THAT'S MY TAKE

Thursday Edition

September 27th, 2012

That’s My Take

No Harm, No Foul

With the return of the regular referees back to the gridiron everything in the football world appears to be back to normal, but before we get too comfortable we should all get ready for a few bumps and bruises this weekend. After three weeks of the replacement debacle, NFL players have become accustomed to a few things; no calls, late calls, bad calls, and the wrong calls.

With the regular refs back in place, it may take players a little bit of time to get used to what should be called and what will be called. For the fans, it may all seem business as usual from our seats in the bleachers or our sofas at home, but for the league and its players it could be a rough ride in week 4.

The past three weeks of games played and officiated by the replacement refs were anything but consistent when it came to the calls made. You can bet there will be plenty of growing pains this weekend as things try to settle back to the norm.

As evident in tonight’s Thursday night game, the management of the game by the refs was seamless as they kept things moving right along (although there were still a lot of calls; not refs fault). As for us fans that watch the games, I doubt we will ever be satisfied with the calls that are made or not, but at least we’ll feel better about disliking the guy in stripes that made the call.

That’s my Take.

By David Ortega