I want to see that jersey: Number 9 with SAINTSATIONAL across the back. Big seller! LOL

I understand the frustration of Saints fans this week. However, the idea of reviewing penalties is completely unsound. Under your suggested review change, (penalties on plays that result in a turnover) teams would be constantly trying to point out holds for refs to review on EVERY turnover. Review is good for the game (although it doesn’t seem to work all the time) but there comes a point where you have to let the referees do their job. Why don’t we just have 40 camera guys running around on the field, with no referees, and review every single play? That way, no call ever gets missed… Human error is a factor of sports that we as fans are beginning to not want to tolerate. This is baffling to me.

Obviously from my name I am a Vikings fan, and I am not here to belittle or insult. I’m not like that. I just know (our teams seem to have similar reputations for getting screwed) how you feel right now, but think that your proposed rule change should be considered more blowing off steam than an actual future proposal. Penalties should never be reviewable. I believe this idea would ruin the game.

Here’s to a Vikes/Saints rematch in the playoffs. I know it’d be one helluva matchup!

Well said. I’d be surprised if he responds though, since the league reportedly jumped all over him for responding to the many he received after the Chargers/Broncos debacle.

I’m hesitant to suggest that some penalties should be reviewable, but I’d like to see a review option when it comes to obvious missed face-mask penalties that obviously cause a fumble. That’s right, the twisting around of Reggie’s head caused that fumble, so it should have been called back. There’s probably no way to implement a rule change that would allow for reviews like this, so we shouldn’t hold our breath.

Sometimes these blown calls go our way and sometimes they go to the other team. I remember seeing what looked like a hold by Jammal Brown in the Bucs game that was missed and resulted in Reggie scoring a TD. It sucks when it happens to our team, but it will always happen from time to time. The Saints beat the Saints Monday night, not the refs or even the Vikings.

I still think the NFL seriously needs to adjust it’s mindset and approach to hiring referees. With the high speed of the game as it today, I think things would improve with younger eyes and bodies running around out there trying to catch every little infraction and miscue. After running up and down the field, referees also get tired during the game. Only, they don’t get breaks off the field like the players do. The modern day game is just too fast for some of these 50 and 60 year old guys to keep up with for three hours.

I hope this doesn’t come across as ageism as I truly respect my elders and those with several decades of life experience. Maybe this wouldn’t help at all, but an officiating improvement/policy adjustment of some kind couldn’t hurt. The addition several years ago of video review was supposed to help rectify the unavoidable mistakes that human beings inevitably make so these errors wouldn’t interfere with the outcome of the game. Well, it ain’t workin’.

the face mask was completely obvious. When Bush’s body is going one way and the head is going the opposite direction, there is obviously something amiss on the play. Why was there no call? You can’t tell me that one the refs were out of posistion because when the faskmask occured he was closer to midfield than sideline and, correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t there like 7 refs on the field. I’m not saying we deserved to win, those penalites and botch snaps were inexcusable! But I believe we would have scored on that drive which would have negated the Vikes last field goal. Who knows how the game would have cont. after that play if it had gone with the flag. This is profressional football officials, not pee wee… missed calls that were this obvious, much like the neutral zone infraction in the Denver game, are inexcusable.

Maybe Im just pissed off… but as they say, better to be pissed of than pissed on!

I don’t think the season is over… far from it. I still have faith. When we get healthly, we will rip through some teams. I’m just hoping we get health in time

Every time your on the field you now that any time a play can end your career and maybe even disable you for life. Some one twisting your neck while your running is probably going to make you care more about your neck than that ball. Although in general Reggie needs to hold on to the ball better. I think, this play is no fault on him at all.

not even close.

You get TWO red flags a half. If you throw one and its deemed you should not have .. you lose a time out.

Right now you rarely see 2 thrown a half. You do see most timeouts taken (at least in the 2nd half).

adding more reviewable plays is NOT going to change how many can be thrown… its still just 2. Dont like that offside call? red flag it? what a waste when your out of flags and the ball bounces twice off the ground before the reciever catches it for a TD. oops your out of challanges.

You are not going to see a slew of extra challanges… its too risky to waste them.

This Game was Screwed from the start by the Officials.The saints should have been up 21-0 in the first Quater. That pass to Lance Moore in the endzone was an Automatic pass interference call. The Minnesota player never turned his head around to look for the ball. They took away a Reggie bush first down near the goaline, with a legal block by Mike Karney. They also Had a ref right in front of Reggie on a Punt return in which the minn Player had two hands on his face mask. The hit on Billy miller was a clear helmet to helmet,that should have been an automatic 15 yard penalty. Drew Brees was hit in the head with a forearm after he had got rid of the ball, which by new league rules should have been an automatic 15 yarder. The bernard Berrian touchdown was an Illegal pick, which is how Tracy Porter’s wrist got between the two minn players.The officials took away the saints momentum and my enjoyment as a fan,and ultimately the game. Thsese officials should be suspended for at least 6 months, this was awful. If officials are not severly punished, this will continue. As fans we need to protest as well as the owners of the teams that have been ripped off.