Playcalling or Execution?

[Tandy]

OK, I am loathe to even say this, but maybe Gonzo was referring to the spots. Although they won't ever admit it - you could see it was aggravating Coach Smith and the players several times.

I haven't mentioned this, only because I didn't want to go there with this game, but when I was breaking down the game frame by frame to get the OL pocket hold time on passes - I noticed very distinctly that Atlanta was getting spotted 1/4 - 3/4 yards behind where the ball hit on many, many plays. By the same token, Steelers were getting very generous spots by about the same amount. At first, I was like - yeah right - but the more I watched - the more I saw it. It wasn't as blatant as some of the ones in New England last year - but it definitely cost us some first downs.

I even went to look it up after reviewing the game to see if it was the same officiating crew that was over our game last year in NE.