Lockout over!!!

[JRutledge]

Now how long will it take for people to claim these guys are not good enough?

Peace

[APG]

It's about time!

And I guess tomorrow night as a regular crew is working the game tomorrow.

[JRutledge]

And the officials will be working this weeks games including tomorrow according to some reports on ESPN. So we will see how that works out.

Peace

[grunewar]

NFL gives into public pressure and does right thing by bringing back regular officials - Yahoo! Sports

"After three weeks of blown calls, no calls and reversed calls; of physical contact and verbal intimidation; of confused Vegas bookmakers and infuriated fantasy players; and less than 48 hours after what is perhaps the most bizarre ending to a football game not involving a Stanford trombone player, the NFL and the NFL Referees Association reached an agreement Wednesday."

[Raymond]

Hate to be that first crew that has to scramble to Baltimore on less than 24 hours notice.

[Altor]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Hate to be that first crew that has to scramble to Baltimore on less than 24 hours notice.

The report I heard said the officials had been taking rules quizzes and getting fitted for uniforms earlier in the week. It might not have been confirmed, but it wasn't 24 hours notice.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Hate to be that first crew that has to scramble to Baltimore on less than 24 hours notice.

No pressure guys!!

[Texas Aggie]

I've read 3 or 4 news reports, and this is the gist: there is an agreement in principle, but not ratified. However, the lockout has been lifted (much like I predicted) and the regular officials are working tonight's game, as well as those this Sunday. Don't know about this weekend, but it appears the crew tonight was put together solely for this game.

I'm glad that the dispute has been largely settled and we will never see a controversial call in the NFL again.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

I'm glad that the dispute has been largely settled and we will never see a controversial call in the NFL again.

fixed

[MD Longhorn]

We should all thank Charles Barkley.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

We should all thank Charles Barkley.

I would have liked to have a nickel for everytime Barkley said, "That's thurrebull", after the game.

I do have a question though. Years ago, the NFL made a team that scored a TD on the last play of game still attempt the extra point. I wonder if it had anything to do with the point spread or the over/under bets.

The end of the Green Bay/Seattle game would been even crazier if the Packers block the point after, and ran it back for the safety to tie the game.

But if I was the coach of the Seahawks, I would have gone for two, and took a knee. However the NFL didn't have the two point conversion rule back then, and the play was dead immediately after blocked kick.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

I do have a question though.

Apparently, you don't.

The end of the Green Bay/Seattle game would been even crazier if the Packers block the point after, and ran it back for the safety to tie the game.

Oh dear. Wanna rethink that? 3 mistakes in that short a sentence. Impressive.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

I would have liked to have a nickel for everytime Barkley said, "That's thurrebull", after the game.

I do have a question though. Years ago, the NFL made a team that scored a TD on the last play of game still attempt the extra point. I wonder if it had anything to do with the point spread or the over/under bets.

The end of the Green Bay/Seattle game would been even crazier if the Packers block the point after, and ran it back for the safety to tie the game.

But if I was the coach of the Seahawks, I would have gone for two, and took a knee. However the NFL didn't have the two point conversion rule back then, and the play was dead immediately after blocked kick.

By NFL rule, if the last play in regulation is a touchdown, the try must be attempted. If this occurred in OT, the try is not attempted. Also, under NFL rules, the try is over as soon as the defense gains possession of the ball and the defense can not score during a try.

Basically, Seattle had absolutely nothing to worry about during the try.

[paulsonj72]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

I would have liked to have a nickel for everytime Barkley said, "That's thurrebull", after the game.

I do have a question though. Years ago, the NFL made a team that scored a TD on the last play of game still attempt the extra point. I wonder if it had anything to do with the point spread or the over/under bets.

The end of the Green Bay/Seattle game would been even crazier if the Packers block the point after, and ran it back for the safety to tie the game.

But if I was the coach of the Seahawks, I would have gone for two, and took a knee. However the NFL didn't have the two point conversion rule back then, and the play was dead immediately after blocked kick.

Also deep in the playoff tiebreakers is point differential. So an extra point COULD theoretically be the difference between making the playoffs or not. However, since the CURRENT system for tiebreakers has been used it has never been used. I can only think of 1 time when it was used and that was in 1979 when Chicago got the 2nd NFC Wild Card berth by better net points in all games. Baiscally that was the point diffferential in all games thar year and the Bears won it by 4 points. On that day they were a -33 to the Redskins going into play but beat the Cardinals by 36 and Washington lost to Dallas by 1 for the finals differential.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Watching the game, though, didn't the flow just FEEL more like football than the past 3 weeks have?

Originally Posted by APG

Agree...the flow to the game was infinitely better than the previous 3 weeks.

+1

The flow seemed infinitely better (IMO) even though the time apparently didn't reflect it.