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ytownfootball

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Dec 21, 2010 1:18 PM
Shit, the only ref I recall is the "Giving him the business..." guy
Dec 21, 2010 1:18pm
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Non

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Dec 21, 2010 1:20 PM
And the same for guys like Steratore and Leavy.

You wouldn't want them doing a big Steelers game any time soon.

But other than that, they've been among the better officials recently.
Dec 21, 2010 1:20pm
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Heretic

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Dec 21, 2010 1:20 PM
Rotinaj;609176 wrote:Am i the only person that only knows like 4 guys?? It seems crazy to me that you would know that many different officials to be able to rank them.

I recognize a lot of the names...probably from osmosis from just hearing announcers say, "And here's (name) to make the call", but I doubt I could identify many of them. Like, if you put up pics of, say Walt Coleman and Walt Anderson and told me to tell you which was which, I'd have a 50/50 chance of getting it right by luck, but that's it.
Dec 21, 2010 1:20pm
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Non

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Dec 21, 2010 1:43 PM

McAulay


Hochuli


Carey


Leavy
Dec 21, 2010 1:43pm
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Non

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Dec 21, 2010 1:44 PM

Steratore


Green


Coleman


Anderson
Dec 21, 2010 1:44pm
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Non

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Dec 21, 2010 1:45 PM

Winter


Parry


Boger
Dec 21, 2010 1:45pm
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Non

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Dec 21, 2010 1:45 PM

Morelli


Triplette
Dec 21, 2010 1:45pm
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Non

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Dec 21, 2010 1:48 PM

Corrente


Blakeman
Dec 21, 2010 1:48pm
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justincredible

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Dec 21, 2010 4:47 PM
Jeff Triplette has to be the worst. My God that guy is bad.
Dec 21, 2010 4:47pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Dec 21, 2010 4:47 PM
Blakeman is the only rookie ref, right? I was watching a game of his this weekend. I only remember him because they mentioned something about being the only rookie. He wasn't too bad.
Dec 21, 2010 4:47pm
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Dec 21, 2010 5:16 PM
I don't like the quick flags......take a moment if you need to think about what just happened. Make the right call...I don't care if it is late or the moron announcer says it was late....get it right.

Quick doesn't mean correct...but it does mean you were anticipating it.
Dec 21, 2010 5:16pm
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Dec 21, 2010 5:45 PM
Ironman92;609432 wrote:or the moron announcer says it was late

This is part of the problem. Perception of believing the announcers. Dan Fouts and Joe Theisman are idiots. Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski have credibility.
Dec 21, 2010 5:45pm
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Dec 21, 2010 6:21 PM
Sonofanump;609452 wrote:This is part of the problem. Perception of believing the announcers. Dan Fouts and Joe Theisman are idiots. Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski have credibility.

What is especially bad is when I notice things like flags before the announcers, but they make it sound like a late flag (not necessarily saying it is, but using the proper element of surprise in their voice to make you think this is some new development in the play) because they didn't notice it.

"Boy he broke free and got down the sideline....50....45....and forced out of bounds at the 43. What a great effort to get them a needed first down. He really accelerated through the tackle and...wait, wait, it looks like a flag might have been thrown in the backfield. Let's go down to the field and find out."

Or something like that where they give the illusion the flag might have been thrown late, when it really wasn't.
Dec 21, 2010 6:21pm
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Dec 21, 2010 6:57 PM
not to harp on it but in the game Sunday Phil Simms would look at the replay and still keep his same opinion even though the video evidence suggested something else

that happens a lot, and I'm just using that as an example

as a viewer at home, use your own eyes and don't let the analyst form the opinion for the entire country
Dec 21, 2010 6:57pm
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Dec 21, 2010 7:17 PM
Carey and Hochuli are the only 2 guys I recognized from those pictures, and I have no idea if either of them are any good.
Dec 21, 2010 7:17pm
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Dec 21, 2010 10:09 PM
IMO they speak and explain well....but are average overall
Dec 21, 2010 10:09pm
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Dec 22, 2010 12:19 AM
justincredible;609408 wrote:Jeff Triplette has to be the worst. My God that guy is bad.

This. He has worked the last 2 Browns games I was at, sending me and everyone sitting around me into a drunken rage.

Steratore works NCAA basketball games in the Eastern US as well during the week, and moreso come conference play once there are only so many NFL games left. Had him in the Convo at least once last year, pretty good ref... lets the teams play as opposed to the usual asses we get for MAC play that think they get paid by commission for foul calls.
Dec 22, 2010 12:19am
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HeathAlum21

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Dec 22, 2010 12:25 AM
ytownfootball;609204 wrote:Shit, the only ref I recall is the "Giving him the business..." guy

This still makes me laugh when I see it.
Dec 22, 2010 12:25am
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Laley23

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Dec 24, 2010 4:46 PM
Im pretty sure the first "giving him the business" call was by Ron Cherry. No actions, just the words.

[video=youtube;6D8aAC4jrPM][/video]
Dec 24, 2010 4:46pm
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Sonofanump

Dec 24, 2010 8:50 PM
Laley23;612810 wrote:Im pretty sure the first "giving him the business" call was by Ron Cherry. No actions, just the words.

No. Cherry was 2007. Ben Dreith was 1986.
Dec 24, 2010 8:50pm
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MRyan's_Soles&Holes

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Dec 24, 2010 11:52 PM
What's "giving him the business?"
Dec 24, 2010 11:52pm
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Dec 25, 2010 12:18 AM
Sonofanump;612868 wrote:No. Cherry was 2007. Ben Dreith was 1986.

Gotcha. Cherry was the first I saw I guess.
Dec 25, 2010 12:18am
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Dec 25, 2010 12:47 AM
Laley23;612955 wrote:Gotcha. Cherry was the first I saw I guess.

Here's the original (someone else posted a link earlier, but I embedded it to make it easier)

[video=youtube;iNoy1yKmcRw][/video]
Dec 25, 2010 12:47am