Know Your Role, and Shut Your Mouth.....

[maven]

Originally Posted by CT1

Mr. Rogers wore a button-up; Ditka wore a pull-over.

The word you're groping for is 'cardigan', and many of them zipped.

[MD Longhorn]

Steve Young said it best - as long as we're watching, the NFL doesn't give a flip about the quality. The 2 games I watched were horrible, and I think it's a given now that there will be at least 1 phantom pass interference call each game, (although last night's was called illegal contact - even though if anything happened it was A) within 5 yards of the LOS and B) while the ball was in the air). Some of the R's are ok on mike - but it seems there are 5 or 6 of them out there still not comfortable on mike. That problem is not really an officiating problem, but it just looks bad.

And as an aside, I'm VERY tired of seeing ball-carriers crossing the goal line near the pylon with the official still 5 yards behind.

[HLin NC]

And as an aside, I'm VERY tired of seeing ball-carriers crossing the goal line near the pylon with the official still 5 yards behind.

And that makes no sense as unless they came from Arena League, they should be coming from 7 man mechanics anyway????? Unless they were moved from wing to deep in the process of hiring.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by maven

The word you're groping for is 'cardigan', and many of them zipped.

You're so right, Carl. But they stilll weren't pullovers.

[maven]

Originally Posted by CT1

You're so right, Carl. But they stilll weren't pullovers.

I'm not Papa C, but I'll take it as a compliment.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by maven

I'm not Papa C, but I'll take it as a compliment.

That was actually an obscure reference to Carl Stephens, long-time Auburn PA announcer and host of Shug Jordan's TV & radio shows. Carl passed away in August.

[parepat]

We'll see if the NFL backs up its threat w Bill Belicheck. The League's most prominent coach lays his hands on an official (a la Joe Paterno a few years back). I bet they do nothing.

[maven]

Originally Posted by parepat

We'll see if the NFL backs up its threat w Bill Belicheck. The League's most prominent coach lays his hands on an official (a la Joe Paterno a few years back). I bet they do nothing.

They can't do nothing: the league has painted themselves into a corner. They've bet the farm that nobody will care about the replacement refs, that they can make the sausage from roadkill and the fans will keep eating it. They have to shut up the factory workers to keep up the pretense.

Were I Belichick, I'd tell the league to stick it in their ear, and I wouldn't pay. If they want to try to fire me over the action, let 'em.