Replacement refs: The story the NFL wants to keep quiet

[Meks]

honestly the amount of non-calls on holding on the rams while mr. amedoula was burning Hasletts RETARDED 10yd cusion like he has every other ****ing year we have played against him..... pissed me off as well... lets just allow the rams to neck tie redskins players all afternoon and hang on jerseys and shit.... i blame haslett alot more than the refs but still a shitty game no doubt and I propose a nation wide blackout!

[That Guy]

this loss is on the D, not the refs. the refs were terrible... really really terrible, but it bit both ways. we probably got the better end of their craptitude honestly.

griff looked good, our D was beyond bad, and losing 2 of our front 7 is just wow. when it rains it pours. I think if garcon was healthy we probably would have won, but injuries are part of the game.

congrats to JF and bradford (and their a-hole WR :P). they were coached well and executed.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

This makes me angry.

After flagging Morgan, refs let Chris Long get away with taunting | ProFootballTalk

Immediately after Morgan got his penalty, Rams defensive end Chris Long stood in front of the Redskins’ sideline, appearing to yell at Redskins players and pointing at his helmet, as if to say, “Use your head.” Long’s actions were a clear violation of the NFL’s definition of unsportsmanlike conduct, which prohibits “Using abusive, threatening, or insulting language or gestures to opponents” and “Using baiting or taunting acts or words that engender ill will between teams.”

So, you say, this is yet another example of a player committing a penalty that the officials didn’t see? Nope. The officials did see it. Here’s a brief clip that shows Long making the gesture toward the Redskins’ sideline and an official coming in and telling him to stop. What that brief clip doesn’t show is that after the official told him to stop, Long did stop — for about one second, before walking back toward the Redskins’ sideline and gesturing again, all in plain sight of the official who had just told him to stop.

It would be one thing if Long had simply made a brief gesture or a quick comment to a Redskins player in the heat of the moment after Morgan’s penalty. But Long made the gesture repeatedly, stopped for a moment and then went right back to doing it after an official specifically told him not to, right in front of that official.

If the officials had properly enforced the rule against taunting and thrown the flag on Long, the Redskins would have gotten the 15 yards back, and would have been right back in range for a 47-yard game-tying field goal. Instead, the Redskins missed on their attempt at a 62-yard field goal.

[RedskinRat]

"If the officials had properly enforced the rule against taunting......"


But they didn't, the Skins lost, move on.

[Meks]

no. i will not move on. its unacceptable. stop accepting mediocrity from a multi billion dollar industry that u know we all feed plenty of money into one way or another. **** that. its proffessional sports, act proffessionally.

boycot needs to happen on sunday. wish there was a global platform to try and convince fans to not watch this sunday. I'd do it. Youtube maybe. **** it. im on it and I will need everyone heres help to spread it like wildfire.

[RedskinRat]

Are you taking into account that the awful refereeing is at least equally enjoyed by all teams.

Next Sunday we may be the beneficiaries of this tawdry group. When the originals get back they will make mistakes and some loon will want the replacements back.

Human error is part of the game, sadly. Computers, anyone?

[los panda]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Are you taking into account that the awful refereeing is at least equally enjoyed by all teams.

Next Sunday we may be the beneficiaries of this tawdry group. When the originals get back they will make mistakes and some loon will want the replacements back.

Human error is part of the game, sadly. Computers, anyone?

lasers

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by los panda

lasers

well, obviously!

[CultBrennan59]

The stories about these replacement refs gets better and better...
LeSean McCoy: Replacement ref said “I need you for my fantasy team” | ProFootballTalk

[los panda]

negative nancy and debbie downer have adopted a child

[Kindoy]

Sucks that the owners simply just don't care. We're going to watch the games regardless of who's officiating...

I thought our game was horribly officiated and it really isn't getting any publicity on the sports networks compared to the Philly/Baltimore game or Monday nights game. They had no control of the players and some of the calls/non-calls (Fisher's unchallengable challenge) were just flat out wrong. Im guessing our game isn't getting much attention because it wasn't nationally televised, so imagine all the other games that were officiated just as horribly.

Too many illegal hits and unsportsmanlike conducts are going unpunished, while other ticky-tac defensive pass interferences and "late" out of bounds hits are wrongly called. The players are going to keep getting into scuffles, plays are going to continue to be miscalled, player safety will stay in jeopardy... the integrity of the game is being tarnished.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Kindoy

Sucks that the owners simply just don't care. We're going to watch the games regardless of who's officiating...

I thought our game was horribly officiated and it really isn't getting any publicity on the sports networks compared to the Philly/Baltimore game or Monday nights game. They had no control of the players and some of the calls/non-calls (Fisher's unchallengable challenge) were just flat out wrong. Im guessing our game isn't getting much attention because it wasn't nationally televised, so imagine all the other games that were officiated just as horribly.

Too many illegal hits and unsportsmanlike conducts are going unpunished, while other ticky-tac defensive pass interferences and "late" out of bounds hits are wrongly called. The players are going to keep getting into scuffles, plays are going to continue to be miscalled, player safety will stay in jeopardy... the integrity of the game is being tarnished.

the one that stood out was the rams player just dove on fletcher after the play was clearly over. such a dirty cheap shot. some players need to have more respect for their nfl brothers. hope that asshole gets fined.

[mooby]

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Finally, a little peace at last.

[Monkeydad]

Chaos everywhere.

[los panda]

^ winfield could have been seriously injured right there. crazy