Did you know that Ed Hochuli, the fine gent that refereed our loss to the Vikings on Monday night, is a lawyer? Like you needed another reason to be angry.
Lawyers are usually known for rigor and discipline with language. Here’s Hochuli’s explanation of why, to the surprise of everyone but longtime Saints fans, he did not rule that Vikings RB Adrian Peterson had fumbled after his review of the replay:
The other night, at a pleasant cocktail party for what could not have been more than 30 or 40 young mid-Atlantic suburban types, I am talking to a guy from Baltimore who says that, mirabile dictu, not only is he Mel Kiper Jr.’s actual, coterminous property line next door neighbor down in Ballimer, but that this other guy, at the same party mind you, standing just right over there, was Mike Mayock’s actual brother.