Let's start a petition to Goodell.

[DrPizza]

The weather was a bit miserable yesterday, so I stayed in and watched parts of 4 football games. It seems that the announcers were getting paid to hyper-analyze the performance of the officials on the field. I didn't notice that the officiating was any worse for those 4 games than with "professional refs" in the past.

And, fwiw, what the hell makes refereeing a couple dozen football games a year worth a 6k salary??

 

[KeithTalent]

Were the replacement refs specifically told to stop calling the helmet-to-helmet hits? I swear I saw at least four of them yesterday that should have been called, or did the rule change since last year?

KT

 

[purbeast0]

The weather was a bit miserable yesterday, so I stayed in and watched parts of 4 football games. It seems that the announcers were getting paid to hyper-analyze the performance of the officials on the field. I didn't notice that the officiating was any worse for those 4 games than with "professional refs" in the past.

And, fwiw, what the hell makes refereeing a couple dozen football games a year worth a 6k salary??

so much wrong with this... i don't know even know where to begin

 

[pelov]

And, fwiw, what the hell makes refereeing a couple dozen football games a year worth a 6k salary??

The easing up on hyper-analyzing alone makes it worth it.

Regardless of whether this is a phantom effect or not, that really doesn't matter. I think it's worth millions to the NFL to have the official game refs back and refereeing. The potential damage of this ongoing fiasco is far more damaging than what they're asking for

 

[techs]

The weather was a bit miserable yesterday, so I stayed in and watched parts of 4 football games. It seems that the announcers were getting paid to hyper-analyze the performance of the officials on the field. I didn't notice that the officiating was any worse for those 4 games than with "professional refs" in the past.

And, fwiw, what the hell makes refereeing a couple dozen football games a year worth a 6k salary??

I watched the Patriots-Ravens game and the officiating was the worst I have ever seen and took away from the enjoyment of the game.

 

[Zargon]

The weather was a bit miserable yesterday, so I stayed in and watched parts of 4 football games. It seems that the announcers were getting paid to hyper-analyze the performance of the officials on the field. I didn't notice that the officiating was any worse for those 4 games than with "professional refs" in the past.

And, fwiw, what the hell makes refereeing a couple dozen football games a year worth a 6k salary??

since when does playing them warrent that kind of salary?

Were the replacement refs specifically told to stop calling the helmet-to-helmet hits? I swear I saw at least four of them yesterday that should have been called, or did the rule change since last year?

KT

the only I saw called in fact wasnt helmet to helmet, but damn schaub got destroyed

watched it like 6 times, still couldnt find it being actually illegal since he seemed to hit chest without actually spearing his helmet, but whatever, it was vicious

there are tons of rules about it, if the offensive player lowers as defender comes in its generally not supposed to be called

 

[Nintendesert]

sure they got shit wrong. BUT not to the point they are now and not as often. ITS every fucking weekend something major happens. from a ref tripping a player to makeing major phantom calls.

As opposed to coaches tripping players... :whiste:

 

[Fern]

I'm used to the refs in the ACC (college football conference), so I'm used to it.

Fern

 

[zinfamous]

I'm used to the refs in the ACC (college football conference), so I'm used to it.

Fern

hey, but the ACC was built for basketball!

 

[TheNinja]

I loved the 49ers/Vikings one.

Harbaugh calls his final time out to stop the clock....during the time out sees there might have been a fumble, tells the ref he'd like to challenge the play instead of using his final time out. The ref allows the challenge (which was wrong b/c Harbaugh had no time outs left), the niners win their challenge and therefore Niners get their time out back b/c you don't penalize someone a time out if they win the challenge.

Nice change of fortune to go from 0 time outs and the opponent has the ball to getting the ball on offense and getting 1 time out back.

And was it the Titans game where they marked off the 15 yard penalty from the wrong 44 yard line??




Now I'm not blaming the replacement officials necessarily. They are out of their element and doing the best they can. They aren't trained for the NFL and don't know all the rules. The NFL should have someone there helping them or just play the refs the $4mil they are asking for in pension (which they HAD last year btw).



But of course the NFL has no intention to do so right now. People are still watching the games. I would be curious to see the ratings with regular refs vs replacement refs. I bet it's the same so the NFL doesn't care.

 

[pelov]

What I can't comprehend is why an official who refereed the lingerie football league would leave the best job in the world to go the NFL

In one National Football League preseason game, the referee announced a penalty with his back to the television camera. In another, an official twice referred to a team from Atlanta as Arizona. That referee, whose previous experience included a stint in the Lingerie Football League, also mixed up which team had won the coin toss.

Clinically insane.

 

[Sixguns]

And, fwiw, what the hell makes refereeing a couple dozen football games a year worth a 6k salary??

Most of the refs make over 100k doing this and its a side job.

 

[BUTCH1]

I can't say the ref's lost the game last night for the Pats, they had the ball at mid field and could not protect Brady long enough for him to try and make a play and that's on the O-line. I can say calling a hold that never even happened gave the ravens a bail out from 3rd and 19 at their 8 to 1st down at the 13. It must be tough on a defense when you play well enough to force a 3rd/19 only to have your hard work handed away for a vapor call. Ravens got a few bad ones too, the entire stadium was chanting "bull-shit-bullshit" louder than I could ever remember, BB was so incensed he ran onto the field at the end and grabbed a ref's arm, he wanted the FG reviewed upstairs, those guys wisely made a B-line to get out of there, I'm sure the league will lay a big fine on BB for that , he totally lost it..

 

[Nintendesert]

I can't say the ref's lost the game last night for the Pats, they had the ball at mid field and could not protect Brady long enough for him to try and make a play and that's on the O-line. I can say calling a hold that never even happened gave the ravens a bail out from 3rd and 19 at their 8 to 1st down at the 13. It must be tough on a defense when you play well enough to force a 3rd/19 only to have your hard work handed away for a vapor call. Ravens got a few bad ones too, the entire stadium was chanting "bull-shit-bullshit" louder than I could ever remember, BB was so incensed he ran onto the field at the end and grabbed a ref's arm, he wanted the FG reviewed upstairs, those guys wisely made a B-line to get out of there, I'm sure the league will lay a big fine on BB for that , he totally lost it..

He should have been arrested for battery.

 

[SSSnail]

So, who's with me? I'm gonna FedEx Goodell a box of soggy poop.

The Seachickens game vs. Packers was it. I cannot believe what I saw, and what any of you saw. The integrity of this game, for the past three weeks, was compromised. Games are now decided by stupid refs.

Fuck this.

 

[Nintendesert]

Ok, I stand corrected. The officiating has reached a whole new level of low. I'm with you guys now!

 

[SSSnail]

Ok, I stand corrected. The officiating has reached a whole new level of low. I'm with you guys now!

Welcome to the side of righteousness, brah.

 

[Aharami]

this is such a joke! disgusted by what just happened to the packers

 

[Atomic Playboy]

At least we can all agree that the Packers-Seahawks game was well officiated and there were absolutely no controversial calls that might have impacted the outcome.

 

[amish]

meh, I'm just pissed I lost in my fantasy league because f'n Rodgers couldn't get 11 points...

 

[dr150]

So, who's with me? I'm gonna FedEx Goodell a box of soggy poop.

The Seachickens game vs. Packers was it. I cannot believe what I saw, and what any of you saw. The integrity of this game, for the past three weeks, was compromised. Games are now decided by stupid refs.

Fuck this.

You owe money to your bookie?....

 

[SSSnail]

You owe money to your bookie?....

No, I don't gamble, anymore, with betting, on sport games...:whiste: