# NFL Week 4

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 1, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195 "2009-10-01T02:17:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/161 "2009-10-10T04:21:47Z")

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> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> Don’t know, I just saw what they showed on NFL network. I don’t care that much really.. I mean, come on, Shaun Rogers - you can’t block 3 kicks in a game? WTF?
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> But I saw the story around multiple sources sos I thought I’d share it here.  
> [He is sort of awesome.](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/12/rob-ryan-122807.jpg) He looks like he should be swinging around a broadsword.
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> I assume he didn’t say anything because he didn’t have a press conference until Friday. I mean - it’s not like saying it earlier would’ve caused them to review it or something.

The Ref was standing right under the upright when he called it. I see no reason to think he’s a fool. Every camera angle you find has perspective issues so questioning the guy who was _right there_ is pretty silly. It’s not like this was some knee down in the middle of a scrum with a ref running up the sideline. It’s plain as day for the Ref under the upright.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/162 "2009-10-10T04:56:52Z")

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> [@Omniscient](#):
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> The Ref was standing right under the upright when he called it. I see no reason to think he’s a fool. Every camera angle you find has perspective issues so questioning the guy who was _right there_ is pretty silly. It’s not like this was some knee down in the middle of a scrum with a ref running up the sideline. It’s plain as day for the Ref under the upright.

Not only that but _seriously_…there’s a video with a camera angle out there that shows the kick from the kicker’s perspective, it’s not even close.

IT’S NOT EVEN CLOSE!

**punches Kevin Gilbride**

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