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Sassy Squatch
10-25-2018, 01:19 PM
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25082276/nfl-fires-judge-hugo-cruz-effective-immediately

The NFL has taken the highly unusual step of firing down judge Hugo Cruz for performance reasons, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Cruz last worked in Week 6 and is no longer an NFL employee.

Cruz, who joined the NFL in 2015, was responsible for one high-profile mistake this season. He missed an obvious false start by Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung on a scoring play in Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns. He did not work in Week 7.

The news was first reported by FootballZebras.com, which tracks college and pro football officiating trends. According to the website, the NFL has never fired an official in-season during the Super Bowl era because of performance.
TribalElder
10-25-2018, 01:21 PM
he refused to fix games as they wanted
Red Dawg
10-25-2018, 01:23 PM
he refused to fix games as they wanted

Yup
Pasta Little Brioni
10-25-2018, 01:25 PM
Yet other chodes are allowed to ruin the game every week...even put in the booth as rules expert
Frosty
10-25-2018, 01:40 PM
It's a start.
carcosa
10-25-2018, 01:40 PM
This should happen WAY more often.
wazu
10-25-2018, 01:42 PM
I mean, he must’ve gotten caught stealing office supplies or something. We know they don’t fire for even GROSS incompetence. In fact they usually promote for it.
DJJasonp
10-25-2018, 02:00 PM
I saw the call he "missed" with the chargers - Inside the NFL even highlighted it.

He obviously was following the script, but maybe he was telling too many people about the script???

If he ends up in davey jones' locker.......we'll know.
Frosty
10-25-2018, 02:03 PM
I saw the call he "missed" with the chargers - Inside the NFL even highlighted it.

He obviously was following the script, but maybe he was telling too many people about the script???

If he ends up in davey jones' locker.......we'll know.

Yeah, way too obvious with the fix.



:)
Naptown Chief
10-25-2018, 02:04 PM
This should happen WAY more often.

Thank you!
Discuss Thrower
10-25-2018, 02:06 PM
The Okung no-call was absolutely worth a dismissal.
Pasta Little Brioni
10-25-2018, 02:13 PM
So, was forward progress in the Tits game..
InChiefsHeaven
10-25-2018, 02:21 PM
So, was forward progress in the Tits game..

Dammit...TRIGGERED!!! I NEED A SAFE SPACE!! FUUUUUUHHHH!!!
FAX
10-25-2018, 02:25 PM
Anybody know the down/distance on that missed call?

FAX
JoeyChuckles
10-25-2018, 03:52 PM
Scary, had this happened mid-air.
kysirsoze
10-25-2018, 04:01 PM
So, was forward progress in the Tits game..

You mean the call made by the guy who retired after last year?
petegz28
10-25-2018, 04:23 PM
what about the Ref that missed the huge offsides on the Patriots against us?
Baby Lee
10-25-2018, 04:24 PM
So, was forward progress in the Tits game..

Dammit...TRIGGERED!!! I NEED A SAFE SPACE!! FUUUUUUHHHH!!!

PGM now owes my cat 3 ribs and a lung . . .


j/k - don't have a cat
MahiMike
10-25-2018, 04:25 PM
This sucks really. Guy makes one blatant mistake and he's canned. They are human...
Sassy Squatch
10-25-2018, 04:28 PM
NFLRA is filing a grievance.
Discuss Thrower
10-25-2018, 04:29 PM
NFLRA is filing a grievance.

And that's a bad fucking move in a common fan's eyes.

Guy fucked up bigly and Cruz' dismissal is a fair pound of flesh the NFL should get as a consequence.
Abba-Dabba
10-25-2018, 04:33 PM
There are calls missed every week. Why was this ref singled out for missing a call?
htismaqe
10-25-2018, 04:38 PM
Fire them all. They all suck.
The Franchise
10-25-2018, 04:40 PM
Fire them all. They all suck.

This.
Sassy Squatch
10-25-2018, 04:41 PM
And that's a bad fucking move in a common fan's eyes.

Guy fucked up bigly and Cruz' dismissal is a fair pound of flesh the NFL should get as a consequence.
I mean, what are they supposed to do if not that? That's what they are paid to do.
Discuss Thrower
10-25-2018, 04:45 PM
I mean, what are they supposed to do if not that? That's what they are paid to do.

They need to be better at their craft and not be preening jackasses like Ed Hochuli Sr.
Chief Pagan
10-25-2018, 04:48 PM
This sucks really. Guy makes one blatant mistake and he's canned. They are human...

If he wasn't missing any more calls than anyone else, I would agree.

Or was this guy missing a lot and this was the final straw?

The NFL supposedly reviews every official for every game and gives them some type of score and feedback.

If you are going to hold refs to a higher standard, somebody has to be the first one fired. I'm not going to cry for him about that.

I believe their is a natural tendency for refs to slightly favor home teams and slightly more favor bigger stars. I don't believe they are out and out trying to fix games based on TV revenue, etc.

But I absolutely would like the NFL to try and grade the refs in the most neutral way possible and fire the ones at the bottom.
Sassy Squatch
10-25-2018, 04:51 PM
If he wasn't missing any more calls than anyone else, I would agree.

Or was this guy missing a lot and this was the final straw?

The NFL supposedly reviews every official for every game and gives them some type of score and feedback.

If you are going to hold refs to a higher standard, somebody has to be the first one fired. I'm not going to cry for him about that.

I believe their is a natural tendency for refs to slightly favor home teams and slightly more favor bigger stars. I don't believe they are out and out trying to fix games based on TV revenue, etc.

But I absolutely would like the NFL to try and grade the refs in the most neutral way possible and fire the ones at the bottom.
He was on very thin ice before he missed that false start.
Kiimo
10-25-2018, 04:51 PM
This sucks really. Guy makes one blatant mistake and he's canned. They are human...

Rumor is there is gambling involved but that is very unsubstantiated (read: twitter)
Rain Man
10-25-2018, 04:56 PM
Network announcer: "Let's bring in NFL rules expert Jeff Triplette to get his take on this situation."
38yrsfan
10-25-2018, 05:14 PM
Network announcer: "Let's bring in NFL rules expert Jeff Triplette to get his take on this situation."

Lol, "Let's see what the judges give that awesome performance".
rabblerouser
10-25-2018, 07:12 PM
Yet other chodes are allowed to ruin the game every week...even put in the booth as rules expert

Jeff Triplette resembles this remark.
rabblerouser
10-25-2018, 07:17 PM
Network announcer: "Let's bring in NFL rules expert Jeff Triplette to get his take on this situation."

JT: "Forward progress was stopped."

Announcer : "It's a defensive pass interference call, Jeff..."

JT: "Oh, are YOU an 'NFL rules expert'? Nope; I AM. And I say "Forward Progress was stopped!"

Announcer : "Well...okay then; let's go down to the field to check with Pam down on the sidelines"
smithandrew051
10-25-2018, 08:07 PM
It probably wouldn’t help any, but I would love for the refs to have to face the media after the games like the players do. It would be hilarious to watch them try to defend their blown calls off the top of their heads.
Rasputin
10-26-2018, 04:17 AM
They will replace him with a WWE ref from Vince McMahon personal recommendation.
KChiefs1
10-26-2018, 08:42 AM
Network announcer: "Let's bring in NFL rules expert Jeff Triplette to get his take on this situation."



Fuck ESPN for hiring that piece of shit!
ChiefBlueCFC
10-26-2018, 09:16 AM
Network announcer: "Let's bring in NFL rules expert Jeff Triplette to get his take on this situation."



Fuck that blind, rule making-up as he goes, piece of shit:cuss::#:#
SuperBowl4
10-26-2018, 09:19 AM
Anybody know the down/distance on that missed call?

FAXAnd the point spread