Having watched as much of each of the playoff games as I could, I have one observation: Could you imagine these games without the use of instant replay? So many crucial replays that overturned calls and likely changed the outcome of the game.
I give credit to the refs for not being afraid to get it right, technically at their own expense. As a fan, I hold nothing against any ref for getting a call wrong since often you need five different angles on replay to see what really happened. But, given the huge momentum shifts a wrong call can cause, I can only imagine what players from years past might be thinking now: "if only we had replay back then..."
While picking a team for a contest, such as ours, gives one a rooting interest for a team they normally would not root for, it can often work to your detriment when you have a game like Zona vs GB. I picked Zona because they are "always dangerous offensively", and thus found myself rooting for them for that reason, but really would rather have seen GB get at shot at the Vikings. I also know many here are Packer fans who are pretty devastated right now. You deserved better.
- Jeff |
