You Thought It Was Bad Before...

[Boodle]

The NFL Rule reference is actually 3-8-2-b.  Not Rule 8.

[Rulesman]

NBC seems to be beating the drum pretty hard but Costas said on tonight's news it won't be before next week.

[JasonTX]

Once the replacements to the replacements return to the field, I give the media 1/2 a quarter before they return to their usual bashing of missed calls.  I really hope none of them are cocky. "Move over boys, let us pros show you how it's done."  Karma will bite them hard if they have that attitude.  Troy Aikman is warming up.

[Etref]

According to the news reports they are back starting tonight..................

[TXMike]

Yep, no more ref mistakes will be made this season.     

[ThomasG]

NFL Officiating is a glass house at which the regular refs gleefully threw stones when it was occupied by replacements.  Now they have to live in that house.  It won't be long until they start whining about how drafty it is in there.

[JohnRHumm]

Unfortunately, those of us in the high school and D3 ranks are the ones that pay the price for the replacement referee situation. Announcers were constantly referring to the referees as 'High School and D3' referees which, while true, makes us the targets of angry NFL fans. I work in WI and did a Freshman football game last night and the anger toward us from the coaches and fans was noticeable from the start. Many grumblings about 'replacement refs' and 'just like Packer game'.... Just another consequence of things out of our control, but it is a little frustrating for me.

[TampaSteve]

There's people outside the lines talking?     

[VALJ]

Yep, no more ref mistakes will be made this season.     

+1

Unfortunately, those of us in the high school and D3 ranks are the ones that pay the price for the replacement referee situation. Announcers were constantly referring to the referees as 'High School and D3' referees which, while true, makes us the targets of angry NFL fans. I work in WI and did a Freshman football game last night and the anger toward us from the coaches and fans was noticeable from the start. Many grumblings about 'replacement refs' and 'just like Packer game'.... Just another consequence of things out of our control, but it is a little frustrating for me.

Yeah, I'm awfully tired of hearing multiple "replacement referee" jokes before the game, then again leaving the game, and from the stands during the game...

[Rulesman]

The honeymoon will be over the first time the regs miss one on Sunday.

[TXMike]

Now that he is not working for the NFL, I guess he is free to speak. 

http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/27/lance-easley-nfl-replacement-ref/

[TxSkyBolt]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--replacement-ref-defends-call.html

[NorCalMike]

After watching Browns/Ravens last night, I have to say that the game certainly went smoother.

[gigmax]

You mean smooth like the fights they had, or the smooth part where they flagged the coach, or maybe when they were fixing to enforce a penalty wrong and you could see the field communicator tell the wing official to stop them. ( that came from upstairs) or how about the penalty with 2 seconds left that gave Cleveland another chance when the game should have been over. Your right. Much smoother

[JasonTX]

Crew on the Green Bay / New Orleans game is receiving a warm welcome back here in the 4th Qtr.  I think they were screaming to bring back the replacements.

[APG]

You mean smooth like the fights they had, or the smooth part where they flagged the coach, or maybe when they were fixing to enforce a penalty wrong and you could see the field communicator tell the wing official to stop them. ( that came from upstairs) or how about the penalty with 2 seconds left that gave Cleveland another chance when the game should have been over. Your right. Much smoother

The game was definitely a lot smoother than a lot of games in the previous 3 weeks. As far as the final penalty for unnesseacary roughness, the penalty was properly enforced as it was committed while the pass was in the air.