Jim and I call bullshit

from the ESPN Saints-Falcons game recap

“I’m telling you it was a flat-out bullshit call,” Haslett said in a remark that is likely to draw a fine from the NFL. He said the Saints ran the same play Atlanta had used a week earlier.
“They didn’t call it last week. We were pulling the guy to the outside and you’re allowed to pull as long as you’re moving forward,” he said.

You’re damn right it was a bullshit call, Jim.

Still, there is no excuse for losing that game. The Atlanta offense could not score the entire game. Blaming the refs for the loss because of a bullshit call is just as bad as blaming the loss to the Giants on the “home” game setup. Poor coaching (like when you sent the field goal unit on the field for a 51-yard attempt on third down with 10 seconds and a time out left) and poor playing (like when our offensive line let that rookie Falcon scoot through the line untouched to block the field goal attempt) is why we lost that game.

On a side note, I find it amusing that every single sports radio host and caller in Atlanta either does not mention that last penalty at all, or is outrageously praising the refs for doing the right thing at the right time and making the right call. Good job refs.