The lack of officiating consistency is maddening

[TWOK11]

If the Zeke "fumble" isn't inconclusive, what's the point of replay at all? That's the type of play it's designed to overturn.

If you're going to allow a corner to hold a receiver THE ENTIRE game and call 1-2 of them, why call any at all? And why the next game call 50+% of them? And why call it differently between the two teams?

If you're going to allow OL to fire off downfield immediately to block for their RB who is running an underneath zone route, why have an illegal man downfield rule at all? The Saints did this FIVE TIMES and it wasn't called once. It's an entirely pointless rule, much like the pick rule is for the Patriots.

Our offense didn't play well, but this kind of stuff just takes so much of the fun out of watching. Coaches can't even plan around it BECAUSE it's inconsistent.

 

[speedkilz88]

I believe I read that Vegas needed the Saints to cover this game.

And the Saints are 10-1 with this crew.

 

[Doomsday]

The Zeke fumble call was a total joke.

I don't understand why they even have replay, 10 years later they still can't get routine calls correct.

 

[Jake]

Here we go blaming the refs for our crappy offensive performance.

 

[JayFord]

The saints shot themselves in the foot with so many penalties

it was the offense and slamming zeke up the middle linehan style that loss us the game

 

[ZekeTrain]

I cannot stand "NY". Seems like none of the calls that matter are made on the field.

I also really hate how tonight Offensive PI was called for pushing off when each time it was clear the DB was holding the jersey.

 

[speedkilz88]

Here we go blaming the refs for our crappy offensive performance.

They killed at least two drives that looked like ones that were going to get points.

 

[TWOK11]

Here we go blaming the refs for our crappy offensive performance.

I'm not blaming anything, I'm asking questions.

If they are going to make all these rules, either enforce them (fine) or get rid of them (fine) or at the very least apply the same standard to everyone.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Cooper was being raped and they call him for Offensive pass interference twice...

 

[texbumthelife]

If the Zeke "fumble" isn't inconclusive, what's the point of replay at all? That's the type of play it's designed to overturn.

If you're going to allow a corner to hold a receiver THE ENTIRE game and call 1-2 of them, why call any at all? And why the next game call 50+% of them? And why call it differently between the two teams?

If you're going to allow OL to fire off downfield immediately to block for their RB who is running an underneath zone route, why have an illegal man downfield rule at all? The Saints did this FIVE TIMES and it wasn't called once. It's an entirely pointless rule, much like the pick rule is for the Patriots.

Our offense didn't play well, but this kind of stuff just takes so much of the fun out of watching. Coaches can't even plan around it BECAUSE it's inconsistent.

Zeke fumbled the ball.

 

[Runwildboys]

If the Zeke "fumble" isn't inconclusive, what's the point of replay at all? That's the type of play it's designed to overturn.

If you're going to allow a corner to hold a receiver THE ENTIRE game and call 1-2 of them, why call any at all? And why the next game call 50+% of them? And why call it differently between the two teams?

If you're going to allow OL to fire off downfield immediately to block for their RB who is running an underneath zone route, why have an illegal man downfield rule at all? The Saints did this FIVE TIMES and it wasn't called once. It's an entirely pointless rule, much like the pick rule is for the Patriots.

Our offense didn't play well, but this kind of stuff just takes so much of the fun out of watching. Coaches can't even plan around it BECAUSE it's inconsistent.

I'm not one to blame the officials, but they were horrible tonight. That Zeke "fumble" was very clearly not a fumble.

 

[ICP]

Officiating/gameplay has become a joke in MLB and NFL as both are trying to tweak things too much

 

[movaughn88]

I cannot stand "NY". Seems like none of the calls that matter are made on the field.

I also really hate how tonight Offensive PI was called for pushing off when each time it was clear the DB was holding the jersey.

I think Cooper is supposed to run his routes with his hands in his pockets while the DB tears his jersey off his shoulder pads I guess.

No idea what those calls were. Sloppy terrible game and never gonna win on the road with two bad fumbles.

 

[Runwildboys]

Zeke fumbled the ball.

No he didn't. You could see his elbow on the ground before the ball started moving in his hands.

 

[Grevus]

Zeke fumble was a home time call.

 

[ryanbabs]

If the Zeke "fumble" isn't inconclusive, what's the point of replay at all? That's the type of play it's designed to overturn.

If you're going to allow a corner to hold a receiver THE ENTIRE game and call 1-2 of them, why call any at all? And why the next game call 50+% of them? And why call it differently between the two teams?

If you're going to allow OL to fire off downfield immediately to block for their RB who is running an underneath zone route, why have an illegal man downfield rule at all? The Saints did this FIVE TIMES and it wasn't called once. It's an entirely pointless rule, much like the pick rule is for the Patriots.

Our offense didn't play well, but this kind of stuff just takes so much of the fun out of watching. Coaches can't even plan around it BECAUSE it's inconsistent.

I agree. That was definitely not a fumble.

 

[speedkilz88]

Zeke fumble was a home time call.

More like an ** Jerry call.

 

[Old'Boyfan]

It's hard for me to point to bad officiating as a reason for losing, it's just the old school old man in me. Really.
That said, for all the focus & attention the NFL has displayed about it,
THE OFFICIATING IS WORSE THAN EVER, BY FAR!!
More games are now decided by it than I can recall.
And I don't know what can be done about it. It really makes watching much less enjoyable.

 

[ryanbabs]

No he didn't. You could see his elbow on the ground before the ball started moving in his hands.

This.

 

[ultron]

-The two offensive pass interference calls on Cooper
-The roughing the passer on DLaw
-Only running 2 seconds off the clock on a lob pass out of bounds before the half giving the Saints a free FG
-The Zeke "fumble" that wasn't overturned