Since they didn’t whistle the play dead they had a guy running down the field, trainers running on to assist Washington, who looks dead, and Locker then hurts himself tackling a defender.

Having watched games prior to 2012, I know that the refs are at times too quick to whistle plays dead. Player safety doesn’t seem like it’s the priority right now.

my problem isn’t there…it’s in the sheer number of calls they’re getting wrong as a result of NOT KNOWING THE RULES.

that timeout debacle in phoenix is case in point…those are things 100% of the time the previous refs would nail.

the clock issue in san francisco that essentially poofed a full minute of game time into the ether? never would’ve happened with the previous refs.

I was at the game and couldn’t stand it, then I watched it again Monday to see what the hell was going on with the officiating and it was EVEN WORSE than I expected.

Offsides, O & D pass interference, face masks, ruffing the passer, false starts, spotting the ball, holding, blocks in the back… they literally almost screwed up every call.

As a Packers fan, my hats off to the 49ers, but that was a brutal outing by the refs that effected both teams.

I also saw a missed shielding (face guarding) in the endzone in one game (I seriously can’t remember which one). In all honesty though, the regular officials miss shielding all the freaking time and it’s annoying as hell.

So yeah, I give them a C or C+.

Also, after reading all these comments, it seems that most of the people complaining and crying foul don’t even know the rules themselves.

They are doing a decent job, IMO, and are letting the players play, especially in the secondary. Lots of good, old-fashioned pushing, shoving and holding going on and it’s not being called and that’s great- better game flow and a little more leverage for the DBs without getting flagged for everything.
Referee Jerry Austin was commenting on some game and he basically wanted to throw a flag on every play he was asked about. That really underscored the fact that these guys are letting minor stuff go and I think it’s better.

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You are certainly ignorant of what the regular officials have done in the past. The REGULAR OFFICIALS HAVE CALLED a FOURTH TIMEOUT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST.

In 2003, again in a close game involving the Seahawks, Baltimore called for its final timeout with 58 seconds remaining. But the Ravens weren’t charged for it because the clock had stopped due to a penalty flag being thrown against Seattle.

In 2009, one of Cleveland’s timeouts, called in the third quarter, was not recorded by the officials. So the Browns wound up also getting three timeouts in the fourth period.

Let’s not pretend like so many posters are that that the NEW OFFICIALS are doing anything that the OLD OFFICIALS have not done many times in the past, including granting a 4th timeout.

Yes, the regular refs make mistakes too, but in this case the ref went under the hood and looked at it again, and it clearly was not a TD.

Clearly, I am only upset about this because it made the difference in me being 0-1 in my fantasy league!

They’re allowing far too much holding. Can only speak to what i’ve seen with the Rams, But both Quinn and especially Chris Long were getting held on numerous 3rd down’s in Sunday’s game.

That, and they stuffed the clock up. I guess the normal refs do that as well.

Still doesn’t feel ‘right’ with these officials, though no fault of their own.

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Dunno what you were watching. I watched that game and thought the Lions tackles did a great job pass protecting. Although, Stafford gets rid of the ball very quick anyway. Rams DE’s didn’t even have time to get there.

It reached a point where I couldn’t even be sure if the refs were officiating the game I was watching or some other game in some other stadium in an alternate universe.

Obvious false starts and holds were repeatedly ignored to the point that it was difficult for players to play the game according to the rules since the officials apparently re-interpreted them on the fly as the game progressed (“regressed”).

These guys are well-meaning amateurs, and that is the best that can be said of them.

Anyone complaining about the Ravens game and that Boldin td, the replay officials are not replacements, those are “regulars” as you will. So don’t blame the replacements for something they didn’t mess up

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That is 100% false. They decide wether the ref, who is a replacement, should review the play or not. They do not make the final call. They called down for it to be reviewed and the replacement somehow thought he caught it.

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hutch –

For what it’s worth I’ve read in numerous places the refs on the field are not the ones making the final call on replays, but rather it’s an NFL Official. Don’t know if that’s accurate, but if it’s not, then a bunch of people have it wrong.

Most of the complaints center around holding, pass interference and illegal procedure…the same calls that everyone complains about with the regular refs. And picks are hardly ever called no matter who has the striped shirt on.

@ judsonjr

It’s not like the regular refs haven’t ruled a touchdown when the ball carrier had already stepped out of bounds or went outside of the pylon. In fact, it has happened quite a few times. Besides, they reviewed it and corrected the call.

Speaking of correcting the call; the placement at the one yardline was absolutely the proper spot. The ball isn’t spotted where the runners foot touches out of bounds, but rather where the ball is when the runner steps out of bounds. In this case the arm in which he had the ball was at the one while his foot was at the two.

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Dude, did you actually watch any games this past weekend? Nobodies claiming the regs are perfect, but this frickn’ absurd! Seriously, defending the replacements by saying the regular guy aren’t perfect just makes it worse. Good god, nobodies perfect, but let’s at least pay attention to how many flippin’ time outs are on the board!! Wow, in the first week, what are we in for??

On a side note im pretty sure there is no situation in which pft would side with labor over management in a dispute like this.

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Those were not picks but WR screens. Blocking is allowed within a yard of the line of scrimmage. Both clean plays, the Ravens ran the exact same play in todays game.

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That is 100% false. They decide wether the ref, who is a replacement, should review the play or not. They do not make the final call. They called down for it to be reviewed and the replacement somehow thought he caught it.