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Eleazar · 11-18-2018, 05:22 PM

NFL ups intensity with all-star officials for Rams-Chiefs game

Kevin Seifert
ESPN.com NFL Nation

The NFL took the unusual step this week of assigning an "all-star" officiating crew to the most highly anticipated game of the season, adding to the playofflike frenzy for Monday night's matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams.

Referee Clete Blakeman will work the game with only two members of his regular crew, umpire Ramon George and down judge Dana McKenzie. The other five officials -- including Jim Lapetina, who will handle replay -- were plucked from four other crews.

The approach is similar to how the NFL assigns officials to playoff games, a process that is based on performance and seniority rather than crew. But it is rarely, if ever, employed before the postseason. Officials typically work on the same eight-person crews throughout the regular season to maximize continuity and familiarity among members.

Individual crew members are occasionally juggled for health or scheduling reasons. But a series of actions this season have indicated the league is moving away from the consistent crew concept, in favor of a more aggressive administration of officiating. Earlier this season, the league bounced down judge Hugo Cruz among four crews before ultimately making him its first-ever official to be fired for performance during the season.

NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed Sunday that "there is a rotation amongst the crews throughout the season." Signora did not provide details on the decision to overhaul Blakeman's crew for Monday night's game.

An officiating source said Sunday that the five officials added to Monday night's crew are all highly respected and have performed well this season.

The Chiefs-Rams game, originally scheduled to be played in Mexico City before it was relocated to Los Angeles, is a rare matchup. Since 1970, there have been only four other games pitting teams with one or fewer losses this late in the season. And according to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the latest matchup ever between two teams averaging at least 33 points per game.

The following is the full crew for Monday night's game, as listed on the official flip card published by the NFL, with the officials' permanent referee in parentheses:

Referee: Clete Blakeman

Umpire: Ramon George (Blakeman)

Down judge: Dana McKenzie (Blakeman)

Line judge: Rusty Baynes (John Hussey)

Field judge: Dale Shaw (Jerome Boger)

Side judge: Brad Freeman (Clay Martin)

Back judge: Tony Steratore (Boger)

Replay: Jim Lapetina (Brad Allen)

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...ff-rams-chiefs

BlackOp · 11-20-2018, 12:50 AM

Here is the false start on a Rams TD play...all-star crew?

https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/sta...ew-all-star%2F

I mean they throw 9 flags on KC in the first 7 minutes, some extremely ticky-tack...but dont notice something as glaring as this? How do you miss that? There is no other conclusion but this was deliberate.

Meh, no big deal. Just 7 points on a 3rd down in a 3 point win.

**Rain Man** · 11-20-2018, 12:57 AM

When they were replaying that "touchdown" afterwards, they wouldn't start at the beginning of the play. They'd only show it after Goff started running. Everyone knew that it was a gimme for the Rams.

BlackOp · 11-20-2018, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

When they were replaying that "touchdown" afterwards, they wouldn't start at the beginning of the play. They'd only show it after Goff started running. Everyone knew that it was a gimme for the Rams.

THAT is how you know....it's an agenda.

So far KC's 2 losses...NE had 0 penalty yards...and this one, they just made up a bunch of shit to start and ignored crucial ones.

At this point..coupled with what they tried to do in the Chargers game, yesterday...I'm distancing myself from any SB aspirations for 2018. The NFL hand picked this crew...and they are getting roasted on twitter. Now the NFL will apologize and say keeping crews together is a better idea...while getting exactly what they wanted.

I dont want another PO loss that is dictated by the refs...I'd rather not even watch. The NFL has spoken...and KC isn't part of their plans.

Imon Yourside · 11-20-2018, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackOp

THAT is how you know....it's an agenda.

So far KC's 2 losses...NE had 0 penalty yards...and this one, they just made up a bunch of shit to start and ignored crucial ones.

At this point..coupled with what they tried to do in the Chargers game, yesterday...I'm distancing myself from any SB aspirations for 2018. The NFL hand picked this crew...and they are getting roasted on twitter. Now the NFL will apologize and say keeping crews together is a better idea...while getting exactly what they wanted.

I dont want another PO loss that is dictated by the refs...I'd rather not even watch. The NFL has spoken...and KC isn't part of their plans.

I do not want to believe this, I really don't.

Why Not? · 11-20-2018, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackOp

THAT is how you know....it's an agenda.

So far KC's 2 losses...NE had 0 penalty yards...and this one, they just made up a bunch of shit to start and ignored crucial ones.

At this point..coupled with what they tried to do in the Chargers game, yesterday...I'm distancing myself from any SB aspirations for 2018. The NFL hand picked this crew...and they are getting roasted on twitter. Now the NFL will apologize and say keeping crews together is a better idea...while getting exactly what they wanted.

I dont want another PO loss that is dictated by the refs...I'd rather not even watch. The NFL has spoken...and KC isn't part of their plans.

I used to think you were an entertaining rambler(I don't even mean that in a bad way), after tonight I'm 100% on board with you. This shit's rigged at least to some extent. I do think KC will be in line to receive beneficial rigging one day soon. But not today and not this season

Imon Yourside · 11-20-2018, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Why Not?

I used to think you were an entertaining rambler(I don't even mean that in a bad way), after tonight I'm 100% on board with you. This shit's rigged at least to some extent. I do think KC will be in line to receive beneficial rigging one day soon. But not today and not this season

We're a small market team, we might get our cup of coffee one day but there will always be a team that is pretty much as good as us and once they get the calls it obviously will swing in their favor. Not sure we'll ever get the calls that teams do against us.

BlackOp · 11-20-2018, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

I do not want to believe this, I really don't.

I dont either...but's it's happened twice...both on a nationally televised game. It's a pattern...

That Chargers/Chiefs game is going to be a shit-show if LA has a shot at the division and a home PO game..

mr. tegu · 11-20-2018, 01:13 AM

The Chiefs have demonstrated an ability to overcome these atrocious calls against them. I suspect the calls against us will become ever more blatant to ensure the desired outcome is achieved.

I think that’s why tonight’s game was so terrible on the first drive and persisted throughout, especially with false starts not being called. They couldn’t leave it up to the Rams and as long as the announcers don’t say anything the average fan with no rooting interest will ever know or suspect anything.

Bump · 11-20-2018, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackOp

THAT is how you know....it's an agenda.

So far KC's 2 losses...NE had 0 penalty yards...and this one, they just made up a bunch of shit to start and ignored crucial ones.

At this point..coupled with what they tried to do in the Chargers game, yesterday...I'm distancing myself from any SB aspirations for 2018. The NFL hand picked this crew...and they are getting roasted on twitter. Now the NFL will apologize and say keeping crews together is a better idea...while getting exactly what they wanted.

I dont want another PO loss that is dictated by the refs...I'd rather not even watch. The NFL has spoken...and KC isn't part of their plans.

and both games were lost by 3 points and I believe both games had 3 or 3.5 point spreads.

dlphg9 · 11-20-2018, 01:15 AM

God damn, if that was the all stars then I'd hate to see what the B-team looks like.

Imon Yourside · 11-20-2018, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dlphg9

God damn, if that was the all stars then I'd hate to see what the B-team looks like.

We saw the B team last year in the playoffs, forward motion on a common sack/fumble.

Ron Swanson · 11-20-2018, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

I do not want to believe this, I really don't.

It's getting too obvious to ignore.

BlackOp · 11-20-2018, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Why Not?

I used to think you were an entertaining rambler(I don't even mean that in a bad way), after tonight I'm 100% on board with you. This shit's rigged at least to some extent. I do think KC will be in line to receive beneficial rigging one day soon. But not today and not this season

It's not very hard to figure out...and the NFL inst really trying to hide it anymore.

The NFL is like any other soul-less corporation. Their end game is continuous growth of their product...ethics has nothing to do with it. They have 2 new teams in a new 20 million person city vs. KC in a 2 million person market. Advertising is how the make their money...not ticket sales or merchandise. Promoting KC, even with Mahomes, is counter intuitive to their financial ends...at least right now.

It why they moved the Raider to Vegas...that stadium will 60% foreigners on vacation getting a chance to see a NFL game. International market without being international...yet.

Chiefs Pantalones · 11-20-2018, 01:30 AM

Count me in too. This shit is too creepily obvious to be a conspiracy anymore. It’s like ****ing wrestling. When they assembled this “All-Star” officiating crew we all should’ve known what the league was ****ing doing. There was no way in hell LA was losing this game. The NFL had their minds set on that.

BlackOp · 11-20-2018, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Bump

and both games were lost by 3 points and I believe both games had 3 or 3.5 point spreads.

If you flip just the officiating from those two games...KC is 11-0.

Can anyone remember a KC opponent getting brutalized by the officials like we witnessed in the first 7 minutes...in a national game? It was surreal...I was contemplating if I was imagining it and the game hadn't actually started yet.

11-18-2018, 05:22 PM
Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	"All-star" officiating crew for Rams-Chiefs game NFL ups intensity with all-star officials for Rams-Chiefs game Kevin Seifert ESPN.com NFL Nation The NFL took the unusual step this week of assigning an "all-star" officiating crew to the most highly anticipated game of the season, adding to the playofflike frenzy for Monday night's matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams. Referee Clete Blakeman will work the game with only two members of his regular crew, umpire Ramon George and down judge Dana McKenzie. The other five officials -- including Jim Lapetina, who will handle replay -- were plucked from four other crews. The approach is similar to how the NFL assigns officials to playoff games, a process that is based on performance and seniority rather than crew. But it is rarely, if ever, employed before the postseason. Officials typically work on the same eight-person crews throughout the regular season to maximize continuity and familiarity among members. Individual crew members are occasionally juggled for health or scheduling reasons. But a series of actions this season have indicated the league is moving away from the consistent crew concept, in favor of a more aggressive administration of officiating. Earlier this season, the league bounced down judge Hugo Cruz among four crews before ultimately making him its first-ever official to be fired for performance during the season. NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed Sunday that "there is a rotation amongst the crews throughout the season." Signora did not provide details on the decision to overhaul Blakeman's crew for Monday night's game. An officiating source said Sunday that the five officials added to Monday night's crew are all highly respected and have performed well this season. The Chiefs-Rams game, originally scheduled to be played in Mexico City before it was relocated to Los Angeles, is a rare matchup. Since 1970, there have been only four other games pitting teams with one or fewer losses this late in the season. And according to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the latest matchup ever between two teams averaging at least 33 points per game. The following is the full crew for Monday night's game, as listed on the official flip card published by the NFL, with the officials' permanent referee in parentheses: Referee: Clete Blakeman Umpire: Ramon George (Blakeman) Down judge: Dana McKenzie (Blakeman) Line judge: Rusty Baynes (John Hussey) Field judge: Dale Shaw (Jerome Boger) Side judge: Brad Freeman (Clay Martin) Back judge: Tony Steratore (Boger) Replay: Jim Lapetina (Brad Allen) http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...ff-rams-chiefs
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BlackOp MVP Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $2575267	Here is the false start on a Rams TD play...all-star crew? https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/sta...ew-all-star%2F I mean they throw 9 flags on KC in the first 7 minutes, some extremely ticky-tack...but dont notice something as glaring as this? How do you miss that? There is no other conclusion but this was deliberate. Meh, no big deal. Just 7 points on a 3rd down in a 3 point win. Last edited by BlackOp; 11-20-2018 at 12:57 AM..
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mr. tegu Forever Royal Join Date: Mar 2012 Casino cash: $-1938700	"All-star" officiating crew for Rams-Chiefs game The Chiefs have demonstrated an ability to overcome these atrocious calls against them. I suspect the calls against us will become ever more blatant to ensure the desired outcome is achieved. I think that’s why tonight’s game was so terrible on the first drive and persisted throughout, especially with false starts not being called. They couldn’t leave it up to the Rams and as long as the announcers don’t say anything the average fan with no rooting interest will ever know or suspect anything.
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Chiefs Pantalones GO CHIEFS!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $6868717	Count me in too. This shit is too creepily obvious to be a conspiracy anymore. It’s like **ing wrestling. When they assembled this “All-Star” officiating crew we all should’ve known what the league was ing doing. There was no way in hell LA was losing this game. The NFL had their minds set on that. __________________ Don't be fooled by my username, I'm white.**
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