# The I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Omni-Doing-This NFL Playoffs Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 13, 2007, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773 "2007-01-13T00:04:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773/121 "2007-01-23T15:37:54Z")
Yep, ditto, ditto, and ditto. The whimsical way pass-interference is called is one of my boilerplate gripes, and needs no elaboration here. Suffice it to say that that inexplicable non-call in the fourth quarter cost the Patriots four points – four points that were the margin of victory. I do think that if Caldwell and Brady had thrown a tantrum, they would have gotten the officials to throw a flag, so maybe the fault is theirs. But I always get a chill down my spine when I see a critical pass-interference call go the wrong way. It always seems like a bad omen for the Patriots. Oh, well, I’m slowly resigning myself. In the end, I think the Patriots lost too many players – over the course of the season, and over the course of the game. By the end, they had basically a third-string defense out there against the Colts. The loss that really hurt, though, was Kevin Faulk, who disappeared midway through the third quarter. The guy is a demon on difficult third-down conversions, and they could have sorely used him a few times in that role. Still and all, not a bad season for the Pats, whom many had given up for lost before the season started. They had a good draft last year, aren’t losing any key people except Samuels, and ought to be in darn good shape next year. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773/122 "2007-01-23T22:43:11Z")
[QUOTE=Sal Ammoniac] They had a good draft last year, aren’t losing any key people except Samuels, and ought to be in darn good shape next year. [/QUOTE] Oh man, I can’t even put into words how much I covet Samuels. The Giants need him so badly it hurts. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773/123 "2007-01-24T00:49:09Z")
He’s yours, I think. For all the good it’ll do you. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773/124 "2007-01-24T17:02:19Z")
I wonder how Pats fans feel about that extra cap room they’ve enjoyed all season long, certainly must be good comfort after watching Sleepy Caldwell drop passes. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773/125 "2007-01-24T18:29:25Z")
Caldwell, for all the reputation he brought in as a pass-dropper, didn’t drop that many during the regular season. And anyway, even the best receivers in the land occasionally will drop a pass that even I could catch. I don’t think I would even _begin_ to blame Caldwell for Sunday’s loss. The Pats receivers did okay last year, in spite of all the hand-wringing. It was some absences on defense that really killed them. But moving on, moving on… Who do you like in the Superbowl? he asked innocently. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773/126 "2007-01-24T23:07:34Z")
FYI - I [started a new thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405453) to discuss the big game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-believe-its-not-omni-doing-this-nfl-playoffs-thread/387773.md?page=6)