I think the games have been great. And one play can’t decide the outcome of the game Green Bay had plenty of chances to put Seattle away they didn’t and paid the price for it. I think on average an offense runs 60-65 plays you should have taken care of business when you had your chance. And to say Seattle didn’t win is crazy they played 60 just like Green Bay what makes Mr. lang think he is so entitled
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You are right one play did not decide the game. The patethetic call against Shields for pass interference when he was the one that got mauled was another play. And don’t forget the terrible “roughing the passer” penalty that started the drive and took away Jennings first interception.

I cannot continue to invest my time or money into a sport where the competitive nature has marginalized by the inconsistent and generally poor decision making of people not qualified to do their job.

The only way to show my disgust is to tune out and put the NFL on the shelf — I refuse to participate in car wreck mentality. And these are not words of anger, but rather, words of indifference. Goodell and company have effectively made me….NOT CARE.

And while I know that my actions will change nothing, at least I can look at myself and know I did my small part to say enough is enough..

A part of me thinks that Goodell and the owners must be mortified about about what a sham these first 3 weeks have been; the other part of me thinks that they are of the Jerry Jones mentality that any publicity is good publicity, and that is what disturbs me the most.

I am not going to lie and say I will not watch any games this weekend – I will. But other than my favorite team, I am sure as hell a lot quicker to change the channel or take the dog for a walk during what used to be a sacred, football only timeframe. I went to 6 NFL games last year but I have not and will not be purchasing tickets to any games until real refs are back on the field.

So… what about the next time the REAL officials screw up?

Ratings are not going to go up.

Unfortunately the NFL is becoming more like the former and less like the latter ATM.

That said, I am thinking about canceling my GamePass until the officials come back. I’d been feeling conflicted about watching, but the league’s response shows that until we’re costing them money they’re not going to cave.

Cromartie caught the ball mid-air, and afterwards Austin extended his hands to wrap around the ball while Cromartie clutched it to his chest. They fell into the end zone and rolled around and fought for it. Austin ultimately ripped it from Cromartie’s grasp. It was ruled simultaneous possession and a TD for Austin.

Exactly the same as this one – to say the normal refs would call it different is to deny your own eyeballs.

With the amount of rancor directed towards the scab refs, it’s enough to now attract the curious causal fan who may only watch a couple games a season or just the Super Bowl to see if anything else controversial takes place on the field. This is why the NFL won’t cave to the real refs until the majority of what is being offered in their proposal is accepted; ratings will not decrease, no one is going anywhere, and football, both real and fantasy will remain as popular as ever. Thumbs down if you’d like to, but pay attention as the weeks pass, regardless of whatever more and more games are blown or if the scabs remain, the fans aren’t going anywhere, advertisers won’t go anywhere and the worst thing we’ll do is save up some strength to boo the heck out of Goodell come draft time. Watch and see.

If the refs cannot control the games this is going to get even uglier.

I feel sorry for the replacements working the Packers-Saints game at Lambeau on Sunday.

Seriously though, would anyone really care if this had happened to the Dolphins and the Jaguars? Would anyone have even seen it?