ktbi
Well-Known Member
I'm a Seahawk fan and the only issue I have is that it should have been blown dead on a pass interference call and Packers win 12-7. As a Seahawk fan, I am glad for the W in the win column, but Green Bay was robbed. It was their game.
As for the replay officials - by rule they can not change possession of the catch OR call a penalty that was not called on the field. All they can do is determine if it actually was a catch - and are not allowed to overturn an on-field possession ruling. Sucks, but it is what it is.
Couple things to remember: we would have no football without the replacement refs, everybody on the field makes mistakes (dropped catches, missed blocks, bad throws - the list is long), this is the fault of the NFL and the Refs Union, the replacement refs are making historical mistakes and are in way over their heads - but it is not their fault, they are being asked to perform above their abilities. If the coach puts a quarterback in as a defensive tackle is it the QB's fault for getting run over or the coach's fault for putting him there in the first place?
Hats off to Green Bay coach for putting it behind him, publicly at least, and focusing on next weeks game.
As for the replay officials - by rule they can not change possession of the catch OR call a penalty that was not called on the field. All they can do is determine if it actually was a catch - and are not allowed to overturn an on-field possession ruling. Sucks, but it is what it is.
Couple things to remember: we would have no football without the replacement refs, everybody on the field makes mistakes (dropped catches, missed blocks, bad throws - the list is long), this is the fault of the NFL and the Refs Union, the replacement refs are making historical mistakes and are in way over their heads - but it is not their fault, they are being asked to perform above their abilities. If the coach puts a quarterback in as a defensive tackle is it the QB's fault for getting run over or the coach's fault for putting him there in the first place?
Hats off to Green Bay coach for putting it behind him, publicly at least, and focusing on next weeks game.