Shame on the NFL NHL and other dumb employers ...

[NIATROSS]

shame on the nfl it is time for the replacemet refs to go back to foot locker as i read elsewhere

shame on the nfl the nhl and other dumb employers
asking your employees to take about a 25% cut in pay like the nhl during a time of prosperity is just plain stupid imo
this is not a business where the talent level is in surplus
there were plenty of times in over 30 yrs where i supervised up to and over 100 employees at once  and there were plenty of times i asked to forgo a raise or gave of my own pocket to make sure those who deserved got what they deserved

the nfl in an effort to cut the refs pay no matter what they are trying to call it is a farce
raking in billions in net revenue and trying to save thousands is a joke

i have been reading that over 200 million $$$ was lost on last night's bad call  any money made in cutting the refs pay will cover what the nfl has lost to it's rep

[Elgin]

The NFL is in so deep on this thing that they don

[MichiganDale]

Wow!  Even as a Bears fan, I feel for you Niatross and the rest of the Packers faithful as well.  Tough pill to swallow.  Can't really blame the interim refs...for them its a opportunity to do something they otherwise might not be able to do.  Blame the NFL brass.

[cashman]

Sad thing is  even if they get the deal done this week    gonna take another week  possibly two weeks for the regular refs to come back. With physicals and them getting fitted for new uniforms  since i think Nfl with nike now. So long reebok.

[3 wide and wingin]

The only way you can do something is stop watching or talking about the NFL.

When this costs them money it will be noticed.

Until it hits them in the wallet they wont care.

[NIATROSS]

now i amreally pissed

i thought i won a weekly pool regardless of the putcome before the game now find i just finished 2nd

 

[The Giss]

Oh, the NFL is playing? Didn't realiize. I am not watching with the scab refs.

[Dolfan]

Can't really blame the interim refs

Really?  Are you saying that being a totally incompetent moron is acceptable in any line of work?  Your standards are pretty low.

now i amreally pissed

i thought i won a weekly pool regardless of the putcome before the game now find i just finished 2nd

 

Put these 4th quarter gifts together:

1 - "Roughing the passer" on the interception that would've sealed it.
2 - 32 yard Pass interference penalty on 2nd & 30(?) that was clearly offensive PI.
3 - Ignoring the offensive PI in the end zone.
4 - Ignoring the only official who got it right.
5 - Reviewing the play & coming to that home-field decision.

That's too many horrendous calls in favor of one team.  I would not rule out the possibility that one or more of the refs either had a bet on the game or was a Seahawks fan.

[careless hal]

Even with regular refs I think there is plenty of crooked hi-kinks going on.  The regulars are just so much more professional about it.  Basketball season will start soon.   

[MichiganDale]

No, I'm not saying being a incompetent moron is acceptable.  I:m just saying these fellas got a chance to do something in life that most can only dream about.  They and their employers evidently believed them competent enough.  They blew it, Packers were robbed and what more can one say?  I have to think they feel bad about it now.  If not, then they are indeed incompetent morons as stated.

[Elgin]

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NFL fans on both sides of the aisle hope the refs' lockout is settled soon. -bo

[Dolfan]

Just read that the ball they used for the Packers' 2 point try was a "kicking ball", one of the new, slick ones.  Rodgers said "it would've been nice if they had given me a game ball to use".  Not a real excuse but when you are used to one thing & all of a sudden that changes, it can throw you off.

Anyway, now Peyton, Brady & Rodgers are all 1-2.  Brees is 0-3. 

[LB46]

I do not completely blame these officials because they are being asked to do something that they just are not prepared or good enough to do.  I believe that most of the blame falls on the NFL and the owners. Who in their right mind thought that NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA officials would be be able to handle officiating the best players in the world?  I do not understand why a deal was not made with the NCAA to allow the Big 10, SEC, Big 12 etc, to officiate these games until the regulars were back.  I am not saying that they would be as good as they regular officials but they surely wouldn't be as bad as these guys are.  Even the regulars miss calls but they do not miss that call last night.  To me, its not even about the missed calls as much as it is the lack of control they have over the game, they have zero control of these games and its ruining the product on the field.

[pezz97]

I do not completely blame these officials because they are being asked to do something that they just are not prepared or good enough to do.  I believe that most of the blame falls on the NFL and the owners. Who in their right mind thought that NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA officials would be be able to handle officiating the best players in the world?  I do not understand why a deal was not made with the NCAA to allow the Big 10, SEC, Big 12 etc, to officiate these games until the regulars were back.  I am not saying that they would be as good as they regular officials but they surely wouldn't be as bad as these guys are.  Even the regulars miss calls but they do not miss that call last night.  To me, its not even about the missed calls as much as it is the lack of control they have over the game, they have zero control of these games and its ruining the product on the field.

The Current NCAA refs told the NFL they would not do the games. Some want to eventually make the jump to the NFL, and didn't want to be replacements refs and then never get accepted by the regular officials.

[LB46]

The Current NCAA refs told the NFL they would not do the games. Some want to eventually make the jump to the NFL, and didn't want to be replacements refs and then never get accepted by the regular officials.

I did not know that, thanks for the information Pezz.