OT-ish: Riveron to replace Blandinko as supervisor of officials

[QuantumMechanic]

Well, at least it'll be someone who actually was an on-field official.

NFL names Alberto Riveron to lead officiating department

 

[Kontradiction]

Soooo what does this mean? Is the fix in again?

 

[Tuck]

I will always wonder if Blandino resigned because he didn't want any part of the new centralized review process. The timing was so close one can't help but wonder if they were related.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I will always wonder if Blandino resigned because he didn't want any part of the new centralized review process. The timing was so close one can't help but wonder if they were related.

I had the same thought.

What I can't figure out is did he willingly resign to avoid the pending scrutiny or did a higher power force his ass out because he was completely over his head and unqualified?

 

[Tuck]

I had the same thought.

What I can't figure out is did he willingly resign to avoid the pending scrutiny or did a higher power force his ass out because he was completely over his head and unqualified?

Or he was forced out so the commish could install his guy who would go along with calling games the way the league office wants.

 

[jah]

Or he was forced out so the commish could install his guy who would go along with calling games the way the league office wants.

Wasn't Blandino that guy?

 

[Kontradiction]

Wasn't Blandino that guy?

Supposedly. But then the Patriots won the Super Bowl again in 2016. So now with Riveron (who the Patriots have an outstanding record under) the dreaded fix is in again.

 

[Tuck]

Wasn't Blandino that guy?

I suppose we may never know. My point is that his resignation and the announcement of the new officiating process were so close together it has to make you wonder what the back story was with this.

 

[convertedpatsfan]

I hated Blandino. He would lie and ******** his way through everything.

But BB always said he liked dealing with him, that he was clear and communicated things well and that may change. By most accounts I've seen, the owners seemed to have faith and confidence in Blandino. And several others have already publicly wondered whether the vote to centralize replay would have been different if the owners knew Blandino wouldn't be the guy doing it.

Sure, Blandino wasn't a referee. But that meant he probably had decent eyesight. And no matter what the league or Dean says, the timing is incredibly strange.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

I had the same thought.

What I can't figure out is did he willingly resign to avoid the pending scrutiny or did a higher power force his ass out because he was completely over his head and unqualified?

Wouldn't that be reason for a promotion in Goodell's NFL????

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

We've won 2 Super Bowls since BSGate. The "fix" thing is just stupid now. Tons of ways SB LI could have been fixed by refs and wasn't.

 

[Jackson 2]

According to Michael Hurley, Riveron was in the bungling of DG up to his ass.