The replacement officials have been under a ridiculous amount of scrutiny throughout the first few games of the season, and with good reason. The scrutiny will not stop any time soon apparently, especially following the final field goal in the Ravens and Patriots battle on Sunday night. Bill Belichick will be the first person to have beef with the officials, and he showed it by making unnecessary contact with a replacement ref following the controversial game winning field goal by Justin Tucker. It is OK to argue with refs following bad calls, but under no situation is it OK to touch them. You can expect the NFL to be calling Bill about the incident on Monday morning. Replay does seem to show the final field goal by the Ravens sneaking through the uprights, but it was very close. Check out the videos below to decide for yourself if you still have doubts. The first video shows clearly Bill grabbing the ref and the second video shows the field goal.
http://youtu.be/2OH57K5sO8A
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