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#476
#476
From Ron Winters Wikipedia page.

2002 NFL playoffs
In his first playoff assignment as a referee, Winter and his officiating crew were involved in a controversial finish to a New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers Wild Card playoff game played January 5, 2003. Officials apparently forgot that New York's Rich Seubert, a guard who had lined up legally in a receiver's spot, was an eligible receiver.

Seubert was grabbed and pulled down by Chike Okeafor on a botched field goal attempt while going downfield to receive a pass. The back judge, Scott Green was the downfield official, thus this was his play to cover, but he had to scramble from the goalpost to get into position to cover the play. Green, not knowing that Seubert was eligible, did not throw a flag to signify the penalty. Instead, the Giants were called for having an ineligible man downfield on the play (guard Tam Hopkins, who had crossed the line of scrimmage during the play).

Late in the game, Giants' safety Shaun Williams was ejected for throwing a punch at 49ers' offensive lineman Jeremy Newberry. Winter explained call by saying "By virtue of his actions, number 36 (Williams), has disqualified himself."

Commissioner Paul Tagliabue described the situation as the most disappointing officiating blunder he'd seen in his years as NFL commissioner [2] and announced that officiating mechanics surrounding field-goal attempts and last plays of games would be changed [3].

As a result of the incident, Winter did not officiate a Giants game during the 2003, 2004, or 2005 seasons. The next Giants game he worked was a Monday Night Football game on November 20, 2006 between the Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars. The next Indianapolis Colts game he officiates will be sometime after the end of the world.
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:eek:lol:
 
#481
#481
I really, really hope that is Tony Dungy's last game. I'm sick of the first game chokes by the Colts.

I'm beginning to think 2006 was merely a fluke. Whatever it was, that was the peak of Dungy's career. Manning deserves better than this.
 
#482
#482
And I thought NBC had good NFL coverage. Millen? Are you f'n serious. Peace, I'd rather watch "16th Birthday Party" on MTV.
 
#485
#485
Just watched the Holding call again. It was borderline, but the problem was that Jennings jammed the WR and then made contact again as the receiver tried to break downfield. It was probably incidental, but it looked like holding at full speed.
 
#486
#486
VolsSportsFan said:
I really, really hope that is Tony Dungy's last game. I'm sick of the first game chokes by the Colts.

I'm beginning to think 2006 was merely a fluke. Whatever it was, that was the peak of Dungy's career. Manning deserves better than this.
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His record is amazing, but they've looked unprepared in the playoffs way too often.
 
#487
#487
Remind me to NEVER expect anything out of the Colts come playoff time again. I'm sick of falling for it. 9 times out of 10, they suck in the playoffs.
 
#488
#488
kptvol said:
His record is amazing, but they've looked unprepared in the playoffs way too often.
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Yep, great regular season coach, horrible postseason coach. His regular season teams and playoff teams look like 2 totally different squads.
 
#489
#489
VolsSportsFan said:
Yep, great regular season coach, horrible postseason coach. His regular season teams and playoff teams look like 2 totally different squads.
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It's funny that when they won it all they had a huge meltdown at the end of the regular season, but pulled it together in the playoffs.
 
#494
#494
kptvol said:
It's funny that when they won it all they had a huge meltdown at the end of the regular season, but pulled it together in the playoffs.
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Yep, that's why 2006 seems more fluke now. I mean you want to be hot heading into the playoffs and no team was hotter than the Colts, and yet none of that mattered.
 
#496
#496
Not making excuses, but I think its BS a 12-4 team has to go on the road to play an 8-8 team.
 
#497
#497
The worst part about this is the guy a ride with at work is a huge Chargers fan.
 
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