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

[grunewar]

Respect the game says the Exec VP

NFL warns of repercussions for mistreating replacement refs

Fines this weekend? Could get ugly......

[maven]

Great photo of Jim Harbaugh about to eat a replacement ref.

[Adam]

Maybe we could get a pic of Mike Ditka about to eat Harbaugh?

[maven]

Ask and ye shall receive.

[Adam]

I think I remember that game.

[Tom.OH]

Maven, it took you 8 minutes to post that pic, what took so long?

[jchamp]

I love that Mike Ditka can make the Mr. Rogers sweater look scary.

[JasonTX]

The NLFPA is now demanding that the lockout end. The NFLRA wants more money just as the NFLPA did. The players are way overpaid. They should re-negotiate with their teams so that money can be filtered to the NFL to pay what the NFLRA wants. Just how bad do the players really want the "regulars" back on the field. If it comes to their money from their pocket book they'll be happy with the officials they currently have.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by jchamp

I love that Mike Ditka can make the Mr. Rogers sweater look scary.

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

[grunewar]

Anyone think the league calls to the teams worked this week? Players/coaches better behaved? Better officiating? The same? Worse? Doesn't matter anymore just live with it?

[Texas Aggie]

I think ESPN and other media outlets have been hired by the union to try and gen up discontent. It has never been that bad, certainly not as bad as ESPN and others want us to believe. I think in today's Vikings game (worked by a guy I know -- full disclosure), there was a complaint about a misenforced penalty. Man, you NEVER see that.

[JasonTX]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I think ESPN and other media outlets have been hired by the union to try and gen up discontent. It has never been that bad, certainly not as bad as ESPN and others want us to believe. I think in today's Vikings game (worked by a guy I know -- full disclosure), there was a complaint about a misenforced penalty. Man, you NEVER see that.

You are probably onto something. What a lot of people don't realize is that if you go back and look at last years games, even the regular officials received a lot of negative treatment. Everyone thinks the officials are "cheating" regardless of who is out there. The media is always trying to created controversy. Controversial situations bring higher ratings.

[amusedofficial]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I think ESPN and other media outlets have been hired by the union

ESPN is involved in multi-million-dollar deals with the NFL. They're taking the union side in nothing.

[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.