https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/23/cfl-suspends-qb-vernon-adams-jr-altercation-bighill/

At least the league took notice.  That ref should be fired though.  

(I didn't know if this was talked about already so feel free to merge into the relevant thread...thx mods)

47 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

there's not enough video evidence to support "Oh ****, he hit him with the helmet?!?"

Do you think it should matter if contact was made if a player swings a helmet at another player with intent?

Edited September 24, 20196 yr by Deiter Fan

The refs. didn't see it.....LOL LOL....Why didn't they defer to the vaunted 'eye in the bloody sky' IF that was the case.....What a pile of crap...Do they think Bomber fans are mental midgets trying to sell that bull$hit....geez Don't insult our bloody intelligence

Edited September 24, 20196 yr by Stickem

7 minutes ago, Stickem said:

The refs. didn't see it.....LOL LOL....Why didn't they defer to the vaunted 'eye in the bloody sky' IF that was the case.....What a pile of crap...Do they think Bomber fans are mental midgets trying to sell that bull$hit....geez Don't insult our bloody intelligence

48 minutes ago, Stickem said:

The refs. didn't see it.....LOL LOL....Why didn't they defer to the vaunted 'eye in the bloody sky' IF that was the case.....What a pile of crap...Do they think Bomber fans are mental midgets trying to sell that bull$hit....geez Don't insult our bloody intelligence

Deny, deny, deny. Seriously though.. what are they supposed to say? "Oops sorry guys we're totally incompetent, whoops!"

1 hour ago, Stickem said:

The refs. didn't see it.....LOL LOL....Why didn't they defer to the vaunted 'eye in the bloody sky' IF that was the case.....What a pile of crap...Do they think Bomber fans are mental midgets trying to sell that bull$hit....geez Don't insult our bloody intelligence

The ref clearly saw an infraction and threw a penalty because he was clearly watching the incident. I’m curious why he would be able to see enough to call a penalty but conveniently not see the helmet being swung.  Did the ref stop watching half way and assume it was done?  I have extensive experience reffing hockey and I can speak from my experience that a ref doesn’t usually miss this unless he was afraid to make a call that would set a team back as badly as this would have. 

14 minutes ago, Albertabomberguy said:

I have extensive experience reffing hockey and I can speak from my experience that a ref doesn’t usually miss this unless he was afraid to make a call that would set a team back as badly as this would have. 

I think that's exactly what's going on.  And I think some of the holding on the OL doesn't get called for the same reason.

 

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Yeah, the man's a saint... Eat a bowl of dicks, Vern.

Not sure how that would induce humility- he might like that sort of thing.

 

4 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

 

Well......that's.......something.....I guess....

CFL Headlines

Head CFL official admits referees erred by failing to eject Vernon Adams Jr.: The CFL’s director of officiating admitted Vernon Adams Jr. should have been tossed from the game for his helmet swing at Adam Bighill. “It’s a miss.

Although it can’t be confirmed, through any source, there was mention of allowing the games the Bombers play, to be two 1st halves played consecutively. No 2nd halves involved. I really do forget who mentioned it.

Derek Taylor (on 620 radio in Regina) was just going off on the CFL today for not throwing Adams out. He said absolutely the Bombers would have won if the right call was made. He interviewed Arash Madani who agreed and said the CFL needs to be held accountable. Taylor further commented that if the tables were turned and Bighill had hit Adams with his helmet "he would have been suspended for the entire year!"

8 minutes ago, blueingreenland said:

Derek Taylor (on 620 radio in Regina) was just going off on the CFL today for not throwing Adams out. He said absolutely the Bombers would have won if the right call was made. He interviewed Arash Madani who agreed and said the CFL needs to be held accountable. Taylor further commented that if the tables were turned and Bighill had hit Adams with his helmet "he would have been suspended for the entire year!"

Another advantage offense. Sheesh.

 

4 hours ago, Eternal optimist said:

Deny, deny, deny. Seriously though.. what are they supposed to say? "Oops sorry guys we're totally incompetent, whoops!"

Something like, "The Canadian Football League recognizes that mistakes were made from the on field officials to the Eye In The Sky. In order to maintain the integrity of  the league, we acknowledge that we must improve the level of officiating to ensure this does not happen again". That might help.

20 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Something like, "The Canadian Football League recognizes that mistakes were made from the on field officials to the Eye In The Sky. In order to maintain the integrity of  the league, we acknowledge that we must improve the level of officiating to ensure this does not happen again". That might help.

Just spoke to #CFL director of officiating Darren Hackwood about why Vernon Adams was not ejected for swinging his helmet at Adam Bighill. "It's a miss," he said. "It's safe to say that he should have been ejected for what he did."

They admitted they screwed up.  The rest of what you want are just platitudes.

Adams isn't appealing it because the games could get more crucial as season wanes. Get it out of the way asap.

45 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Something like, "The Canadian Football League recognizes that mistakes were made from the on field officials to the Eye In The Sky. In order to maintain the integrity of  the league, we acknowledge that we must improve the level of officiating to ensure this does not happen again". That might help.

Also... this franchise has been struggling the last several years, and we need to ensure they are doing well and increasing attendance, so a winning record is paramount.   Oops, we didn't say that out loud, did we!?

The league is slowly turning into a farce.

39 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

Just spoke to #CFL director of officiating Darren Hackwood about why Vernon Adams was not ejected for swinging his helmet at Adam Bighill. "It's a miss," he said. "It's safe to say that he should have been ejected for what he did."

They admitted they screwed up.  The rest of what you want are just platitudes.

16 minutes ago, trueBlue83 said:

Also... this franchise has been struggling the last several years, and we need to ensure they are doing well and increasing attendance, so a winning record is paramount.   Oops, we didn't say that out loud, did we!?

Don't forget we're trying to sell this team and we've already buried the story about alleged payments under the table.

18 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Don't forget we're trying to sell this team and we've already buried the story about alleged payments under the table.

are you implying Kavis Reed won't be on any award ballots in November?

 

 

 

 

And Bighill says official was right there and saw the whole thing. ******* CFL...... 

Edited September 25, 20196 yr by Noeller

Official sees helmet being ripped off.  Official appears in the camera frame a second after Adams swings the helmet but claims he didn't see it.

BULLLLLLLLLS*IT 😡

Edited September 25, 20196 yr by Deiter Fan

1 hour ago, NorthernSkunk said:

The league is slowly turning into a farce.

Slowly? I’ve seen steady regress for 5 years. The league is growing embarrassing....

 

Coming from a die hard fan through and through. League has a lot of problems 

Thing is they don’t have to guess anymore with the replay booth.  They are allowed to overrule the game officials on rough play situations.  They can’t hide behind the “speed of the game” stuff anymore.

The officiating is getting worse, not better.  Horrendous mistakes, usually involving replay, affect the outcome of a handful of games which has an effect on which teams get home playoff games or even who gets into the playoffs.  There’s no other league in sports that has botched the use of replay like the CFL.