Jerry Jones Fined For Trash Talk
September 28, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Dallas Cowboys
National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been fined $25,000 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for his recent public criticisms of referee Ed Hoculi. Apparently, it doesn’t matter if your gripe is not related to a specific call. You can’t talk trash about an NFL official, period. And Jerry Jones did just that. The league is trying to prohibit the criticism of game officials, so all should be warned. Warranted or not, unless you’re prepared to pay a hefty fine (although $25,000 might as well be 25 cents to Jerry Jones), you should probably keep any …read more
Referee Ed Hochuli Will Be ‘Downgraded’
September 16, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under NFL - NFL
National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast
I haven’t posted anything about NFL referee Ed Hochuli’s crucial blown call in the Denver/San Diego game two days ago. But I’m about to. Just in case you don’t already know, I’ll set the stage. It’s the fourth quarter with the Broncos driving deep in Chargers territory trailing by seven points. Ok, the stage has been set. I’ll start speaking in the past tense now.
Denver had a second-and-goal at the one-yard line. Quarterback Jay Cutler rolled to his right looking for a receiver, but as he let the ball go, it slipped out of his …read more
