Comments on: Titans’ coaches rip replacement refs

By: wikipediasaidso

wikipediasaidso — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:15:03 +0000

Goodell only has as much power as the owners (who pay his salary) and the collective bargaining agreement give him. He is the frontman, but the owners are pulling the strings.

It’s the owners who have locked out the officials, and it’s the owners who will decide when the lockout ends and they get a deal to their liking.

By: budmanjim

budmanjim — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:49:41 +0000

This is ridiculous. I have waited for the NFL season to begin and this is what I get. Roger Godell (sp) is a egomaniac, has wayyyyyyy too much power and is ruining the game. INMO…

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:34:23 +0000

It’s too bad that the NFL can’t permanently fire the part-timers. That would make the best college and semi-pro referees in the land available for hire on a full-time basis. They’d ALL be better and in better shape than the part-time bozos who are refusing to sign the NFL’s overly generous offer.

By: 6thsense79

6thsense79 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:00:39 +0000

I can’t wait till a player makes a diving catch and attempts to get up untouched but is whistled down. Let the good times roll.

By: vader7176

vader7176 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:54:17 +0000

Notice how the gripes are getting more numerous the closer to real games we get.

By: sternagle

sternagle — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:51:23 +0000

But wait, the commissioner says the replacement refs are doing great and everyone knows he never lies.

By: propertyofthebroncos

propertyofthebroncos — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:46:15 +0000

Yes because the regular refs NEVER called the wrong number before or made any other mistakes. I hope that when/if they are back someone is calling them out and blowing up every mistake they make, and they will make tons of them.

By: NoobTubeTV

NoobTubeTV — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:33:25 +0000

The replacement refs could help the Browns win the Super Bowl.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:30:12 +0000

Many spots were horrible. On the play when Kolb’s pass was deflected into the hands of his offensive lineman, the lineman went down almost a full yard short of the first down marker, yet they marked it wrong and they wound up getting the first down.

By: smasher99

smasher99 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:26:51 +0000

Hello??? The league and owners will continually say the replacement officals are doing a great job because they got the snot beat out of them by the players union the last time at the bargaining table…. they are NOW gonna stick it to the REAL refs… Watch and see…

By: tv426

tv426 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:11:48 +0000

I saw one spot which was replayed upstairs (not this game) where they placed the ball on the 1 yard line. That was where the runner’s knee touched. The ball however was about 2 inches from the goal line at the time. That should have been where the ball was placed as the rule states that placement should be where the ball is when the knee (or other body part) hits.

That small thing can cost a team a game because moving the ball 2 inches versus 3 ft at the goal is huge!

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:52:49 +0000

Nope. It can be declined, but it can’t be offset by another penalty. The referee sitting in the booth (I forget who it was) said it immediately.

By: gorilladunk

gorilladunk — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:42:55 +0000

@reality…12 men on the field is a call that can be declined. Unlike “unabated to the QB” or illegal procedure which are penalties that stop play immediately. If the offense throws a TD pass against 12 men, they can accept the TD and decline the penalty. I’m not saying that the replacement refs are worth a crap, but that call was administered correctly.

By: brysong

brysong — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:15:59 +0000

The NFL would have been better off picking a bunch of hardcore fans. They at least know the rules.

By: rmc1995

rmc1995 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:12:39 +0000

Charles Woodson threw a punch to the midsection of a Saint during the season last year and remained in the game while others are ejected for the same thing. Inconsitency isn’t new to the replacement refs.

By: justintuckrule

justintuckrule — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:12:09 +0000

I can’t wait for someone to get hurt and sue the NFL hard for imperiling their safety with these substandard officials. Love it.

By: rdrdrs58

rdrdrs58 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:09:49 +0000

eehhhh…. these mistakes are the same ones that the regular officials make….

By: ninerdynasty

ninerdynasty — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:02:14 +0000

yet if it was harbaugh complaining about the ref’s he’ would be”whining” HATERS! ..

By: magicrats

magicrats — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:54:41 +0000

Let’s not forget – the regular officials make a ton of mistakes to. However, every mistake made by replacement officials is amplified due to their situation. Though not optimal, I don’t think the situation is as dire as it is made out to be.

By: willyalistentothis

willyalistentothis — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:50:56 +0000

Brilliant job by the NFL!! They picked the biggest pack of bozos around to officiate these pre-season games so that the coaches and players would break all rules when it comes to commenting on officiating. The NFL will have more than enough money in fines to meet the real officals demands thus not having to take it from the owners’ pockets, and everybody will live happily ever after.

By: ben1332

ben1332 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:50:20 +0000

If you’re an actual competitor and believe you are better than your opponent as all competitors should, then you don’t want to see bad officiating because it may end up costing you. If you’re a loser and think you need bad calls to win then I guess you’d be hoping for them.

By: lilrob10201

lilrob10201 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:49:42 +0000

They better get ready to play with them in the regular season.

By: pobreezy

pobreezy — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:49:09 +0000

I’ve been thinking about this for the past couple of years but it sounds more important now than ever.
Why not give each team 1 more challenge per game and allow them to challenge penalties called or not called of 15 yards or more? It seems only fair that if the refs can decide games and there are replays of them, why not let the coaches throw a red flag and let the booth decide.

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:44:24 +0000

I’ve watched all the pre-season games via NFL.com and my opinion is that the replacement officials are REALLY bad. REALLY bad.

For the ref to call the number of a player who wasn’t on the field three different times in one game is laughable. For the owners to say they see no difference is a bald faced lie.

By: aintitridiculous

aintitridiculous — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:41:35 +0000

The one thing that’s bothering me about all of this “replacement ref’s” thing – why are the coaches allowed to comment negatively on these referees, and not the “professionals”?

By: whitecastleisafoodgroup

whitecastleisafoodgroup — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:38:37 +0000

Replacement players, replacement officials, … if this crap keeps up what the NFL really needs to be afraid of is finding replacement fans.

By: wikipediasaidso

wikipediasaidso — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:33:47 +0000

My favorite: offensive penalty for a chop block, called on #37 (and some other OL number I couldn’t hear at the stadium). #37 is Tommie Campbell. Defensive back

Even though the regular refs do get numbers wrong now and then, they do a MUCH better job realizing it and correcting themselves more often than not.

With these guys, you just sit there going “who the heck was the penalty really on?”

By: rascalmanny

rascalmanny — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:24:25 +0000

On one hand the Titans just made friends with the old refs if they come back.

On the other hand the Titans just made enemies with the new refs if the old refs don’t come back.

Refs are just like anybody else….they remember and hold grudges.

By: myspaceyourface

myspaceyourface — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:23:18 +0000

I like the new officials. It adds spice to the game. It gets in the players/coaches heads a little.

By: croghan1919

croghan1919 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:20:09 +0000

I can hear the Commish nashing his teeth here on the West coast.