Replacement Refs: Why We Haven’t Reached the Breaking Point

Don’t Blame the Replacements

I understand that these replacement refs are not very good. They tend to be very intimidated by coaches, players, and home fans when making calls. The very best of them may have some Division I College Football reffing experience but those appear to be few and far between. The majority of them seem to be former high school, Division III, and/or Junior College refs, heck there’s even a former Lingerie Football League referee in the mix (yes, seriously). But these refs did not ask to be here. They were put here because of a bad situation. Can you blame them for taking the opportunity to ref in the NFL, regardless of whether or not they have the credentials to do so?

2010 NFL Draft Thoughts

Tim Tebow

It’s pretty obvious that the most surprising pick in this year’s NFL draft was Tim Tebow going 25th overall to the Denver Broncos. It seems that not many people like this pick because they do not see Tebow as a starting quarterback in the NFL. In my opinion, to understand this pick you have to understand that the Broncos already has Kyle Orton, last years starting QB, and newly acquired Brady Quinn. After the Tebow selection, Mel Kiper Jr. went on a rant saying that he doesn’t see Tebow as a good starter now nor in the long run, but maybe Denver didn’t pick Tebow to be a starting QB. Last year Denver was not shy about running the wildcat offense through their running back, Knowshon Moreno. What if the Broncos picked the former Gator to run the wildcat? In college he was a QB known for his threat 

The Ben Roethlisberger Suspension

The Suspension

Today Roger Goodell announced that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be suspended the first 6 games of the 2010-2011 NFL season. Roethlisberger was handed this suspension as a result of the accusations that he sexually assaulted a college student in a nightclub in Georgia in March. Last week, however, prosecutors decided not to press charges on the quarterback. If Ben behaves well, he can shorten the suspension to 4 games, but misbehavior can result in a longer suspension.

The First, But Not Last

Roethlisberger, under Goodell’s conduct policy, is the first player to be suspended who was not arrested or charged with a crime. Even though he no longer faces charges, I believe that Roethlisberger definitely deserved a suspension and the 6 games handed to him was a good amount. Was it harsh? Yes. Was it too harsh? No. It seems that the only way to teach

Jets’ Busy Offseason

          At the beginning of the 2009 season, few people had much trust in the New York Jets. The biggest turnoff was what seemed to be a poor offense in the air. Yes, they had Thomas Jones to run the ball, but a team can’t win by just running. The Jets had traded up in the 2009 draft and selected quarterback Mark Sanchez out of the University of Southern California who became their starting quarterback. Not only did they seem to be weak at the QB position with a rookie starter, but it didn’t really seem like Sanchez had anyone to throw to either. But what the Jets lacked on offense they more than made up for on defense, which consisted of, but certainly was not limited to, shutdown cornerback Darrelle Revis. As a result, they made it all the way to the AFC Championship game,