Yahoo!, if not frustrated football fans themselves, is accusing the game officials of Sunday's Patriots-Cowboys game of making phantom penalty calls on the visiting Cowboys to ensure New England won the game.
Fans complain every week on Yahoo! and other message boards about the officiating, but the league is in no hurry to actually address the issue. We know this. Director of Officiating Al Riveron is a stooge for Patriots owner Robert Kraft, which explains why there's been a lack of enforcement of the league's new rules on pass interference. Riveron won't overturn calls on the field, especially in AFC games, because they want to rig the playoffs to benefit the Patriots.
It's way past time this was taken out of the hands of the NFL and to a higher authority. Like the Federal Government. Kraft and President Trump ain't exactly seeing eye to eye on the latter's faux jingoistic stance on player protests over social and racial inequality, and it'd be better to keep Trump's nose out of it. Period.
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Back at home, we're mourning the passing of former WRGB & WNYT news anchor Ed Dague, who passed away over the weekend at 76.
Dague began his career at WTEN, working behind the scenes, and I'm not sure if he ever appeared on camera at Channel 10. Dague retired in 2003 after spending nearly two decades at Channel 13, serving as co-anchor and managing editor of their 6 pm (ET) newscast.
During his run at WNYT, Dague doubled as a weatherman for a day when meteorologist Bob Kovachick was injured at home and couldn't work......
Rest in peace, Ed.
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