An Open Letter To Referee Ed Hochuli

Dear, Dear, Dear, Mr. Ed,

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

If it weren't for you our nightmares about that ball not going forward would be a lot scarier.

Don't worry. Even though we all know it was a bad call most people are chalking this up as a bad rule pointed out by human error and amplified by the time left on the clock. These things happen, and we applaud you for admitting your mistake right then and there. I think this is less your fault then it is Karma's fault anyway.

Now we don't really believe in Karma, but with such evidence as the Madden Curse we believe there might be football Karma.

The Chargers have only been relevant the past few years because of Ladanian Tomlinson. Look, Phillip Rivers really isn't any good and Norv Turner is a whiner and every knows it. They lose 2 players and they fall apart. The only reason why they stayed in the game was because the Broncos defense is bad and Sporles saved their butts.

Now look at the Broncos. How can you not like them this year? They finally did what the Nuggets should do and got rid of the trouble makers. They got rid of Sauerbraun, Henry, and Walker. It was finally rid of all the baggage and it's so fun to cheer for guys like Cutler, who's overcoming diabetes, and Eddie Royal. These are hard workers who play because they love the game, and now they are being rewarded by the football gods. (You also have to love a team who goes for 2 in that kind of situation.) So really you got it right because the better team won the game, just like it's supposed to be.

So don't worry about the whiners, and if you have to take some time off for a while feel free to come visit Denver. Not only will we accept you here, we may even throw you up on our shoulders and carry you around downtown. We may even let you be an honorary umpire in a Rockies game, and we'll put in a good word for you to make sure you are working when we come down to San Diego.

Thanks again 39 times over!

Gratefully Yours,

Broncos Country

P.S. Thanks for our allowing our dreams to continue to be of this.