NFL Referee Ed Hochuli
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008What is wrong with NFL referee Ed Hochuli? I don’t understand how many bad calls a referee can make before they are politely asked to not be there anymore. Yes, I know that referees have their own little “grading system” but the periodic nature of his bad call is getting a little out of hand. Recently after his last bad call (just two weeks ago) which ultimately resulted in a 39-38 crazy Bronco comeback win against the Chargers, Ed Hochuli has done it again this past Sunday during the Atlanta-Carolina game. For those who didn’t see the game or read yet what had happened, Richard Marshal (Panthers) picked off Matt Ryan’s pass and ran it back for a T.D. All would have been O.K in the Carolina Panthers world, except for the fact that Ed Hochuli made another questionable call as he flagged Julius Peppers for roughing the passer by leading with helmet to helmet contact. Even though instant replays shows Peppers with initial shoulder contact, the Hochuli ruling stood and the Panther touchdown was removed off the scoreboards.
