodgers really really impressed me...strong arm, quick feet..who knew?
5) What in god's name was Favre doing? Man, it's like he lost his mind for a quarter and thought it was 2005 all over again! I was staring at the screen dumbfounded.
6) You know what I never understood? How whenever the backup gets put into the game, the announcers always talk about how they have to simplify the offense, because he doesn't get the same snaps with the more "exotic" (god I hate that adjective for football plays!) plays. And without fail, they succeed with the simplified offense. Now why wouldn't a team just stick with the simplified offense if it always seems to work? I mean I know every offensive co-ordinator wants to be seen as a genius, but man...isn't the point to win games? Are these people just over-thinking things