Every year there are times refs blow games or major calls. The ones everyone wants back. I've actually been happy to not see those pieces of garbage this year. I personally would rather not see the other refs come back, period. I think they have in many years affected in a negative manor the integrity of the game and it is only now not a problem because we are seeing refs labeled (because they are) "replacements" doing the same terrible job the other ones were.




So what? If they cost a team a game (I find it hard any time to say that one call cost a team a game since they play 60 minutes of football)then that is not different than what happens occasionally with regular officials. Why are these replacement officials looking to be held to a higher standard by the general NFL fanbase?

If the Packers had played better offensively the rest of the game then it wouldn't get to that. Teams that have allowed a game to be super close then rely on the officials, replacements or regular, can not bitch about a botched call. They need to watch out for there balls, they're hanging below their god damn skirt.



If the League overturns that decision then they better look at all the games the regular refs botched and overturn those calls accordingly. Fact is, that wouldn't work. Overturning this call won't either.

I personally have watched one game where I would say that the refs really and truly affected the outcome was Superbowl XL. Its funny that the Seahawks were involved in that as well. But the officials themselves have admitted to changing the outcome of that game with blown calls. How about we overturn that one? No?



The fact is there were never excuses. There was, is, and if the regular refs come back will continue to be evidence that the normal refs regularly deliver similar results which NFL fans complain about.