SinceThe70s

Mussina's in and Schilling isn't? That's a joke to me. And I'm not saying Schilling should be in, it's debatable, which to me usually equates to no.. But I'd have Schilling ahead of Mussina. As a die hard Mets fan who pretty much hates anything and everything about the Yankees I'm glad to see Mariano went in unanimously. Anything less would have been based on a voters sheer stupidity or ignorance or arrogance.

There is nothing wrong with ketchup on a hot dog. And I'll up the ante - mustard flat out sucks!

I agree with your premise but not your solution. I'd love to see the length of a review be capped and strictly adhered to. If you can't tell it's a blown call in a short period of time live with it and move on. One of the plays that I remember that started this mess was when Vinny Testaverde's head reached maybe the 1 1/2 yard line, the ball maybe the two and they called it a TD. Anyone who saw the replay knew instantly they blew it. Same thing with the Saints game. Get the obvious blown calls right and move on from the rest.

Instant relay started with the same premise - to only overturn the blatant missed calls. But once Pandora's Box was opened there was no turning back and now we're left with a system that is dealing in minutia with super slo mo and pretty impressive quality when they zoom in. The fact that ex-refs have become a fixture in the broadcast booth is a sad indication of where we are at with instant replay. I don't think there's any doubt that they'll introduce some sort of limited review of penalties next year, but once they get a toe in the door it won't be long until the door gets kicked in. Wish I had an answer as to how to fix the system. The need for instant replay to correct the blatant bad call is obvious.

Atlanta? From what I've heard even snow lovers wouldn't want to be in Atlanta when it snows there. For the record, I love snow too. We get a few storms each year on Long Island and it grinds my gears when anyone ***** about it. For Gods sake, move to Atlanta if you don't like snow!!! ?

Wildcard: Bye week (Patriots lose on a blown call by the refs) Divisional: Patriots Conference: Patriots Superbowl: Patriots Realistic? No. Ideal? Yes.

It took blatant missed calls in big games to get us instant replay in the first place. I think this play will be the tipping point and they'll introduce some sort of limited review of penalties next year, especially with Payton on the competition committee. Instant replay is great when it overturns the indisputable blown calls. Unfortunately it's devolved to the point where we're relying too much on the technology with super slo-mo and zoom to try to get borderline calls "right" when half the time nobody agrees on the correct call anyway. Oh well, there's no turning back on that aspect.

Favorite: Don Rickles Least: Kathy Griffin

I didn't catch (or forgot) your comments from last year . A former player is an official? What capacity? Shocking sounds like an understatement. I wouldn't expect former players to be eligible to officiate at all.

Current rules are sudden death if first score is a TD or first score is a safety or first offensive drive isn't a score. Prior to that it was first score wins. Everyone got their panties in a bunch over the one-drive-long-FG wins and got nutty about the coin flip winning the game. I think you may be right about a true 15 minute OT at one point, but that would have pre-dated the two above.

We don't outsource any of those three. For the most part, I like clearing snow. Depending on the accumulation I'll either shovel or use the snow blower. And if it's snow blower worthy I'll take care of neighbors who need help. Had an elderly couple I took care of for years. Cleaning the house is probably an 80/20 proposition between wifey and me. She'd probably call it 90/10 or worse but the sad fact is that whatever the number is it trends in the wrong direction with each passing year. I may be the only jackass on my block that doesn't have a lawn service AND doesn't have a ride-on mower. Fortunately I have sons and that transition has begun.

Pretty sure that the numbers showed that as making long FG's became commonplace the coin toss winner became more relevant. Still doesn't sway me. Play defense or win in regulation if your defense sucks.

Unless I'm mistaken, on the overtime drive the Chiefs D failed to stop the Pats at least 3 times on 3rd and around 10. I prefer the straight-up sudden death OT rules of the past.

JMO, but as a Bills fan you should hate them for the tyrannical reign of terror they've imposed upon the Bills since Mo Lewis sent Drew Bledsoe to the hospital.

is this worded as if you were a General Audience Viewer?

I'll watch the Super Bowl this year the same way I watched the Super Bowl last year and Pats/Chiefs today. Rooting fiercely for a team I could care less about but expecting the worse. I hope it's more like last year than today....and I win some money.

Neutral zone infraction on a guy on the edge. It's almost always on the interior.

Well then maybe it's not the overtime rules that need to change.

Thanks for clarifying. Based on your profile name and pic I figured you were hard core and the comments didn't square up.

Just wondering where you are on the football fan spectrum. Have you been watching for months? years? decades? What enticed you originally? Have you lost interest since? If so, what changed for you?

No doubt. I won't be able to see Saints/Rams tomorrow. I can't remember the last time I didn't watch a conference championship game. It might have been Bills/Bengals 1988 when I was on the road due to a death in the family and listened on the radio.

That one is easy. No. I will never root for the BB Patriots. I'll take my lumps if I have to.

The locker room at halftime would look like a Vontae Davis convention.

It's not you. It's him.

Echoing KD's good wishes to you TroutDog.