But he dismissed assertions that the presence of replacement officials increased the chances an egregious mistake would occur. Goodell repeatedly reminded reporters that the regular officials have botched plenty of calls over the years.

Let’s translate that, shall we? “Sure, I know the replacement guys that I forced on you with no training or resources, the ones I figured you wouldn’t give a damn about, the same ones who fucked things up so publicly that there was no choice but to end this fiasco on terms I didn’t want…but, hey, don’t forget the regular refs suck dog balls, too.”

He DID put them out there without the training and the resources. They WEREN’T held to a set schedule where the replacement refs had to sit there and go over hours upon hours of questionable calls in recent history, testing them on a regular basis to make sure that they would be the best they could be. That’s what fucking grinds my gears Dubs.

Know who is lying to you, but above all use common sense.

Meehan