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Titolo: Totally unacceptable - Tagliabue voices displeasure over Sunday's debacle

  NEW YORK (AP) -- NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Tuesday the 
officiating errors made at the end of the NFC wild-card game between the 
New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers were "totally unacceptable."
Tagliabue said the league is already looking into ways to avoid a 
recurrence of the errors that prevented the Giants from attempting a 
potential game-winning 41-yard field goal in their 39-38 loss to the 
49ers on Sunday.
The league admitted Monday that the officiating crew failed to call a 
pass interference penalty against San Francisco on the final play of the 
game.
"What happened at the end in terms of the breakdown of officiating was 
totally unacceptable to us and it shouldn't have happened with the 
mechanics already in place," Tagliabue said in a radio interview on 
Sporting News Radio.
"We are going to be thoroughly reviewing how the breakdown occurred and 
make certain that it doesn't happen again," he said.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Tagliabue was not available for further 
comment Tuesday night.
The pass interference penalty against Niners defensive end Chike Okeafor 
would have created offsetting penalties -- New York was flagged for an 
illegal man downfield -- and given the Giants another chance to kick the 
field goal.
The Giants botched the first attempt because of a bad snap, which forced 
holder Matt Allen to throw a pass to guard Rich Seubert, who was 
eligible on the play.
Tagliabue said there were plenty of mistakes in the game by all the 
participants.
"I'm sure that everybody feels that there were some breakdowns in that 
game and I'm sure Steve Mariucci feels that his club broke down in the 
first half and the Giants didn't perform in the second half like they 
did in the first and that's part of football," Tagliabue said. "On the 
officiating point, it shouldn't have happened and we are reviewing it 
thoroughly."
Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon said the team really didn't care.
"At this point, unless someone tells us to get on a plane and go to San 
Francisco to replay the final play or replay the game, what difference 
does it make," Hanlon said Tuesday. "It's unfortunate the guys 
[officials] made mistakes at the end of the game, but that's not the 
reason we lost the game."
Hanlon said the only thing the Giants would like to see come out of the 
error would be for the league to find a way to avoid future officiating 
mistakes at the end of the game.
Meanwhile, New Jersey Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto wants the league 
to allow the state to host a Super Bowl by 2006 and called on the head 
of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which runs Giants 
Stadium, to begin legal action against the NFL.
"New Jersey taxpayers may have been cheated of tax revenue the state 
would have earned from players' income and other Giants-related 
enterprises had the team advanced in the playoffs," Impreveduto said in 
his letter to George Zoffinger, the sports authority president.
Zoffinger said he could not comment until he speaks with Impreveduto.

Stadium, to begin legal action against the NFL.
E vai col politico fregnone....
Dimenticavo una cosa: gli uffici NFL sono a New York
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 Dimenticavo una cosa: gli uffici NFL sono a New York
John avete rubato!!! Latri!!!!
la partita sa da rifare!!!!
eh eh.
Sonny

 la partita sa da rifare!!!!
Esagerato..
Io riconvocherei le due squadre al candlestick park e farei ripetere il
FG ai Giants. ;-)
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Gabriele
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HAIL TO THE REDSKINS! & GO TRIBE!

 FG ai Giants. ;-)
PATROTS-DOLPHINS (di merda)
ultima partita di regular season stagione 2000-2001, partita finita, ma
visto che c'erano ancora 3 secondi, credo, hanno fatto rivestire le squadre
per giocare l'ultima azione.
Sonny


hai detto nulla!!!
romo

 FG ai Giants. ;-)
Cosi' lo sbagliano un'altra voltra e per punzione li
mandiamo al processo di biscardi. ;-)
Stets :-)

 reason we lost the game."
"... that's not the reason we lost the game."
Questa umiltà e correttezza ci vorrebbe anche nel calcio, non trovate??? :-)

> Questa umiltà 
ah, l'UMILTE' (cit.) 
-- 
Jani

 Questa umiltà e correttezza ci vorrebbe anche nel calcio, non trovate??? :-)
So che non è bello parlare di sport inferiori, ma dopo aver letto
la frase di cui sopra, mi è venuto in mente Preziosi. E non dico altro.
Stets :-|

In condizioni normali avrei inveito contro i 49ers dando loro dei ladri
farabbbbutti fil di putt... ecc ecc
MA
visto che di mezzo ci sono i Giants, ritengo la decisione arbitrale
assolutamente corretta!
Aik

 New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers were "totally unacceptable."
[cut]
[MODE OFF tifoso sfegatato Niners]
Halton č un signore a fare quelle dichiarazioni.
In molti sul newsgroup dei 49ers sostengono apertamente che se ci fosse
stata una squadra NON di NY (proprio per via degli uffici NFL ecc ecc.)
tutta questa polemica non ci sarebbe stata e anch'io sono di quest
aopinione. Probabilmente Tagliabue non avrebbe neppure aperto bocca.
[RE-MODE ON tifoso sfegatato Niners]
La partita č finita, non si torna piů indietro: Tagliabue ha fatto una
dichiarazione eccessiva, penso ch el'anno scorso si sia visto di peggio e i
toni erano quasi minori.
--
Ilario
GO 49ers!!!

 FG ai Giants. ;-)
Ma va...io la farei rigiocare a BIRRA E SALSICCIA.
Bruine (:-)

 la frase di cui sopra, mi è venuto in mente Preziosi. E non dico altro.
A me e' venuto in mente Prezioso. E mi sono chiesto se Massimo il Gladiatore
sia lui...
Bruine (:-)

 reason we lost the game."
ANNI LUCE avanti.
Ma allora esistono ancora *uomini di sport*...
Bruine (:-)