The official 2012 NFL Football Thread!

[arrowlady]

I was so frustrated by the bad calls this weekend. I am seriously thinking of not watching NFL games until the refs are back to work.

What really amazed me is that call was upheld after review!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by arrowlady

I was so frustrated by the bad calls this weekend. I am seriously thinking of not watching NFL games until the refs are back to work.

What really amazed me is that call was upheld after review!

My husband said they were afraid they'd be killed by the mob.

[arrowlady]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

My husband said they were afraid they'd be killed by the mob.

LOL mine said the same thing!

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by arrowlady

I was so frustrated by the bad calls this weekend. I am seriously thinking of not watching NFL games until the refs are back to work.

What really amazed me is that call was upheld after review!

By rule, the only element subject to review was whether it was a catch or not. The judgement of the call (reception/interception) was not subject to review.

I also think the call was wrong, but this is not the officials' fault. This belongs to the league office, who locked out the league officials and had some prior arrangement ensuring that the "replacements" could not come from the next level down --major college conferences like the Big 10 and SEC.

I'd think last night's fiasco, and a few calls from the earlier two weeks, have strengthened the bargaining position of the regular officials.

The crews on the games are doing the best they can, but they appear to be out of their depth.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

By rule, the only element subject to review was whether it was a catch or not. The judgement of the call (reception/interception) was not subject to review.

I also think the call was wrong, but this is not the officials' fault. This belongs to the league office, who locked out the league officials and had some prior arrangement ensuring that the "replacements" could not come from the next level down --major college conferences like the Big 10 and SEC.

I'd think last night's fiasco, and a few calls from the earlier two weeks, have strengthened the bargaining position of the regular officials.

The crews on the games are doing the best they can, but they appear to be out of their depth.

Div I refs are in the same union as the NFL refs, that's why they can't use them.