NFL Discussion (Official Thread)

[Jake]

Josh McCown, eh?

 

[brodybuck21]

That was a dirty hit by Clowney on wentz but of course no flag. They throw a million flags every game but somehow miss that

 

[Arch2H]

A mild push-off was called.

 

[desert_buckeye]

Less of a push off than the Vikings TE but Ok

 

[Jake]

McCown is just having fun. It's his first postseason experience, he's not expected to do anything so he's playing with house money.

 

[brodybuck21]

Seattle bailed out on a borderline roughing call. NFL is just meh

 

[buckeyebri]

And they call that hit on Wilson!!! OMG

 

[NFBuck]

 

[buckeyebri]

And we expected anything different from the Head of Officiating than a confirmation of the no call.....

 

[NFBuck]

So, I think it's a near universal constant that officiating sucks across most major sports. I've been thinking lately, has it always been this bad, or with the emergence of the social media world, is it just that much more in the spotlight now? I don't recall it being so horrific 10-15 years ago, but then again, I didn't have social media pointing out every bad call and all of the outrage that comes with Twitter, message boards, YouTube breakdowns, etc...

 

[OHSportsFan]

Just tuning in to today’s stuff. What the hell Saints?

Also, DK Metcalf is a beast.

 

[Smudger]

 

[Jake]

So, I think it's a near universal constant that officiating sucks across most major sports. I've been thinking lately, has it always been this bad, or with the emergence of the social media world, is it just that much more in the spotlight now? I don't recall it being so horrific 10-15 years ago, but then again, I didn't have social media pointing out every bad call and all of the outrage that comes with Twitter, message boards, YouTube breakdowns, etc...

HD TVs, social media, and more games on TV than in the past just brings more attention to it. People have been complaining about officials since sports began.

 

[alexhortdog95]

Refs in LA and PA gonna need witness protection....sheesh.

 

[Jaxbuck]

So, I think it's a near universal constant that officiating sucks across most major sports. I've been thinking lately, has it always been this bad, or with the emergence of the social media world, is it just that much more in the spotlight now? I don't recall it being so horrific 10-15 years ago, but then again, I didn't have social media pointing out every bad call and all of the outrage that comes with Twitter, message boards, YouTube breakdowns, etc...

they have consistently raised the bar in expecting what part time officials can do.

All of these nuanced player protection, what is a catch and PI rules have changed. The fact the NFL and CFB refs are still middle aged weekend warriors has not.

MLB,otoh, uses full time umpires who replay has proven to be exceptional at everything except balls and strikes which they are working to remove humans from.

so, no, IMO, it isn’t just because social media amplifies the outrage.