Did you guys watch MNF? Dude...

[Y33TREKker]

Since it seems that it's not only sports commentators complaining about the replacement refs, but many regular news program hosts too, blaming these replacement refs SO MUCH is starting to look like a dodge being created by the big-business side of the NFL.

Seems like another union-busting episode in the history of U.S. business in my opinion, because we are talking about a mutli-billion dollar a year industry after all.

With so much responsibility resting on the shoulders of the regular NFL refs, a normal person could reasonably come to the conclusion that that responsibility was worth relative compensation, but instead, the owners in the NFL seem to want to do the same thing as the example we have with the modern airline industry where pilots with such huge responsibilities are asked by their employers to accept salaries totaling $20k or so per year.

Well I don't know about you, but I'd rather my pilots on commercial flights not be stressed about how they're going to pay their monthly bills because their bosses are greedy while my life is in their hands. Granted, my life isn't at stake dependent on the calls NFL reps make, but there are obviously a lot of people (Like NFL team coaches) who DO get overly dramatic about some of those calls, so if this situation is that important to those people, they should be directing their anger where it really belongs, greedy NFL owners.

[circmand]

Since it seems that it's not only sports commentators complaining about the replacement refs, but many regular news program hosts too, blaming these replacement refs SO MUCH is starting to look like a dodge being created by the big-business side of the NFL.

Seems like another union-busting episode in the history of U.S. business in my opinion, because we are talking about a mutli-billion dollar a year industry after all.

With so much responsibility resting on the shoulders of the regular NFL refs, a normal person could reasonably come to the conclusion that that responsibility was worth relative compensation, but instead, the owners in the NFL seem to want to do the same thing as the example we have with the modern airline industry where pilots with such huge responsibilities are asked by their employers to accept salaries totaling $20k or so per year.

Well I don't know about you, but I'd rather my pilots on commercial flights not be stressed about how they're going to pay their monthly bills because their bosses are greedy while my life is in their hands. Granted, my life isn't at stake dependent on the calls NFL reps make, but there are obviously a lot of people (Like NFL team coaches) who DO get overly dramatic about some of those calls, so if this situation is that important to those people, they should be directing their anger where it really belongs, greedy NFL owners.

The average Captain of an airline gets $15,000 a month more or less depending on the airline. Thats is an average of $180,000 a year. Fair enough considering the responsibility. The pay scale of an NFL Referee is $25000 to $75000 a year (non playoff season) fair enough for working 16 days a year plus training.

[Triathlete]

It's a GAME! Yes, the obvious blundered calls suck but at the end of it all my life goes on unchanged.

[VXD959]

I think is the end of world for the NFL...the owners are coursed!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...7232--nfl.html

[JoFotoz]

Yup...Tate fouled...but cant be reviewed.
But Green Bay had their fair share of "good" calls during the game too.

Yup...the catch looked iffy...so it gets reviewed...
The reviews are still being done by the same "Pro" guys that serve the real refs......
....and they upheld the call on the field call.

Arent they to blame too....???

And hey...why didnt Jennings just swat the ball away instead of trying to catch it???

Hail Mary 101..SWAT

Go Chargers


Jo