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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.God they are horrible. If they have to ref into the reg season...get ready to see the worst calls and explanations.
They aren't any worse than the ones who gave the 07 Superbowl to the Giants. Eli should have been called "In the grasp". BUT..... the refs let the play go and go and go and go and go.
So, I say deal with it. Refs are gonna call the game the way the NFL wants it called whether they are full-time, part-time or replacements. Doesn't matter.
Jaded? Cynical? You bet I am. YMMV, but that's how I see it.
Personally, I could care less whether there are replacement refs or not.
We survived an air traffic controller's strike, probably before your time. I think we can survive an NFL referees strike. This is entertainment, not life and death.
Pretty weak reply, MLR. If replacement refs cost the Pats a game, this forum will EXPLODE. They'll be no "it's only entertainment" excuses.We survived an air traffic controller's strike, probably before your time. I think we can survive an NFL referees strike. This is entertainment, not life and death.
Pretty weak reply, MLR. If replacement refs cost the Pats a game, this forum will EXPLODE. They'll be no "it's only entertainment" excuses.
The refs that ****ed the Seahawks out of a Superbowl win were worse than the replacement refs.
I think most people realize it's not life and death. But I also don't think it should be too much to ask to have the games called as fairly as possible, especially with ticket prices as they are.
Precisely. Even though our dog wasn't in that hunt I went ballistic watching that travesty. Nothing I've seen with the B team refs even comes close.
If in pre-season the NFL gets legitimately concerned about ref mistakes, they can temporarily order more reviews & challenges. Won't help PI calls but they've been a joke for years anyway. But for example the league may quietly tell the newbies not to call PI unless blatant. As Gwedd stated, the refs are gonna call it like the league wants. Let the noobs get the kinks out in pre-season, just like the players. Remember Edelperson's screwup?
In the end, it all comes down to money.
I'll have some faith in the "refs" when they can tell the difference between Atlanta and Arizona
Is it true that one of them is from the lingerie league? Heard that on Felger and Mazz.
FWIW Ed Hoculi is leading the effort to keep the regulars in the loop and up to snuff on anything they might be falling behind on while they sit out...
This is simply a pure money grab work stoppage I have little or no patience for. Fans cry for full time officiating. The guys on strike are the reason you will never get it. They are asking for huge increases and crying to keep a defined benefit pension plan the rest of us will never see again for working 26 weekends a year. They don't want to work full time, they all have rewarding careers outside the game. ..