Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:06 pm
Down by contact...Just Me wrote:to be fair, the refs screwed up in the first place by not calling the Gerhardt fumble
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Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:15 pm
If they would have made the mistake in a timely manner I would be OK with it, but after I think 5 minutes discussing it and getting it wrong is inexcusable
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:18 pm
It's actually a bit funny to listen to. They have multiple posts #### about that series where rudolph got the call and then according to them pushed off.yezzir wrote:
Thats their complaint? Thats it? The 49ers were given 3 extra timeouts, and 2 extra challeges. Any 49er fan saying they got jobbed is a complete bufoon.
http://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/niner ... k/page316/
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:19 pm
My passion for the sport is undiminished but I've lost more than a little respect for Roger Goodell. As commissioner, he's supposed to be the keeper of the league's integrity and the replacement officials are an absolute embarrassment, a serious detriment to the sport. There's no excuse for having them out there at this point. The NFL needs to admit they've lost this dispute, settle their differences with the officials and get them back on the field asap.UK Phil wrote:First off, i just want to say congrats to the vikes today after the best win we've had probably since the Dallas play-off game.
However, unfortunately i have lost a bit of love/respect for the sport today. We all witnessed our game - utterly shameful. But it appears several games across the league today have been affected by, let's just say questionable, officiating.
I've watched American football for as long as i can remember. I am also a huge fan of all sports. Nonetheless, today my love/passion for the NFL was severely damaged.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:23 pm
No kidding, and if you need help from the refs to beat a rebuilding vikings team yikes!yezzir wrote: Thats their complaint? Thats it? The 49ers were given 3 extra timeouts, and 2 extra challeges. Any 49er fan saying they got jobbed is a complete bufoon.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:25 pm
I'll have to look at it again, but it looked like they clearly missed the fumble....porky wrote: Down by contact...
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:30 pm
New head coaching strategy: Work the amateur refs.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:35 pm
Same strategy as it always was: Big markets and league darlings get the refs working for them.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:42 pm
Eli wrote:New head coaching strategy: Work the amateur refs.
This Link is where the referees at least acknowledge they messed up. Gosh, now I feel so warm inside. To be fair, it's only partially their fault (they are making the calls so it has to be at least some of their fault, right?). The NFL needs to "pony up the dough" and fix this train wreck before there is a real problem.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:22 pm
I just saw Darius Heywood-Bey take one of the most vicious helmet-to-helmet double hits on a defenseless receiver of all time and there was NO flag. The hit was so ferocious that it nearly decapitated the guy. No flag. Because a Steelers player did it.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:32 pm
I am just kidding about it...thinking about earlier in the game when Gore fumbled and the call on the field was down by contact..I hate that call.Just Me wrote: I'll have to look at it again, but it looked like they clearly missed the fumble....
But It could have been a down by contact, not like Gerhardt was going anywhere.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:00 pm
They hit him in the head so hard he went UNCONSCIOUS before he even hit the ground, they said he laid there for 11 minutes. No flag!Hunter Morrow wrote:I just saw Darius Heywood-Bey take one of the most vicious helmet-to-helmet double hits on a defenseless receiver of all time and there was NO flag. The hit was so ferocious that it nearly decapitated the guy. No flag. Because a Steelers player did it.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:15 pm
The coaches and players both. When Rudolph had his touchdown and clearly had possession and was in bounds, the guy who was covering him complained so vigorously that the veins in his head were about to 'splode. The acting has gotten pretty thick, with all these players figuring they can trick these refs. They seem to get away with it a lot too...it's pretty indicative of how important experienced referees are.Eli wrote:New head coaching strategy: Work the amateur refs.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:11 pm
I know this is just bitter whine fest, but how did refs call the first Gerhart "fumble" a fumble? THEY BLEW THE WHISTLE. THE PLAY WAS DEAD! I am expecting someone to grab a ball from the ball boy, run into the end zone with it, and it counting as a TD the next time.
Re: A dark day for the NFL...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:14 pm
Crax wrote: While I agree the refs were terrible, don't forget that as usual, there is people on the other side complaining too. People on the 49ers forum think the Vikings got the best calls.
I don't have any beef with the "bad" calls. That happens even weith the real refs. The problem I have is with these morons not knowing the simplest rules of the game. If I know that Harbaugh should not have gotten those challenges, the officials of the game should damn well know. As much as I hate the real refs, these guys are much worse.