Comments on: New Jersey politician tries to ban replacement refs http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 23:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bobnelsonjr http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2022323 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:55:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2022323 The uproar is only beginning. Now those that still watch the NFL will be emboldened to vocally defend their team from this horrible unfairness.

People are outraged.

Substandard officiating goes against truth, justice, and the American way.

]]> By: whatwouldlombardido http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2022096 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:19:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2022096 I thought you couldn’t legislate “morality”.

]]> By: fightnamish http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2022032 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:09:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2022032 while I strongly agree that politicians should stay out of sports, it makes you wonder if this is payback for the Giants and Jets suing NJ for the shopping on Sunday B.S. This would surely get under the skins of Mara and Johnson of having local politicians threatening legislation against the NFL

]]> By: phillyphever http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021969 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:02:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021969 1) Thank goodness I live in South Jersey and away from the idiots.
2) It was clear pass interference on Tate. That’s the main problem I have with the play.
3) I don’t blame the refs at all. This is all on the NFL and NFLRA. Those two need to swallow their prides and get a fair deal done now.

]]> By: imaduffer http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021921 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:53:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021921 Unions for NFL refs are OK but unions for public workers are not. Now I understand.

]]> By: robert831 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021894 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:46:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021894 Awesome! Pay the refs already!

]]> By: jetsareajoke http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021796 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:23:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021796 must be something in the water in Joisey…….

How long before someone, for the safety of the players, demands full-time refs from Pop Warner on up. And the problem isn’t that the refs calls are as bad as much as they are pansies and letting the fans, coaches and players influence their decisions.

]]> By: slizzyslizz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021771 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:16:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021771 i hate politics.

i love football.

]]> By: pzimm7778 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021750 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:12:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021750 Tech, it’s a game. The league will deal with it however they feel they should. The issues we want politicians to worry about are the ones that really matter like jobs, the economy, the debt, etc. I don’t think he or anyone else ran on the mantra of legislating sporting event issues. This is nothing but we always accuse politicians of doing….grandstanding and offering nothing of any real substance to justify why they are there.

]]> By: eaglesw00t http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021731 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:08:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021731 I am embarassed to live in NJ, and thankful that I live in South Jersey, where these idiot politicians need to keep their mouths shut.

I would say get back to what you know, and leave the football to the football people, but judging by the state of our state, you dont know politics very well either.

Dont spend my tax dollars on the NFL, or any other sport for that matter.

]]> By: mrbullgator http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021729 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:07:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021729 Seantor, while I like what you’re doing I feel like there may be more pressing issues for you and the rest of Congress to settle? Maybe I’m wrong

]]> By: quizguy66 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021686 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:58:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021686 @bjenks10 – I didn’t realize that Salem and Cumberland counties were “North Jersey” now – since that’s the area that Sweeney represents. With your geography skills you should consider officiating.

-QG

]]> By: minnyfan4life http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021679 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:57:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021679 I don’t fully believe that players will necessarily be more safe with the regular refs because the referees don’t stop a big hit from happening they only throw the flag after the play has happened which does nothing for the player who just got jacked up. So the big difference imo is that the regular refs don’t stop devastating hits from happening they only penalize the team after they occur much more better than replacement refs.

]]> By: techstar25 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021659 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:54:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021659 It seems that folks are so used to politicians being completely detached, that when a politician actually tries to pursue an issue that people really, really care about, all we hear is “stick to politics”. Remember, folks, it’s his job to pursue the issues for YOU that YOU care about. That’s why you vote for them. That’s why they call them “representatives”.

]]> By: gadgetdawg http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021640 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:52:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021640 So I guess if he gets his way either the NJ Jets and the NJ Giants will forfeit all home games or they will play their home games as away games at the visitor’s stadium?

I doubt local businesses will appreciate the ‘help’. . .

]]> By: cleverbob http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021632 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:50:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021632 Opportunistic grandstanding. I’m sure Chris Christie is mad that someone beat him to it.

]]> By: bjenks10 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021630 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:50:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021630 Thank you north jersey for continuing to ruin the image of the entire state.

]]> By: txxxchief http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021594 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:46:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021594 So much crying from the Packers and their fans. One might think this was the first time a blown call affected the result of a game.

]]> By: kattykathy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021590 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:46:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021590 Stick to fleecing the taxpayers and stop whining. They made the correct call. my gosh I thought Patriots fans were the most obnoxious ever.
Congrats Cheeseheads, you have just become the perfect example of an obnoxious sore loser.

]]> By: ermi0101 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021582 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:45:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021582 a simple photo of your middle finger would have been just fine after this statement Goodell… This was your chance to apologize for the travesty you have created in the first three weeks of this season.
Ive waited all year to watch these games, and three weeks later… well its just getting hard to watch. I was a rabid NBA fine until it became to questionable to tell if it was legit. with the amount of money on the line in vegas and the comments of refs as fans or fantasy owners… well its too easy to think that these refs who know they have a part time job might be willing to make a little extra money on the side. please, before this becomes another NBA bring the refs back! too many of us are starting to question the integrity of the game. Fix this before it becomes just another NBA.

]]> By: jlb10 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021534 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:41:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021534 know your role! get back to work and let the nfl and the officials union sort it out.
i cannot stand politicians

]]> By: makeham98 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021530 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:41:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021530 What a gigantic idiot. Just get ready for your inevitable corruption trial, clown.

]]> By: kingmj4891 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021502 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:39:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021502 What a waste of public time and money!

]]> By: thegreatgabbert http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021496 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:38:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021496 Disney Corp has issued a statement asking the public to refrain from using Mickey Mouse references in respect to the NFL. “What did Mickey ever do to deserve this? complained one emotional executive at the company.

]]> By: tepiii3 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021478 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:38:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021478 Shut your Hole, Stick to politics!

]]> By: dldove77 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-politician-tries-to-ban-replacement-refs/#comment-2021395 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:33:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1316838#comment-2021395 Players hit players. Refs do not hit players.

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