Regardless of anyone’s individual belief, it seems pretty clear that the refs do not have the backing of the majority of the fans.
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What are you basing this off of? There’s been no fans booing the refs for the entire game or anything like that. It’s abundantly clear that the vast majority of fans don’t care who refs the games as long as they’re unbiased and reasonably competent.

And why exactly would fans be drawn to the cause of the regular refs? Sure, Ed Hochuli has some nice arms, but it’s not like my Sunday gets measurably worse if I don’t see them.

With all that being said, I think all the calls they are making, the bad calls that weren’t needed, and the actual good calls, are a result of them truly trying to do a good job. I mean, these guys are no different than rookie quarterbacks starting. They have big shoes to fill, and they have a lot of responsibility, and they are prone to make mistakes. The NFL has a different rule system, so they are likely adjusting. Give them some time, and I think they will level off…

That always is the invitation to the minority on any issue to insinuate that the majority is a) too dumb to understand, b) sheep, c) a sham based upon an influx of fake support responses from the supposed majority’s clandestine PR department.

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There never was a “bountygate” game. There never was a Saints game identified with a substantial cart-off injury that was tied & verified to a bounty.

For that matter in the last 2011 Saints game after the GW video the only “cart-off” was Saints Pierre Thomas who took a brutal helmet-to-helmet hit from a 49er for a game ending concussion.

It amazes me how many people take Goodell’s word without verified proof as if he were “The Chosen One”, or “The Second Coming”.

The man is without scruples, the man is without integrity, the man is above accountability.

My point here being that confusion over dealing with time-outs is not new, and not specific to replacement officials.

Just watch a rerun of bountygate game if you want to see how “great” the old refs were.

I hope they keep these guys all year!

That all said, the officiating the 49ers-Packers game was extremely poor. It is time the NFL forks over the, to them, petty cash and get the real refs back to work. I would also like to see the NFL hire some of these replacement refs and put them through a training program. I would guess a good number of them have the chops to be NFL officials some day.

So far I don’t see the big deal with the Scap Refs. I say give them the gig full time and lets move on.

It’s only a matter of time before a replacement crew gets a player seriously injured.
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Pretty sure the last time an official got a player seriously injured was when Jeff Triplette hit Orlando Brown in the eye with the weighted end of a penalty flag.

First, the crew did not ignore the call for the fourth time out because, by their (erroneous) count, it was only the third.

Second, what else was there to “straighten out” with the eighth official? They figured out what happened, but nothing further could be done about it.

Third, he explained exactly what had happened without admitting it was a mistake during the game. He only admitted it later. What did you want him to do? Go into a public apology during the game? It was handled in a way that is comparable to the handling of Hochuli’s infamous game-deciding botched call against San Diego a few years ago – deal with logistics during the game and apologize later.

I’ll take this new bunch over the old ones.

If week 1 was the worst these new folks will do, then I don’t think we’ll even notice them by week 6. And any member of the media who called for punishment/dismissal of Bill Leavy and his crew for the Giants/Packers playoff game can’t come out now in favor of the regular officials’ return. The NFL and these replacement officials are giving the accountability we all want and didn’t get previously.

1) cave in to the union’s demands;
2) hire the best available replacements; and
3) cancel the games.

I think the league has chosen wisely.

Sounds like Micheal David Smith is shilling for the Unions ! Seriously, after last year, who really thinks that the so called pros are much better !