own house and that means firing mike perreira(head of NFL officials) for his comments he made recently. Unacceptable from a man in his position. Here are the comments. NFL official hits Raiders with a shot By Larry Stewart, Times Staff Writer July 16, 2007 Amy Trask, chief executive of the Oakland Raiders, and Mike Pereira, NFL vice president in charge of officiating, were part of a seven-member panel at the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission's NFL 101/201 charity event last week at the Coliseum. Pereira, talking about the complaints he gets on Monday mornings, said, "One time last year I really got blown up over a pass-interference call we missed at the end of a game that may have cost a team a victory. I was really tempted to mention the six turnovers earlier in the game." Said Trask: "That's so not the point. After 59 minutes and you are in position to win a game …" Interjected Pereira with a laugh: "And you haven't been in that position a lot the past four years." Perreira job is to get people to make the right calls. (why they invest so much money in evaluating each refree. maybe that one game had no bearing on raiders season, but could have had bearing on other teams playoff chances. Its time for Goodell to hold Perreira accountable for his actions. Its no joke when leaguees don't hold their refrees accoutable. See NBA and potential backlash after that disaster. Fire MIKEPERREIRA.COM
"One time last year I really got blown up over a pass-interference call we missed at the end of a game that may have cost a team a victory. I was really tempted to mention the six turnovers earlier in the game." Thats great!!!! Sour Grapes man Sour Grapes
I agree with you here, Jeaux. The referees are supposed to make calls based on the current play, not on what happened earlier in the game (the six turnovers) or in past seasons. That just goes to show that the refs aren't unbiased and are not fairly officiating the game.
Reminds me of the critics after the Browns game who were saying "The Jets put themselves in that position by playing so bad for 3 quarters" which is a stupid arguement if you're still in a position to win at the end of the game...
