what footballguy is a repacement ref? (1 Viewer)

[moleculo]

LeSean McCoy Says Replacement Ref Told Him ‘I Need You For My Fantasy Team’

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The NFL removed one referee this weekend when it was discovered that the replacement official was a New Orleans Saints fan, and had pictures of himself in Saints gear on his Facebook page.

“They’re like fans, kind of though,” McCoy said. “I’ll be honest, they’re like fans. One of the refs was talking about his fantasy team, like ‘McCoy, come on, I need you for my fantasy,’ ahhh, what?!”

so - we know that the refs play fantasy football. since this is the top fantasy football forum, I'm assuming that the ref McCoy referred to posts here. so...fess up - who is it?

 

[Soulfly3]

Refs are human.

Whodathunk!?

 

[moleculo]

Refs are human.Whodathunk!?

what game are you working this week?

 

[Soulfly3]

Refs are human.Whodathunk!?

what game are you working this week?

hint: I need Donald Brown to go off.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I remember this was something that came up during the Tim Donaghy ref-betting scandal that came up in the NBA.

I can't recall if it was Donaghy that said it as a defense initially or if it was something that came out of the investigation but at some point it was reported that NBA referees showed favoritism fairly often without any need of bribery because some refs, simply, were just plainly fans of one team or another in any given game.

 

[QuizGuy66]

If a FBG is a scab ref he's way too much of a to let the players know it, IMO.

Telling LeSean you need a big game from him is a guppy move.

-QG

 

[Soulfly3]

I remember this was something that came up during the Tim Donaghy ref-betting scandal that came up in the NBA.I can't recall if it was Donaghy that said it as a defense initially or if it was something that came out of the investigation but at some point it was reported that NBA referees showed favoritism fairly often without any need of bribery because some refs, simply, were just plainly fans of one team or another in any given game.

Completely unavoidable. Impossible to remove the human element of favoritism.Football refs obviously love the game - They would never be involved if they didnt. As such, these refs clearly have favorite players, teams, allegiances. The vast majority of professionals can keep this in check during a game, but if you ever wondered why one side may be getting a lot of favorable calls... there is a good chance this may have something to do with it

 

[Soulfly3]

If a FBG is a scab ref he's way too much of a to let the players know it, IMO.Telling LeSean you need a big game from him is a guppy move.-QG

so, we've confirmed otis is the scab?

 

[SameSongNDance]

This is why I honestly feel all sports should be refereed by mindless automatons. No more human error/bias.

 

[otb_lifer]

I remember this was something that came up during the Tim Donaghy ref-betting scandal that came up in the NBA.I can't recall if it was Donaghy that said it as a defense initially or if it was something that came out of the investigation but at some point it was reported that NBA referees showed favoritism fairly often without any need of bribery because some refs, simply, were just plainly fans of one team or another in any given game.

any professional who would compromise his livliehood, and those of others, simply because he is/was a "fanboy" has got to be the stupidest, most pitiful moron ever to trouble daylight.

 

[Soulfly3]

I remember this was something that came up during the Tim Donaghy ref-betting scandal that came up in the NBA.I can't recall if it was Donaghy that said it as a defense initially or if it was something that came out of the investigation but at some point it was reported that NBA referees showed favoritism fairly often without any need of bribery because some refs, simply, were just plainly fans of one team or another in any given game.

any professional who would compromise his livliehood, and those of others, simply because he is/was a "fanboy" has got to be the stupidest, most pitiful moron ever to trouble daylight.

? people compromise their livelihood every day. in countless ways.I dont believe one board member who tells me if they were reffing a game with their favorite team being involved, that they wouldnt be even a slight bit biased.Dont buy it one bit.

 

[mad sweeney]

I remember this was something that came up during the Tim Donaghy ref-betting scandal that came up in the NBA.I can't recall if it was Donaghy that said it as a defense initially or if it was something that came out of the investigation but at some point it was reported that NBA referees showed favoritism fairly often without any need of bribery because some refs, simply, were just plainly fans of one team or another in any given game.

any professional who would compromise his livliehood, and those of others, simply because he is/was a "fanboy" has got to be the stupidest, most pitiful moron ever to trouble daylight.

? people compromise their livelihood every day. in countless ways.I dont believe one board member who tells me if they were reffing a game with their favorite team being involved, that they wouldnt be even a slight bit biased.Dont buy it one bit.

I think you're discounting the possibility of overcompensating by being too harsh on his favorite to avoid the appearance of favoritism. These replacements know that they will never, ever ref in the NFL. Their names are already inscribed in blood at the NFLRA HQ, so they really have no future job accountability and they know that they're temporary fill ins. Why not nudge a few calls here and there to help you win another couple of hundred or thousand dollars in your FF league? This is a gigantic issue for Goodell right now. A Saints fan identified as such by FB pictures taken out prior to kickoff of the Saints game, a Seahawks paid practice ref doing a Seattle home game (seriously, how do you miss this if you can figure out the Saints fan, they should've cross checked the records of all team's practice refs), and even if he was just joking with McCoy this statement throws up just as much the possibility, at least publicly, of favoritism. The NFL has come out and said that refs aren't allowed to play FF, but if they can't figure out that a Seattle based ref worked for Seattle in the offseason, how are you going to police these guys playing FF? THis replacement ref nonsense is a gigantic cluster, a safety issue with the increase in rough stuff before and after the whistle and overall a massive black eye for Goodell who's looking like the Iraqi Minister of Information saying the invaders have been repulsed with Baghdad burning behind him.

 

[Stinkin Ref]