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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1027366" data-attributes="member: 38206"><p><strong>Replacement refs falter on national stage</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>ATLANTA</strong> — After more than 15 seasons in the National Football League, Tony Gonzalez knew</strong></p><p> <strong>the questions were coming.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>After a night that would showcase the fruits of the league's referee lockout, the Atlanta Falcons </strong></p><p><strong>tight end could only chuckle when answering inquiries about a game his team just won, 27-21, but </strong></p><p><strong>so few were truly focused on. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>He knew he could not criticize the replacement officials' performance — that leads to unnecessary</strong></p><p> <strong>payments to the league office. But he also knew what he saw in the Georgia Dome Monday night, and</strong></p><p> <strong>he's savvy enough to understand the predicament professional football is in at the moment.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Not surprised at all, we've been there done that," Gonzalez said of the stalled negotiations, </strong></p><p><strong>referencing past labor talks between the players and the NFL. "Good luck to the refs."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Replacement officials created some negative buzz during preseason play and the first week </strong></p><p><strong>of the NFL season, but they worsened in Week 2, culminating in a four-hour turtle race between</strong></p><p> <strong>the Falcons and Broncos. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Both coaches, John Fox and Mike Smith, nearly blew a fuse on the replacement officials’ </strong></p><p><strong>unsatisfactory understanding of the league rulebook. The matchup's national audience </strong></p><p><strong>released their frustrations onto the social media landscape.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>But Monday night drove viewers crazy. Incompetence and delays pushed the game past deadlines </strong></p><p><strong>and patience — it was 12:08 a.m., when the opposing coaches shook hands at midfield — and the </strong></p><p><strong>one thing that will open up the eyes and ears of Commissioner Roger Goodell and other executives </strong></p><p><strong>is when the grumblings of the almighty dollar become audible. </strong></p><p><strong>Nobody wants to watch a mishandled, slow product week in week out.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>That was the longest first quarter that I've ever been involved in. It looked like we were going to have </strong></p><p><strong>a four-hour game, but it was a very long first quarter," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "We kept a bunch </strong></p><p><strong>of people up late, and I bet we'll have a bunch of people not showing up for work tomorrow."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.foxsportssouth.com/09/18/12/Replacement-refs-falter-on-national-stag/landing_falcons.html?blockID=792035&feedID=3703" target="_blank">Replacement refs falter on national stage</a></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texan, post: 1027366, member: 38206"] [B]Replacement refs falter on national stage [B]ATLANTA[/B] — After more than 15 seasons in the National Football League, Tony Gonzalez knew the questions were coming. After a night that would showcase the fruits of the league's referee lockout, the Atlanta Falcons tight end could only chuckle when answering inquiries about a game his team just won, 27-21, but so few were truly focused on. He knew he could not criticize the replacement officials' performance — that leads to unnecessary payments to the league office. But he also knew what he saw in the Georgia Dome Monday night, and he's savvy enough to understand the predicament professional football is in at the moment. "Not surprised at all, we've been there done that," Gonzalez said of the stalled negotiations, referencing past labor talks between the players and the NFL. "Good luck to the refs." Replacement officials created some negative buzz during preseason play and the first week of the NFL season, but they worsened in Week 2, culminating in a four-hour turtle race between the Falcons and Broncos. Both coaches, John Fox and Mike Smith, nearly blew a fuse on the replacement officials’ unsatisfactory understanding of the league rulebook. The matchup's national audience released their frustrations onto the social media landscape. But Monday night drove viewers crazy. Incompetence and delays pushed the game past deadlines and patience — it was 12:08 a.m., when the opposing coaches shook hands at midfield — and the one thing that will open up the eyes and ears of Commissioner Roger Goodell and other executives is when the grumblings of the almighty dollar become audible. Nobody wants to watch a mishandled, slow product week in week out. That was the longest first quarter that I've ever been involved in. It looked like we were going to have a four-hour game, but it was a very long first quarter," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "We kept a bunch of people up late, and I bet we'll have a bunch of people not showing up for work tomorrow." [url=http://www.foxsportssouth.com/09/18/12/Replacement-refs-falter-on-national-stag/landing_falcons.html?blockID=792035&feedID=3703]Replacement refs falter on national stage[/url] [/B] [/QUOTE]
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