We can dive into the logistics of the NFL rules about a joint catch between an offensive and defensive player, but long story short is that Packers defensive back M.D. Jennings clearly had control of the interception and then Golden Tate stuck one hand on the football on the ground and the replacement refs gave him the touchdown. The play even went to review where the refs still saw no need to reverse the call, giving the Seahawks one of the luckiest and bogus victories in NFL history.
But it is the refs that we are here to talk about. The replacement referees were officiating NFL games for the preseason and the first 3 weeks of the 2012 season. No one was thrilled to have them up to this Monday Night Football game, but once this one was over, there was no doubt that they had to go. The replacements were in commission because the "real" refs were on strike in their union against the NFL. They wanted the pay they thought they deserved, and the league wasn't caving in; well, not until this Monday night outrage.
I think this dilemma and resolution shows how the American public can create a revolution against something, in this case the NFL, and influence it with our numbers to change things to the way we think they should be. The days after the Packers-Seahawks game, social media was blowing up with hate towards the replacement refs and the NFL for not paying up for the officials we trust and now love.
There is a reason why the original referees are qualified and experienced enough to take on the hardship of officiating in the NFL, and the support of the public and their strength as a union proved as a powerful example of how strength in numbers can be effective. What is your take on the recent agreement between the NFL and the referees?
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