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Doug Farrar

Ron Torbert’s officiating crew is out of control in Falcons-Jets game

Perhaps veteran referee Ron Torbert was inspired by Clete Blakeman’s need for face time in Thursday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Seahawks. Perhaps he was bored by his assignment — a game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Jets. We would understand the second motivation. But this stretch of penalties in that game was… a bit extreme.

We’re not going to make you sit through every one of Torbert’s calls, but let’s just say that they were highly suspect.

Perhaps the NFL should start penalizing officials if they call more than a certain number of penalties, because this is getting utterly out of hand. The game ain’t about you, stripes…

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