[krk1030]

absolutely pathetic

absolute gift

all refs in this game should be suspended

[Da Manster!]

most of the calls were legit...the saints defenders were mugging Atlanta's WR's all night long...especially Julio Jones...he was literally getting sodomized during the whole game...how about blaming Sean Payton's arrogance for not kicking the FG that would have tied the game at 20 - 20 and at least giving his team a fighting and legit chance to win the game?...how about Brees not throwing that ill-advised pass in the end zone which resulted in an int?...yes, there were a couple of nitpicking calls but you act like this is the first time that it's ever happened...newsflash:...NFL refs have been like this for years!...inconsistent and incompetent...trust me, I've been fukked more than my fair share times by the zebras...it's why we call it gambling...don't like it, then quit wagering on things you have absolute no control over!...

[Shute]

Dude
This is every game
Every game
College
Pro
Baskets
And football
That is the game
It’s blackjack
It’s craps
Live with it
If you can’t then move on
To soccer or baseball

[dlowilly]

It hasn't always been like this

You can't call a bull crap bump on a qb as roughing the Passer on a 3rd and 11 stand, u can't call an illegal formation penalty in the last 5 seconds of the half to take points off the board when at least half the time the o line is lined up a little back, and u can't end the game by calling an unsportsman like on a coach trying to get a time out. Awful display

[Optional]

It hasn't always been like this

I think it was worse in the past.

We just have HD cameras everywhere and super slo mo now.

[fried cheese]

but in the past there were only half as many penalties so it looks much worse now.

[golfnutt67]

too much micro managing by the Zebra's across the board.... they need to chill and let the players play and determine the outcome.

[dlowilly]

but in the past there were only half as many penalties so it looks much worse now.

Exactly

I'm not saying the calls used to be better I'm saying there used to be much less of them

[milwaukee mike]

I think it was worse in the past.

We just have HD cameras everywhere and super slo mo now.

penalties in 2017 are running around 13.5/game, in line with last year

back in 2006-2009 it was in the 11s each year

so there are quite a few more penalties now

2006	11.89	7.20	4.70
2007	11.45	7.18	4.27
2008	11.20	6.91	4.29
2009	11.84	7.26	4.57
2010	12.11	7.43	4.68
2011	12.84	7.59	5.25
2012	12.55	7.19	5.36
2013	12.25	6.80	5.45
2014	13.23	7.66	5.57
2015	13.85	7.94	5.91
2016	13.46	7.80	5.67

[bonusguy]

lakerboy called it a few minutes in. refs wanted atlanta bad

[shadymcgrady]

What shute said

[Optional]

penalties in 2017 are running around 13.5/game, in line with last year

back in 2006-2009 it was in the 11s each year

so there are quite a few more penalties now

I was more talking about refs making biased decisions than raw numbers.

More and more camera over sight might be driving penalty numbers up too?