Triplette, Hochuli, Hussey, and Corrente are Wild Card referees

15 thoughts on “Triplette, Hochuli, Hussey, and Corrente are Wild Card referees”

1. They are not nomal crew this weekend . That me show best of best official

2. So are all these guys one & done or will some get another game?

3. I don’t get how Jeff Triplette could get a referee in the NFL, let alone him getting a playoff assignment now. His on-field presence is so ridiculously bad if you compare it to McAulay, Vinovich, Anderson etc. who have done Super Bowls. He looks so amateurish and dilettante. He stutters when he has to announce more than one foul or make a complex ruling explanation. I just can’t imagine him being a leader who can bring together a group of officials who probably have not worked together so far for an important NFL game.

4. none of these guys will be considered for the Super Bowl since that referee comes from next week group.
   How is Jeff Triplette even considered for a playoff game.
   Hochuli and Corrente are not Wild Card referees they are a lot better then that

5. Normally the “Tier 1” officials only cover Conference Championship games and Super Bowl and fill out Divisional Round if there are any extras. The NFL does not assign it #1 to Super Bowl, #2 and #3 to CC, #4 through #7 to Divisional, and #8 through #11 to Wild Card Round. Officials in “Tier 1” are those who graded out high enough to be considered for CC/Super Bowl if they had requisite experience. Officials in “Tier 3” are those who need improvement and do not qualify for an on-field playoff assignment (some may be assigned as Alternates just due to lack of numbers at a position, but if an official is healthy, eligible to receive a playoff assignment, and did not even receive an Alternate then official probably was in “Tier 3”). Everyone else is “Tier 2.” After all “Tier 1” officials are assigned, “Tier 2” officials fill out the spots. NFL seems to like giving an on-field assignment to Tier 2 officials who may have gone the longest without one all else being equal or, if an official worked the Super Bowl the season prior then merely grading out as “Tier 2” the following year will likely mean that that official will only get an alternate assignment if enough other officials at the position are “Tier 2” or higher. Divisional Round and Wild Card Rounds are lumped together, so an official may be the #4 ranked official at a position, but only 3 are “Tier 1,” and be assigned a Wild Card game. This happens because the NFL likes to keep the crews balanced (for example, if you only have 11 LJ eligible and grading high enough to qualify the league may want the 11th ranked LJ to be paired with one of the top 2 DJ who did not receive CC or Super Bowl). I apologize for the length of this response.

6. Dear God, no. Please, anyone but Triplette …

7. As long as Jerome Boger is nowhere near a playoff game.

8. Triplette ref-ing a playoff game? What does that say about the state of officiating today? Either that or the apocalypse is upon us.

9. For Divisional I see: Torbert, McAuley, Steratore, Allen. CC: Vinovich, Blakeman. SB: Steratore.

10. “Index Card” Steratore for the SB? Come now.

11. I see:
    Divisional – Morelli, steratore, McAuley and Allen

    CC – Vinovich and Blakeman

    SB – Morelli

12. I believe the SB crew are selected from the best officials from the divisional round. I don’t know how the championchip round officials are picked, but I know they will not be in the SB. So:
    – This is the last time we’ll see Triplet
    – Who knows where Steratore will go.

13. F*ck Triplette

14. JEFF TRIPLETTE IS RETIRING

15. Tony C crew final 5 to 6 minutes of that game was horrible, they botched several calls and situations in that Panthers/Saints game

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