We need the real refs back. The Pats game was also a travesty!
The Packers DB was the one most at fault. Had he slapped the ball down - as they are taught repeatedly in training camp - Green Bay would now be 2-1. You NEVER try and intercept a Hail Mary in the end zone. They are told this constantly. Even a few fellow NFL players tweeted about it last night.
I loved that game, with the crowd's awesome "B.S." and "Seven Nation Army" chants. Love that kind of raw fan behavior.
I can’t stand professional football - too much flash & hype but more importantly the officiating is way too subjective. If they can’t get obvious calls right then how can there be confidence in the outcome of any game?
I agree with the Zebras being a joke.
At least there will be a job for Obama and Carter.
They can both get in the NFL under the new guidelines.
“We need the real refs back.”
And when the real refs come back, we will see posts like this :
“Straight from the horses mouth... I watched the game and am unsure about the final play. However, I AM SURE I saw two, possibly three defensive pass interferences by Green Bay in a row that were never called. I am also sure I saw Seattle get called for pass interference when the player (who was behind the receiver) was obviously reaching around the receiver and trying to knock the ball away, there was NO WAY that could be called pass interference!”
And
“The Pats game was also a travesty!”
Pictures show otherwise.
Of course the NFL will “officially” support the refs. They can’t show weakness during the lockout.
>>Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint control.<<
The DB had control and was down by contact when he hit the ground, still in full control of the ball.
The league has clearly subcontracted either Axlerod or TOTUS itself to protect the fact the refs screwed the pooch (even if it isn’t a reviewable play).
Who you gonna believe? The League or your own lyin’ eyes?
Chris Mortensen’s NFL Power Rankings (@mortreport):
1. Roger Goodell
2. Replacements refs....
31. Locked out refs
32. Fans
The final play is the one everyone will remember, but you’re right... there were missed calls on both sides of the ball, including the Packers’ one touchdown.
I’d like to think it all comes out in the wash. Thank you to the Green Bay fans who left our stadium peacefully and didn’t try to burn down Pioneer Square. Raider fans probably would not have been as charitable. (I can say that... born and raised a Raider fan.)
Anyone who thinks the Seattle Seahawks won the game have no integrity as a man.
F*** the NFL. Boycott begins now.
Football should be an aggravated Felony.
Who cares, it’s just a game for amusement purposes. If you are not amused find another hobby.
Who you gonna believe me or your lying eyes.
The best way to handle this obvious theft for the home team...most of the Rent-a-Refs are cowards and decide plays to benefit the home team...is for the fans to find something else to do on Thursdays and Sundays. Anything beats seeing trash like last nights game. Let the ratings crash and the advertisers will notice, because the only thing that gets the owners’ attention is money.
The Texans are our team, and we are wondering what penalty will be given to the Denver player whose head shot caused OB Schaub’s ear damage. If these poorly officiated games continue, players will suffer injuries that may end their season.
Golden Tate didn't satisfy anything in either Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3 and Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3(5).
This is absurd.
"Peter King, Sports Illustrated... The inability to recognize the difference between simultaneous possession and one receiver trying to steal the ball from a defender. [...] The most telling part of the replay, if you watch closely, is that Tate's right arm, as the pile of bodies fall to the turf, flails out for a moment when Jennings has the ball, and then Tate puts his arm back in the scrum. Easley should have been able to see that."
So we can complain about their horrible calls!
That’s because for every $10 spent betting on the favorite to win, $1 is spent on the dog. Last night the Dog won and the good fellows back in Roger Goodell’s home state of New Jersey made a bundle. Just like they did when the Patriots lost in week 2, and like they did when the Saints lost in weeks 1 & 3… You see, it’s highly unusual for the favorite of the week to lose 3 weeks in a row, but that is exactly what has occurred this season. Expect that to continue, except for this week of course. To make it look legit you can expect a lot of favs to win this weekend. You wouldn't’t want to make it look too obvious – Right Roger?
It was an officiating mess all around... Flat out painful to watch. The final call was a joke, and the icing on the cake for a game that was completely screwed up by piss poor officiating. Who knows how it would have turned out had the officiating been done with a more normal level of arguable calls - but that is why they play the games, and what I wanted to watch.
I'm a Packers fan, and I never expected the NFL to overturn the results of the game. If they did that for this game, there have been plenty of other royally screwed up games also.
That said - when the NFL to put out that crock of $#!% statement it was nothing more than spitting in the face of any real football fan. I love football, but won't be watching any NFL games until they get this sorted out. Way too painful to watch regardless of who is playing.
Will need to DVR an couple extra CFB games in case I need a football fix on Sunday afternoon...