Lost In Xanadu Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 How were they for your game? So far in the Packers game they have been terribly inconsistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I think that was the worst crew (not sure why they got the biggest game) I saw. The rate of blown calls and penalties that were not called that should have been were about the same as with the regular officials, who haven't gotten any better over the offseason by not officiating. I watched Mia-Hou, some of Det-StL, some of GB-SF, some of TB-Car, and some of Ariz-Sea, with red zone for about the second half of the Dolphin game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The real referees are sitting at home, and they're smiling. They know that the NFL will be calling them SOON..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The refs have all the leverage now, unless the NFL doesn't actually care that the officiating today was terrible. I'll bet there were a half dozen examples in every game. I watched four different games today and saw multiple acts of blantant ignorance in all of them. Really just terrible. Pay these guys and give them their pension. For what this league is worth, the compensation they're asking for relative to their collective importance is but a pittance. This is a multi-billion dollar league and they're playing hardball for a 20% raise for refs making on average of 80K a year? Fecking please. Ridiculous. Pay these guys or this is going to get really bad when games become even more critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Several bad calls or non-calls in each of the games I saw today...lets get the real guys back in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Hawker Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Dear NFL, Please give the REAL refs whatever they want so we can go back to something close to real football. Sincerely, Most of your fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Regular Refs, replacement Refs; they ALL suck! I say we just keep the replacements, they're all gonna screw up anyways, may as well fire the old ones to send a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 QUOTE (KenJennings @ Sep 12 2012, 11:54 AM) Regular Refs, replacement Refs; they ALL suck! I say we just keep the replacements, they're all gonna screw up anyways, may as well fire the old ones to send a message. Not too far off. The only plus with the regular ones is that they were pretty consistent with their sucking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 One of the officials was pulled from the Saints-Panthers game today because his facebook page revealed he was a big time Saints fan.... http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000006..._headline_stack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 I thought they were only going to get better the more time they had in... from what I saw this weekend, it may be worse in week 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Dear god, I wish they would get the real refs back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 The NFL is making it clear that they don't care much about the quality of officiating. They're more concerned about saving a few bucks. They can pay players 16 million a year, but they can't give the referees a raise..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Bloody awful in the Denver game last night!!!! Beyond pathetic!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Sep 18 2012, 10:37 AM)The NFL is making it clear that they don't care much about the quality of officiating. They're more concerned about saving a few bucks. They can pay players 16 million a year, but they can't give the referees a raise..... It's things like this, and the NHL, that re-confirm to me that money to corporations like the NFL is always always always #1, the NFL always looks out for #1, and fans don't matter one bit to the NFL until they start voting with their viewing habits and their wallets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 http://teamcoco.com/video/new-nfl-referees...really-terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Sean Lee nearly had his head taken off by a blind side hit against Seattle - no call. But on the same play a Cowboy player lightly patted an opponent on the way out of bounds and got called for roughing. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 What's the main sticking point in the contract talks? What are the refs looking for that the NFL does not want to concede? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Sep 20 2012, 01:26 PM) What's the main sticking point in the contract talks? What are the refs looking for that the NFL does not want to concede? http://www.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2012-...37-17171423.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Last night during the Patriots - Ravens game was the first time I've ever really said "Are you f*&%ing kidding me?" over calls these refs have made. I don't feel like I questioned calls more times in the first two games than I normally do during a game. Last night, however, was brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finding IT Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ Sep 24 2012, 11:51 AM) Last night during the Patriots - Ravens game was the first time I've ever really said "Are you f*&%ing kidding me?" over calls these refs have made. I don't feel like I questioned calls more times in the first two games than I normally do during a game. Last night, however, was brutal. On both sides. I was at the game and saw calls go both ways that made me wince. Hopefully, the Ravens and Pats can play again in the Playoffs with a better caliber of refs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 QUOTE (Finding IT @ Sep 24 2012, 01:03 PM)QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ Sep 24 2012, 11:51 AM) Last night during the Patriots - Ravens game was the first time I've ever really said "Are you f*&%ing kidding me?" over calls these refs have made. I don't feel like I questioned calls more times in the first two games than I normally do during a game. Last night, however, was brutal. On both sides. I was at the game and saw calls go both ways that made me wince. Hopefully, the Ravens and Pats can play again in the Playoffs with a better caliber of refs. Indeed, on both counts. Don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting the Ravens won because the Patriots got screwed. I saw quite a few calls that helped the Patriots that still made me say, "Are you f*&%ing kidding me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 How about the Ref that allowed 49er's Harbaugh to throw the challenge flag with NO TIME OUTS LEFT and then proceed to overturn play and give 49er's the ball - http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redsk...a7bd_story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 If they're not careful, the "replacement refs" will end up being the full-time refs. All over a few dollars....(relatively speaking, of course)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Holy f**k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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