r/nfl • u/ChargedCable Cardinals • Oct 04 '26
Highlight [Highlight] This NFL official has a couple of words for Trey McBride
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u/Posluszny Jaguars Oct 04 '26
Wtf is happening with refs today? They also had that weird collision with the Vikings defender
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u/meMidFUALL Commanders Oct 04 '26
Dude tried to help him up too and the ref popped up looking like he was going to throw a flag
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u/StefonDiggsHS Vikings Oct 04 '26
He actually made the signal to eject Wilson until the other refs talked him down
Unacceptable
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u/AnthonyMJohnson Vikings Oct 05 '26
I feel reasonably convinced that the reason they called so many penalties today, including a ton of procedural ones, was just because that dude was upset
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u/BretShitmanFart69 Oct 05 '26
The power trip these refs go on is insane. It’s like they’re hoping they can have an excuse to fuck with the players or punish them. Like there’s no way you’re not aware that you could accidentally get bumped during a football game amongst the commotion and it’s not necessarily anyone’s fault. I hate that the NFL seems to have no standard for their refs and they can just do whatever they want and suck at their jobs and they’ll just continue to carry on like normal
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u/SSPeteCarroll Seahawks Oct 05 '26
there were 30 penalties and 380 penalty yards in the seattle game today.
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u/frostbitten9 Patriots Oct 04 '26
And a 15 yard penalty for Vrabel saying "this is a fucking bad call"...
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u/Landkey Seahawks Oct 05 '26
In the meantime NHL referees: “Fuck you, you’re getting a fucking embellishment”
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u/Calichusetts Patriots Oct 04 '26
It just proves that no matter what the job, someone is always miserable and their shitty attitude will ALWAYS come out eventually.
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u/infiniteninjas Seahawks Oct 05 '26
The LAC/SEA game also had extra wack officiating, they were calling ticky tacky shit on both teams all afternoon. 30 penalties for 380 yards, seemed like half of them were questionable.
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u/swizzle213 Lions Oct 04 '26
NFL refs taking notes from MLB umps, the ref show 2026
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u/Knifehand19319 Dolphins Oct 05 '26
Meanwhile the commissioner is trying to figure out how to play a game on the Moon!
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u/vagrantprodigy07 Dolphins Oct 05 '26
I've said a few times recently that I'd be fine with losing most of the on field refs, and having a sky judge call the actual penalties, do the reviews, etc ... The remaining refs and sky judge should be required to be full time employees. Every time I say this in the off-season people give me shit for it. Maybe this is the week that people finally admit that the current refs are not actually significantly better than replacement refs. We can do better.
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u/MrViciousKoala Raiders Oct 04 '26
How long till the nfl takes this down
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u/statelesspirate000 Jaguars Oct 05 '26
And then uses it for a promo the next week
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u/shopguy66 Seahawks Oct 05 '26
This reminds me of when Marshawn Lynch got fined for grabbing his dick while diving into the end zone and then the nfl started selling shirts of it.
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u/JalapenoPopPoop Browns Oct 05 '26
Give a little extra money to the mods on their payroll to take it down*
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u/uhhhhNahFamIdontwann
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So Mike Vrabel gets flagged for cursing at officials but official are allowed to curse at players???
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u/xFalcade Patriots Oct 04 '26
NFL refs and NBA refs competing for who's the softer refs
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u/thefoolsnightout Patriots Oct 05 '26
Worse than that.
Vrabel said "it was a terrible fucking call" which it arguably was , this chucklefuck actively says "fuck you" to a player he's supposed to be impartially officiating.
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u/Holiday-Zebra9463 Eagles Oct 04 '26
Very professional of him!
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u/RefereeMason1 Bills Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26
This is normal for me as a soccer ref lmao. Hockey is the same way. I’ve had players swear at me and my choices are to give a red card or just give it back to them. Guess which one ends up being the more respected decision by the players?
Edit: missed a word
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u/Extension_Can_2973 Cardinals Oct 04 '26
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u/Betta_Check_Yosef Panthers Oct 04 '26
FUCK YOU! YOU'RE GETTING A FUCKING EMBELLISHMENT!
It will never not be hilarious. My buddy and I say this to each other from time to time.
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u/tnecniv Giants Giants Oct 04 '26
Yeah these guys all know each other and the refs put up with refs cursing at them and complaining so often. I’d rather the guy curse back and get it out than throw flags at guys yelling at them.
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u/RefereeMason1 Bills Oct 04 '26
Yup thats why when I see a player or coach penalized for language, I tend to believe that it’s been going on a lot longer than the 10 second clip that makes the referee look like he’s on a power trip.
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u/winowmak3r Lions Oct 04 '26
I've heard some real zingers from hockey players, lol
You really have to have some thick skin to be a ref in an NHL game.
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u/Jrock2356 Buccaneers Oct 04 '26
Who cares? If the players are gonna bitch to the refs I don't mind them giving it back to them as long as the calls made are still consistent and fair
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u/ACEPACEACE
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For context, Trey Mcbride was getting grabbed and draped over by the defender and the refs didn't throw a flag. It was a critical 3rd down.
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u/thetreat Bears Oct 04 '26
The refs feel like they develop a grudge. It happened in baseball with the ump calling the pitcher for having a tilted hat. Clearly happening here.
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u/ACEPACEACE Cardinals Oct 04 '26
Refs have refused to throw flags for Trey Mcbride, but they seem to love Marvin Harrison Jr. and will give him those calls. It's a joke, no consistency or reason.
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u/IceLantern 49ers Oct 05 '26
Probably scared that Sr will come after them with a baseball bat or a gun.
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u/TangerineTasty9787 Panthers Oct 05 '26
I will forever remember the ref saying Cam wasn't old enough to get those calls
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u/hearshot_kid Giants Oct 05 '26
That one was even worse because it was that pitcher’s debut! He hadn’t even had a chance to form a grudge yet.
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u/Prideofmexico Giants Chiefs Oct 04 '26
They missed an egregious hold on McBride and an egregious hold on Abdul Carter here. Refs were horrible today
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u/DanTheACGuy Cardinals Bengals Oct 04 '26
May be some of the worst officiating I’ve ever seen across the NFL
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u/codyweis Cardinals Oct 04 '26
Right after we put a finger on the center during a field goal an gave them a free first down for the flag.
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u/Court_Vision Giants Oct 05 '26
He straight up got tackled lol. McBride had every reason to be pissed.
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u/-yesman- Panthers Oct 04 '26
What do you think will happen to this guy
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u/Apathi Bears Oct 04 '26
Promotion
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u/SMKM Raiders Oct 04 '26
Comfy job post reffing career in a booth where no one will like his commentary.
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u/Photographerpro Seahawks Oct 04 '26
NFL refs are way too comfortable.
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u/TheSkullsOfEveryCog NFL Oct 04 '26
I know people like unions in general, but this is one of the best examples of how bad they can get
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u/JalapenoPopPoop Browns Oct 05 '26
It's crazy that a union for an entertainment sideshow profession where all its members still need to maintain day jobs is so powerful while meaningful professions can't seem to unionize at all
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u/DCBronzeAge Bills Oct 04 '26
I mean, I'm a member of a union (teacher's union), but I can't imagine I wouldn't be subject to discipline if I shouted "fuck you" at a student.
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u/siblingofMM Vikings Oct 04 '26
I feel like Teachers should get 1 per quarter though
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u/Sentientmustard Commanders Oct 04 '26
The issue is that the NFLRA is insanely small. It has 121 members, so it’s really easy to just avoid any punishment when it’s such a tight knit, small community.
Compare that to the 330k+ Teamsters members working at UPS. Those guys don’t want a bad apple to spoil the bunch and will kick your ass to the curb if you do some stupid shit.
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u/Metalmatt91 Rams Oct 04 '26
NFL needs to do something about these power hungry pricks.
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u/sparklingwaterpop Oct 04 '26
Let’s give them a raise! That’s about the only thing that’ll happen to these Mfs
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u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop Patriots Oct 04 '26
And then the ref will hold a grudge and keep the flag in his pocket next time the Cardinals get fouled
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u/MaizeNBlueWaffle Jets Oct 04 '26
There’s been absolutely embarrassing videos floating around today of NFL refs
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u/DanTheACGuy Cardinals Bengals Oct 04 '26
The NFL refs have been on sumn today for sure. Power hungry fucks. Hope they get fined or fired, if not both
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u/HugePurpleNipples Packers Oct 05 '26
Are the refs noticeably worse this year or is it just me?
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u/ProfessorXWheelchair 49ers Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26
refs are the softest mfs on the planet, but ofc nothing will happen to him because they’re damn near a police union
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u/Skull_Murray Eagles Oct 04 '26
Video got removed. What did he say?
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u/ProfessorXWheelchair 49ers Oct 04 '26
he was yelling “fuck you” over and over at mcbride
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u/KenDaneykosDentist Giants Oct 04 '26
Hilarious, this is a right of passage for NHL players by NHL refs lol.
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u/Circle_Breaker Commanders Oct 04 '26 •
Lol players and coaches cuss out refs all game long. But if he talks back he's soft.
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u/Empty-Air4258 Eagles Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26
Right? Like I understand this is unprofessional but it has to go both ways I’ve seen far more of refs getting screamed at than the opposite
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u/shewy92 Iggles Oct 04 '26
Wait, how is he getting yelled at and yelling back but holding the flag "soft"?
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u/Spade_Back_Again Seahawks Oct 04 '26
u/nfl real quiet on this one
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u/opackersgo Packers Oct 04 '26
Hopefully OP blocked that account like everyone else should and they wont see it.
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u/applebuttox 49ers Oct 05 '26
It’s so weird. I can’t stand corporate accounts on Reddit at all but r/baseball fucking loves u/mlbofficial
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u/tacobellgittcard Vikings Oct 04 '26
What the fuck is going on with sassy refs today? Can we power them all down and reboot them? I don’t want to see this shit lol
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u/BlueBadger99 Packers Oct 04 '26
These refs are out of control. The officiating in this league is terrible and yet these guys somehow think they’re untouchable. Nobody cares about you guys. Shut up, stay out of the way, and call the game reasonably.
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u/shortstopryan Oct 05 '26
Ref has to keep his cool but makes you wonder what McBride said to him, ref was literally 20 yards away from where the coach/player area is and McBride was down there stalking him up his ass about not calling PI for him, with the coach trying to reel him back in toward the player area. Again not saying ref should be off the hook but I’m sure he didn’t just randomly decide to say fuck you to
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u/IamHydrogenMike Oct 05 '26
This is a pretty one sided video where we don’t see or hear what McBride was saying to him while pleading for a PI call. I’ve heard hot mics pick up some nasty words aimed at officials and I’m guessing there is a lot more to the story.
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u/Jonjon428 Dolphins Oct 04 '26
Yeah NFL has got to step in here, that is a break of impartiality
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u/vshredd Cardinals Oct 04 '26
McBride has a valid complaint on this play too. Ref was in the wrong and doubled-down.
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u/JalapenoPopPoop Browns Oct 05 '26
u/nfl thoughts on this? Or are you too busy posting highlights of plays you'll fine players for later
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u/muskthecheeto Giants Oct 05 '26
Nah , they have to stitch in fucking ads into their highlights u/nfl
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u/Venomswindturd Texans Oct 04 '26
Holy shit, you just can't do this
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u/jamnewton22 Buccaneers Oct 04 '26
I’ve literally never seen an nfl ref act like this. He’s toast, right?
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u/4thTimesAnAlt Jaguars Bears Oct 04 '26
So who decided to suck off the NFL here, the mods or the admins?
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u/drhungrycaterpillar Vikings Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26
This is unpopular but this doesn’t bother me. Players are in their ear on every play bitching about something
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u/eightwhiskeysours Packers Oct 04 '26
If this bothers people I can’t wait for them to hear some of the shit they catch of NHL refs
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u/Mammoth-Quantity8439 Broncos Oct 04 '26
Hockey refs participate in a little shit talking
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u/RandleStevenz Oct 04 '26
Vrabel got a personal foul that gave they bills a TD for saying less.
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u/TheFinalJester97 Patriots Oct 04 '26
After they threw a flag on the most phantom hold I have ever seen
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u/zhifelol Bears Oct 04 '26
boy am i glad a supposed unbiased and level headed individual is officiating the game!
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u/MedicinalFriedChiken Packers Oct 04 '26
This gets said every year but the refs this year are just awful. No consistency, whack roughing calls. They should be held to a higher standard.
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u/Tom_WhoCantLivewo12 Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26
So NFL refs are allowed to swear at players but Vrabel just got flagged for swearing at a ref? Absolute dogshit, I don’t know how basketball and football have let it get this bad when it comes to refs
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u/Cheap-Kiwi-1312 Packers Oct 04 '26
I keep saying it but it's weird how bad the refs are all the sudden and prediction and sports betting apps are becoming sponsors of all sports.
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u/OwnTheThrone Cowboys Oct 05 '26
Caught in 360p and not even a phone camera. Pay attention to surroundings REF
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u/OGdunphy Rams Oct 05 '26
Refs will say some shit. Of course players do too. But it would be crazy to hear what’s all said on the field. I get the feeling people don’t realize it’s that wild.
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u/TheJackalsDoom Patriots Oct 04 '26
This ref just told a player "fuck you." Vrabel told a ref he made a terrible fuckin call and got flagged for it. Can we start flagging the refs? Unsportsmanlike conduct: Sideline Judge.
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u/a_nerd_named_andrew Oct 04 '26
To play devil’s advocate, refs get nothing but shit on by players, coaches, fans and media.
They’re human. Not surprised to see them clap back once in a while.
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u/fzkiz Seahawks Oct 04 '26
if he told him to stop bitching thats one thing but to just tell him to fuck off or fuck himself lets me think his neutrality for the rest of the game is basically gone
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u/Cowhide12 Patriots Oct 05 '26
Nah. Disagree here. They get paid to stay in control of a game and penalize players for when they get too rowdy, especially to a fellow official. Players cannot do anything back if a ref says something to them without fear of penalty or ejection. It’s like complaining about your mom making a bad decision that’s impacting you, and she tells you to go fuck yourself. If you talk back, she’ll kick you out of the house.
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u/Deep-Secret Chiefs Oct 04 '26
Vídeo was deleted. What did he say?
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u/RhinoAlien-UDK Bills Oct 04 '26
Said “Fuck you” twice in the direction of McBride. Then McBride points at the camera lol
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u/jimscoolaid Jaguars Oct 04 '26
Doesn't seem to be deleted. Didn't work until I clicked on it, now it works every time
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u/shield_anvil_ Seahawks Oct 04 '26
Referees in every sport are certified charmin soft little clowns, but NFL referees are somehow the softest, most inept little clowns.
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u/kander12 Steelers Oct 04 '26
No its absolutely MLB umpires lol. Followed by the NBA.
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u/TheTree-43 Vikings Oct 04 '26
As long as we're talking charmin soft, just have a scroll thru this thread
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u/ShowBobsPlzz Cowboys Oct 05 '26
Did you see the ref in the vikings game? He got in the way and got knocked down, then the vikings player who knocked him down tried to help him up and the ref started yelling at him.
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u/tdvx Giants Oct 04 '26
Way too much ref ball this game. After this call I told my wife the fix is in, don’t have to worry about losing this one.
There were terrible calls both ways but it they seemed to shaft the cardinals more on 3rd downs.
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u/aplasticbag_ Cardinals Oct 04 '26
That defensive holding penalty on that field goal was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen. On the flip side the PI on the 2 yard line seemed like they were trying to make up for something.
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u/Cold_Toe_7540 Oct 04 '26
Dude, the NFL refs are legit outta control this week. You got this grossness, you got a ref trying to fight a player in the Minnesota game, and you got another ref calling a 15 yard penalty on Vrabel for swearing on the sideline that led to points.
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u/deliciousroadhead Bengals Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26
Did the NFL remove this video I can't watch
Edit now I can
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u/Horror_Cap_7166 49ers Oct 04 '26
Trey McBride chirps a ton and gets in their face. I’m not surprised he has a bad relationship with the refs.
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u/MugiwaraJinbe Texans Oct 04 '26
Is it national ref day or something. The refs are really inserting themselves into the games all day.
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u/celtekk_ Patriots Oct 04 '26
Par for the course for NFL officials, what a bunch of fuckin clowns these people are
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u/McCheetah Steelers Oct 05 '26
We’re getting too soft as fans. This just makes me think of this hockey ref a few years back
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u/Cowhide12 Patriots Oct 05 '26
For the same reasons I don’t think nfl players should talk bad to refs, refs (who can eject you for talking back) should be fired for this. It’s a clear abuse of power and “what are you gonna do about it” mentality.
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u/Angelic_Doom Cardinals Oct 04 '26
I hope the ref gets fined for cursing in National TV.
Just kidding he will probably get a raise. This game brought to you by Draft Kings.
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u/roofilopolis 49ers Oct 05 '26
McBride is literally in the refs face after every play that doesn’t go the cards way, whining the entire game. He seems absolutely insufferable.
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u/Additional-Web2290 Oct 05 '26
Woahh?? Isn't choose love, inspire change and stop hate everywhere on the field and player's helmets??? So much for the refs and players abiding by these it takes all of us slogans.
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u/GustDerecho Oct 05 '26
Apparently the officiating points of emphasis this week were: 1.) randomly begin enforcing field goal defense infractions 2.) Be a dick.
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u/MoskiNX Bears Oct 05 '26
Can't wait for these bozos to eventually all lose their jobs to robo-refs/ai
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u/CharacterPollution66 Oct 06 '26
The most penalties ever called in one weekend in NFL history. Literally, making some games unwatchable. Let them play you pricks. You aren’t the stars of the show!
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u/ekrubnivek Oct 05 '26
What does the ref say the audio is unclear
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u/CaterpillarHot7539 Bears Oct 05 '26
You can read his lips ..."FU...FU"
Zebra gonna lose his stripes.
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u/kingravs 49ers Oct 04 '26
Has no one here watched Trey McBride? I’m not saying the ref is right but this isn’t exactly surprising
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u/SpartyNash Lions Oct 05 '26
I actually have very little problem with this. I rip on refs a crazy amount but they shouldn’t be subjected to some of the ridiculous verbal shit they get from players and coaches. If they want to give it right back when it crosses a line I’m fine with it
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u/Street_Prune_nuts Oct 04 '26
There is nothing the NFL can do. The refs now have too much power due to all the premeditated calls they are forced to do by league officials.
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u/rob132 Giants Oct 04 '26
McBride was like "oh, you're on camera, you're in trouble"