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"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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That call was ****ed...it was a normal NFL play. They were just inventing shit to start the game..
My mouth literally dropped on that one...just the brazen attempt to make penalties up. You guys know how this works...these refs are actually going to be rewarded for this. If they tow the company line...they will get the big games. |
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Again, we may not win the SB this year, but we will eventually. The NFL cannot keep this QB down... Unless we get the McCarthy experience here (God help us)
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I also like how there will always be people that are like "losers blame refs" "whining" you know why?
That is an awesome narrative the NFL wants out there so no one will question how horrible their refs are and how it's blatant what they are trying to do. Am I suppose to magically believe that both LA teams rock the house after they were shit for years? |
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Pray to god that some young QB doesn't become a star in a big market like Sam Darnold or something or we'll get jobbed. |
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The patterns are there...just like the hype for the Chargers all off season. They didn't beat a single winning team last year...but now they are world beaters. |
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Done buying NFL gear.....They are full of shit. All sports is full of shit.
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The league got EXACTLY what they wanted tonight.
A big time shoot out with record breaking numbers by two young hot shot QB’s going down to the wire with the big market team coming out on top. I don’t think the game was ‘rigged’, mind you, but if they wanted it to be they couldn’t have scripted it any better . . . . #LAstrong or some shit like that |
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Lets be real does anyone think that a dynasty forming in a small market without a big fan base is good for the NFL? Someone give me a team that has been a dynasty in a small market in the last 20 years...I don't think it's some coincidence that all of the consistent performers are in massive markets. |
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They see the same shit we do, but they know who signs their checks. |
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Anything bad is said about the NFL and they immediately come out with threats like the mafia... |
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I knew it was bad news when this was announced. Can anyone reading this thread watch that game and not be left wondering that there might be truth to these refs being brought in to purposely favor the Rams?
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So much bullshit not called against the Rams.
Gotta get the Rams that win because of the fires and shooting. |
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So much so that the NFL wanted the narrative so bad and to keep the Rams in the HFA race they moved the game out of Mexico...
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Pretty strange that the announcers had nothing to say about the obvious false start on the Goff running TD, let alone the fact that he held like a mofo after the false start.
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