Fail Mary? The Inaccurate Reception? A Game Winning Touchception?
Those are some of the descriptions used after the Hail Mary pass that allegedly won the game for the Seattle Seahawks Monday night….and a great idea for a Snickers ‘Wanna Get Away’ commercial.
Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach was so upset with the call that he tweeted out NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s office phone number.
Erpenbach said in a separate tweet that if Monday night’s ending did not spark an end to the lockout of the regular officials, “this season will be a joke.”
Needless to say, so far this year the replacement referees have come under fire for some erroneous calls. And the argument made by owners (see Jerry Jones), the NFL and other enablers that the regular referees also make bad calls isn’t justified. True maybe, but with much spinning. But in no way justified. Having the replacement referees, who are high school and minor college referees, manage professional games is like asking a fi...
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