Scab official EPIC FAIL.

[KamaAina]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/adventures-officiating-penalty-turned-miniseries-140730407--nfl.html

"After the kick, we have a 15-yard penalty, re-kick, 5-yard penalty," King said, after mistakenly pointing at the Patriots' side and eventually getting the teams right. Then, as the Giants prepared to re-kick from their 15-yard line, there was a whistle stopping the play, and there was a first in NFL history: a play stoppage so that the refs could figure out what exactly the heck they were doing. They also had to get the play clock started, which is kind of important. King then turned his microphone back on, and probably wished he hadn't.

"Correction on the reporting of the foul. Both teams were ... both off ... both fouls were on the kicking team. Five-yard penalty."

The camera then panned to Patriots players laughing and making fun of King on the sideline which seemed to be an entirely appropriate response. But, wait! King wasn't done butchering this one. After another interminable delay in which the replacements once again discussed just what the heck they were doing, we had this:

"Both fouls were committed by the kicking team. The first foul was an illegal shift by the kicking team. The second foul, after the kick, was a personal foul, face mask. We ... enforce the 5-yard penalty and re-kick."

[bluedigger]

1. "Belichick was far more succinct when asked his thoughts on replacement officials."

“Yeah, I’m not going to comment on that".

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/2012/08/29/brady-other-starters-sit-out-for-patriots/RQhVmt0EvYXKGAUmtyYPUN/story-1.html

[Dr. Strange]

2. I will say this, to the NFL's credit...

they have crafted a (large) set of rules to make sure their game is fair, and they've done a good job of it. But with that set of rules, you need good officials to enforce them. They need to bring back the real refs, otherwise the NFL officiating is going to start looking FIFA-esque. And nobody needs that.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Goddell has "condicence" in his scab refs (or so a headline on this forum said this week)

He and the owners must be voting for Romney.