[Hacksaw]

Officiating is part of the game... We lost to the Rams because we did not take advantage of the opportunities, we had... Now that being said the defensive holding call against the seahawks when Kupp did his swim move against Austin that was a horrible call and the no call against Dallas was ridiculous. IMO it affected the outcome of the game but that's football.

My thing is the officiating throughout the NFL sucks...it's not just one game. It's becoming a problem... it's making it so that the integrity of the game is in question. I'm mean look at that one call vs Pittsburg when the ref intentionally bumped the pitt player and then called a foul on him... REALLY? I mean come on...I could state plenty more, but I think you guys know what I'm talking about and I'm NOT using the Seahawk Loss as an excuse they lost the game because they didn't take advantage of the opportunities like Wilson missing the bomb to a wide-open Metcalf that was a play, they should have made but didn't

I'm not sure how many times the Rams got screwed but I would imagine that they have had their fair share of it...

Like I said before it's football but I'm just having an issue with it because I think it's way more widespread throughout the NFL this year than I've ever seen it in 40 years... and it upsets me and not just because of the Seahawk loss because it's unfair to the purity of the game...

Just my take

LTH

Your new old JAG journeyman RB agrees.

While I do agree with your take that the officiating has been appalling at times with so many missed or bad calls, AP (wasn't he just a Titan or retired or something?) needs to put a cork in it and stop whining. Totally unprofessional.

Seahawks running back Adrian Peterson didn’t play in Tuesday night’s loss to the Rams, but he was still fired up about bad calls that went against his team.

Peterson posted a lengthy Instagram message in which he faulted the officials for missing a pass interference penalty that should have been called by the Rams on a Seahawks fourth-down conversion attempt, and for extending a Rams drive with a questionable defensive holding call on a third-down incompletion.

“I don’t make excuses and I also feel any situation can be overcome, but, opportunities are all you need to create change,” Peterson wrote. “We got robbed of that last night on two critical plays which resulted in a 7 point swing and took away great field position that would’ve given us a chance to put points on the board. We then have a clear missed PI call that ended our opportunity to right the previous wrong of the officials. In critical moments of the game, they were presented with opportunities that we were not due to plays that should’ve been reviewable.”

Peterson wrote that, given how much of their lives players put into the game, it shouldn’t be too much to ask for the NFL’s officiating department to be held accountable and required to improve.

“These are literally life changing moments that shouldn’t be overlooked,” Peterson wrote. “I feel there are certain plays where officials should come together, review, and get the call right. Especially plays that are being displayed on million dollar Jumbotrons where the entire stadium and every football loving fan across the world can see.”

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said after the game that he wouldn’t complain about the officiating. Not everyone on his team agreed with that.

The game was a train wreck from the get go with all the Covid crap. The Rams did well in Seattle earlier and usually play the Hawks tough. I guess AP missed that one. We don't need 2 bad calls to beat the Seahawks so I'm siding with Pete.

[LTH]

Well... Somebody needs to call it out and again it's not about the Rams game It's about the Officiating as a whole... Who is going to hold the NFL responsible? it should be the sports writers but they are NOT.

Look there was a call when we played the niners that went for us. it was a PI and I just shook my head...

Carroll isn't going to complain about the officiating any more than McVay is... they are professionals both of who I respect. there is Nothing to gain from these coaches calling out the officiating publically...

I just think if one was to look at this situation objectively then the conclusion is obvious... It's not about the Rams or the Seahawks its about protecting the game and the purity of it...

I was pissed that the Rams and the Hawks came down with covid... I want to see the Rams and The Hawks play at full strength. I want to see these two teams duke it out and see greatness rise to the top no matter who is on top...


LTH

[Elvis]

Is the officiating really worse or do we just notice and talk about it more? Replay and access to video is better than ever, more sports shows and social media than ever.

Is it quantifiably worse?

[LTH]

Is the officiating really worse or do we just notice and talk about it more? Replay and access to video is better than ever, more sports shows and social media than ever.

Is it quantifiably worse?

It's not like I watch every game... Most of what I watch is Seattle and i Know that I am emotionally invested it as it took me 2 days to get over the Rams game. I think Seattle has gotten hammered this year with poor officiating and for some reason it at absolutely critical times during the game.

I know that the games that I have watched that wasn't Seattle have all had poor officiating in them and it feels like most were against GB for some reason... So from my perspective yes

Thats why I'm asking you guys what your experience has been. It's really hard to put a bias aside. I have noticed that a lot of the new rules like taunting and hitting the QB are a problem as well... they just seem to come up at the most crucial times... I've seen a lot of PI calls and Holding calls that were BS

[LTH]

Is the officiating really worse or do we just notice and talk about it more? Replay and access to video is better than ever, more sports shows and social media than ever.

Is it quantifiably worse?

Ok I'm just using this call as an example because it is easy to find and it's a perfect example. I've already said the Rams beat the Hawks because the hawks didn't take advantage of the opportunities, they had, so I'm not using this as an excuse I'm using this to prove a point about officiating in the NFL

Can you really look at this play and say this is NOT pass interference?

To me I have NEVER seen a clearer example of PI. how this was missed is beyond me. What it does is just take away a great match up from a potentially great game IMO and it happens all the time in the NFL NOT just with the Hawks

LTH

[RedAlice]

Good thing we don't have any Zone (Niners) posters in here.

[Hacksaw]

Carroll isn't going to complain about the officiating any more than McVay is... they are professionals both of who I respect.

This!!! exactly my point about AP.
Bellybuttons. We all have one. Doesn't mean we need to display them.

[PARAM]

Can you really look at this play and say this is NOT pass interference?

Maybe it can be explained this way. The competition committee instructs the officials how to call plays before the season starts. What they may have done is tell them "the Rams get one to two penalties a game that we won't call and they promise not to bitch about Aaron Donald being held on every play". I could be wrong but that's my bet.

[snackdaddy]

It was absolutely a PI. There is no question. But to be honest, when I first saw it live at full speed, it wasn't as obvious. The first thing I thought was "Nice play but that was close to PI". Then I had the benefit of slow motion replay and said "Whoa, that was a PI". The refs don't have the slow motion replay hindsight we have. And PI is not reviewable.

These things happen. Refs don't always see it like we do and don't always call it. We've been complaining for years how Aaron Donald gets held a lot with no calls. When it comes to him it seems like they only call the egregious ones. Maybe they don't want to slow the game down with so many flags because he's that dominant? If so, is that fair?

[Elvis]

Can you really look at this play and say this is NOT pass interference?

It was a bad/missed call but what i'm wondering, are things really worse now than they used to be? Refs didn't miss calls in the past?

We're more focused on it, like i said, more video, more commentators, social media, the Dean Blandino's of the world but is officiating really the worst it's ever been?

And let's not forget when fans aren't mad about missed calls, like this one, they're complaining about too many penalties ruining the game.

Officiating is imperfect. I don't think there's any getting around that...