Spicing it up

by farris6659 on Dec 3, 2007 1:36 PM EST

Defensive End Paul Spicer had this to say about the game on Sunday as reported by Profootballtalk.com

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer suggested after Sunday's loss at Indianapolis that the officials gave the game to the Colts.

"We are in Indianapolis. [Bill] Polian [the Colts' general manager] give them a little extra in the check,'' Spicer said, per Vito Stellino of the Times-Union.

You can bet that the suggestion that a general manager is buying off the officials by putting something extra in their checks will result in Spicer's next paycheck being quite a bit smaller. But Spicer wasn't done there. He also criticized Polian for, in Spicer's view, drawing too much attention to himself.

"A GM with a radio show. You're kidding me. Give me a break. Ridiculous,'' Spicer said.

Spicer was particularly angry that two Colts touchdowns were preceded by replay reviews in the Colts' favor by referee Terry McAulay.

"We could have done more, but there were some things going on out there that were definitely against us," Spicer said. "I don't have to say it. You know what it is. You watched the game. We felt we had a good crew. They're the worst. I bet people at home were wondering what is going on out there. I'm ticked off right now.''

Stellino reports that Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio had another complaint after the game: According to Del Rio, Colts defensive line coach John Teerlink teaches his players to yell out signals to get the opposing offensive line to false start. Ravens coach Brian Billick made a similar accusation against the Jets this year.

Del Rio refused to say what he thought of the officiating because, he said, "Guys in my position get fined for saying what they think.''

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Ridiculous

We received 2 Touchdowns after having plays overturned. That somehow indicates we paid off the refs?

How about you flip that around? We overcame 2 bad calls. We are the ones that had to challenge the plays. Had it not been for our challenges, we wouldn't have been able to score.

The officiating was bad, but it was bad for everyone.

by the21eraser on Dec 3, 2007 1:51 PM EST reply actions

Cry me a river .....

...and some sour grapes. The Jags players and coaches are always crying disrespect and now they're crying about us cheating, suprise, suprise. What can ya do I guess??

IN POLIAN I TRUST

by colt44 on Dec 3, 2007 2:55 PM EST reply actions

Guys

We OWN the Jags! They might as well be the Jacksonville Colts. Heck, they might even get more fans if they changed their name to that! ; )

by MasterRWayne on Dec 3, 2007 3:18 PM EST reply actions

This Is True

I mean, they're 1-7 in the last 8 meetings. Four straight seasons of futility. You never hear Manning go "Well, New England is a huge freaking media market, so you know that the Refs aren't going to call Randy Moss for pushing off on every play." Good teams whine about the refs after they lose close games. Great teams go "The better team won", and figure out why so that if they play them again, they'll beat them.

The Jags relish this role of being the scrappy little brother in the AFC South. They've shown time and again that they can't handle success. Last year the Colts went on a tailspin and the Jags had a chance to upset them for the division title. So what did they do? Cough up the second half of their season and miss the playoffs. You don't get to be the big dog until you can win in your division consistently. That means beating every team, every time. The Jags aren't consistent enough to beat the Colts, Titans, and Texans six times a year.

"Hey, if you want me to come here, I want to come here. But if you don't, I'm going to beat your butt for 15 years playing in the AFC." -Peyton Manning-

by MonkeyBusiness on Dec 3, 2007 5:14 PM EST reply actions

hahaha

Love these classless bitches. I find it amusing they refuse to ever just give credit to the Colts for being the better team. It is as if they are little teen fanboys posting on the internet not grown men playing the game.

How many times do they need to lose before just accepting they aren't as good? SHEESH.

That Spicer guy is a moron.

by Rob L on Dec 3, 2007 5:22 PM EST reply actions