NFL 2012 Discussion Thread

Wow, crazy end to MNF.

The League needs to really consider its integrity and resolve the strike quickly.

 

I don't like the Packers, but they got shafted on that call.
Time for a fan boycott.

 

wow, what a comedy of errors from that mn football... goodell has to be clamoring to open up the checkbook at this point to get the real ones back. i wish i could add these scab refs to my fantasy team

 

The Packers are my least favorite team in the NFL, and even I can admit that they got shafted tonight. The substitute refs suck, but for the most part, they've been making horrible calls on both sides. Tonight the Packers were on the receiving end of awful calls, period.

The worst part, though, is how my Facebook feed is blowing up, as many people I went to undergrad with are from Wisconsin... >.<

 

One of the worst things is that everybody is keying on the denied interception that ended the game. That entire series of plays was rife with bad calls starting with the roughing the passer that took back the Green Bay interception on the first play of the series - with the QB out of the pocket, running from the GB player who was in the act of tackling him below the belt as he threw the ball. A very suspect call, but maybe not outlandish. There were flags on the next 3 plays, the third one being probably the easiest case of offensive pass interference I'd ever seen (up until the game-ending play, of course). But no, it went against GB, turning a 3rd-and-30 situation failure into a 32-yard first down. The entire thing was laughable, and the replacement refs are part of the reason this was one of the few games I've watched this year, and the main reason I won't be watching many more.

 

I'd be somewhat consoled if the Miami game was lost because of a sham call by these refs that shouldn't even be calling high school games, but they aren't the ones who missed two field goals. At least Revis is done for the season...

I'm actually more disappointed by the league handing down fines and penalties to coaches who don't "meter" their attitude towards these refs. Has the league forgotten that oh..I don't know.. wins and losses matter for something they call the playoffs? Fuck the league. If the refs bungle shit and can't even count yardage correctly on a consistent basis then they should get whatever they get. Fuck the league for not paying the real refs on top of it.

 

NFL supports decision to not overturn Seahawks&#039; touchdown - NFL.com

Looks like the NFL is standing by the decision. I think they should, with the exception of the missed penalty the ruling was correct per the rules.

 

Jets season is over now.

Revis is the difference between a 10-6 and a 6-10 team.

 

uhhh

yeahhh

that wasn't a catch in any sense of the rule. that was not a simultaneous catch, no, really. It just wasn't.You can't have a simultaneous catch when one player possesses it first, then another grabs it after that fact.

I agree the league shouldn't overturn the final outcome only if it is to dampen the drama a bit, but they need to get off their collective asses and make a deal with the REAL refs.

 

You know it's getting ridiculous when THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY gets involved.

http://www.giants101.com/2012/09/25/new-jersey-state-senate-seeks-ban-on-in-state-football-games-with-replacement-officials/

 

Doesn't bother me in the least. The truth isn't determined by popular opinion.


Jennings may have 'caught' the ball, but you can't establish possession in the air. This is the only frame that matters:



Look at who had their hands on the ball when Tate's feet touched the ground. You can't tell me that Tate didn't at all have possession of that ball and since he did it's a TD regardless of the extent to which Jennings also had possession.