Tom Brady and the terrible call: conspiracy or simple incompetence?

The Buccaneers' victory over the Falcons featured a decision bad enough that it overshadowed everything else in the game

Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback - if not player - in NFL history. He has won seven Super Bowls and owns a ridiculous number of records, from most career passing touchdowns and yards to most quarterback wins. Nobody can question that he has earned his accomplishments but many, particularly on the teams he has beaten, can't help but notice that he's received some help from the officials.

On Sunday, the NFL world thought they saw the most egregious example yet. In the midst of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 21-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons, referee Jerome Boger called a roughing the passer call on defensive lineman Grady Jarrett on what looked like the cleanest possible sack on Brady. If this isn't legal, how in the world is an opposing defense expected to bring Brady down?