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Everyone makes mistakes, Ed Hochuli is a great ref. How would you like random emails complaining about your job preference. They need to leave him alone, he's on Madden for god sakes :)

He should be fired for apologizing. What a wimp. How can he be trusted - now?

Those angry Charger fans may want to email the players on defense that cannot stop anybody in the fourth quarter when the game is on the line..Just a thought...I think the team is 0-2 for reasons deeper than one bad call by a referee...

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Originally posted 05:11 AM ET  09.18 by Hank Hill

They need to leave him alone, he's on Madden for god sakes :)

That's good enough for me.

Everyone makes mistakes, was the chargers defence in the right formation everytime, did everyone make their tackles or blocks, was the right play called each time, was every ball caught...looking at the score no no no...give the ref a break !

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Originally posted 06:47 AM ET  09.18 by kjlast

Everyone makes mistakes, was the chargers defence in the right formation everytime, did everyone make their tackles or blocks, was the right play called each time, was every ball caught...looking at the score no no no...give the ref a break !

You all can flip this on the Chargers but even after doing all that, they still were in a position to win. Or atleast make it very harder for the Broncos to win. He messed up. He stepped up and is taking blame for it. I have more respect for him for doing this, then trying to run and hide behind Mike Peioria (sp?).

He should reply to every email with " F U "

i have never seen so much press on a blown call before. my lord

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Originally posted 06:06 AM ET  09.18 by 50yearfan

Those angry Charger fans may want to email the players on defense that cannot stop anybody in the fourth quarter when the game is on the line..Just a thought...I think the team is 0-2 for reasons deeper than one bad call by a referee...

Exactly!!!

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Originally posted 06:06 AM ET  09.18 by 50yearfan

Those angry Charger fans may want to email the players on defense that cannot stop anybody in the fourth quarter when the game is on the line..Just a thought...I think the team is 0-2 for reasons deeper than one bad call by a referee...

True. Didn't the same receiver catch the TD and the two point conversion?

can't wait for the collection of his letters to start showing up on torrents, memes, digg, etc.

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Originally posted 07:58 AM ET  09.18 by HOOAH05!

True. Didn't the same receiver catch the TD and the two point conversion?

Same play even.

You know what he's a stand up guy, a lot of referee would not go through all this troubled to apologies to all you fans, give the guy a break man what else he have to do he admit he was wrong stop with all the hate mail on this guy.

I agree with those that have said this was the right thing to do and something we should expect from a guy who is one of the best refs in the game. He made a bad call and is manning up to it.

Don't bother, Ed. They will not listen.

The 'roids made him do it. When will the refs be tested for PEDs?

Too much press about one bad call- wheres a Done-aaghy thread when you need one for watching a ref get beat down...

Cut the man a break. If you want to be pissed off, blame your defense.

50yearfan said it best. Sure the call was bad but I wouldn't use that as the scapegoat for a team that's suppose to have a "good" defense. Giving up 65 points in 2 games is not good football.

Kudos to a standup guy. All refs make mistakes but this guy is taking responsibility for his. What a concept.