Wow I can't believe I typed a whole post to see it erased by the f***-ing hotel WiFi wanting a re-up (that's free).

I'll summarize: replacement refs are worse than regular refs, you're high if you think otherwise. ESPN criticizes bad calls regardless of who the refs are, if you don't think so you're high. I think this incident reflects more poorly on the NFL front office than on the refs union but I doubt it'll speed the negotiations.

The Packers' offensive line play in the first half was the largest contributing factor to their loss, not any blown call. There were bad calls in both directions that may have contributed to a loss for either team, but the final call was incorrect and did decide the outcome of the game. Hopefully we can get the regular refs back by the playoffs so these two teams have another shot at a more accurately officiated outcome.

Golden Tate is a jackass. There was no need to lie about the blatant offensive pass interference because the league wasn't going to change the outcome anyway, so why lie on national TV? Just tell the truth, you knew it probably wouldn't be called so you took a risk. Same thing for Pete Carroll; why the need to say you thought it was a great call? Just say it was a crazy ending and you're glad you got the W after your team's tough play. Classless.