Petition to Review Officiating of Saints Win in Week 1.
Since the NFL has confirmed they are going to review the playcalling from the Bronco's win over the Chargers, and have downgraded Ed Hochuli, I was inspired by the attention the NFL was giving to it and decided to create this petition. Many of you know the officiating was questionable. Let me just point out a few things.
-Reggie Bush's fumble, recovered by the Bucs and returned for a touchdown. (ruled incomplete; no whistle on the play until after the touchdown)
-Reggie Bush going out of bounds at the 4 yard line but refs still gave him the touchdown. (to put that in perspective, the Bucs defense made an incredible stop inside the 5 against the Redskins last season, only allowing a field goal in that situation.)
-The missed holding call on Gaines Adams that gave the Saints a huge play. (there was no way the ref could have missed it)
From missed call #1, the Bucs would've gotten 7 points to put on the board
From missed call #2, the Bucs could've potentially stopped a Saints touchdown and only allowed 3 points.
From missed call #3, the big play would be negated.
This is my petition to you, the NFL, and the Buccaneers over at One Buc Place. If you feel this is something that should be done, I ask that you /sign this
We the undersigned, humbly request you review the officiating of the Saints win over the Buccaneers during the first week of the 2008 regular season. We have a few plays we would like to be looked at that we feel were called incorrectly and directly altered the outcome of the game. We have been inspired by the NFL's willingness to review Ed Hochuli, and request that the NFL, to reaffirm the fairness of the great game of football, fulfill our request.
