Roger Goodell and the NFL has announced that they back up the controversial touchdown call made in the final minute of Monday Night's Packers vs. Seahawks game. This comes as no surprise, as the NFL has been quick to defend the new replacement referees. In reality, most fans believe that this was a blasphemous call that was made by unqualified referees, and they have plenty of reason to think so. It is also now known that the referee who made the controversial call has done most of his officiating in high school and junior college. Most believe that the public outcry and new emerging details over the asinine call would be enough for the NFL to pay for the regular referees to return, however this may not be the case. In fact, this may have only made the time-table for a deal to get done, longer. It's an amalgamation of the NFL and Roger Goodell's stubbornness and pride that will not allow this deal to get done. Many including ESPN's Skip Bayless believe that this will make the NFL less likely to reach a deal soon, because they don't want to seem "weak" by panicking too early. It can also be pointed out that this poor officiating has been attracting more viewers for the NFL and individual teams. This will make both the owners and the NFL more reluctant to sign a new deal with the referees.
While the outlook may seem bleak, NFL fans shouldn't feel too down; They would much rather have this situation than no football at all. At the end of the day, it's still the players that decide the outcome.......or not.
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