Terry_Tate;1273815 wrote:What a catch, wow

Hb31187;1273809 wrote:unless he was morphing to CJ

IggyPride00;1273875 wrote:The league does like $10 Billion a year in revenue, and are willing to soil the product like this with joke referees over a few extra million dollars in what amounts to a rounding error on their budget.

Roger Goodell is a chump and a hypocrite for allowing this to happen to the game. It is not these officials faults, they are trying their best but are just in way over their head.

If the league values that few extra million so much that they would prefer having announcers and fans literally laughing at the product because of the incompetency of the zebras then it says all we need to know about how Goodell and the owners feel about the integrity of the game and providing the fans the highest quality product.

I hope this debacle on a national stage like MNF tonight opens up some eyes in the Commissioners office that this has gone far enough.

IggyPride00;1273875 wrote:The league does like $10 Billion a year in revenue, and are willing to soil the product like this with joke referees over a few extra million dollars in what amounts to a rounding error on their budget.

Roger Goodell is a chump and a hypocrite for allowing this to happen to the game. It is not these officials faults, they are trying their best but are just in way over their head.

If the league values that few extra million so much that they would prefer having announcers and fans literally laughing at the product because of the incompetency of the zebras then it says all we need to know about how Goodell and the owners feel about the integrity of the game and providing the fans the highest quality product.

I hope this debacle on a national stage like MNF tonight opens up some eyes in the Commissioners office that this has gone far enough.

BR1986FB;1273989 wrote:Michael Turner celebrates last nights Falcons victory by getting a DUI after the game....

BR1986FB;1273989 wrote:Michael Turner celebrates last nights Falcons victory by getting a DUI after the game....

BR1986FB;1274134 wrote:Winslow signs with New England...

Heretic;1274138 wrote:Where he'll suddenly become healthy and productive, catching 60 passes with 8 TDs over the rest of the year. Because it's New England and that's how those fuckers roll.

like_that;1274167 wrote:I would agree with these about 3 years ago, but not everything Bellicheck touches turns into gold. Haynesworth and Chad Johnson come to mind.

BR1986FB;1274214 wrote:RIP Steve Sabol (NFL Films)

like_that;1274217 wrote:Wow, really?

Heretic;1274187 wrote:True, but I look at Winslow as being more of the kind of guy he's gotten to work. Talented, but injury-prone guy who has a bone-head reputation (or at least had one with the Cleveland bike incident...he's gone under the radar enough that I don't know if he still is looked at as a moron), but wants to win. Fat Albert only cared about getting paid and when that happened, he shut off and I think as Chad got older, he started caring more about media-whoring for publicity. When the Pats told him to focus on football and not the other stuff, I think he lost interest in things, which is why he apparently was completely unable to learn their offense or whatever line got used for why he didn't do anything.

Just my opinion on those two, but they both were the sort of selfish player that seems to care more about what they want than helping a team to win.

BR1986FB;1274214 wrote:RIP Steve Sabol (NFL Films)

Crimson streak;1274219 wrote:Say what you want about Winslow but the guy wants to win and is a very hard worker. He may be a dumbass but he never quits and he's not really a me type player

Sonofanump;1258339 wrote:I’ll only state facts on this.
I know officials on both sides (locked out and replacement).

It is a lockout, not a strike.

The officials wants to retain the pension already earned for current and retired officials and not have it taken away.

The NFL wants to add four crews (I see it is now quoted as three crews) to make it 21 crews, that would mean working 12 (13 if 20 crews) games instead of 15 games, therefore reducing the pay. I have seen the offer for pay increase anywhere from 3%-11% increase in pay per game.

I do not consider that anyone on a field only works 20 days a year.

Just like players, only the best get paid the most.

Now my opinion: As we have seen, taking officials from mostly the D2 & D3 (and some high school) level and putting them in the NFL is a drastic change in ability. It will get ugly week 1.