Should Al Riveron be investigated?

[Dr.Sack]

I’m wondering when Brady is 50 and playing in wheel chair, and Belichick is drooling from his grumpy face how the refs will find ways to  keep them on top. The end is near, and it will be glorious fellow loser Bills fans. Hang in there!

[wiskibreth]

2 hours ago, Billsflyer12 said:

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2017/12/18/alberto-riveron-nfl-senior-vice-president-of-officiating-patriots-calls-jesse-james/stories/201712180138

I guess make that 4 TDs...  wonder how many more there will be this season.

[JTown]

4 hours ago, CircleTheWagons99 said:

NFL=Big Fuking Joke.  The people that keep giving them money are even bigger jokes. Keep buying tickets, jerseys, TV packages, and going to games and then come home and complain how its not fair.  do what I did almost 10 years ago, stop buying their **** product, unless you find it at a thrift shop or garage sale, that way the NFL does not get more money. 

 

I have been saying the same thing for many years now.   It has gotten to the point that I don't even watch the games on tv anymore.   Trust me it is difficult to do as I have been an avid fan since 73.

I am often asked why I don't wear my Bills gear anymore and I always respond that I hope to again one day when they fix the league.  

The scandals (Patriots****), kneeling, atrociously biased and incompetent officiating, and absolute garbage product is not appealing or entertaining. 

 

A fellow Bills fan asked me on Saturday where I was going to watch the game and I told him that I wasn't as I no longer want the aggravation and frustration of the poor product the nfl has to offer and I also told him that I wouldn't be surprised if the officials play a factor in the outcome of the game. He sent me a text at halftime that said "you called it!".  I happened to be working in the garage and went inside and caught the coverage of the halftime show. 

I certainly wasn't surprised and was not emotionally affected by it at all. 

The old me probably would have destroyed the tv and anything else within reach.  Yesterday,  I had a smug laugh and turned the tv off and returned to garage and enjoyed the progress I made on my custom bagger. 

I am SO much happier without the NFL ruining my weekends.

 

Sadly, I realize that the product is not likely to change so it may be a long time until I return.  I guess I will just have to find some more bikes to build.   Much more productive way to spend my Sunday afternoons.  

 

 

[T master]

I don't know if he should be investigated but he should be B%#*H slapped !! 

[Fadingpain]

He should be investigated, charged, tried, and found guilty.

 

Punishment should be a public nude flogging at 50 yard line during halftime, 3 weeks in a row, with cat of nine tails with barbed wire tips.

 

That might do wonders for clearing up his "judgment" making these calls.

 

 

 

 

Mike Pereira rips NFL head of officials for overturning Bills TD against Patriots

 

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/12/nfl-buffalo-bills-kelvin-benjamin-review-touchdown-new-england-patriots-mike-pereira-alberto-riveron

[Tuco]

Right or wrong, for better or worse, this is how it's supposed to happen now. Although it makes the last sentence into a bad joke.

 

https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-officials/replay-process-updated-for-2017-nfl-season/

 

REPLAY PROCESS UPDATED FOR 2017 NFL SEASON AUGUST 11, 2017

Senior officiating staff in Art McNally GameDay Central (AMGC) will continue to consult with the Referee on all instant replay decisions, but starting in the 2017 season, all final instant replay decisions will be made by designated senior officiating staff in AMGC instead of the Referee. Additionally, Referees will now review instant replay video on Instant Replay Tablets.

See how the NFL’s instant replay review processworks.

All other aspects of the review process will remain the same.

When a replay review is initiated, Senior Vice President of Officiating Alberto Riveron, or a designated senior member of the league’s officiating staff, will examine the play in AMGC in New York.

Two replay field technicians — stationed at each 20-yard line on the sideline — will walk onto the field with hard-wired Instant Replay Tablets.

The nearest technician will give the Referee a headset, so the Referee can communicate with designated senior officiating staff in AMGC. The technician will hold the Instant Replay Tablet, allowing the Referee to review replay videos.

After the review, Alberto Riveron or another designated senior member the officiating staff, will make the final decision on the review and the Referee will announce the decision in the stadium.

Learn more about the history of instant replay.

Each replay field technician will manage two Instant Replay Tablets. Two additional Instant Replay Tablets will be available as backups. The hood replay station will remain on NFL sidelines in 2017 and may be used during severe weather or other extenuating circumstances.

The revised process is part of the NFL’s ongoing efforts to increase efficiency and consistency in the instant replay review process.

Edited December 26, 2017 by Tuco

[Tuco]

In fact it's Riveron every time it happens.

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2017/12/18/alberto-riveron-nfl-senior-vice-president-of-officiating-patriots-calls-jesse-james/stories/201712180138

[Dopey]

15 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

Getting rid of my NFL cable package next year. It's so easy to stream games illegally these days and I will be guilt free. If they ever simplify the rules I'll resubscribe.

Sending an email to the NFL office and direct TV to explain why I dropped them. Will it make a difference? Who knows. Worth an email or 2 to me.

Time to stream!!

15 hours ago, Bills757 said:

IMO, the NFL in general is becoming hard to watch from the officiating to the executives to the players' protests........I'm just tired of pro football in general.  I'd much rather watch a college game any day of the week.  

Players kneeling has no effect on the game. 

15 hours ago, Dorkington said:

I don't understand why Bills fans continue to be surprised by this. Good teams get calls, middling/bad teams don't. Simple as that. If we all of a sudden have a HoF coach and QB, and become a ratings and ticket darling, then we'll get calls too. The NFL isn't unique in this, it happens in other sports too. 

This isn't about the call. It's about the reversal of a call without enough evidence. It happened to Pittsburgh and I think they meet the definition of a "good" team. When the"tuck rule" was enforced against the Raiders they were a "good" team. Again, this is about suits in NY giving the pats too many gift calls.

[sjjr]

This era of the Patriots will be remembered as what killed the NFL.  We as Bills fans have been seeing this for two decades but now the nation sees it too.  Sad and disappointing for anyone that has been a fan through all of this.  I'll be directing my "dollars" elsewhere.

[Plano]

surprised he didn't have bills mafia waiting for him outside. here al boy, place your mouth on this curb over here.

[Just Jack]

34 minutes ago, Plano said:

surprised he didn't have bills mafia waiting for him outside. 

 

There wasn’t a table around to slam him through. 

[26CornerBlitz]

ON INSTANT REPLAY

Roger Goodell needs to summon NFL officiating czar Al Riveron into his office this week and tell him to stop playing God. That’s all I can think to rationally say in the wake of the incongruous replay reversal in Foxboro on Sunday, and the micromanaging tenor of the officiating department as a whole.

 

 

 

@theMMQB

.@SI_PeterKing on instant replay- it's doing more harm than good currently. If the league continues to allow head of officiating Al Riveron to make calls like the Kelvin Benjamin reversal, replay should die.

 

 

Edited December 26, 2017 by 26CornerBlitz

[26CornerBlitz]

Terry Pegula is on WGR and he's very unhappy about Riveron overturning the Benjamin TD.

 

 

[MDH]

19 hours ago, Dorkington said:

You can either choose to live in the real world, or not, up to you. 

 

So whenever people encounter injustice in the real world they should just shrug and say, “that’s the way it is.”?

 

That sounds like a great philosophy that would definitely serve mankind well through the ages.

[boco357]

13 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

Terry Pegula is on WGR and he's very unhappy about Riveron overturning the Benjamin TD.

 

 

Yes Terry and Kim push around those Pegula bucks.  This isn't Ralphie.

[CommonCents]

Investigated? No

Replaced? Yes

 

It's apparent that the new SOP is that the guys in NY make the call and disregard the initial call on the field. This approach totally diminishes the once beautiful phrase "indisputable visual evidence"

 

Make the calls on the field and then big Al will handle the rest. Making an already flawed system even worse blah.

 

Happy holidays!

[writer21]

It's funny how now higher ups and talking heads etc.. are starting to see it now. I've been seeing this crap for such a long time. You can see a lot of teams get extremely good luck with calls most of the time. Patriots being top of the list. Been going on for years. Money is the reason and well Brady, Beli and the Pats bring in money. A lot of bigger market teams get calls going their way and teams with top elite QB's. 

 

Guarantee when or if the Bills find a top elite QB they will get more calls going their way. 

[Mat68]

Very simply.  Clear and obvious or stay with the call on field.  Cut down on the replays keep more plays.  

[What a Tuel]

Whose idea was it to have one guy be the guy to do this in so many situations? I mean even if he isn't playing favorites, if his name keeps coming up there will surely be skepticism that he lacks bias.

Edited December 26, 2017 by What a Tuel

[Chris66]

44 minutes ago, What a Tuel said:

Whose idea was it to have one guy be the guy to do this in so many situations? I mean even if he isn't playing favorites, if his name keeps coming up there will surely be skepticism that he lacks bias.

The idea is to have one standard. So you dont have a ref in one stadium call it different in another.

Hockey does the same thing. All replays go through Toronto.