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| Apoc13 |
According to NFL supervisor of officials Mike Pereira, Ed Hochuli is "devastated" at what went down in Denver on Sunday. If you missed it, Hochuli made an inexplicable mental gaffe--I won't call it a "blown call" or "missed call" because I think it goes a little beyond that--that almost directly cost the Chargers a loss against the Broncos.
From Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune:
No one, it appears, is taking the mistake and its ramifications harder than Hochuli.
"He's devastated," said Mike Pereira, the NFL's supervisor of officials. "... I was talking to Ed within 10 minutes after the game was over, and he was sick. He's still sick (yesterday).
"Everybody works so hard and wants to be perfect in a game you're not likely to ever be perfect. I've talked to him three times. He's really struggling with the fact he made such a bad call."
Hochuli's also manning up and taking his e-mail lumps. His e-mail address isn't hard to find with a simple Yahoo! search, and he's been bombarded with hate mail. And still, he's replying to everyone. Someone relayed the following reply from Hochuli to a message board at the San Diego Union Tribute.
I'm getting hundreds of emails – hate mail – but I'm responding to it all. People deserve a response.
You can rest assured that nothing anyone can say can make me feel worse than I already feel about my mistake on the fumble play. You have no idea ...
Affecting the outcome of a game is a devastating feeling. Officials strive for perfection – I failed miserably. Although it does no good to say it, I am very, very sorry.
Ed Hochuli
No one was more upset about the call than me, I promise you. I was driving to a friend's house after the game, and had to stop at a local convenience store so I could throw a child-like fit and kick inanimate objects. I said things about Ed Hochuli in the hours after the loss that could've gotten me arrested. Eventually, my grief took the form of a letter from Ed's dog.
But knowing now that Hochuli feels so bad about it, it sort of takes some of the venom out of me. It's hard to hate a guy who knows he screwed up and feels bad about it.
It's just so hard to understand why he blew that whistle. A ball went flying backwards out of the quarterback's hand. In what way would that lead anyone to believe that a play should be blown dead? Why would it even occur to him to blow the whistle?
It's not like Hochuli missed a hold, or botched a pass interference call. I rarely complain about mistakes like that. There are so many shades of gray on every play, and there's so much to see. Judgment calls will be blown, and that, I've learned to live with.
This was different, though. Hochuli wasn't making a judgment. There's no way he could look at what Jay Cutler did from any angle and conclude that he threw a forward pass, any more than you could watch Ryan Seacrest wax his chest and then conclude that mashed potatoes are delicious. It just couldn't happen.
Anyway, the man feels bad about it, he's been punished, and I think I can start to let it go now. Hopefully someday, I'll once again be able to look at Ed Hochuli and see a fine official with great pecs, instead of the guy who handed Denver a win. |
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| Maddog fan |
| He should feel bad, that douche bag thinks he's a fucking celebrity. I shouldn't know his name. but after all his bullshit from the last few years I do. Fuck him. Fire his ass. |
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| KingOfAllWhites |
| He is the best ref in the game......He can still ref my teams games any day of the week |
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| Valve |
| Hes human, he made a mistake. |
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| Hugomarink |
| He fucked up. If he's a good ref he'll learn from it and move on. People need to deal with it and not harass the guy. The Chargers are 0-2 because they couldn't stop either the Panthers or the Broncos late in the game. |
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| timdawg6 |
| WOW King I couldt disagree with you more and couldnt agree more with mad dog we should never know these guys name he is a a fucking JUiCe HEad and him and Dick BEVetta should be fired |
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| Maximus06 |
| he's got all the attention he wants now...enjoy it ed :hw: |
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| A.Lang=Crazy |
| Blame this shit on the NFL not the ref. Stupid rule of a blown whistle ends the play is the worst rule in the NFL. Guarantee every game you can count at least one fumble that didn't get called because the whistle got blown early. Guy is still one of the best refs in the NFL and nobody is perfect. I would be pissed as a Chargers fan, but you can’t expect to win many games when you’re down 21-3 in the first half. Put some of the blame on that defense as they had two chances to stop them and they couldn’t do it. |
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| Pimpy McPimp |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
He is the best ref in the game......He can still ref my teams games any day of the week |
The best ref my ass! The guy suffers from premature whistle ejaculation.
Fuck him and curse his family. :grim: |
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| LarryHorseFucker |
| Ed Hochuli is god! |
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| KingOfAllWhites |
Quote: Originally posted by Pimpy McPimp
The best ref my ass! The guy suffers from premature whistle ejaculation.
Fuck him and curse his family. :grim: |
I love ya Pimpy but you are rough!! |
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| Pussah2 |
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| KingOfAllWhites |
| That was a Hochuli game pussy? |
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| Pimpy McPimp |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
I love ya Pimpy but you are rough!! |
I am going to kick your ass this week in fantasy football...unless Ed Hochaloogy is reffing the game. ;) |
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| Pussah2 |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
That was a Hochuli game pussy? |
was it. Fire him. That was the worst most bullshit call ever made up in an NFL game ever |
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| ArivacaCharlie |
Hochuli is a good man.
He fucked up big time but it says a lot for the guy to take it this serious. Any other ref would've just blown it off and told the fans to get fucked. |
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| elroyjonz |
Quote: Originally posted by Pussah2
was it. Fire him. That was the worst most bullshit call ever made up in an NFL game ever |
Actually according to the rules that play was called correctly. |
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| Case a Beer |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
That was a Hochuli game pussy? |
It was actually Walt Coleman.
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| yambag |
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| Pimpy McPimp |
Quote: Originally posted by elroyjonz
Actually according to the rules that play was called correctly. |
He fucked up the play and then followed the rules...what a guy. :rolleyes: |
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| deidler |
| I like the black guy. |
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| Ultra Warrior |
Quote: Originally posted by Hugomarink
The Chargers are 0-2 because they couldn't stop the Broncos late in the game. |
Recovering a FUMBLE would actually BE "stopping the Broncos late in the game." :rolleyes: |
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