Comments on: NFL statement: Replacement refs “are performing admirably”

By: ufullpj

ufullpj — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:15:20 +0000

This statement is insulting to the fans….you know, the customers. Who’s the idiot who wrote, then approved, this type of condescending communication?

By: 1paulkemp1

1paulkemp1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:04:41 +0000

Apparently the NFL isn’t watching these games….

By: pens5829

pens5829 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:58:29 +0000

Wondering of those in the front office are being drug tested. If you think your fans are accepting this crap, then you’re definitely on something. Thanks Roger.

By: trojanrabbit2

trojanrabbit2 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:52:12 +0000

More proof that Roger Goodell is a hypocrite and the league office doesn’t live in reality.

By: norwegianwud

norwegianwud — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:49:32 +0000

Sorry, they just all together in a row… suck. They don’t know the rules of the game they officiate, therefore, they cannot perform the job. Pretty simple. No confusion, no debate. Don’t protect “THE SHIELD” and the integrity of the game and you’ll get a lot more dirty play… that’s what you need, Roger!!! Don’t concede, just have somebody else negotiate and be a figure head in this one because you’re losin’!!!!

By: commonsensedude

commonsensedude — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:47:55 +0000

Why does Goodell insist on insulting the intelligence of football fans by making this statement? It would be much better for the league to either take command of the situation by getting a deal worked out with the real refs or just staying quiet. Making a public statement complimenting the performance of the replacement refs is essentially telling fans that they don’t think we’re very smart.

By: orakpocalypse

orakpocalypse — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:47:08 +0000

The Redskins Rams game was the worst officiating I’ve seen in pro sports. It was tough to tell which team got the worst of it. They just completely lost control of the game and Shanahan and Fisher almost had heart attacks yelling at them because they didn’t know the rules. Where did they find these replacements?!

By: Canned Heat

Canned Heat — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:45:20 +0000

Good timing for that.

Breaking news….this Atlanta/Denver game is being so poorly officiated, I can barely watch it.

Congrats Rog, you may capture the humbling title of the worst commish in sports history by year’s end.

By: edavidberg

edavidberg — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:37:53 +0000

Watching Denver Atlanta I’m just in disbelief at this. These guys are not controlling the game.

One of the officials was even in harms way getting between the players who are shoving each other.

Enough is enough. These guys just don’t have the experience. There have been too many games with too many issues, and I’m not sure things are going to get better and not worse.

By: yousuxxors

yousuxxors — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:21:33 +0000

lol i think we can all agree to that

By: jkcranshaw

jkcranshaw — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:06:50 +0000

@nomoreseasontix… whether or not you agree with it, the tuck rule was a rule and it was called appropriately.

The offensive pass interference that called back a Baltimore touchdown yesterday potentially cost a game.

The Gronkowski holding that would never have been called in that situation by a ‘real’ ref, and while we’re at it the PI non-call against Gronkowski on the 2 pt. conversion attempt potentially cost the Pats that game. If you are going to call close plays late in the game then call all of them.

By: Johnb21

Johnb21 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:48:51 +0000

The replacement referees were cute and all during the preseason and maybe even the first game of the season… the fact that none of them call illegal contact on the defenders grabbing all over the WRs is a joke. Not only is it no longer cute, it is getting to the point that this season will have a big ole asterisk on it soon.

I was one of the “The regular refs are just as bad… if not worse” guys before. Now, I am not so sure that’s true anymore. Seems like the replacements just keep getting worse every week.

By: the1849ers

the1849ers — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:40:37 +0000

Refereeing in the NFL is hard. Are the under-qualified, under-experienced refs doing as good as one could hope? Sure, but that does’t mean they are anywhere near what the real refs were at!! You can hear it every time they turn the mic on: scared, hesitant, confused. The integrity of the game is dropping weekly. Each week I feel like my team is in a WWF match instead of a real honest NFL match-up. NFL is looking like a cheap boss that only wants to buy the Grade B beef at his restaurant cause they think the customers won’t know the difference! Then they wonder why no one is there at 7:30 on a Friday night.

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:24:38 +0000

You know… The old officials threw plenty of games.
“Tuck rule” anyone???
Get over it. The new guys are, for the most part, getting it right and letting them play.
I’m ok with it…..

By: holeinone09

holeinone09 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:21:33 +0000

Replacement refs are not as competent as the regular refs, plain and simple. The 2 things that irk me the most:

1. Their inability to make quick decisions is adding at least a half hour to the games. Too many boring delays with officials huddling.

2. They are letting complaining players influence their calling penalties. A ton of late flags.

By: nolesshabitual

nolesshabitual — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:20:24 +0000

I am so sick of people bashing unions just for being unions on this blog. Yeah unions can be a giant headache, but look at what the NFLRA is actually fighting for: a pension benefit they were promised upon taking this job. They are not asking for new referees to receive this benefit, only for the league to honor its commitment. I understand some companies need employees to give back to survive, but this is the National Football League, a multi-BILLION dollar industry, they aren’t in danger of going under just to guarantee employees a retirement benefit. I understood when it was the NFLPA everyone was griping about, multimillionaires vs multibillionaires, but these guys make a drop in the bucket comparatively and as has been demonstrated these last seven weeks are a really valuable part of the league.

By: wrestlingmarble

wrestlingmarble — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:12:10 +0000

Typical NFL!!! They spend all that money on the replacement refs when apparently they could have just hired all of you and every game would be called perfectly! Better yet, let the league know when you all are holding your next clinic and you can teach the Refs’ how to flawlesly do their jobs!

By: jucam1

jucam1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:06:36 +0000

Put your angry anonymous comments where your mouth is and stop watching…. Seriously, the NFL is at its peak of viewers, popularity, and. Ratings… If you hate Roger so much, and if you think he’s destroyed the league… Stop Watching!… Ho ahead, we won’t miss you… Skins and Ravens fans cry so much!..

By: bamboozle99

bamboozle99 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:02:32 +0000

No surprise there is no name under this statement.

By: fmwarner

fmwarner — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:38 +0000

This reminds me of Kevin Bacon at the end of Animal House during the riot at the parade. “ALL IS WELL!”

Send these clowns back to the Lingerie Football League. Oh no, wait, we can’t…one of them actually got fired from that league.

By: smartanis

smartanis — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:51:07 +0000

Neville Chamberlain performed “admirably” in 1938, if I recall correctly.

By: derekjetersmansion

derekjetersmansion — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:48:18 +0000

People do realize that the NFL is reneging on their commitments for pensions, correct?

By: redskins8310

redskins8310 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:41:12 +0000

Goodell needs to go. He has making the nfl a joke

By: sactogary

sactogary — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:41:07 +0000

oldcracker says:Sep 17, 2012 6:25 PM

… if these guys (refs) worked for me like this, they wouldn’t be working for me!

Send them back to their high school games.
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Agreed – the NFL should just cancel the games until the NFLRA is ready to be reasonable. We’d all rather watch synchronized swimming. I’m sure the ratings must have tanked, huh?

By: bamboozle99

bamboozle99 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:39:47 +0000

NFL officials would often impress me with their ability of catching things in real-time. These guys couldn’t finish a game without the frequent review. I see more plays overturned than usual.

By: dougydougdoug

dougydougdoug — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:37:48 +0000

I think it’s fine. People forget just how insufferably bad those union guys have performed, in every game, every week, in every season.

I really like the fact that these guys are calling fewer penalties. Especially, the whole “illegal contact” thing. GREAT! Let the receivers fight a little harder. I’d rather see a CB cheat a little, than to see a little innocent bump result in a 35-yard pass interference penalty.

As for costing a game? Hochuli cost the Chargers a win against the Broncos in ’09. He even admitted such.

These replacements are just fine.

By: packhawk04

packhawk04 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:37:29 +0000

Folks, if its so bad and its ruining the game, quit watching.

By: neilpountney

neilpountney — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:33:15 +0000

The economy is going from strength to strength too!! I swear I am watching different games to these guys!

By: sactogary

sactogary — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:31:40 +0000

4ever85 (aka Butch DeadLift) says:Sep 17, 2012 7:02 PM
… Arguments can be made that they’ve already cost some teams a few games, and worse, players.
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Which teams have been cost a few games? Which players?

By: msclemons67

msclemons67 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:28:58 +0000

Folks who want the original refs back or want Goodell gone only have to do one thing: stop watching games, stop buying merchandise, stop going to stadiums.

As long as the NFL is raking in the money they won’t change. It will take a drop in revenue to make them rethink their stance.

This was proved all the way back in 1987 when the league used replacement players. The league didn’t lose any TV revenue and not much ancillary revenue so they just waited out the players.