tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10672805.post5400819684846000278..comments2023-10-21T02:47:10.945-07:00Comments on Gone Ronin: Ramblin' ManMikeyPDXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664912904753873654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10672805.post-35479409410277920622006-11-17T12:57:00.000-08:002006-11-17T12:57:00.000-08:00Yeah, I can see the difference too. I guess its j...Yeah, I can see the difference too. I guess its just better for my mental health if I dont focus on what the refs are doing. I also know that I wouldnt be able to see the stuff they do. They are really amazing when you think about it. I keep that in mind when I talk about em. I think that sharpshooting refs is just an extention of our desire to pull down our betters.<br /><br />Youre right about playing better. My old high school coach said "Good playing will overcome bad officiating."<br /><br />Sometimes players get so wrapped around the axle about a tough call, that they actually forget to play the game.brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507192624540239249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10672805.post-33530436923776962832006-11-16T23:14:00.000-08:002006-11-16T23:14:00.000-08:00Also, when the teams that have the opportunity to ...Also, when the teams that have the opportunity to overcome officiating errors fail to do so, then they should STFU. <br /><br />A good example of a team that <i>did</i> overcome a zebra blunder is last season's Steelers in the Indy playoff game. The Polamalu INT that was overturned (NFL head zebra later said they botched it) could have turned the game around, but the Steelers didn't let it knock them off their game.MikeyPDXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664912904753873654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10672805.post-64862975355166477292006-11-16T23:08:00.000-08:002006-11-16T23:08:00.000-08:00Yeah, I consider it part of the game, too. And, on...Yeah, I consider it part of the game, too. And, once I've considered the evidence, I'll agree with correct calls "against" my teams. But I love it when the coaches who know they've taken one up the ass from the refs don't give a shit if they get fined for saying so.<br /><br />If you saw the replays of the fumble from the Titans-Ravens game, you'd know this wasn't a correct call that went "against" Fisher's team, but rather a horribly botched piece of officiating. <br /><br />I think anything a person does that relies on their training or abilities constitutes a performance. Comparing that to field conditions, in my mind, is like comparing apples to things that aren't even fruit. You can't control it, but it isn't simply an environmental factor that nobody has control of.<br /><br />I say coaches/players/fans have every right to bitch about it, if the calls were botched. But, they shouldn't blame the loss on it.MikeyPDXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664912904753873654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10672805.post-43375750525070061832006-11-16T21:03:00.000-08:002006-11-16T21:03:00.000-08:00Ohhhh, yes. This is a topic I have a pretty good ...Ohhhh, yes. This is a topic I have a pretty good opinion about. Well, I don't know if it's good, but it's mine.<br /><br />Complaining about officials is pretty weak. Of the thousands of things that happen in a game, focusing on what the officials are doing isn't productive. As fans we often boo the officials as they make correct calls against our team. It shouldn't even be viewed as "against", but rather simple enforcement of the agreed rules.<br /><br />If a ref makes a bad or debatable call, I just consider it a part of the game. Like a bad bounce. I don't think of the refs as having a "performance", but rather as parts of the field. <br /><br />When a coach talks about it after a game, to my ears it sounds like "The sun was in my eyes." or "The grass was wet.brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507192624540239249noreply@blogger.com