BRH

He lost it last night when he claimed that he never saw the ball hit the ground on that "catch" just before halftime.

This is what I'm talking about. And it looks like Brownie did a heck of a job on his resume, too... Update: Brownie did such a heck of a job that he's been "taken off" the Katrina relief efforts.

Better be careful how you phrase that. You weren't the only one who wasn't watching the O-line. The guys in the Foot Locker shirts and the fat dude up in the booth, they were too enthralled with Goatboy to notice the O-line either!

I wouldn't mind having their O-line either as long as it came with last night's refs.

Well I disagree with you. Not really, of course. I don't think there's a conspiracy or anything to just give it to the Patriots. I DO think that refs are conditioned to expect and watch for certain things, like the Raiders committing a lot of stupid and dirty penalties (as has been their wont for 40 years), and like the defending SB champions, whoever they are, playing a good, sound fundamental game. So they see EVERYTHING the Raiders do because they're looking for it. They miss things the Pats do because they're not looking for it. It's human nature, and it's also incompetence. What it isn't is a conspiracy.

Nice clothesline by Harrison. No call either.

Or the rule where you can be unconscious lying out of bounds but still be considered to be in possession of the football? Or the rule where you can catch a pass on fourth down short of the marker AND out of bounds but still be entitled to a first down?

You gotta be kidding me Moss.

Well tgreg thinks he's one of the greatest of all time, why don't you ask him?

Finally some pressure up the middle and you see what happens: Brady becomes very very average.

Oh good grief.

You're blind as well as a troll!

No. Please read again:

I'll take that risk.

Listen to the announcers just BEGGING the replay officials to review this call.

I have to do nothing of the sort.

Has he been touched tonight? Has he been breathed upon, even?

The Oakland defense just blows. I look forward to playing those guys.

WOO HOO!

That must have taken Daunte about forty takes just to get one they could use for that FedEx ad.

No kidding. Mr. Studious my ass. Mr. Teacher's Pet is more like it

Six Raiders surrounded Branch when he caught that ball and they all expected one of the others to cover him.

You'd think that if they're not covering anybody it might be because they're bringing people to the quarterback, but that's not the case. It's like 11 on 5 out there. Jesus pleezus.

Christ Madden shut UP

Yep. That didn't take long.