"F" IT.
We all knew this was coming, with WSJ article and the big, bad bully narrative.
Seahawks are a smart bunch and will test the waters early of what and what they can't do and back off if its to rough but hopefully its not another Colts game where their WR were running straight into our defenders or pushing off and flopping all over the place.
And the Head Ref is from just outside of NOLA and went to LSU.
Saints are going to need all of this "help" to keep them in this game, but as long as the Seahawks execute, they had 4 weeks to prepare for the Saints this season, so I think the Seahawks are primed and ready, they should have a great gameplan both sides of the ball and I'm sure there was a strong emphasis on Special Teams ball protection.
In the end, all this really means is its just going to close the gap a little bit more. Seahawks are going to get BIG plays called back and NO will be spotted with free 1st downs on ticky tack penalties if their offense can't get anything going.
I have made many score predictions, all but one were mock predictions: 27-14 Seahawks. I would say slanted refereeing is worth 10 points to the team getting all the impact calls in their favor (which we all know is going to be the Saints).
So, 23-20 Seahawks looks to be more realistic