NFL scab ref who made botched call is ... wait for it ... a Bank of America VP

[Newsjock]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Bankers have come in for a beating of late, much of it earned, but this is going a bit far.

Turns out that the replacement referee most responsible for that disastrously blown call in the Seattle Seahawks-Green Bay Packers game Monday is a vice president of Bank of America in California.

Lance Easley, who signaled the touchdown that wasn’t, has been with BofA since June 2011. According to his LinkedIn profile – confirmed by a BofA spokesman who said nothing further – he handles “personal business banking services, credit facilities and commercial lending to businesses $250,000 to $5 million in gross revenue” out of a BofA office in Santa Barbara County.

Read more: http://blog.sfgate.com/bottomline/2012/09/27/ref-who-blew-call-is-a-ca-bofa-vp/

[Indydem]

1. You can't be a scab if there is no strike.

They are temporary workers, which is commonplace under a lockout.

[immoderate]

3. That's called "a distinction without a difference."

--imm

[Brickbat]

5. Temporary workers hired to work during a lockout are also known as scabs. And quite rightly, too.

[Kingofalldems]

2. Nothing but a filthy scab in my book.

[awake]

4. Did he place a bet on the Seattle Seahawks?

Nevada is not that far away you never know I would not put it passed a banker of doing anything to help himself to extra money.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Betting on a game is so pedestrian

I would, however, entertain the idea a 'bent nose' put the buzz in his ear with an offer he couldn't turn down.

[Blue_Tires]

6. doesn't surprise me...

most of the real officials are mid-level and higher white collar professionals in the offseason...bankers, accountants, insurance adjusters, etc...

They knew enough about finance to know the league's original deal was a bunch of bullshit from the start..

[Alduin]

7. There was an alternate angle from the local Fox affiliate in Seattle...

and it showed Tate caught the ball and what's-his-name from Green Bay pulled it out of his hands after he went down. I don't have the video, but I'm sure a simple Google search will find it.

Can the whining stop now?

[bluestate10]

15. When I first saw the play, I thought interception.

But then I got to watch the play from several angles. The offensive player initially had his hand on the ball, but the defensive player moved the ball away. The ball was still moving around when the offensive player regained some possession of the ball, roughly equally with the defensive player. The two players then fell to the ground struggling to rip the ball from the other hand. The rule for such an event is that partial ownership of a live ball goes to the offensive player, that player is awarded full possession. After seeing other angles, I think the Ref made a tough, but correct call.

[Alduin]

16. Yeah.

So I don't understand why people are so upset by it.

[BeeBee]

9. Does that matter? What're you trying to say?

What matters is that he was a scab and a lousy ref.

[obamanut2012]

10. This isn't unusual

I've researched NFL refs since all this toodoo started, and there are no FT refs unionized, and most of the official officials have white-collar jobs on the side, including banking. Which is why, imo, they need FT refs dedicated to the League.

[bluestate10]

14. You got it right.

One highly respected NFL official from a few years back, since retired, owned his own sizable law practice. He didn't need to work for the money, but enjoyed working alongside some of the top athletes in existence.

[gopiscrap]

11. what an asswipe and the fucking scab didn't even need the work

I could possibly forgve being a scab if you're needing to keep a roof over head or food on your table..this fucker was just living out a childhood fantasy!!!

[Scuba]

12. +1

[bluestate10]

13. Some people work for reasons other than money.

Until there is an interview with or story about the guy where we can assess his honesty and reasons for being a replacement official, I withhold judgment. The guy may be a well compensated, right-wing asshole that hates unions, or he may be a sports fan who was given a once in a lifetime opportunity to officiate for a little while in the NFL.

[cr8tvlde]

17. What a Liberal View..able to see both sides and attempt a distinction before employing "the hatchet"

Good assessment...I'll wait before condemning him.