Nobody’s perfect. Not even officials monitoring the 2016 Coeur d’Alene Press All-Star Pigskin Prognosticators.

A simple error by The League last week set off a flurry of penalty flags, warnings and witticisms. In last Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day paper, Hayden Mayor and Mountain West Bank VP Steve Griffitts’ record for the week was incorrectly listed as 12-2. Leave it to his mayoral counterpart, Vic Holmes of Rathdrum, to demand a recount.

“Time to throw the challenge flag,” Mayor Holmes wrote in official protest to The League. “By my accounting Steve Griffitts, who’s beating me very badly, only went 11-3 last week.”

The recount proved Mayor Holmes correct — and earned him a dose of League scorn.

“After a forensic audit was performed in five minutes at The League headquarters this morning, The League concurs with Mayor Holmes’ challenge,” The League wrote in a memo to all 12 PPs. “Two steps will now be taken:

“1. Mayor Griffitts’ record will be adjusted, taking away one win and adding one loss.

“2. Mayor Vic Holmes will be assessed a five-yard public penalty for whining.”

The hoots, hollers and jabs sounded more like fans at a bar than esteemed gridiron guessers.

“If that win is being removed and is still floating around, could we give it to [Jeff] Conroy?,” wrote Ryan Davis. “You know, like a participant trophy...”

Griffitts himself weighed in — too humbly for The League’s taste, truth be told.

“I love honesty and fairness. I apologize for not calling the penalty on myself,” Griffitts wrote. “It appears that my family activities took priority over our results. Please let the record show that Mayor Holmes was correct in throwing a challenge flag and that he should not be penalized. I am embarrassed for myself, my family, my city and all those who support me in this important endeavor.”

The League upheld the penalty against Mayor Holmes anyway and almost added another — to Pigskin Prognosticator and Realtor John Beutler.

“I know Steve well and he would have definitely made the adjustment on his own,” Beutler wrote as The League reached for laundry, but then saved himself with this: “...probably after the season is over.”

The season is far from over, thank goodness. To see how the Pigskin Prognosticators are doing, and if The League has learned how to count, go to Page B5.