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[TheNatural]

Worth a headline based on Monday night. Not official but this came in from ESPN:

@AdamSchefter
As @mortreport is reporting, an agreement between NFL and NFLRA is at hand and both sides will work to have officials working this weekend.

 

[Seanspeed]

Dont be messin with me man

HEEEEEELLLL YEA

 

[GotEmRunnin]

Thank based Goodell

 

[Iadien]

Thank goodness.

 

[JCX]

I don't get why the NFL bowed to the job-killing unions.

 

[1-D_FTW]

About time. Now eat some crow and reverse the decision since it happened with zero seconds anyway.

 

[Clydefrog]

like they'll be any better

 

[DMeisterJ]

The damage is already done. I was ready for a whole season of blown calls. Would be funny.

 

[BFIB]

Ed Hochuli is jamming steroids in his veins as we speak to get ready for the weekend.

 

[LyleLanley]

About time. Now eat some crow and reverse the decision since it happened with zero seconds anyway.

They'll never do that and they probably shouldn't unless they're prepared for everyone to demand that the outcomes of other games get changed.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Can someone explain what happened to a know-nothing like me? Cheers

 

[TheKaeptain]

Now I can get back to complaining about the real refs.

 

[TheNatural]

The damage is already done. I was ready for a whole season of blown calls. Would be funny.

You give the current refs too much credit. I think some people forgot how bad the normal refs are.

Word is, the returning officials will be quickly transferred to the CBS Patriots center for brainwashing. Any defender's breath on Tom Brady will result in a penalty once again.

 

[Cipherr]

Never forget

Never have I ever seen something so outrageous. Incredibly bad man. Its about time they pulled their heads out of their asses and pay those refs.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Gee I wonder what could have caused that?

 

[Jamie OD]

Hallelujah!

 

[TommyT]

Would be interested in knowing the agreement and all that jazz. I'm sure we'll get the details as it unfolds.

 

[TangMeng]

But what does this mean for WWE's referee storyline?

 

[TheNatural]

Never forget

Never have I ever seen something so outrageous. Incredibly bad man. Its about time they pulled their heads out of their asses and pay those refs.

Well a ref once did fuck up an overtime coin toss.

 

[linkboy]

Can someone explain what happened to a know-nothing like me? Cheers

The CBA between the nfl and the refs expired, they didn't have a new one in place by the start of the season, so the nfl hired replacements.

The replacements have been fucking things up like you wouldn't believe.

Best damn news I've heard in a long ass time.

 

[diffusionx]

It had to happen. My guess is that the refs got all or most of what they wanted. They had all the leverage, the owners lost.

 

[polyh3dron]

Yay now we get the refs who make shitty calls on command from Goodell instead of ones just based on incompetence.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Never forget

Never have I ever seen something so outrageous. Incredibly bad man. Its about time they pulled their heads out of their asses and pay those refs.

never forgotten.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Never forget

Never have I ever seen something so outrageous. Incredibly bad man. Its about time they pulled their heads out of their asses and pay those refs.

But haven't regular referees signaled opposite signs too? Not the first time this has happened.

 

[Smokey]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOUT DAT TIME

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I've been hearing a lot about this. Can someone summarize WTF happened?

 

[The_Inquisitor]

They'll never do that and they probably shouldn't unless they're prepared for everyone to demand that the outcomes of other games get changed.

Correct. Changing the call could set a dangerous precedent. Unless they simply also award the Packers a win. (which would cause a slew of other issues)

 

[Tashi]

Praise the lord!

 

[Escape Goat]

I've been hearing a lot about this. Can someone summarize WTF happened?

I watched it happen but I didn't have any sound. So I couldn't tell either. LOL

 

[Auron_Kale]

Fantastic news but man, I wanted to see how both the playoffs and the Super Bowl would've played out with the replacement refs.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

About time. Now eat some crow and reverse the decision since it happened with zero seconds anyway.

Was the play snapped before the clock hit zero? If so, play continues until blown dead even if the clock reached zero.

 

[TheContact]

After the Patriots-Ravens game and Packers-Seahawks game (and I'm sure many others), Goodell realized his sport was dying with these crap refs.

 

[crimzonflame]

About time. Now eat some crow and reverse the decision since it happened with zero seconds anyway.

No. Packers suck.

 

[demosthenes]

I've been hearing a lot about this. Can someone summarize WTF happened?

CBA was up between NFL and referees. NFL wanted to make post retirement benefits a 401k when it was a pension and the refs wanted it to stay a pension. NFL locked out refs and hired replacement refs. Replacement refs have been screwing up* more than regular refs and blew a game on monday night football.

*Some would argue.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I watched it happen but I didn't have any sound. So I couldn't tell either. LOL

Hardy Harr Harr -_-

 

[Synth_floyd]

They should've kept the replacement refs. They might suck at their job but they make the game more entertaining.

 

[LyleLanley]

Correct. Changing the call could set a dangerous precedent. Unless they simply also award the Packers a win. (which would cause a slew of other issues)

But even that would have pretty significant playoff implications.

 

[Franklinator]

Not surprising given what happened Monday night, but I'm happy regardless.

 

[diffusionx]

Well a ref once did fuck up an overtime coin toss.

Real refs are still human beings.

Problem with the scabs was that they just had no control over the games, kept disrupting the flow, made bad calls consistently, didn't know basic rules, flubbed replays, and, worst of all, had zero respect from coaches or players. It wasn't a matter of just screwing up judgement calls, they failed at the most fundamental levels.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

CBA was up between NFL and referees. NFL wanted to make post retirement benefits a 401k when it was a pension and the refs wanted it to stay a pension. NFL locked out refs and hired replacement refs. Replacement refs have been screwing up* more than regular refs and blew a game on monday night football.

*Some would argue.

Thanks for this! Time to find clips of games they fucked up! :lol

 

[DrForester]

I've been hearing a lot about this. Can someone summarize WTF happened?

Season so far has been using replacement refs, refs from college, high school and other. There have been numerous questionable calls (and just as many things not called), and it came to a head Monday when the refs handed the Seattle Seahawks a win on a botched call.

 

[Marleyman]

Real refs are still human beings.

Problem with the scabs was that they just had no control over the games, kept disrupting the flow, made bad calls consistently, didn't know basic rules, flubbed replays, and, worst of all, had zero respect from coaches or players. It wasn't a matter of just screwing up judgement calls, they failed at the most fundamental levels.

This.

 

[Seanspeed]

They should play this at the beginning of each game this weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i28UEoLXVFQ

 

[Quick]

The one time officials are actually going to be cheered on.

 

[Bay Maximus]

Good, now we can just focus on football and GB can look for another scapegoat.

 

[Marvie_3]

Imagine that

 

[DrForester]

Back to complaining about blown calls from regular refs soon!

 

[poppabk]

Never forget

Never have I ever seen something so outrageous. Incredibly bad man. Its about time they pulled their heads out of their asses and pay those refs.

What I didn't understand about this is wouldn't it be subject to review? What about a fourth official reviewing this would change with the regular refs? It's not a heat of the moment mistake nor a misunderstanding of the rules, so what happened?
What should have influenced this decision was the Raiders player who got knocked unconscious without a penalty being called as that demonstrated the danger of refs who couldn't control a game.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

They better get it done soon. The last two televised games showed how much a sham the replacement refs have been. Strike a deal and restore the integrity of the on field proceedings.

 

[LQX]

Noooooooooo! I liked the chaos.