The regular refs inspire plenty of outrage, but the replacements are a complete and utter joke. Goodell is an idiot to have allowed this travesty to go on so long. The bad refs are affecting the outcomes of games, confusing players and coaches, and getting players hurt.
This never should have been allowed to happen, and it must be ended as soon as possible.
Finally, the replacements can go back to their day jobs at the Sports Authority.
Thank you, President Obama.
Being a ref isn’t rocket science. The folks they have now simply lack experience.
“If only more people showed as much concern for our national debt as NFL referees, our country might not be as screwed as it is.” *
*saying is credited to “Image Blitz”
I hope you are being sarcastic.
Do the Packers get their game back?
As a Seahawks fan, I am happy amends were made for the 2006 Super Bowl prior to the resolution of the labor dispute.
Not sure if it is a done deal: From Pro Football talk:
Cold water being dashed on reports of NFL-NFLRA agreement
Posted by Darin Gantt on September 26, 2012, 1:24 PM EDT
APAs if on cue, the brake-pumping has begun.
With the first wave of reports that a deal between the NFL and locked-out officials was close, next comes the wave of reports saying “Not so fast.”
Sports Illustrated’s Peter King just tweeted: “NFLRA negotiator Scott Green has notified officials that a deal is not imminent.”
That dovetails with the NFL Network’s Albert Breer’s report this morning, which acknowledged progress but noted substantial differences on the pension issue.
Perhaps the truest words of the last hour were uttered by NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, who also took to Twitter.
“Having done this before, everyone needs to wait until the ink is dry.”
Again, all signs point toward this thing being finished, and perhaps soon. Our long, national nightmare is almost over.
But as we approach the finish line, the urge to mark territory runs strong in the media, and sometimes needs to be curbed.
Is it odd that the players’ union is not honoring the strike?