polamalubeast
08-06-2012, 04:22 PM
You didn't see much about this on television. Or hear about it. But players from New Orleans and Arizona claim replacement officials working during the Hall of Fame game made so many errors, players from both sidelines began openly mocking them.
The mistakes, players say, were numerous, despite not being discussed much or shown on the broadcast. For one, players say, not a single holding penalty was called. That is a remarkable thing for the first preseason game of the year.
Players gave numerous examples but said two were blatant. In one, officials forgot to move the marker after a three-yard loss. The loss was followed by an incomplete pass. So it should have been third and 13 but the marker showed third and 10 because the official forgot to move it. One sideline erupted over the mistake and the officials corrected it.
On another play, it was explained by players, there was a holding call on a Saints punt return and it took the officials four attempts to correctly spot the football. (I could be wrong but I don't remember seeing any of this on the broadcast.)
"We were all laughing on the sidelines at how clueless they were," said one player.
read more
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/mike-freeman/19740504/players-rip-replacement-refs-from-hall-of-fame-game
The mistakes, players say, were numerous, despite not being discussed much or shown on the broadcast. For one, players say, not a single holding penalty was called. That is a remarkable thing for the first preseason game of the year.
Players gave numerous examples but said two were blatant. In one, officials forgot to move the marker after a three-yard loss. The loss was followed by an incomplete pass. So it should have been third and 13 but the marker showed third and 10 because the official forgot to move it. One sideline erupted over the mistake and the officials corrected it.
On another play, it was explained by players, there was a holding call on a Saints punt return and it took the officials four attempts to correctly spot the football. (I could be wrong but I don't remember seeing any of this on the broadcast.)
"We were all laughing on the sidelines at how clueless they were," said one player.
read more
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/mike-freeman/19740504/players-rip-replacement-refs-from-hall-of-fame-game