[Red Viper]

I swear there was only one penalty in the first quarter as well, which means there was 20+ in the next three quarters. just awful.

[Joel Anthony]

RG3 is supposed to have a cannon but is it me or did he under throw the shit out of that Hail Mary yesterday? Even from your own 41... if you have a true cannon you should at least sniff the endzone with your hardest bomb. Probably picking on the guy but just saying.

[MrMister]

Only three 3-0 teams. Atlanta, Houston, and ARIZONA.

[Notorious]

Today was hell.

[TripleG]

Originally Posted by Joel Anthony

RG3 is supposed to have a cannon but is it me or did he under throw the shit out of that Hail Mary yesterday? Even from your own 41... if you have a true cannon you should at least sniff the endzone with your hardest bomb. Probably picking on the guy but just saying.

It looked like he was throwing to convert the 3rd & 45 instead of going for the endzone.

[DH]

I hate the Ravens but I'm happy for Smith and how well he played yesterday. I can't even imagine.

Too early to tell if the Cardinals are truly good or not, but there's no denying that their defense is great. If they can run the ball as well as they did yesterday they should be able to compete in any game.

[SP103]

Until now I didn't really realize how bad the replacement refs were. Last night the Patriots/Ravens game was a disaster on the national stage that got 13.4 ratings.

Belichek most likely will be suspended a game for putting his hands on a ref and I'd agree with it.

From Yahoo Sports:

This, from New England linebacker Brandon Spikes on his Twitter account:
Can someone please tell these f&^%ing zebras foot locker called and they're needed Back at work !!!! #BreakingPoint

Now the field goal ending without a replay is more of an issue with the rulebook than the officials. The rule states the field goal is not reviewable, however ALL scores plays MUST be reviewed. So what rule supercedes here? That has to be clarified. How can you not review a game winning kick? If it was a TD it would of been reviewed automatically. That's just ridiculous.

The penalties were awful:
#1. Offensive pass interference on Endleman. The defender never even turned around.
#2. Two 15 yard penalties on Baltimore for late hits/fighting. Logan Mankins headbutted a guy-no call.
#3. Holding call on Gronkowski. "Wow, No" was the comment from Al Micheals.
#4. False start call on Baltimore after Wilfork jumped offsides first.
#5 Reversal of first down call on a challenge in the first quarter.

It's time the NFL gets it act together-pay the pro refs the money and send these guys back to Division 2.

[Notorious]

Also add to your list them calling illegal contact on Ladarius Webb towards the end of the game when he picked off Brady.

Also it was a play in the 4th quarter where Flacco threw it deep and overthrew the receiver but they called PI on McCourty, and it was another terrible call.

[MrMister]

PI is always controversial. I don't think we should ever cite instances of this.

I'm gonna be controversial myself and say these guys haven't done a bad job considering where they've come from. HOWEVER, they never should've been put here in the first place. If you're a multi-billion dollar business, fucking pay your employees if they want a raise and have contributed to the well being of the business. Referees, though we bitch about them, do really well and really have contributed to the NFL's prosperity. It's absurd.

In other words I agree with what I think is your overall sentiment. This is the NFL's fault, not the replacement refs themselves.

[SP103]

Bill B. on WEEI now:

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