The NFl Responds

[Pugger]

Exactly. I wasn't expecting a reversal of the end result either. Just a damn apology that they got it wrong but the call is the call and that they are not going to set a precident by overturning the ref's calls. The fact they won't man up is pathetic.

I'm guessing Goodell called 1265 and privately apologized but he isn't gonna do so publicly.

[Brandon494]

Got a rope,
Got a tree.
Got a rope,
Got a tree,
Gonna hang Goodell

fixed

[SkinBasket]

I've actually considered - not too seriously mind you - demanding a refund on Sunday Ticket as a result. Not getting what I paid for.

[MadtownPacker]

In a sense they already do that with the ESPN and NFL Network games.

I was mad when they put games on ESPN. I was furious when they put games on a newly created NFL Network to make network providers purchase their product.

Exactly and little by little the NFL is treating the fans like we are their bitches that happily bow and give our money.

[MadtownPacker]

They don't have to gain anything, just tread water until it all blows over, which they know it will sooner or later.

Fucked up but true! I cant lie I'm already eager to see the Saints game just to get the bad taste of goddell's shit out of my mouth.

[mraynrand]

Exactly and little by little the NFL is treating the fans like we are their bitches that happily bow and give our money.

That's been going on for a long time

[MadtownPacker]

That's been going on for a long time

Yes and we are the fucking enablers but in the last few years it has gotten crazy with ESPN MNF and these fucked up Thursday NFL Network games.

We all just need to watch the games on some streaming site try to fuck over the NFL without kicking our addiction.

[George Cumby]

Yes and we are the fucking enablers but in the last few years it has gotten crazy with ESPN MNF and these fucked up Thursday NFL Network games.

We all just need to watch the games on some streaming site try to fuck over the NFL without kicking our addiction.

This is what I do. Fuck cable. Fuck Dish. Fuck Direct TV. Fuck the NFL. Fuck em all and their billions.

[Little Whiskey]

This is what I do. Fuck cable. Fuck Dish. Fuck Direct TV. Fuck the NFL. Fuck em all and their billions.

+1 and rep'd

[Freak Out]

I have never had SAT TV and have not had cable in years. I watch it on network TV, EU Streaming sites or go across the street to a friends. I do have SAT radio in the car free for a year now....includes all NFL games.

[ThunderDan]

Exactly and little by little the NFL is treating the fans like we are their bitches that happily bow and give our money.

Sad but true statement.

[MadScientist]

The NFL did issue a real response this week - they got off their fat arrogant asses and actually negotiated a deal with the refs. Pity it had to cost the Packers a game to get the NFL to the table.

[Bossman641]

Goodell speaks....

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/pos...auty-of-sports

During a conference call to discuss the league's labor agreement with its regular officials, Goodell offered measured sympathy for the mistakes that contributed to the Packers' defeat. He classified them in the broader sense of the league's history of officiating blunders -- although he offered no caveat that Monday night's officials were far less qualified than those who contributed to previous mistakes -- and suggested that subsequent outrage over the ending represented "the beauty of sports and the beauty of officiating."

Thursday, Goodell said he hadn't viewed the play with the league's officiating department because he has been in negotiations all week. He said "I'll stand by" the league's statement.

Standing by a decision not to address a primary question isn't good enough for the commissioner of the NFL. Fortunately, he was asked a follow-up: How could you look at that play and not see it as an interception? Goodell's answer is one that might satisfy a board room but certainly won't resonate well in the locker room or a sports bar.

"You obviously have a very strong view about what you think the call was," he told the reporter. "… That's the beauty of sports and the beauty of officiating. There are controversial calls and people see them differently. I understand that. That's the beauty of sports."

It's only beautiful, I suppose, if you're not the Packers. Asked directly about the impact the play could have on the Packers' playoff hopes, Goodell said: "I understand the frustration."

[sharpe1027]

There are controversial calls, and then there are wrong calls. This was not much of a controversial call, it was just wrong.

[Little Whiskey]

Goodell has lost all respect around the league. I wouldn't be surprised if he is replaced soon.