It's pretty rare for the fans of the winning team to complain much about the referees, but that has to be an embarrassment for the league to have that level of incompetence in a nationally televised game. I mean, sure, for the Titans-Texans game I expect the F crew in the booth, the window lickers in zebra stripes, and a single-camera broadcast. But not on TNF.
Blowing that offsetting call on Hopkins' nut-grab is just a brutal #RefShow call. MLB umpires need to be reminded of this often, and these days NFL refs do as well: fans aren't interested in you. They are interested in the players and their teams doing superhuman things. Hopkins is not immune to getting a OPI call from time-to-time, but that wasn't it, chief. Fireable decision.
The penalty on the long-snapper, leading to the Dolphins getting an extra 4 points. Fireable decision. Whatever that bullcrap was just before halftime. Fireable decision. Heck, I was at the game and didn't fully understand the re-kick of the kickoff to start the game (and what an omen that was). And the tuck rule non-fumble on what was a backwards pass... what a mess.
The NFL is an entertainment product. And that was the most entertaining Texans game (by far) this season. And yet fans nationwide are treated to a RefShow that makes it easy to turn off the TV at critical times (start, just before halftime ads, and during marquee highlight reel plays) for what was a fun NFL game.
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10-26-2018, 12:42 AM
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